The advent and growth of the internet combined with a huge increase in the amount of televised matches means that football is now the most popular sport from a online betting point of view. Getting involved in the excitement is easy and thanks to a host of innovations from creative bookmakers, there are more markets to enjoy now than ever before.
Whereas, in times past, there may have been restrictions on the games you could bet on, wider access to data means that you can now gamble on any FIFA sanctioned game, anywhere in the world. But what are the types of bet you can place?
Some bets will run over the course of the season such as the ones that involve gambling on the winners of a league title or speculating on the clubs that will be relegated at the end of a campaign.
Others however, will be decided over the course of ninety minutes during the game itself and these are naturally the most popular. You can, of course, bet on a single result where there are just three outcomes - a win for either side or a drawn game.
If you want to lengthen the odds even further however, you could gamble on the correct score and, depending on what strategy you want to use, you could either apply research or mathematical probability to this particular bet.
Statistics have shown that the most common score in football matches over the duration of a season is 2-1 to the side who are perceived to be the strongest of the two. Some professional gamblers have therefore taken this fact and attempted to harness its statistical probability to turn a regular profit.
The gamble here involves taking a number of games, (usually ten) and placing a correct score bet of 2-1 on each. With average odds of around 6/1 on this result, only two need to come in to guarantee a profit.
Others however prefer to do some old fashioned research in order to help them gauge all the markets that are currently available. At the moment, you can bet on virtually every aspect of a game including traditional bets such as the first goal scorer and the number of red and yellow cards.
There are other, ever more obscure gambles too and you can bet on the type of first set piece, whether you think a player will score with his head and much more.
This type of bet can only be judged by using research but the good news is that the rise of the internet has meant that you can now uncover all the statistics you could possibly wish for from a wide range of sources.
Betting in play or `live betting` is one of the newest and most exciting innovations around and you can place all of your football bets after a game has kicked off. This tests all your analytical skills in the way that you monitor how a game is progressing and how you think it will finish.
Above all, betting on football in moderation can increase the excitement whether you`re going to a game or watching it on TV. So remember all the research required and don`t forget to look for some football tips from some of the leading football experts.
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