Soccer Betting Tips and Strategies

The fundamental problem with betting on soccer games from the bettor’s perspective is the same one presented by casino and online casino games: the house - in this case the bookmaker - has an edge over the player, therefore in order to generate a profit, the player needs to overcome additional hurdles. Breaking even betting on soccer games is already an achievement, however most bettors will agree that it is neither a respectable nor a financially lucrative one. One needs to strive towards making his or her sports betting profitable, not just because of the financial aspect of it, but also because of the simple fact that such activity is only enjoyable when one wins.
Here are a few basic pointers towards how you can push your soccer betting performance from breaking even into profitable territory. Mind you that the below tips are all general ones. For specific advice you're best off joining a soccer betting forum.
Besides the most important aspect of soccer betting - which is bankroll management, and which we hope that you have already mastered - here are a few things you should also consider: make sure that you have access to various soccer statistics and team forms. Keep a close eye on at least a soccer league, and make sure that you only place your bets within familiar territory.
The next all-important step is to develop the skills needed to identify value in matchups. Mind you that we are not talking about the “hidden value” here. Indeed there is hidden value in some soccer games too, and its exploitation works the same way it does in the case of NFL games. Identifying and exploiting the hidden value however is an intricate activity which requires rather specific information input, and as said above, we are only discussing general terms here, so let's not talk about the hidden value anymore. What we meant above was that soccer bettors should be able to work out the basic equation of every single match up and the odds offered by the bookmaker for it. The first step in this direction is to identify the actual chances of one side winning. The resulting odds then need to be compared with the odds offered by the bookmaker. For instance, if you estimate the odds of one team winning at 50%, you need a minimum price of 2.0 from the bookmaker to make it worth your while.
How does one estimate the odds of victory for a certain team though? This is where statistical analysis and handicapping skills come into the equation: bettors need to consider their team’s home and away form, its recent form and various other form factors. Injuries and various absences are also major factors in this respect.
If one manages to properly calculate value on his or her matchups, and if he or she couples these skills with proper bankroll management, soccer betting is pretty much guaranteed to become an altogether much more enjoyable activity.
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