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I won't bore you here. The little man has Scored or Assisted in every single game so far. He's pretty much inevitable.

I've already won a nice Boost this Summer featuring a Yamal Shot on Target from outside the box, time for another.

Yamal's averaging 2.00 shots from outside the area per 90, and he's already hit six shots on target from outside the box this World Cup.

He didn't manage one against France in the Semi-final, but he has managed one in every other knockout game:

2 v Belgium
1 v Portugal
2 v Austria

Argentina's style of defending forces their opponents into taking shots from range too:

60% of England's shots were outside the box
45.45% of Switzerland's shots were outside the box
20% of Egypt's shots were outside the box (only 5 shots)
62.5% of Cape Verde's shots were outside the box

I'll start off with the highest odds selection here, I was pretty shocked when I noticed the price on this one.

Fernandez had the most shots of any player on the pitch against England, with four, and guess what? Every single one was outside of the area, which shows he's not one bit afraid of pulling the trigger.

The fact he scored should also means he's even more confident at taking a pop.

Throughout the tournament he's had 1.26 shots from outside the area per 90, with this bet landing in 2/4 knockout games.

Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot to give Spain the lead against France in the semi final and is such an important player for Luis de la Fuente’s side.

He’s Spain’s top scorer at the World Cup with five goals to his name across seven starts and has achieved this tally from 22 shots (3.65 per 90), 11 of which have found the target (1.82 per 90). 

I think he’ll be able to cause Argentina a lot of problems with his clever movement and has crucially delivered on the big stage before having scored the winner against England in the final of the 2024 European Championships. 

Pau Cubarsi has had a phenomenal tournament and would probably be one of the contenders for the Golden Ball if Spain were to lift the trophy.

Cubarsi and Laporte have been a solid partnership for Spain at this World Cup, conceding just one goal all tournament - but the high line Spain play does occasionally leave both a bit vulnerable in moments of transition.

Cubarsi is used to playing in a high line having done so regularly for Barcelona during the most recent domestic campaign, though still has to make tactical fouls at times to protect the space that Spain leave in behind.

Spain should feel emboldened to push up quite high as Argentina don’t have a lot of space in forward areas, but I think Cubarsi will be sucked into a battle with Lionel Messi at times here.

Messi has won 16 fouls across his 6 starts at the World Cup (2.32 per 90) and was fouled twice against England last time out. 

Enzo Fernandez scored a crucial equaliser from distance against England for Argentina last time out, one of four shots he took in total - all of which came from outside of the box.

It felt as though Fernandez was getting his range in with the previous efforts before eventually finding a way through to the back of the net. 

Upon closer inspection Pickford probably should have done better to keep it out, but the volume of efforts is promising when looking to back Fernandez for a single shot here.

He started in quite a deep role for his country but has since moved up into a more advanced position, operating a little closer to Messi and his striking partner.

Fernandez has taken 12 shots across his six starts overall at the World Cup, working out to an average of 1.89 shots per 90.

Both of these sides have registered decent corner counts throughout the tournament, with Argentina’s average sitting at 8.15 corners per game while Spain have seen 8.43 corners per game.

Argentina racked up six corners and scored following a short corner against England last time out. They’ve won 5.29 corners per game, winning 6+ corners in 71% of their matches at this World Cup.

Spain’s semi final against France produced exactly eight corners, and probably should have had a few more if Spain hadn’t taken an early lead. They’ve won 6.43 corners per game at this World Cup, also seeing 6+ corners in 71% of their games.

These are two sides who have reached the World Cup final through very different circumstances and Spain look the best placed to win the trophy from this position.

It’s hard to look past the dominance of Spain, they’ve won six of their seven matches and haven’t trailed for a single second across these games. 

They’ve only conceded one goal at the tournament, also conceding an xG of just 2.15 across the seven games. 

They’ve had to beat Portugal, Belgium and France in the latter stages of the tournament too while Argentina have been very fortunate in their victories, facing adversity in almost every round but still finding a way to get through.

Messi has won more fouls than any other Argentinian player at the World Cup (16 - 2.32 per 90).

Messi was fouled twice against England last time out, and has won 2+ fouls in three of Argentina’s four knockout matches.

Messi has drawn 4+ fouls on two occasions at this World Cup, showing just how effective he can be when it comes to drawing challenges.

Spain have scored in all but one of their games at the World Cup, netting 2+ goals in three of their four knockout matches.

Argentina have conceded in all four of their knockout games, including conceding 2+ goals to both Egypt and Cape Verde.

Spain have scored in 24 of their last 26 matches more widely and have not lost a competitive game since losing to Scotland in the build up to Euro 2024.

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Feels a bit silly to be writing some notes on why this is a good bet but I do it with every bet that I share so I'll keep that trend going.

Yamal hasn't been at his best this tournament, there's no denying that. However he has still been decent for shots on target, producing 10 across his six starts at this summer's World Cup. In terms of the average, he's averaging 1.82 shots on target per 90 minutes.

Messi blanked against England but he had a shot on target in every appearance before that. 18 shots on target across the previous six matches which resulted in an average of 2.61 shots on target per 90 minutes.

This Boost is just great value. You wouldn't double your money with any other bookmaker (Unless they have the same bet that I've missed). A huge advantage of taking this with Paddy Power is that the woodwork counts, so an off target shot that hits the post would still tick a SoT off.

Messi's record at the World Cup:

⚽⚽⚽ v Algeria
⚽⚽ v Austria
⚽ v Jordan
⚽ v Cape Verde
⚽🅰️ v Egypt
🅰️ v Switzerland
🅰️🅰️ v England

Feels a bit silly to be writing some notes on why this is a good bet but I do it with every bet that I share so I'll keep that trend going.

Yamal hasn't been at his best this tournament, there's no denying that. However he has still been decent for shots on target, producing 10 across his six starts at this summer's World Cup. In terms of the average, he's averaging 1.82 shots on target per 90 minutes.

Messi blanked against England but he had a shot on target in every appearance before that. 18 shots on target across the previous six matches which resulted in an average of 2.61 shots on target per 90 minutes.

This Boost is just great value. You wouldn't double your money with any other bookmaker (Unless they have the same bet that I've missed). A huge advantage of taking this with Paddy Power is that the woodwork counts, so an off target shot that hits the post would still tick a SoT off.

Oyarzabal is Spain’s top scorer at the World Cup with five goals to his name across seven starts and has achieved this tally from 22 shots (3.65 per 90), 11 of which have found the target (1.82 per 90).

I think he’ll be able to cause Argentina a lot of problems with his clever movement and has crucially delivered on the big stage before having scored the winner against England in the final of the 2024 European Championships.

It’s hard to look past the dominance of Spain, they’ve won six of their seven matches and haven’t trailed for a single second across these games.

They’ve only conceded one goal at the tournament, also conceding an xG of just 2.15 across the seven games.

They’ve had to beat Portugal, Belgium and France in the latter stages of the tournament too while Argentina have been very fortunate in their victories, facing adversity in almost every round but still finding a way to get through.

This was the exact scoreline that won Spain the European Championship back in 2024, with Mikel Oyarzabal scoring the winner on that occasion after Cole Palmer had equalised for England.

I find it difficult to see how Argentina will win this final; Spain look so complete and have dominated every side they’ve come up against and have only conceded one goal across the entirety of the tournament, with an xG of just 2.15.

That being said, I still do think that Argentina can get on the scoresheet purely through the brilliance of Lionel Messi, who has registered a goal contribution in every knockout game so far, setting up both of Argentina’s goals in the semi-final, marking another man-of-the-match display.

Argentina have seen BTTS in all four of their knockout matches, including conceding 2+ goals against the likes of Cape Verde and Egypt. I don’t think they can keep getting in these situations and getting away with it; Spain will be more punishing than the other sides they’ve faced at this World Cup.

Cristian Romero has committed more fouls than any other Argentinian player at this World Cup (9 - 1.50 per 90).

He collected his first caution of the tournament against England last time out for a cynical foul on Bellingham to stop England from breaking on Argentina when they were a bit out of shape.

I can see Oyarzabal and Yamal causing Romero real problems with their movement off the ball, dragging him into areas he won’t really want to be in.

Romero committed two fouls in the semi-final, also registering more defensive contributions (17) than any other player on the pitch.

As well as committing four fouls against France in the semi-final, Rodri was also fouled three times.

He’s won six fouls overall at the World Cup (0.86 per 90) and will require special attention here from Argentina’s narrow midfield if Lionel Scaloni’s side are to stop Spain from lifting this trophy.

Argentina committed 15 fouls against England last time out, eight of which were committed against Jude Bellingham and Elliot Anderson.

Argentina won’t be afraid to be just as aggressive in central areas here to try and quell the influence of Rodri, which can lead to the City midfielder being hauled down at least once.

Rodri committed four fouls against France in the semi-final of the World Cup, taking his total tally for the tournament to nine fouls across seven starts (1.29 per 90).

He’ll have to deal with an extra body in midfield here, given that Argentina usually set up with a box midfield in central areas with four players all playing very narrow, meaning that Rodri should have a variety of opponents here.

Rodri is also averaging 5.31 defensive contributions per 90 as well as 3.16 tackles per 90 and 4.88 recoveries per 90, so it’s obvious what his role is in this Spanish side, and I think he has a great chance of committing at least two fouls here.

Pedro Porro really likes to get forward from fullback, and this trait makes him a player to watch when it comes to winning fouls.

Porro has won six fouls across his five starts at the World Cup (1.22 per 90) and will now face off against an aggressive Argentina side that committed 15 fouls in their 2-1 win over England in the semi-finals.

There is likely to be a lot of attention on Porro’s side of the pitch due to the presence of Lamine Yamal ahead of him, which should see the fullback run into traffic quite often and lead to him being fouled at least once in this final.

Lionel Messi has had more shots than any other player at the World Cup (34 - 4.94 per 90) and will be crucial for his nation again if they are to win this final.

Messi has scored eight goals from this tally and is allowed to have such a high shot count because this Argentina side is built around him. Lionel Scaloni does everything he can to give Messi the best platform to perform, including having him on every free kick and penalty.

Messi should continue to get success here and have a high shot count as the main player for his nation. It’s impossible to deny his extraordinary talent; even at the age of 39, he’s registered as many goal contributions as the entire Spanish side at this World Cup (12).

Lamine Yamal has had more shots than any other Spanish player at this World Cup (23 - 4.18 per 90). He’ll be eager to add to his goal tally of one at the World Cup.

Yamal says that this isn’t something that bothers him. Still, all of the top players will be keeping an eye on their personal numbers, and Yamal may feel as though he hasn’t quite delivered in the same way as some of the other big names, and the final is the perfect opportunity to change that.

Yamal has been shooting more often over the last year for club and country and regularly posts shot numbers that are similar to the average he’s registered at the World Cup.

Lisandro Martinez has scored one goal at the World Cup and has been a pretty consistent threat for Argentina from set pieces, taking four shots across his six starts overall (0.62 per 90).

He’s probably not the first name that you would suggest to be a threat from set pieces as a centre back given that he’s not the tallest, but he still consistently finds ways to get in shooting positions - with two of his four efforts coming from outside the box.

He had five shots across his five starts at the most recent Copa America (0.96 per 90), also scoring one goal during that tournament.

Pedro Porro scored Spain’s second goal against France last time out to secure their spot in the final of the World Cup and has been one of Spain’s key players in getting to this point in the tournament.

Porro didn’t actually start the tournament as Spain’s main right back with Llorente filling in there, but Porro has grown into the tournament and now cemented himself as Spain’s main right back, which was always an area that Luis de la Fuente had to clarify with Dani Carvajal no longer available.

Only Mikel Oyazrabal (5) has scored more goals for Spain at this World Cup than Pedro Porro (2). He’s taken seven shots across his five starts overall (1.42 per 90), seeing three of these efforts find the target.