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.
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