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Norway Eliteserien
 Stromsgodset
 Tromso
Our Tip: 2 Our Probability: 80%

Bookies Implied Probability: Tromso To Win: 50%

Odds: +100    Edge: 30%
Norway Eliteserien
 Haugesund
 KFUM Oslo
Our Tip: 2 Our Probability: 66.7%

Bookies Implied Probability: KFUM Oslo To Win: 51.28%

Odds: -105    Edge: 15.42%
Brazil Serie B
 Vila Nova
 Operario-PR
Our Tip: 1 Our Probability: 56.7%

Bookies Implied Probability: Vila Nova To Win: 42.02%

Odds: +138    Edge: 14.68%

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Norway Eliteserien
 Bodo/Glimt
 Sandefjord
Our Tip: Our Probability: %

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Odds:    Edge: -13.3%
Norway Eliteserien
 Fredrikstad
 Molde
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Odds:    Edge: 11.43%
Norway Eliteserien
 Bryne
 Valerenga
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Odds:    Edge: 12.22%
Norway Eliteserien
 Rosenborg
 Ham-Kam
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Odds:    Edge: -14.27%
Norway Eliteserien
 Kristiansund BK
 Sarpsborg 08 FF
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Odds:    Edge: 4.68%
Norway Eliteserien
 Brann
 Viking
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Odds:    Edge: 7.48%
Brazil Serie B
 Novorizontino
 America Mineiro
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Odds:    Edge: 14.44%
Brazil Serie B
 Atletico Paranaense
 Goias
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Odds:    Edge: 5.36%
Brazil Serie B
 Chapecoense-sc
 Remo
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Odds:    Edge: 14.55%
Brazil Serie B
 Criciuma
 Ferroviária
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Odds:    Edge: -4.64%
Brazil Serie B
 Athletic Club
 Avai
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Odds:    Edge: 16.67%
USA Major League Soccer
 Charlotte
 New York City FC
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Odds:    Edge: 8.72%
USA Major League Soccer
 Inter Miami
 Nashville SC
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Odds:    Edge: -10%
USA Major League Soccer
 FC Cincinnati
 Columbus Crew
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Odds:    Edge: 27.66%
USA Major League Soccer
 Toronto FC
 Atlanta United FC
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Odds:    Edge: 8.53%
USA Major League Soccer
 Orlando City SC
 CF Montreal
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Odds:    Edge: -22.74%
USA Major League Soccer

Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 18.92%
USA Major League Soccer
 Chicago Fire
 San Diego
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Odds:    Edge: 21.54%
USA Major League Soccer
 Austin
 New England Revolution
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Odds:    Edge: 32.22%
USA Major League Soccer

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Odds:    Edge: 15%
USA Major League Soccer

Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 18.82%
USA Major League Soccer
 Real Salt Lake
 Houston Dynamo
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Odds:    Edge: -3.3%
USA Major League Soccer
 Colorado Rapids
 Vancouver Whitecaps
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Odds:    Edge: 3.22%
USA Major League Soccer
 Los Angeles Galaxy
 DC United
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Odds:    Edge: -5.52%
USA Major League Soccer
 Los Angeles FC
 FC Dallas
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Odds:    Edge: -9.44%
USA Major League Soccer
 St. Louis City
 Portland Timbers
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Odds:    Edge: 11.03%
Estonia Meistriliiga
 Kuressaare
 Tammeka
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Odds:    Edge: -0.92%
Romania Liga I
 Metaloglobus
 Universitatea Cluj
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Odds:    Edge: -25.14%
Romania Liga I
 Arges Pitesti
 Rapid
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Odds:    Edge: 8.82%
Ireland First Division
 Wexford
 Athlone Town
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Odds:    Edge: 16.4%
Ireland First Division
 Treaty United
 Cobh Ramblers
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Odds:    Edge: 5.68%
Ireland First Division
 Bray Wanderers
 Dundalk
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Odds:    Edge: 12.06%
Ireland Premier Division
 Waterford
 Cork City
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Odds:    Edge: 0.94%
Ireland First Division
 UCD
 Finn Harps
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Odds:    Edge: 18.92%
Ireland Premier Division
 Bohemians
 Galway United
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Odds:    Edge: -21.73%
Peru Primera División
 ADT
 Comerciantes Unidos
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Odds:    Edge: -6.83%
USA USL Championship
 North Carolina
 Birmingham Legion
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Odds:    Edge: -25.52%
Ecuador Liga Pro
 Macara
 Independiente Del Valle
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Odds:    Edge: 10.59%
Mexico Liga MX
 Puebla
 Atlas
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Odds:    Edge: 10.34%
Argentina Primera Nacional
 Gimnasia Y Tiro
 Patronato
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Odds:    Edge: 4.55%
USA USL Championship
 Monterey Bay
 Orange County SC
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Odds:    Edge: 11.25%
Mexico Liga MX
 Club Tijuana
 Club Queretaro
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Odds:    Edge: -15.8%
Mexico Liga MX
 FC Juarez
 Club America
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Odds:    Edge: 10.21%
Australia Queensland NPL
 Gold Coast United
 Brisbane Roar II
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Odds:    Edge: -23.69%
Japan J2 League
 Iwaki
 V-varen Nagasaki
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Odds:    Edge: 25.68%
Japan J2 League
 Blaublitz Akita
 Roasso Kumamoto
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Odds:    Edge: 9.23%
Japan J2 League
 Mito Hollyhock
 Kataller Toyama
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Odds:    Edge: -12.73%
Japan J2 League
 Imabari
 Ehime FC
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Odds:    Edge: 17.66%
Japan J2 League
 Ventforet Kofu
 Omiya Ardija
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Odds:    Edge: 13.37%
Japan J2 League
 Fujieda MYFC
 Vegalta Sendai
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Odds:    Edge: 5.93%
Japan J2 League
 Sagan Tosu
 Oita Trinita
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Odds:    Edge: 19.97%
Japan J2 League
 Montedio Yamagata
 JEF United Chiba
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Odds:    Edge: 15.13%
Japan J2 League
 Renofa Yamaguchi
 Tokushima Vortis
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Odds:    Edge: 10.75%
Japan J2 League
 Jubilo Iwata
 Consadole Sapporo
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Odds:    Edge: 30.59%
Estonia Meistriliiga
 Vaprus
 Trans Narva
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Odds:    Edge: 18.92%
Sweden Allsvenskan
 IFK Goteborg
 IF Elfsborg
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Odds:    Edge: 21.83%
Finland Veikkausliiga
 Inter Turku
 FF Jaro
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Odds:    Edge: -21.89%
Sweden Allsvenskan
 Malmo FF
 IFK Norrkoping
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Odds:    Edge: -30.22%
Romania Liga I
 Uta Arad
 Universitatea Craiova
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Odds:    Edge: 20.38%
Peru Primera División
 Deportivo Binacional
 FBC Melgar
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Odds:    Edge: -2.08%
Argentina Primera Nacional
 CA Estudiantes
 Gimnasia Jujuy
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 23.22%
Argentina Primera Nacional

Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 32.05%
Argentina Primera Nacional
 Colegiales
 Atlanta
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Odds:    Edge: 6.67%
Argentina Primera Nacional
 Deportivo Moron
 Agropecuario
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 27.37%
Argentina Primera Nacional
 Talleres Remedios
 San Telmo
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Odds:    Edge: 5.68%
Argentina Primera Nacional
 All Boys
 Quilmes
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Odds:    Edge: 24.44%
Argentina Primera Nacional
 Temperley
 Central Norte
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Odds:    Edge: 2.86%
Argentina Primera Nacional
 Defensores Unidos
 Gimnasia M.
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Odds:    Edge: 13.33%
Romania Liga I
 FCSB
 AFC Hermannstadt
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Odds:    Edge: 1.34%
Ireland First Division
 Longford Town
 Kerry
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 21.54%
Ireland Premier Division
 Sligo Rovers
 Derry City
Our Tip: Our Probability: %

Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: -19.88%
Chile Primera División
 Universidad De Chile
 Colo Colo
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Odds:    Edge: -4.58%
Ecuador Liga Pro
 Manta FC
 Universidad Catolica
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 13.05%
Peru Primera División
 UTC
 Alianza Lima
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: -8.43%
Peru Primera División
 Universitario
 Cultural Santa Rosa
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: -22.59%
Peru Primera División
 Alianza Atletico
 Sport Boys
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Odds:    Edge: -4.03%
Ecuador Liga Pro
 LDU De Quito
 Emelec
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: -13.37%
USA USL Championship
 Detroit City
 Hartford Athletic
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: -8.88%
USA USL Championship
 Indy Eleven
 Rhode Island
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 19.23%
USA USL Championship
 Miami FC
 Lexington
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 4.55%
Ecuador Liga Pro
 Barcelona SC
 Tecnico Universitario
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Odds:    Edge: -7.57%
USA USL Championship
 FC Tulsa
 Las Vegas Lights
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 22.53%
Mexico Liga MX
 Santos Laguna
 U.N.A.M. - Pumas
Our Tip: Our Probability: %

Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 29.49%
USA USL Championship
 San Antonio
 Tampa Bay Rowdies
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Odds:    Edge: 23%
Mexico Liga MX
 Toluca
 Necaxa
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: -7.31%
USA USL Championship
 New Mexico United
 Charleston Battery
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Odds:    Edge: 0.34%
USA USL Championship
 Oakland Roots
 Phoenix Rising
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Odds:    Edge: 6.7%
USA USL Championship

Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: -5%
Mexico Liga MX
 Cruz Azul
 Mazatlán
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 4.81%
Sweden Allsvenskan
 IF Brommapojkarna
 Osters IF
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 17.78%
Sweden Allsvenskan
 Gais
 Hammarby FF
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 37.29%
Finland Veikkausliiga
 Gnistan
 Haka
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 16.27%
Finland Ykkösliiga
 Klubi-04
 JIPPO
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Odds:    Edge: -11.28%
Sweden Allsvenskan
 IFK Varnamo
 Djurgardens IF
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 15.27%
Sweden Allsvenskan
 AIK Stockholm
 Degerfors IF
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: -8.66%
Finland Ykkösliiga
 JäPS
 PK-35
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 13.29%
Finland Ykkösliiga
 EIF
 SJK Akatemia
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Odds:    Edge: -8.43%
Finland Ykkösliiga
 SalPa
 KäPa
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Odds:    Edge: 4.15%
Finland Veikkausliiga
 AC Oulu
 Kooteepee
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Odds:    Edge: 7.88%
Romania Liga I
 Oţelul
 Petrolul Ploiesti
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Odds:    Edge: 18.82%
Peru Primera División
 Sporting Cristal
 Atletico Grau
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Odds:    Edge: -17.57%
Sweden Allsvenskan
 BK Hacken
 Halmstad
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: -9.2%
Ecuador Liga Pro
 Cuniburo
 Mushuc Runa SC
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 22.96%
Peru Primera División
 Ayacucho FC
 Cienciano
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Odds:    Edge: 14.68%
Romania Liga I
 CFR 1907 Cluj
 Unirea Slobozia
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Odds:    Edge: -6.83%
Peru Primera División

Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 30.59%
Ecuador Liga Pro
 Orense SC
 Libertad
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 16.16%
USA USL Championship

Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 28.86%
Ecuador Liga Pro
 Deportivo Cuenca
 Delfin SC
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Odds:    Edge: 2.2%
Mexico Liga MX
 Pachuca
 Monterrey
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Odds:    Edge: -4.44%
Peru Primera División
 Cusco
 Sport Huancayo
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Odds:    Edge: -8.86%
Mexico Liga MX
 Leon
 Atletico San Luis
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Odds:    Edge: -3.69%
Finland Veikkausliiga
 Ilves
 VPS
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Odds:    Edge: -12.06%
Finland Ykkösliiga
 Lahti
 Turku PS
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Odds:    Edge: 10%
Sweden Allsvenskan
 Sirius
 Mjallby AIF
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Bookies Implied Probability: : %

Odds:    Edge: 7.64%
Romania Liga I
 Csikszereda
 Dinamo Bucuresti
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Odds:    Edge: 21.04%

  • Odds - Displays pre-match odds from selected bookmakers.

  • Probability - Displays % of probability the given team is going to win or whether there will be a draw. Can also display % of probability there will be Over 2.5 goals in the match or both teams are going to score (BTTS).

  • Value/Edge - This is a number based on the combination of the current pre-match odds and our win prediction %. Any value above 1 is good, below 1 would mean that even though we are predicting a team to win, the odds from the bookmaker are low so might not be worth a bet.

  • BTTS - Both teams to score.

  • Over 2.5 goalsThe total number of goals will be 3 or more.

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Common football betting strategies

There are multitudes of ways to bet on football. Here are some of the most common.

  • Overall result: This is a straight bet on the outcome of a match, although it is more complicated than in some sports because of the possibility of a draw.

  • BTTS (both teams to score) and number of corners: These are very popular amongst football bettors. Although the number of corners might sound like anybody's guess, the both teams to score can be determined from how often have both teams been scoring in their previous matches.

  • Match result and number of goals: This is a variation on this and is a bet on the exact result of the match. Alternatively, a punter can try and predict how many goals might be scored in a match. It is worth remembering, though, that football is a low scoring game, and the possibility exists of it being a nil-nil draw.
    A variation on this is to predict the score at half-time.

  • First goalscorer: As the name suggests, this is a bet on either the first goalscorer in a match, or the first person to score for either team.
    More difficult bets include predicting when the first goal in a match might be scored.

  • Exotic bets: There are numerous more exotic bets that can be considered. For example, some books offer odds on the number of cards – red and yellow – that will be shown by a match official in the course of a game.
    Others will give players the chance to bet on whether there will be a penalty awarded, the number of throw-ins and corners, and even how much injury time will be played.
    In fact, almost everything that can and will happen in a football match can be bet on by somebody, somewhere.
    However, these types of bets should be reserved for those who either know what they are doing, or have money to spare.

Betting Odds Format :

The odds which sports betting operators offer will usually be in one of three formats. As a caveat, it is worth noting that, whilst the higher the odds, the greater the potential pay-out, the greater likelihood that the bet will fail. There is a good reason why there are few poor bookmakers.

  • Fractional odds: Sometimes known as the British system, this expresses the odds as the ratio of the potential amount to be won in relation to the original amount staked.

  • European decimal odds: These represent the odds as the amount to be won for every amount staked, and are arguably, easier to grasp.

  • Money line odds: Commonly found in American sports betting, the operator sets a line for what they deem the most likely result, and the favourite is designated with a minus side, and the underdog with a plus.

Football Predictions Factors to Consider :

When betting on soccer, there are also some initial factors to consider. What competition are the teams playing in, for example? In some leagues, like the Premier League, for example, almost every match is closely contested, and, on a given day, any team can beat another.
There are other leagues, however, where one or several teams dominate. For example Bayern Munich have dominated the Bundesliga for the past several years, the Portuguese league is almost always one by one of the Big Three sides, and the same applies to Spain.
That is not to say that these teams cannot lose, but, statistically, it is less likely. When predicting the winner, we look at the following factors :

  • Position in the table and form: A team's position in the table is an overall guide to their form across a season, but recent results should be checked as well to determine how they are playing now. They might have made a bad start to the season and have since recovered, or mentally decided that the campaign is over, and they have nothing to play for now.

  • Home advantage: Home advantage can also be a big benefit to some teams. Although all pitches are theoretically the same side, in practice teams can vary this to suit their style of play, making them narrower, wider, or longer. And they can also vary the length of grass.
    Add to that a hostile group of home fans, and some venues can be particularly intimidating.
    There are teams that just do not travel well, and, if there are great distances involved, they may be tired even before they arrive.

  • The elements: The weather can also have a decisive role to play, especially if it is inclement. A team that likes to play a passing brand of football may find it tough going in the wind and rain, especially if the surface begins to cut up, and the ball does not travel freely over the surface.

  • Injuries and suspensions: Although football is a team game, most sides have a few players whose absence from the starting line-up can adversely affect them. That is why it is important to check who may be suspended or is not available for a match because of injury.
    Consider how good their replacements are, and how much will their absence mean that a team has to change its style of play and approach.