1.1 Explain The Different Types Of Soccer Sports Betting.

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Guide to soccer sports betting
Betting on in football is a highly lucrative business as evident with the increasing number of online bookmakers and interest it has on the general public. The UK football betting market, the Premier League is the most popular in the world. The other leading European football betting markets are Bundesliga, Ligue 1, La Liga and Series A. Soccer betting can be done online or local booking offices, where betting can be carried out using had cash. Growing number of soccer lovers across the US are turning to online betting because it is convenient, and more quicker. The three most common types of soccer betting are namely; 1x2, Totals and Handicap. The 1x2 betting is all about the three possible outcomes of a match. 1 refers to Win; X a Draw and 2 an away Win.

The Handicap betting methodology regards making a prediction on the outcome of a game. However, the method involves a handicap placed by the bookmaker. The handicap is entered to counter the perceived differences in the strength of the playing teams. For instance, the bookmaker can apply negative handicap, which must be overcome by the favorites in the 1x2 market. In the same respect, the underdog team is offered a positive advantage. A …show more content…

The prediction here is on whether the goals scored will fall short or over the bookmaker’s figure set. The bet combines all the goals scored during the match. The bookmaker may also avail an option that looks at the number of goals scored in each half of play may also be availed. When you are well versed with basics of football or soccer betting you can advance your betting skills to betting options such as live soccer betting and pre-match betting and so on. Besides the goals, there are football betting that look at number of card awarded, match corners earned, league winners, and teams to be relegated at the close of the