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25th Apr 2013 | Football

Goals Galore Matchday 35

Several teams drew a blank last weekend, which meant making a profit in the ‘both teams to score market’ proved difficult but as the season draws to a close our study is still in the black.

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 35 Bets
Yes - Both Teams To Score
Wigan v Tottenham 8/13 Bet365
Newcastle v Liverpool 8/13 Bet365
Aston Villa v Sunderland 4/5 William Hill
Reading v QPR 7/10 BetVictor

No - Both Teams to score
Man City v West Ham 10/11 Coral
Chelsea v Swansea 11/10 BetVictor
Arsenal v Man Utd 11/8 Betvictor

Total Staked to date: £1240
Profit/Loss last round: -£18.70
Profit/Loss to date: £131.28

Odds correct at time of publishing: 15:57 25th Apr, 2013 but subject to change