Football Questions

Football is the most popular sport in the world to bet on with almost every nation on the planet having both domestic and national teams.

When it comes to betting on football, punters have a huge choice of betting markets available with this number increasing significantly in recent years due to the advancement of player and team statistics which have allowed bookmakers to offer odds for markets never seen before.

The Most Popular Football Betting Markets

Match Winner

The most popular football betting market by far is the Match Winner market. This is when you simply bet on either a team to win or for the match to end in a draw.

First/Last/Anytime Goalscorer

Goals are what makes football such an exciting game and many teams have key players who score a large percentage of their goals. This makes goalscorer markets extremely popular with punters being able to bet on a player scoring the first goal in a match, the last or to simply score at any time. Usually, this market does not include goals scored in extra time or in a penalty shootout.

Correct Score

The correct score market in football matches is immensely popular despite it not being an easy one to predict. Of course, the likelihood of a particular correct score is reflected in the odds and it is often these big odds with potentially large returns that makes it such an attractive and popular market to bet on. We provide daily correct score tips and predictions that offer the best odds available from a wide selection of bookmakers.

Both Teams To Score

Betting on whether or not both teams will score is another popular football betting market. Some teams have weak defenses and when two teams like this are playing each other, a both teams to score bet is often attractive. Similarly, if two teams who are solid defensively but do not score many goals are head to head, betting on both teams not to score is often the choice. We recommend you also read our Both Teams To Score Betting Strategy page which provides useful information if you are interested in this market.

The both teams to score market can often be combined with the match winner market allowing punters to bet on the match result as well as whether or not both teams will find the net.

Football In-Play Betting

Many top-flight football matches are available to watch live through services such as Sky Sports, BT Sport and other television channels. There are also several bookmakers which allow customers to watch football matches online directly through their betting account. Matches in the Premier League are often not available due to broadcasting rights but games in other top leagues such as the Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A are. Bet365 is one bookmaker which provides a live streaming service for customers and has hundreds of football streams available each month.

Most Popular Football Leagues & Competitions

Football is hugely popular in several countries around the world and because of that, the standard of the game has increased and we now have a number of high-level leagues and competitions featuring top players and teams.

The English Premier League

Football was invented in England in 1863 and the nation has been able to hang on to its status as one of the top footballing nations and hosts the biggest, and possibly best, football league in the world – The English Premier League.

The Premier League attracts some of the best talent the footballing world has to offer with iconic players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Eric Cantona, Dennis Bergkamp, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and several others all participating at some point throughout their careers.

The World Cup

The football World Cup is one of the worlds biggest sporting events and takes place every four years.

The month-long tournament features 32 national teams and is hosted by a country selected by FIFA.

Brazil has won the World Cup the most times (5) with the most recent being in 2014 when it was hosted in their own country. Both Germany and Italy have won the tournament four times with Uruguay, Argentina and France winning it twice each.

The Champions League

The UEFA Champions League features the best teams throughout Europe’s football leagues.

The tournament, which takes place annually, starts with a group round stage before moving into a knockout competition.

Real Madrid have won the UEFA Champions League more than any other team with an impressive 13 victories. Italy’s AC Milan have won it 7 times and Liverpool & Bayern Munich have picked up the trophy 6 times each.

The Spanish La Liga

La Liga in Spain features some of the biggest football clubs in the world and also some of the biggest players. Top teams include Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid which have attracted players such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Raul, Andres Iniesta, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and others.

The Italian Serie A

Italy has a long and passionate history when it comes to football and they have one of the best leagues in Europe. As a nation, they have won the World Cup four times with only Brazil (5) winning the competition more.

German Bundesliga

Over the years, the German Bundesliga has produced some of the worlds best teams with Bayern Munich being the top team currently and have won the Champions League a total of six times.