MAIN FOOTBALL BETTING MARKETS YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND AND BET ON
/ December 6, 2019 /
Were you overwhelmed by the wide range of football betting markets available? Would you like to know how these soccer markets function? This post explains each one of the major soccer bets. You’ve come to the right place.
Outcome of the match or 1X2 odds
The soccer betting market “1X2” has a lot of names. It depends on which bookmaker or betting platform you are using.
You select one of the following three results when you place a 1X2 bet:
Home win (“1”)
Away win (“2”)
The Draw (“X”)
Remember that the home team is always identified first in soccer, unlike some American sports. If “Chelsea v Manchester United” is the fixture, then Chelsea is considered the home team. Only by picking one of the three correct outcomes will you win your 1X2 stake. After 90 minutes + stop time, winning bets are decided. Extra time and penalties are not included unless otherwise stated on the market.
DC or Double Chance
Double opportunity enables you to bet on more than a single result in one hit from the 1X2 market.
You can choose between the following:
“1X” — for the Home team and the Draw
“12” — for the Home team and the Away team
“X2” — for the Draw and the Away team.
If one of the scenarios you covered wins, you win your double chance wager. Double chance odds allows you to make a win, but payouts are far below the normal (riskier) 1X2 market.
Note that although the Double Chance market basically consists of two bets combined into one, it does not just split your stake equally over the two results, which would give you two distinct profits, (such as EW bets in Horse Racing). Alternatively, it offers you a value equal to the actual winning score.
The Bookmaker also offers better price than double-chance and vice versa of putting two salaries separately on the 1/2 market. However, to check that your stakes and possible gains are calculated. You can use a Double Chance Calculator or use the data in Pinnacle Sports ‘ Double Chance Betting report for your own estimates.
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Correct score
You bet on what the result in a game is, from the list of possible results in the Right Result football segment.
In professional games, the most expected results are usually smaller scores— such as 1-0 or 2-1. The chance of any goals depends, though, on the two participants. Their play-style and their way of matching is a key factor.
The demand for correct score needs great detail; it is difficult to make the correct prediction. Therefore, a lot of scores— particularly unusual / surprise outcomes— pay a lot more than regular bets for the 1X2 market
Over/Under amount of goals
The football / soccer betting markets allow the players to gamble on the number of goals in a game, or under a certain amount, without the scoreline details. “Over / Under 2.5 goals” is the most common line — although 1.5, 3.5 are also available.
The explanation that over / Under markets are classified with decimal values such as 2.5 is so that all potential scorelines are included. For e.g., a 1-1 draw for a market “over / under two goals” would be totally ignored because it does not have more or less 2 goals.
Then assume that in the game between Everton and Leicester you place your bet on “under 2.5 goals.” The score lines in this field are 0-0, 1-0, 0-1, 1-1, 2-0 and 0-2 (each with less than 2.5 goals) and all achieve results. The bet loses for every other outcome.
Total goals
You just have to guess the number of goals scored in a match in the Total Goals segment. The following are the most common:
0-1 goals
2-3 goals
4-6 goals
7+ goals
Some bookmakers can tighten ranges (i.e. change 4-6 goals to 4-5), thus reducing the chances of winning. Therefore, the odds are higher and payouts are larger for those bets.
The chances of hitting a winner depend on the scoring. For instance, for a low scoring match, two highly defended teams can do so evenly. The odds for 0-1 objectives may therefore be low, and for other ranges higher than average.
Both teams to score
One of the simplest market to bet on in soccer is The “Both Teams to Score”. There is a “Yes” or “No” option available:
“Yes”— for both teams to score a goal
“No”— for all the other scores (only one of the teams or none).
At least 1 or more goals scored for both teams will win you this bet.
Score of half-time
This is just the same as the 1X2, but at the end of the first half the bet is paid. You pick Home, Draw or Away as before. The half-time score decides whether you win or lose your bet. Supporting the home team for a half-time win and then running off with 1-1 means losing the bet.
Please note that there is also a HT double chance result allowing you to choose two possible HT results at a lower probability. The FT double chance principle operates in just the same way (see the above “Double Chance” section).
Draw no bet
The sector of Draw No Bet limits soccer to two gainful results (home or Away), and repays every bet made on Draw (X). This means that your chance of losing stakes is much lower.
Nonetheless, the difference is that the risks you agree in each group are much smaller than if you took more risk by betting them on the market of normal 1X2.
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