Rather than simply picking football matches at random to bet on, there is a recent trend in fixed odds betting to employ a “betting strategy” or “betting system”. Almost all systems are based on some sort of point grading scheme where a team is awarded a certain number of points based on things like home field advantage, league position, recent form, etc.
You should know the rules and regulations of the sport you wish to bet on in detail before developing a strategy. This means that you already have to be a football fan. It is much easier for those who have prior knowledge of the sport, be it as a player, spectator or tactician. For those without prior knowledge, watching and analyzing soccer matches can help you learn the rules of the game quite easily.
There is no betting system that can achieve 100% success; however, some are much better than others at predicting the outcome of games. One football season can see one betting strategy work and another fail, while the following season the roles can be reversed. For example, many bettors study the leaderboard to predict the results of the games.
A bettor could use a system that says if the home team is 3 or more places ahead of the away team, then they would back the home team to win every game. This can turn out to be quite correct many times, but over the course of 2-3 seasons it would be guaranteed to be just as effective as before. Of course, in order to improve this system, the kicker would need to study current form, goal difference, injury problems in teams, etc. and then balance this against the odds offered to you.
Price Percentage Bets
The bookie makes his living through what is known as ‘the bookie over-round’. There is no way to bet on all 3 outcomes of a game; win, lose tie and hope to win. The three different odds on offer are usually known as a percentage of price, they will work against you and you will eventually lose the bet. You have to remember that in order to make money on fixed odds betting you need to be able to guarantee long-term profits.
The art of success is to guarantee the profitability of long-term bets. Successfully betting on football matches at fixed odds can be good financial investment advice if you have a sound system.
To get good returns, you need to get an ‘edge’ over the bookie. 99.9% of amateur bettors don’t for various reasons. Must have excellent knowledge of betting, football and statistics.
The do’s and don’ts of football betting:
– Don’t place a bet just because you “feel like placing a bet”.
– Don’t waste money on high combo bets.
– Do not persist with losing systems.
– Keep a record of all bets placed
