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There are a growing number of different things you can bet on for a
football match. Below we take a look at some of the most popular
and explain how they work. One of the key parts of being a successful punter is to know EXACTLY what
you are betting on.
Full Time Result (1X2 ) (WLD)
 The most common and obvious one. Can be called all sorts of
things like "WLD" (for win lose draw) "1x2" (being the
pool notation for home win, draw and away win) and more
You are
basically predicting whether the result at the end of normal time will
be one of 3 options - a win for one team, a win for the other team or a
draw.
Total Goals /(Under/Over)
Also known as under/over, typically this is a 2 option bet on whether
there will be more than 2.5 goals or less than 2.5 goals. Again
this is at the end of normal time.
This is quite a popular bet as
there are only two outcomes and often it can be possible to predict high
and low scoring games yet you don't really have a clue what the score
might be.
Correct Score /(CS)
This is predicting the score at the end of normal time. Scores
are quotes as "Home Team Score - Away Team Score" so be sure to check
you get things the right way down.
Obviously there are all sorts of
possible scorelines for a match so the odds can be quite high but also
the chances of winning quite low. Often the odds offered by
bookmakers on this market are not as competitive as some of the others
so while a fun bet, its rarely a good investment. However in some
cases there can be value for certain results such as betting on a 0-0.
Half Time / Full Time (HT/FT)
Also known as "double result" this is a bet on predicting the result
at half time and full time in the same bet. Lets take a match between
Liverpool and Chelsea. There are 9 possible results for the
"double result bet".
At half time there are 3 possibilities - it could
be a draw, Liverpool winning or Chelsea winning. Then for each of
these there are the same three possibilities at full time.
Consequently the option are quoted like below in the form:
"Half time result - Full time result"
e.g. Liverpool - Draw means
Liverpool winning at half time and a draw at full time
This can be an interesting bet. In particular where one team is
heavily fancied to win, betting on it to win at half time and full time
will give you much better odds than just betting on it to win at full
time (but of course its also more risky!)
Also for weaker fancies
sometimes betting on there to be a draw at half time and then for them
to be winning at full time can be popular, especially where there's a
fair chance there may not be any goals in the match and hence a 0-0 draw
at half time is quite likely.
First Goal Scorer (FGS)
This is pretty much as it sounds - who will score the first goal.
There's an option for "no goal scorer" which is if there is no goal
scored in "normal time".
The only issues can be with
1. Own Goals - you need to check the policy of each bookie on this.
Often they are ignored so the next normal goal counts as the first goal
scorer, and if there are no other goals, then bets on "no goal scorer
win". This is one reason why its often better to bet on "no goal
scorer" than on "0-0" as the odds are regularly the same yet, the first
still wins if there's an own goal.
2. Substitutes - if you back
Baros to score first for Liverpool but he stays on the subs bench, or
comes on after the first goal do you get your money back - usually yes -
but check with your bookie.
This is rarely a good value bet
(bookies margins on this can be as much as 20%) but in certain
circumstances it could be worthwhile. Make sure you know who the
penalty takers are.
Half Time Result (HTR)
Same as the Full time result but based on the result at Half Time.
As you might expect this is the score when the whistle goes, including
first half injury time.
This is an interesting variation on
the full time result bet, with obviously the draw being a shorter price.
Sometimes identifying matches that will be draws at half time in
particular can be easy (or easier than for full time!)
Draw No Bet (DNB)
This is like a full time result bet other than there is no option for
the draw. You can bet on either team to win and if its a draw you
get your stake back. The downside is that the odds on each team
winning are reduced because of this. This has the attraction of there
being only 2 outcomes to the bet and is often quite an easy bet to call
(in theory) - i.e. your saying "I think Chelsea will win, but Id like a
saver on the draw".
Asian Handicap Betting (AH)
This is a very popular football bet. Basically each team is
given a goals handicap and you bet on the match result after that
handicap The bets are structured so that there are only 2 options to
chose from, and up to 5 scenarios depending on the handicap quoted and
the final result
 you
lose all your stake
you
lose half your stake
you
get your stake back
you
win on half your stake and get the other half of your stake back
you
win on all your stake
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