Prices for Villa as top goalscorer vary but at the time of writing most are offering 9-1, though Sportsbook.com will give you 10-1 and Bet365, bwin, Ladbrokes and William Hill are only offering 8-1.
With Spain favourites to win the tournament outright and a reasonably easy group round including Honduras, Chile and Switzerland, there should be plenty of opportunities for the man many call the best striker in the world to rack up some serious goals, and knowing Villa, there will be some pretty special ones to watch in the mix.
Villa won the Golden Boot when Spain triumphed in Euro 2008, scoring 4. The World Cup has one more round than the European Cup, so there is even more scope for scoring if Spain go all the way. When Miroslav Klose won the Golden Boot for Germany in 2006, his team coming third (therefore playing as many games as the finalists due to the match for third place), he scored 5.
David Villa has also been his club, Valencia’s top scorer for the past four consecutive seasons.
Other personal triumphs for the 28 year old include the most goals ever scored in a year by a Spanish International, at 12, and the most consecutive games scored in by a Spanish player, at 6.
With credentials like that it is no wonder the odds are short on Villa taking away a second coveted Golden Boot this summer.
Other bets available include doubles on the winning country and the top goalscorer. Not all bookmakers are offering these, and the odds do vary wildly so it is very sensible to shop around on these combination bets. The best price on Villa as top goalscorer and Spain winning the cup outright currently appears to be from Bet365 who are offering 25-1, Ladbrokes are only offering 14-1 for the same bet and Betfred 16-1, with a number of others sitting in between. If you want to take this bet it is definitely worth seeking out the best price with variances like those.
Combining David Villa as top goalscorer with another team winning you can get 66-1 with Brazil or England from Paddy Power.
Villa has some strong competition, even within his own team, with his strike partner and Liverpool star Fernando Torres fifth favourite with the bookmakers. With names like Argentina’s legendary Lionel Messi, Brazil’s Luis Fabiano and England’s Wayne Rooney, as well as previous winner Miroslav Klose also in contention, top goalscorer in this tournament is by no means going to be any easy pick.
