The range of offerings from online bookmakers is quite extensive, with numerous types of bets available. We have collected most of these, allowing you to look up what they mean. Each bookmaker might use different names for the same market, which is worth paying attention to!
What Does the 1X2 Bet Mean?
Which side will win the match or if it will be a draw, essentially this is what the two numbers and the letter X mean. Many bookmakers use this type of notation, where 1 always represents the home team's victory, X represents a draw, and 2 represents the away team's victory. This definition often occurs and these combinations are also frequently used.
In addition, there are online bookmakers that use the markings H (home), D (draw), A (away). Moreover, it is increasingly common for the names of the clubs from the match pairing to be given as choices, with the option of a draw inserted among them.
Bet Types Related to Match Results
Full Time Result (1X2)
The most well-known type of bet, predicting the final outcome of a match (home win - draw - away win).
Double Chance
Narrowing down the three possible outcomes of a match to two, offering three options in total: 1X - X2 - 12. For example, with 1X, you bet that the home team will win or the match will end in a draw.
Draw No Bet (DNB)
This means there is no bet on a draw. As the name suggests, draws are excluded from the bet, and you can only bet on the victory of either team. If the match ends in a draw, your stake is refunded.
Correct Score
Betting on the exact final score of the match, essentially predicting the match perfectly. For example: Ajax - PSG ending 1-1.
Half Time Result (Half Time)
Betting on the result at the end of the first half in a three-way format (home - draw - away). It's worth noting that bookmakers also offer double chance (1X - X2 - 12) and exact half-time score options. For example: Ajax - PSG 0-0.
Half Time/Full Time
This includes two predictions because you need to guess both the half-time score and the final result. You can choose from a total of 9 outcomes (Half Time/Full Time - 1/1; 1/2; 1/X; 2/1; 2/2; 2/X; X/1; X/2; X/X). Both selections must be correct simultaneously. For example, with 1/X, you predict that the home team will lead at half-time, but the match will end in a draw.
Half Time or Full Time
Betting on whether a particular team will be leading at half-time or at the end of the match. If either of these conditions is met, the bet wins.
Handicap Betting
In standard handicap betting, one team is given a theoretical advantage of one or more goals at the beginning of the match, which is added to the final result. For example, if PSV is playing against Estoril in the Europa League and Estoril receives a one-goal advantage, you can bet on PSV to win despite this advantage, which might appear as PSV (-1) in the bookmaker's offering.
Additionally, you can bet on a draw in this scenario, indicated as Draw - Estoril (+1). This bet wins if PSV wins by one goal, effectively overcoming the one-goal theoretical deficit.
Another option is Estoril (+1), meaning the Portuguese team achieves at least a draw in reality. Asian handicap options are covered in a separate article due to their broader range of possibilities.
Betting on Goals
Goals Under/Over
You can bet on whether there will be more (over) or fewer (under) goals scored in a match compared to a specified threshold.
The threshold starts from 0.5, where your bet wins if at least one goal is scored. The most common threshold is 2.5 goals, where your bet wins if the teams score at least 3 goals collectively. If fewer goals are scored (0, 1, or 2 goals), then the bet is lost. Detailed under/over betting tutorial.
Exact Number of Goals
You can predict the number of goals scored in the selected match. You can even bet on no goals being scored (0 goals). Many bookmakers allow you to choose the number of goals separately for each team, and this can also be done broken down by halves.
Total Goals by Home/Away Team
Some bookmakers may present this type of bet as "Team Total Goals." As the name suggests, you can bet on the total number of goals scored by the home and away teams, relative to a non-integer threshold (under/over). This gives your bet two possible outcomes; for example, if you bet that Ajax's goals will be under 1.5 goals, your bet wins if the Dutch team fails to score or scores only one goal.
Both Teams to Score
This is a straightforward two-outcome bet (Yes/No). If you bet that both teams will score (Yes option), your bet wins if both teams score during the match. At major bookmakers, you can also bet on this broken down by halves.
Team to Score
This type includes four possibilities. You can bet that neither team will score (No goal) or that both teams will score. Alternatively, you can choose only the home or away team to score, with the condition that the opposing team does not score.
Goal Scorer
You can bet on a player to score in the match. In many cases, you can encounter an enhanced version of this bet where certain players are highlighted from the teams, and you can also bet on whether they will score at least 2 or 3 goals. Some bookmakers also offer the option to bet on a player not scoring.
First/Last to Score
Two types of bets where you can predict which player will score the first or last goal in the match.
Betting on Corners and Cards
Most Corners
This involves betting on which team will have more corners in the match. It's a three-outcome bet because one team could have more corners, the other team could have more corners, or they could end up with the same number of corners, resulting in a draw.
Total Corners
Here, you're betting on the total number of corners in the match. Bookmakers don't use whole numbers for this bet; instead, you predict whether the actual number of corners will be over or under a specified threshold, providing two possible outcomes for your bet. It's basically an under/over bet on the number of corners.
Aggregate Corners
This category provides three outcomes. For example: Over 10 corners - Exactly 10 corners - Under 10 corners. It's under/over betting with a whole number limit.
Alternative Corners
Another Bet365 offering, where they provide several corner counts (e.g., 8, 9, 10, 11 corners), and for each count, you can choose from three options (over - exactly - under).
Team Corners
Works similar to team goals, where you can bet on the number of corners taken by one team in a selected match, in a two-outcome (under/over) format.
Corner Race (First to Reach Corners)
This bet is about predicting which team will reach a specified corner count first. For example, betting on whether Tottenham will reach 3 corners before their opponent. This bet wins if the English team reaches 3 corners first.
Number of Cards
You can bet on the total number of cards (yellow, red) issued during the match. Bookmakers use non-integer thresholds, allowing you to bet on whether the number of cards will be under or over a specified count.
Time of First Card
With this bet, you predict whether a card will be issued within a specific time interval during the match, such as within the first half-hour.
To Be Booked
For players listed in the betting offer, you can bet on whether they will receive a card (yellow, red) during the match.
Red Card Given
A straightforward two-outcome bet where you predict whether there will be at least one red card issued during the match.
Single Bet or Individual Bet
With a single bet, you wager on a single outcome from any of the aforementioned betting markets. Your bet wins if your prediction is correct, and the full winnings are credited to your account, except in the case of special (0.25, 0.75 boundary) Asian handicap bets.
Accumulator Bet
The essence of accumulator or combination bets is that you bet on multiple outcomes at once with a single stake. Your betslip wins only if all the outcomes on your accumulator slip are correct. If a single tip is incorrect, you lose the entire amount wagered.
Accumulator bets offer higher potential winnings but significantly reduce the chances of winning compared to two single bets. The final multiplier of the ticket is the product of the odds of the selected outcomes. For example, placing odds of 2.10 and 1.50 on a ticket results in a final odds of 3.15. This means a possible win of 315 EUR for a 100 EUR stake.
