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Online sports betting has been around for quite some time, although some countries like the US are only recently catching up. You can bet on every sport, as long as the licensed Sportsbook you choose permits it and online sports betting is legal wherever you are located.
Football betting is one of the most popular options given by online Sportsbooks especially in countries where the sport has larger fanbases. This means that there are sometimes hundreds of betting markets available and if you are new to betting, you might not understand all of them. There are also non-traditional betting platforms you can check out, like Football Index. In this article, we decided to explain to you the most popular football betting options (markets) you can try out in any online Sportsbook. You can check out this list of the best UK betting sites or choose a licensed Sportsbook in your country.
Betting on the Final Result
Match odds, final result, 90-minutes, etc., this betting market is the oldest and most popular betting option at any Sportsbook. No matter how many new markets are introduced, punters will always cherish this market. You wager on how the match will end, meaning which team will win, or is there going to be a draw? There are three options available for you to choose – home, away, or draw. There are hundreds of football prediction articles you can check out and place a final result bet even if you aren’t a football expert.
Both Teams to Score
BTTS isn’t your regular football market and you might not know what it means. You are betting on whether or not both teams will score during the match. There are variations of this market for the first and second halves of the match as well. The odds aren’t as good as the match result market, and many people like to add it to accumulators, for example.
Correct Score
Betting on the correct score is a very tough market and we will risk saying that it mostly depends on luck. To guess how the match will end ninety minutes or even longer before it starts is almost impossible. The odds for this market are very good, and you might think that because it’s a tough market, not many people would bet on it, but you would be wrong.
Draw No Bet
The “draw no bet” market is the same as the full-time result market we already explained, but with one key difference – the draw option is eliminated and you only have two options to choose from. If by any chance the match does end in a draw, your stake would be returned. Because of this, the odds on this market aren’t that good, but you can always add it in an accumulator.
Over/Under Goals
There are different over/under markets available, but betting on how many goals would be scored in a match is the most popular option. The number you have to bet over or under is decided by the bookmaker.
First/Last Goalscorer
Betting on who will score the first or last goal during a match is also very popular. There is a third option, you can bet on the “anytime goalscorer” market but the odds aren’t as favorable as betting on the first or last goalscorer markets.
