Argentina v Nigeria

It's a simple equation for Argentina in this one. Win. End of. Get the three points, and there is a chance they could stay in Russia for a little longer. Anything less and they are on the plan home.

Now the performances against Iceland and Croatia weren't good enough, we all know that. But for a missed penalty against Iceland and things may have looked very different indeed for the South American's (had they won that one, they would be sat on three points, and second in the group, playing off with Nigeria for a place in the next round.

Looking at the overall player stats, I remain a big Messi fan ahead of this one. So far this tournament he has managed 12 efforts on goal (Penalties excluded). That's the most of anyone in the tournament, and to put it into persective, Neymar (1 goal), Ronaldo (4 goals), Kroos (1 goal), Coutinho (2 goals), Mitrovic (1 goal) and Suarez (1 goal) have all managed 10 efforts on goal. Cavani, Shaqiri and Son have all managed eight shots and claimed a goal each, while Hazard and Silva have both had 7 and each scored.

Put simply, yes, he's had a lot to do. And by his standards he'll have been disappointed. But he is still getting on the ball, and still creating his own chances.

With all that said, and Argentina trading at around 1/2 to win the match, Messi has to be value in our eyes to score at 10/11.

This is also his stage, and he's the big name. We've already seen a host of FIFA MOTM awards given to the most recognisable names this tournament, so would you bet against Messi winning it again? Consider so far the teams with a name as standout as Messi, and you've got around a 50% strike rate in winning the award this World Cup (Kane twice, Ronaldo twice, Modric twice for instance). Hes' 7/4 which feels overprice as well.

1.1pts Messi to score at anytime at 10/11

2pts Messi FIFA MOTM at 7/4

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