When is it worth trying out football predictions for “correct score”
The answer to this question may be different each time. Usually, correct score predictions are difficult to make from long-term bets. They are more for fun and occasionally you can make a gift for yourself if you win a match. In most cases, these are matches that are more interesting to watch or just your favorite team plays. Anyway, it’s very important to know the fact that this type of bets are with the biggest odds in the bookmakers, so here when you win, you win big.
What are the odds that football tips of “correct score” give
Much depends on the prediction itself for the exact result. If you bet, for example, Athletic Bilbao – Atletico Madrid with a correct score of 0-0, the odds may be less than 5.00 even. The reason is that these are two defensive teams that often make low-scoring matches and specifically 0-0 during the season, so the likelihood of this happening is greater. This, of course, is purely conditional.
However, if you are predicting Manchester City – Brighton to an correct score of 1-1, for example, then odds are likely to be high. The reasons are clear – the chance for citizens to fail against a rival with a much lower class is very small. Then the odds can exceed 20.00 – 30.00, etc. Especially if the win for City is hugely important.
Why it is extremely difficult to guess this type of bet
Having a flair for football predictions is difficult. It is often congenital to some extent. Knowing the exact results can already be defined as a talent. This is a tendency to know the exact results, and there are hardly many people in the world who can do such things. The reason is that in order to have a certain result in a match, there are thousands of factors, and in fact, that result can be altered at any time due to very small details.
Imagine it that way. You are on the field and you put a football ball in front of you as if you were preparing for a free kick. In front of you, 10 meters to the left, there are four people in a vertical column turned right, and four others on the right turned left. 7 of them took white football balls in their hands, and the eighth got black.
At one point these 8 people will throw the balls forward and up into the air. When that happens, you have to kick and hit the black ball. The chance to hit a ball is not small, as they are quite a lot, but hitting the black is a much more difficult task.
With the exact results of football matches, there are far more options than 8, so it’s even more complicated.
When is it really appropriate to try?
You can always try for the sake of your match feeling without any other reason. To help you out with the remaining choices, though, here are some good times you can also try to guess:
Rematch in a tournament elimination phase;
Yes, this is a good option. The problem is, these games are not so many. There are rematch matches in the European elimination phase tournaments, as well as in some domestic country tournaments (for the country cup). The problem is that in most main championships, the rematch format is shrinking and gone. Here, for example, in Spain from the 2019/2020 season there is no longer any rematches, aiming for less fatigue for players.
If you know the teams and you know what they are capable of, and even more so by knowing what the result is, then you may try.
For example, years ago when PSG beat Barcelona 4-0 in the Champions League semi-finals in order for Barca to qualify, they had to win 4-0 to eliminate their french opponent, 5-0 or 6-1 would do the job, to. At such times, some Catalan enthusiasts may try all three correct scores. Certainly the odds were huge.
Derby with trending H2H statistics;
There are some matches played by local teams with history between themselves. In such derbies, form rarely matters so much if the teams are relatively equal in class. There are teams that tend to make draws, high-score results or be very cautious simply because they don’t want to lose the derby. In such matches there can be a lot of tension and tend to make low-scoring matches.
We will give you an example of this season. Real Madrid and Atletico played again shortly after they had a final in the Super Cup of Spain, which finished 0-0. In the final, both teams were very cautious and were not surprised by anything, because they know each other perfectly, because they have strong defense and because they did not want to risk and lose to the local rival. It came to a penalty shootout at the end.
A little later, Real met Atletico at the Bernabeu, and the match was also closed, with Atletico having no holes in defense. However, at one point, Los Blancos’ class and home factor gave effect and they scored to finish 1-0.
In such games, often over the years it was 0-0 even before Simeone went to Atletico, so it is appropriate to try draws (0-0 / 1-1) or win by 1 goal difference for some of the two teams (1-0 or 2-1). At Betinum, we often make predictions about the correct result of the big derby in the Predictions section.
Two low-performing teams whose behavior is clear.
These matches may be derbies or may not be. If you have two defensive teams that rarely take risks, are not particularly creative and rely primarily on defensive action and try to be effective in the few chances they create, “Under 2.5 goals” is a very good option. If there are less than 3 goals in the match, the correct results may be 6, but usually 2-0 and 0-2 are excluded if the teams are even.
One tip – look for lower leagues overall for such meetings. For example, Segunda in Spain is a similar championship. There are also some specific Serie B teams in Italy or Ligue 1 in France that consistently make 0-0 or 1-0. Atletico Madrid has also been a good example in recent years.
It is not always necessary to play the correct result. In many games they become “turners”, this means there is a comeback after the first half. The guest lead in the 1st half, but in the end the host wins the match or the opposite.
Half-time/Full time (HT-FT) are some of the most popular bets because they have good odds and the goal is to get to know the signs in both halves. This is not easy, but it is much easier than the correct score, and, as we have written, the odds are often well worth it and may be close to those of the correct score.
More tips from Betinum
We advise you to check when you are most likely to know the correct score in games. It can be the feeling, it can be statistics, it can be a logical result in a match of a tournament or championship. For example, if you know that a team that has a very solid defense will close in a match to seek 0-0 as it suits them, nothing prevents you from trying the bet on the correct score. There are teams that, at times, often win 2-1 or make many draws 1-1 as a home or away team.
From personal experience we can say that the most often guessed on correct score matches are the ones from major international tournaments, such as the Euros and World Cup. They are much rarer, but they can earn a good income when they come.
In any case, you should not forget the main rule – Always bet with amounts that you can afford to lose.