Under / Over Goal Betting Explained...

Under/Over 2.5 goals betting is relatively new to the football markets and has been introduced as a way to increase the number of ways you can win on a game.

Under/Over 2.5 goals is a straight forward concept - you bet on the number of goals you think there will be in a match e.g. will there be more or less than 2.5 goals scored during the game.

Now the use of the '2.5' in the name may seem a little confusing considering a game can't actually have 2.5 goals in it but that's the idea - less than 2.5 is either one or two goals, more than 2.5 is three, four five etc... Remember that you are not betting on whether or not there will be 2.5 goals, just that there will be fewer or more than that scored.

This method of betting is growing in popularity and rightly so. It gives you a much greater chance of winning your bet if you are on the right track. How many times have you bet your team to win 3-1 but they won 2-1. You would have lost your bet but using Under/Over 2.5 Goals you would have won if you bet 'Over'.

A simple glance at previous match statistics will give a clear picture of the teams that are involved in low scoring games and those that generally provide a goal fest for their supporters. Armed with this knowledge and barring a major upset you can use this to your advantage with Under/Over 2.5 goal betting.

Premierleague.com gives out the stats on every team's performance over the series and this is a very useful guide when making your betting projections. For example: Tottenham Hotspurs have had 12 games with 2 or less goals out of 17 Premier League fixtures so far this season. Charlton, on the other hand have had 10 games with more than three goals scored.

Though it's difficult to draw correlations between a team and how many goals it scores, over time trends will develop, particularly if a team is known for its hard line defence or synonymous with last minute wins! Alternatively, look back at results from previous fixtures to determine the trend. Your own team's website should provide archived results to give you the info that you need.

It's not an exact science and as we all know even the best teams can falter on the day but over time the trends will appear and if you fancy betting on a market that has greater odds of you winning then Under/Over 2.5 Goals is it.

Bet365 has a very comprehensive Under/Over 2.5 Goals betting option which is a must for all you converted fans of the market.

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