10th May 2013 | Football
Goals Galore Matchday 37
Last week we correctly predicted six out of nine results in the ‘both teams to score market’ adding to a healthy yearly total.
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 37 Bets
Yes - Both Teams To Score
Norwich v West Brom 3/4 BetVictor
QPR v Newcastle 7/10 BetVictor
Sunderland v Southampton 10/11 Coral
Arsenal v Wigan 31/40 BetVictor
No - Both Teams to score
Aston Villa v Chelsea 11/8 Coral
Fulham v Liverpool 6/4 Coral
Man Utd v Swansea Evens Paddy Power
Reading v Man City 5/4 BetVictor
Total Staked to date: £1410
Profit/Loss last round: £28.60
Profit/Loss to date: £145.08
Odds correct at time of publishing: 17:49 10th May, 2013 but subject to change