17:00 Leicester City VS Everton – over 2.5 goals @ 1.90
Preview: There is one thing in common between the two sides so far in the campaign and that is the fact that we are seeing a lot of high scoring matches in their Premier League fixtures up to this point. Both Leicester and Everton have five overs from their opening seven league games and this weekend we should see another high scoring game.
To your success, Good Luck!
Athletic Bilbao – Real Sociedad Preview
Many thanks.
Really important derby game, with both sides struggling to find their form since the start of the season and playing really bad defensively, as well as this one being one of the most important matches for both clubs every season. I expect a really great atmopshere at San Mames and a lot of goals, with both sides searching for the three points and to head back in the right direction.
Athletic Bilbao – Real Sociedad
O/U Best Pick: Over 2.5 goals
Football Bets Explained
Betting on football is very simple. Once you have selected a betting site (we recommend any of the above sites) all you need to do is then choose a market, choose a bet and set how much you want to place. Most betting sites will give you a forecast of how much you will win depending on your stake so you can get an idea of your exact returns.
If you are new to betting on soccer then diving into a big betting site such as Bet365 and seeing over 100 markets on a single game can be a little intimidating, if not a little confusing. There are so many betting opportunities it’s sometimes hard to keep track. Below we have listed some of the more popular betting markets for football along with a simple explanation.
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Match Betting – The most popular and simplest of markets. Simply pick the outcome of the match by betting on a win, lose or draw for either team.
Half Time/Full Time – This market allows you to pick the result at half time and then again the result at full time.
Draw No Bet – The draw no bet market basically eliminates the draw as a result. If the game ends as a draw then your stake is returned.
Number of Corners – The market will allow you to bet on the total number of corners in a match. More often than not you will get 3 brackets to pick; a less than x number, between x and x, and greater than x.
Sending Off – Pretty simple, select if there will be a red card in the match, usually a straightforward yes or no is suffice.
Correct Score – Select the correct score of the game at the final whistle.
Over or Under Goals Market – A favourite for many punters is selecting whether there will be over or under a certain amount of goals in the match. Usually between O/U 1.5, O/U 2.5, O/U 3.5 and O/U 4.5
Next Goal – this market will turn live at the start of the match and you bet on which team you think will score the next goal.
Clean Sheet – You can choose, if any, which team will keep a clean sheet in the match.
Goalscorer Markets – You can choose between the first goalscorer of the game, a player to score anytime in the game or a player to score the last goal of the game.
Scorecast – The scorecast market allows you to select a player to score anytime and a team to win by a certain score line. Both must be correct win the bet.
Handicap Betting – Handicap betting allows you to level the playing field between the teams by applying a goal handicap. The handicap is added or subtracted from the final scores for each team. So if it were Arsenal (+1) v Manchester City (-1), Arsenal would need two more goals than Man City to win (eg: 4-2). If the match ended 3-2, it would be a draw.
Asian Handicap Betting – Asian Handicap Betting eliminates the posibilty of a draw by applying a handicap containing a fraction such as +/-1.5. In this scenario if it were Liverpool (+0.5) v QPR (-0.5), Liverpool would need to score one more goal than QPR to win, any thing else would be a win for QPR. There is no draw in this market.
Goals Galore – Goals Galore is a relatively new market that involves selecting games in which you think both teams will score. Only certain games are eligible for this market, and it is only available as an accumulator of three or more matches. The payout is relative to the number of matches selected.
Football Betting Rules
Football betting rules can vary from each bookmaker. Before we get into some of the more general and across the board rules, we would recommend that if you have a query or are unsure about something then to contact your bookmaker for a final ruling.
The majority of football betting rules are actually pretty tough to break. If something seems out of place then the bookmaker will likely inform you before you cause and infraction.
It’s worth noting that many online bookmakers have pay-out limits for football betting. These range each bookmaker but can vary from £300,000 maximum pay-out up to £1milllion on a single bet.
All markets take into account injury time and stoppage time in football. So if you back a market which stakes ’90 minutes’ then this will include added time. It will not include extra time or penalty shoot outs and bets will have been settled after the initial 90 minutes.
Games which have been abandoned or postponed will generally be seen as void and your stake returned. Where you have these games as part of an accumulator bet, the games will simply be removed from that accumulator and the odds adjusted accordingly.
Soccer Betting Tips Little Guides
On a global scale, soccer betting is one of the most popular forms of sports betting activities that takes place. Many Americans would be surprised to know that in Europe, soccer betting is the equivalent of professional football wagering in the United States. It’s extremely popular. Why is soccer betting so popular? If we were to compare other sports with soccer, soccer has the highest occurrences for weak team to beat a strong team down especially in English Premier League. In the world of soccer betting, like in real life, it is important to define a goal and work towards it.
Soccer betting is similar to wagering on professional baseball or the National Hockey League, in that it uses the money line, but there is one major difference. In soccer betting, not only can you place a bet on either team, you can also wager that it will be a tie game. Since you can wager on a tie, that means if you bet on a soccer team that team must win the game or you lose your bet.
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Soccer Betting TIP #1: Back teams that know how to score goals.
If you’re risking hard-earned cash on a bet, at least back a team you can count on to score. Try and avoid encounters between mediocre teams who sit in the middle of the league table. Often these matches are most unpredictable: a home win, away win and draw are all feasible results. An alternative is to look for powerful, high scoring teams that have no trouble finding the back of the net. These are often the elite clubs of a league: Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Barcelona etc. But this is what most amateur punters do, so the bookies will almost always offer poor odds on the best teams.
Soccer Betting TIP #2: Bet against extremely weak teams
Every league has one or two hopeless sides who lose every weekend. These bottom-dwellers are sometimes given too much credit by the bookmakers. Look for a situation where a decent or even below average club is playing at home against a dreadfully bad away team (one of those clubs that’s 0-1-9 on the road for example). The bookie will often set the odds on the home side slightly below even money, say at 1.75 when it should really be much lower, like 1.50. Similarly the Asian Handicap will be -3/4 ball when it should be at least -1. If you can identify the whipping boys of a league, this is exactly the sort of situation where it’s profitable to bet against them.
Believe it or not, luck can play a role in this type of strategy. Talented teams make their own luck and find a way to win (how many times have we seen Juventus or Chelsea sneak a 90th minute goal and win 1-0?). On the flip side, weak teams are often unlucky and the bounces just seem to go against them.
Soccer Betting TIP #3: Look for unusual home and away form
Playing on home turf is a big advantage in most football leagues. Support from the thousands of screaming fans gives a boost to the home club and intimidates the visitors. Teams noticeably struggle in away games, and even top clubs can’t replicate their home form. Of course, the bookies know this as well as anyone, which is why the odds are shorter on a team playing in their own stadium.
Soccer Betting TIP #4: Bet the Draw
A lot of punters have a hard time predicting draws, so it’s not surprising the draw isn’t the most popular type of bet out there. It’s much more fun rooting for a win anyway. So why bet on a stalemate? Because it pays well! Draws shouldn’t be the most frequent outcome you pick, but there are times when it makes sense to back them. Try and find a match where both teams will have a tough time breaking each other down. One way of doing this is looking for matches between an in-form mid-table side playing at home against a top-table away side. For example, match-ups from the 2005-2006 season that fit this profile might be Bolton vs. Liverpool, Lazio vs. Juventus, or Villarreal vs. Real Madrid. The visiting team has the quality to escape the game without losing, but they also have trouble scoring against an in-form home side. Both teams in this situation are happy to settle for a draw, and that is quite often the result. Another quick and easy way to identify potential draws is to study the Asian Handicap odds. Look for games where the handicap is set to (0) or level ball. This implies both teams are relatively evenly matched and the bookies don’t want to offer a head start to either team. Games like this tend to draw more often than you might think.
