For newcomers to football betting, understanding the symbols in bookmakers' odds is not easy at all. Of course, if you don't understand them, you can't prediction football win or place bets. In fact, reading football odds is not difficult at all, just follow the instructions in the following article, and you will become proficient very easily.

The football betting table will be structured as follows:

Column displaying match scores and duration

Column displaying information about the names of the two teams competing

Team on top: Home Team

Team below: Away Team

Red team: Handicap Team

Black team: Team Given Handicap

Column displaying handicap odds, first half betting

Column displaying handicap odds, full match betting (No second half display column)

1x2 European Handicap First Half: Odds are calculated based on the result of 45 minutes of play + injury time.

1: Choose the Home Team to win (Select the highest odds)

2: Choose the Away Team to win (Select the odds in the middle)

X: Choose both teams to draw (Select the lowest odds)

Over/Under First Half: Odds are calculated based on the result of 45 minutes of play + injury time.

5, 0.5 – 1, 1, 1 – 1.5….. Over/Under odds

u: Symbol for selecting Under

Odds above: Choose Over result

Odds below: Choose Under result

Handicap First Half: Odds are calculated based on the result of 45 minutes of play + injury time.

The handicap odds always match the betting odds for the Handicap Team

Full match football betting odds are similar. Odds are calculated based on the result of 90 minutes of play + injury time.

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HANDICAP BETTING

Non-handicap Bet [0:0, Draw No Bet]

The odds [0:0] means betting based on the actual result of the match, without adding any odds. This is a common type of bet in Europe where all football matches are considered [0:0], only differing in the payout odds.

When a stronger team wins against another, the payout will be less, sometimes very minimal, and conversely, non-handicap bets like [0:0] are usually for teams evenly matched in skill and strength.

Asian Handicap 1/4 (0.25)

The upper team gives a half loss to the lower team, if you bet on the upper team and they win, you win; if it's a draw, you lose half the stake; if they lose, you lose the entire stake. Conversely, if you bet on the lower team, the outcomes are reversed.

For this betting odds:

Germany wins, if you choose Germany, you win all; if you choose France, you lose all.

Draw, if you choose Germany, you lose half; if you choose France, you win half.

Germany loses, if you choose Germany, you lose all; if you choose France, you win all.

Asian Handicap 1/2 (0.5)

The upper team gives a draw, and the lower team wins.

The calculation of odds for this bet is as follows:

Germany wins, if you choose Germany, you win all; if you choose France, you lose all.

Germany draws or loses, if you choose Germany, you lose all; if you choose France, you win all.

Similarly for other types of odds like 1.5, 2.5, 3.5; etc.

If Germany wins by a margin of n+1 goals or more, choose Germany, you win all; if they win by less than or equal to n goals, draw, or lose, choose Germany, you lose all; choose France, you win all.

Asian Handicap 3/4 (0.75)

The upper team gives half loss if they win by only 1 goal; if they win by a margin of 2 goals or more, you win all.

The calculation for this odds is a bit more complex:

If Germany wins by a margin of 1 goal (1 - 0; 2 - 1; 3 - 2; ...), choose Germany, you win half; choose France, you lose half.

If Germany wins by a margin of 2 goals or more, choose Germany, you win all; choose France, you lose all.

If Germany draws or loses, choose France, you win all; otherwise, choose Germany, you lose all.

Similarly for odds like (1.5 - 2), (2.5 - 3), (3.5 - 4), etc.

If Germany wins by a margin of (n+1) goals or more, choose Germany, you win half; choose France, you lose half.

If Germany wins by a margin of n goals or less, or draws, or loses, choose France, you win all; choose Germany, you lose all.

If Germany wins by a margin of n goals, choose Germany, you lose half; choose France, you win half.

There are some other types of Asian odds that you can read similarly to the above instructions. Once you understand one odds, you will understand them all, it's very simple.

OVER/UNDER BETTING

OVER 0.5 Bet:

If the total score of the match or half-time is 0 (score 0-0), choose under to win, over to lose.

If there is a goal in the match or half-time, choose under to lose, over to win.

OVER 0.5 - 1 Bet:

If the total goals of the match are 1 goal, choose over to win half, under to lose half.

If the total goals are 2 or more, choose over to win all, under to lose all.

If the total goals are 0 (score 0-0), choose under to win all, over to lose all.

OVER 1 Bet:

If the total goals of the match are 1, the bookmaker refunds.

If the total goals are 0 (score 0-0), choose under to win, over to lose.

If the total score is more than 1, choose over to win, under to lose.

OVER 1.5 Bet:

If the total score of the match or half-time is 1 or 0 (score 0-0), choose under to win, over to lose.

If the total score of the match or half-time is more than 1, choose over to win, under to lose.

OVER 1 - 1.5 Bet:

If the total goals of the match are 1, choose under to win half, over to lose half.

If the total goals are 2 or more, choose over to win all, under to lose all.

If the total goals are 0 (score 0-0), choose under to win all, over to lose all.

CONCLUSION

I hope that with the guide on how to view odds and how to read football betting odds above, it has helped you grasp a clearer understanding of the basic betting odds. Wishing you all success. Read more: Premium free soccer hot tips for today and tomorrow.