Football Betting

Sports betting - Football

There are more types of bet available on football than any other type of sport, the main ones of which are as follows:

Winner – A bet on the team awarded a Championship or Cup.

Top goalscorer – A bet on the player that will have scored the most goals within a Championship, Cup or other competition.

1, X, 2 - A bet on the final result of the match - win(1), draw (X) or a loss(2) (count result at the 90minutes included injury time, if not otherwise stated).

Double chance - Predict two different outcomes for each event with the one set of odds. The additional chance doesn't count as an additional bet, but part of the same one.

Correct score – Bet on the correct final score of the match.

1st/2nd half - Predict the result (1X2)at the end of the first half and second half.

Total goals - Bet on the total goals scored in the match at the end of the 90 minutes.

Under / over - You have to predict whether the total number of goals scored by both teams at the end of a match will be less than 2 goals (1), equal to 2 goals (X), 3 or more (2)

Goal/no goal - You have to predict whether or not both teams will score at least one goal each. Extra time is not included: Goal (G): Both teams score at least one goal (result 1-1, 1-2, 2-2 etc.). No Goal (NG): One or both teams don't score (0-0, 0-1, 2-0, etc.)

First goal – A bet on which team will score first.

Odd/even - Predict whether the total number of goals that will be scored in a match will result in an odd or even number (0-0 result is considered even).

Score/no score - Predict whether or not each teams will score during the 90 minutes of the match. Extra time is not included: home team score(1)/home team not to score(2) and guest team score(1)/guest team not to score (2).

Bets with handicap 1.0 – A bet on the final result of the match (always regular time if not otherwise stated) taking into account the handicap given to one of the teams.

Bets with handicap 0.5 - Final result of the match (always regular time if not otherwise stated) plus the handicap given to one of the teams.

First half 1,X,2 - Result at the end of the first half (45 minutes including injury time).Regular 45 minutes must be played for bets to stand.

Fantasy goals - A fantasy match played just for you. The team that scores most goals in their actual game wins.

Special 7 - Bet on a selection of 7 matches to be played as 1,X,2. By forecasting correctly all 7 results, a 10% extra will be added to the winning amount.

Special 10 - Bet on a selection of 10 matches to be played as 1,X,2. By forecasting correctly all 10 results, a 15% extra will be added to the winning amount.

Minute 1st goal - Predict what minute the first goal is scored.

First goalscorer - Predict which player will score the first goal of the match.

No. corners - Bet on the total number of corners that will be awarded in a match.

Corner handicap - A handicap bet on which team will take the most corners.

First corner on first half - Bet on which of the two team will awarded with the first corner on the first half of the match.

First corner on second half - Bet on which of the two teams will be awarded with the first corner on the second half of the match.

First free kick on first half - Bet on which of the two teams will be awarded with the first free kick on the first half of the match.

First free kick on second half - Bet on which of the two teams will be awarded with the first free kick on the second half of the match.

First yellow card -Predict which of the two teams will have the first player to be booked (yellow card).

First red card - Predict which of the two teams will have the first player to be sent off (red card).

First team to score - Predict which team will score first. Penalties and own goals are included.

Last team to score - Predict which team will score last. Penalties and own goals are included.

First substitution - Bet on which of the two teams will make its first player substitution.

Bookings - A bet on the total number of booking points in the game. A yellow card counts as 10 points, a red card as 25. If a player receives a red card following on from a second yellow, it is considered, for betting purposes, that the player received one yellow card and one red card.

Shirt numbers - A bet on the sum of all the goal scorer's shirt numbers.

Mixed bets - You have the possibility to bet as single selection or in combination any selection offered as single.

In addition, there may be a number of other rules, including:

Limits – The maximum payout of some small firms may be very much smaller than that of high street bookmakers, so you should always check that your intended bet is covered by the maximum payout.
90 minutes – Bets are always settled on the basis of 90 minutes’ play, except in some special cases where both outright odds and 90 minute odds may be on offer.
First scorer bets – Sometimes, stakes may be returnable on players not taking oart or coming on after the first goal. Therefore, you should check the team information after matches have been played. Most bookmakers do not include own-goals in scorer betting.
Late bets – Bets my be void if placed after kick off, though some bookmakers have a leeway of up to five minutes.