There's every reason to expect goals from the Tuesday lunchtime clash at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert has declared that his team are 'going to go for it' in this Group F opener, with the match possibly representing the All Whites' best chance of getting some points.

Slovakia manager Vladimir Weiss has also stated that this is a 'must win' game for his World Cup debutants ahead of tougher matches against Italy and Paraguay. This is a pretty strong team that finished ahead of Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland and Northern Ireland to reach the South Africa finals and they have plenty of firepower in Stanislav Sestek and Robert Vittek. In midfield, Napoli's Marek Hamsik is the star turn and should help create plenty of chances.

It's possible that the Kiwi defence might struggle after being beaten 3-1 by Slovenia in a friendly, with Blackburn's Ryan Nelsen the only decent player in the back five. Ben Sigmund and Tony Lochhead play for Wellington and could be exposed.

PREDICTION: OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.0 with bet365