What are under/over bets?

Under/Over bets are for all of us who are sure that games will and with lot of scoring or that the games will be tough and that both teams will hardly score. With Under/Over bets you are betting on a number of goals in a match, or better to say you are betting if there will be more or less goals then the bookie predicted. Online Bookmakers estimate that there will be 2.5 goals on the match, and you bet on Over if you think that there will be 3 or more goals, and on Under if zou think there will be 2 or less goals in the match. Bookmakers will often raise estimated number of goals, especially for the games with big favourites.

How to bet on Under/Overs?

There are some hints if you want to try your luck with Under/Overs.

1. Minor european leagues are wellknown by lot of goals in almost every match. We are talking about Dutch, Belgium and Scandinavian leagues. There is lot of great attackers who are playing in those leagues, and they are mainly from abroad, but defences are not so great, so possibility of lot of goals in those leagues matches are great.

2. There are two main coach philosophy in football, today. There are ones who thinks that it is better to score one more goal then the opponent and win, and there are those who thinks that it is better to keep your defence tight and conceed less then opponent. First philosophy is mostly accepted in Germany and Spain, while Italians like the other options. Of course there are exceptions in every league. So, check carefully your selected team stats and their coach stats in last couple of seasons.

3. Derby games will more often finish with less goals then average, since teams will not be open from the begining of the game. Both teams will respect opponent too much, so they will try to strengthen their defense. In this games it is not so important to win, and it is important not to loose.

4. Look at the team news, injury and banned player lists. If your selected team is without key attacker or playmaker, it is possible that they will have problems in scoring. If they are playing without key player in defense, there could be problems in trying to keep the cleen sheet. Those informations is more important for teams who do not have deep roster, as they will hardly find good replacement for first team players on the bench.

5. Tradition is important. Look at the previous games of the selected rivals. You will find some amazing stuff there.

6. Check out wheather conditions for the match. If it is rainy, or there is snow we will hardly see great game, and players will not be able to do their best on the field.

7. Is the game important or not? If one of the teams is fighting for promotion or to avoid relegation then the game will be similar to derby matches.

8. Cup games have their rules. Teams can not afford to conceed the goal (especially hoem team), so they will probably put more in defense. Also, if home team score, away team will not change the formation or put more effort in attack like they would do if it is a league game.