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Penalty Betting – Which Way? The New Football Betting Market Explained
With the advancement of data collection in sport, it seems as though there are new betting markets popping up on bookmakers websites every week. Gone are the days of only being able to bet on the Match Result or Goalscorers. Punters can now choose between often hundreds of betting…
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Which Bookie Is Best For Euro 2020? Our Top Recommendations
With Euro 2020 fast approaching, we take a look at which bookie is the best for betting on the tournament. Millions of football fans around the world will be watching the month-long tournament that gets underway on Friday 11th June 2021 and many will be looking to have a…
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To Win From Behind Betting: Your Complete Guide
There’s something that much sweeter about a game in which a team comes from behind to win. It puts fans through all the emotions and if that winning goal comes in the last few minutes, well it’s pure ecstasy. That’s the same for the to win from behind market too…
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Your Complete Guide to Handicap Betting
If you’re a punter who likes to get a bit more value from your bets, the handicap betting market is certainly one to be considered as it allows you to boost your match result bets by adding a fun and exciting twist. The handicap market is one of the biggest…
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A Complete Guide To Win Both Halves Betting
When it comes to football betting, there are a huge range of markets to enjoy and plenty that can help give you the odds, and level of return, you’re looking for. To win both halves betting is certainly one of those markets and one that we’re big fans of here…
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Bet Rules – Football Statistic Bets
With the advancement of in-play statistics and reporting available, we have seen a huge increase in the number of betting markets made available by online bookmakers. Gone are the days when you could only bet on the match winner, correct score or first goalscorer in football matches as now, many…
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How To Calculate Football Betting Winnings
If you are new to betting then it can sometimes be difficult to fully understand odds as they are often presented in various forms. Odds are important to understand prior to placing your bets as they tell you the probability of your bet winning as well as how much you…
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Home Advantage In Football
Picking a winner in a football match isn’t as simple as selecting the team with the best players. There is a host of factors which can have an impact on the final result of a football match such as form, weather conditions, injuries, formation, tactics as well as which team…
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Half-Time / Full-Time Betting Strategy
Half Time / Full Time, also referred to as HT/FT is a popular football bet which can return high odds and high returns on winning bets. In this article, we’ll be taking a look at Half Time / Full Time bets and covering the following topics: What are Half…
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Goalscorer Betting Strategy
Betting on goalscorers in football matches is one of the most popular bets. Players who have bagged 20+ goals a season seem like a good bet to most punters and you can usually get some attractive odds for them to find the net first compared to betting on the match…
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What is a Double Chance bet?
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen an increase in the number of markets offered by online bookmakers. Customers now have the choice of 100-200 different betting markets for some football matches and a large number for other sports also. One market that is particularly popular with football punters…
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Draw No Bet Strategy
Draw No Bet is a popular bet with sports which have three outcomes and can increase your chances of winning by removing the option of a draw. In this article, we’ll be looking at: What Draw No Bet means The best bookmakers to place Draw No Bet bets Draw No…
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Scorecast Bets
In this article, we’ll be taking a look at Scorecast bets which are a popular football bet with casual punters. We’ll be diving into: What scorecast bets are The different types of scorecast betsWhich bookmakers are best for scorecast betsSome tips to increase your chances of winning scorecast bets What…
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Corner Betting Strategy & Tips
Betting on the number of corners in a football match isn’t the type of bet the average punter makes and are considered a novelty bet by many and one which you may wish to use your free bets on. Most will consider winning these type of bets ‘pot luck’…
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Over / Under Goals Strategy & Tips
The ‘Over / Under Goals’ market in football betting is one of the most popular markets to bet on. The outcome of your bet doesn’t rely on the match result but just solely on the number of goals scored. In this article, we’ll be taking a look at what Over…
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Pundits Predictions: Who Are The Experts Backing?
Ahead of every Premier League fixture, you’ll find pundits and fans around the world offering their take on which way a fixture will go. They also often share their predictions for the World Cup and other major football tournaments. It’s only a select few though that have really built a…
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Player Transfer Guide: Your Complete Guide
The transfer market is one of the most exciting aspects of football. Twice a year chaos ensues as clubs coldly chase targets, players refuse to train and negotiations go down to the final hours as moves are trying to be forced through. It also makes a break from wagering on…
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Expected Goals: All You Need To Know About This Useful Metric
Football is an unpredictable sport, but that doesn’t stop people doing all they can to guess a score correctly. That’s what many of us do every week when placing our Saturday afternoon accumulators! However, football predictions have got much more scientific in recent years and the Expected Goals (xG) metric…
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Free Prediction Games: The Best From Top Bookmakers
It’s always a thrill to beat the bookies, but nothing ever matches the feeling of doing it without paying a penny! Free bets are fantastic for this, but they’re one time offers. One way you can beat them for free EVERY WEEK is through the ever-growing number of free…
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How To Watch El Classico Live Streaming
It’s probably the biggest club football match in the world, between the two giants of La Liga. Every time Real Madrid play Barcelona, the world sits up and takes notice. This is one of the most watched sporting fixtures anywhere on the planet, and it usually justifies the hype!…
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Would You Bet On England Winning The World Cup? Our Opinion
As we get closer to the start of the World Cup, it’s traditionally a time when most of us start to feel patriotic. We dust off our retro England shirts, drape flags from our car or house windows, and start listening to our old Three Lions singles. Also, many of…
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Which Bookies Do Asian Handicap?
Many smart punters choose Asian Handicap lines as a great way to get better odds on their bets. But which bookies do Asian Handicap, and which is the best? Asian Handicap lines often have a smaller profit margin for the bookmaker, so not all betting sites offer them. Let’s start…
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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.
