19th Apr 2013 | Football
Goals Galore Matchday 34
There were more winners than losers as our ‘both teams' predictions eked out a small profit.
In recent years the ‘both teams to score’ market has become a most popular football bet. For the rest of the season we search for a potential edge over the bookmakers in this area. Using past results we have devised a set of simple betting rules:
Both Teams To Score: ‘Yes’ Votes
• If odds on both teams to score are greater than 5/6
• If team is in the bottom five positions of the league
• If team has one of the five worst defensive records
Both Teams To Score: ‘No’ Votes
• If odds on either team not to score are greater than 6/5
• If Manchester City or Manchester United are involved
• If team has one of the five meanest defensive records
e.g. A match involving two teams in the bottom five, both with one of the five worst defensive records, with odds of 10/11 on both teams to score, would earn a maximum of five ‘yes’ votes and zero ‘no’ votes. The result would be a bet on both teams to score.
For the remainder of the season we will be placing a hypothetical £10 bet when there is a majority of ‘yes’ or ‘no’ votes. If there is an equal number of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ votes we do not place a bet.
Round 34 Bets
Yes - Both Teams To Score
Norwich v Reading 5/6 BetVictor
QPR v Stoke 19/20 Coral
West Ham v Wigan 8/11 BetVictor
No - Both Teams to score
Fulham v Arsenal 13/10 Coral
Tottenham v Man City 6/5 BetVictor
Liverpool v Chelsea 11/8 Betvictor
Total Staked to date: £1170
Profit/Loss last round: £2.10
Profit/Loss to date: £149.98
Odds correct at time of publishing: 10:45 19th Apr, 2013 but subject to change