| Betting on football - or soccer as we English call it - is | | | | decisions on and make a profit on these obscure |
| one of the most popular gambling markets in the world. | | | | games. These may be less 'liquid' on Betfair meaning |
| Increased access to new betting markets and the | | | | there is less money flowing around but this can also |
| speed and simplicity of online betting has increased this | | | | work in your favour in finding value bets. |
| popularity even further. But is it possible to make a | | | | The variety of betting exchange football betting isn't |
| profit betting the football markets on Betfair? | | | | just about the worldwide coverage, it's about the |
| Over the past few years I've tested many systems | | | | variety of outcomes we can bet on. Forget who will |
| designed to produce profits on Betfair. Sadly, very little | | | | win the match, we can bet on the score at half time, |
| has delivered other than in the short term. I remain | | | | who will score first, the number of bookings and even |
| convinced there is great potential to make money on | | | | the number of corners. These 'fringe' markets open up |
| Betfair in football betting since there are so many what | | | | great opportunities for those of us wanting to make |
| I term 'mug punters' and 'fan punters.' These are the | | | | profits in football betting. They may be ignored by |
| people who, in spite of everything the form and | | | | many other gamblers but with the right strategy and |
| statistical data is there to tell us, will back their favourite | | | | access to some data it's easy to spot trends and build |
| team in the hope they'll somehow snatch a win. This | | | | winning systems for Betfair around these. |
| creates a strong market for those of us ready to lay | | | | As well as the traditional way of placing a bet before |
| their 'no hope' team for a good price! | | | | kick off we can also now bet in play on many |
| The sheer number of football games on which we can | | | | matches. This opens up another dynamic as we can |
| now bet on Betfair opens up a huge potential market | | | | respond to and trade off bets as the game unfolds. A |
| all year round. Very often you won't even recognise | | | | note of caution here - as always, a sound strategy |
| the team names or even their countries of origin! This | | | | and system is required or your risk and exposure can |
| doesn't matter of course as the internet contains all | | | | get out of hand betting this way! |
| the data you need to see to make sound betting | | | | |