Rather than randomly picking football matches to bet on, there is a recent trend in fixed odds betting to employ a “betting strategy” or a “betting system”. Almost all systems are based on some kind of points classification scheme in which a team receives a certain number of points depending on things like home advantage, league position, recent form, etc.
You should know in detail the rules and regulations of the sport you want to bet on before developing a strategy. This means that you already have to be a soccer fan. It is much easier for those who have prior knowledge of the sport, whether as a player, spectator or tactician. For those without prior knowledge, watching and analyzing soccer matches can help them 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 make one betting strategy work and another fail, while the next season the roles can be reversed. For example, many bettors study the leaderboard to predict the results of games.
A bettor could use a system that says if the home team is 3 or more places higher than the visiting team, then they would back the home team to win every game. This can be quite correct many times, but over the course of 2-3 seasons it would be guaranteed to be as effective as before. Of course, to improve this system, the bettor would need to study current form, goal difference, injury problems in teams, etc. and then balance this with the odds offered to you.
Price percentage bets
The bookie makes a living through what are known as “bookies”. There is no way to bet on all 3 outcomes of a game; win, lose, tie and hope to win. The three different odds that are offered are generally known as a percentage of the price, they will work against you and eventually you will lose the bet. You must remember that to win money on fixed odds bets you must be able to guarantee long-term winnings.
The art of success is ensuring long-term betting performance. Successful betting on fixed odds soccer games can be good financial investment advice if you have a solid system.
To get good returns, you need to get an “edge” on the bookmaker. 99.9% of amateur gamblers don’t do it for various reasons. You must have an excellent knowledge of betting, soccer and statistics.
The dos and don’ts of football betting:
– Don’t make a bet just because ‘you feel like making a bet’.
– Don’t spend money on high accumulation bets.
– Don’t persist in losing systems.
– Keep a record of all bets made.