Soccer

Football, or Soccer as it’s commonly known in Australia, is the world’s most popular sport. Betting wise, soccer is the most popular sport to bet on in the world also as punters are blessed with a large amount of different betting markets available to wager on from the hundreds of games played each week.

The Australian public are now blessed with soccer coverage on television with every single A-League and English Premier League match shown live each weekend on Foxtel. Not only that though, other sports channels such as ESPN and Setanta will show live matches from other major European domestic leagues, as well as domestic cups and Internationals whenever they are played. Betting on soccer has never been easier in Australia!

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Betting Advice for Soccer

Hints and Tips

Soccer is one of the most diverse sports to bet on in the world. There are so many different markets and bet types available for punters to wager on, so considering there are literally hundreds of games played each week, if you’re switched on and have a good betting strategy, there is plenty of opportunities to make some good profit.

Because there are so many major European domestic leagues, it can be hard to follow each one. A strong piece of advice is to stick to following only one or two leagues very closely and betting predominately with these leagues. In Australia we have live games and weekly highlight packages from leagues around the world, so this is a good start to get a grip on what’s happening. Pay close attention to team injury and suspension lists as this is very important, teams missing one or two key players can be disadvantages heavily.

The venue is another key factor. Playing on home turf is a big advantage throughout most leagues in the world and for good reason. Support from the home fans can often act as a ‘twelfth man’ spurring the home team on and making a hostile atmosphere for the visiting team, and also the fact that the home team train and play at that venue frequently, so they obviously know how to play the ground well. Traditionally teams struggle when playing on the road, but it’s not uncommon to see some teams which perform well on the road which if you can spot the trends, can be a handy stat as the away teams odds will be inflated compared to if they were playing at home.

Another good method is to look for teams that score plenty of goals, or teams with sound defences. Backing a team which you know frequently find the back of the net is a good option as you can rely on them to score. Usually a league has several teams which are head and shoulders above the rest, these are the types of teams that you can rely on to score, but bookmakers are aware of this and will often post poor odds. Having said that, each league will usually have a couple of whipping boys who are perennial strugglers and will concede goals, so finding a mid table team against these lower sides can often provide you with good odds.

Bet Types

Soccer punters are spoilt for choice compared to other sports when it comes to the amount of betting markets that are available. With such a large number of games being played every day and Australian bookmakers offering odds for most leagues around the world, there is always something available to bet on when it comes to soccer. There are plenty of betting markets, but only a select few which successful long term punters focus on, those markets include head to head betting, Asian handicap, under/over betting and the double chance. We’ll discuss these bet types below.

As with any sport, head to head betting is the most common bet type and it simple involves betting on either team to win straight out, or backing the draw. So effectively there are three scenarios to bet on in any given soccer match. Quite often teams can be a very short price to win which isn’t appealing to some punters, making them look for value elsewhere in other markets. When betting on soccer it’s common to see the abbreviation 1X2 used, where 1 = Home Win, X = Draw, 2 = Away Win. This is important to know.

The Asian Handicap is perhaps the most popular of all the markets available on soccer, particularly in Asia as the name suggests, and in Europe. Australian bookmakers now offer Asian Handicap betting facilities. Rather than the standard Win/Loss/Draw bet offered by bookmakers, Asian Handicap simply eliminates the Draw and handicaps both teams relative to strength, so instead of the 3 bet options you now have 2. So in effect, since you are removing the chance of the draw your are increasing your chances of winning from 33.3% to 50%. Asian Handicap is such big business now that we have dedicated a whole article explaining the concept in detail, view this article by clicking here.

Under/Over betting is another betting method used by many punters. It involves betting on whether the combined score of a match will be under or over 2.5 goals. It’s so popular because past results and recent trends can be analysed closely to predict future results, as it’s a very statistical type of bet. Because it’s a bit riskier, often the odds are very good which is another reason why punters are inclined to bet. The double chance is another common bet which involves betting on 1X, 2X and 12, which effectively gives you a better chance of collecting by combining two results into the one bet.

Listed above are the most common bet types, but there are many others that are popular too. Correct score betting is becoming more popular now, while markets such as first goal scorer, half time / full time, draw no bet, futures betting, and highest scoring half are now becoming popular also.

Popular Soccer bet types include:

  • Head to Head
  • Asian Handicap
  • Futures Betting
  • Under / Over
  • Correct Score

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