Weekend football tips, match previews and plain-English guides to the betting markets. Premier League, EFL and European nights, with the reasoning behind every bet and every result kept on the record.
Weekend picks across the main markets, with the reasoning behind each bet and a record of every result. Stakes are in points; prices are the best we found when we published.
Five home wins in six, four clean sheets. Northgate played 120 minutes in a cup tie on Tuesday.
One home clean sheet in ten for Harbour, whose first-choice centre-back is suspended. Ashford score in every away game.
Four of Millbrook’s last six ended 1-0 or 1-1. Castle Vale’s top scorer is out with a hamstring injury.
Both sides press high and leave space behind. Their last four meetings averaged 3.5 goals.
Four of Kingsmead’s last five wins came by a single goal. Eastbridge have lost by two or more only once.
Both sides have scored in five of their last six European games. A speculative half-point.
Example tips, prices and form for demonstration. Prices move: check before you bet. 18+.
Premier League · Sat 12:30
Still a bet down to evens (2.00), not shorter.
Tick this weekend’s tips to see how the odds multiply, and what that does to your chance of winning. Every leg has to land.
Prices are examples. The margin grows with every leg you add. 18+.
We settle every tip at the price we advised, record half-refunds exactly and never delete a loser. Judge us on ROI over hundreds of bets, not strike rate alone.
points profit from 64 tips over 16 weekends
| By market | Bets | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| Match result | 18 | +2.4 |
| Goals | 22 | +1.1 |
| BTTS | 14 | +0.9 |
| Handicap | 10 | +0.67 |
Sample data for demonstration, not real results. Past results are no guide to future results.
Both teams to score, over/under goals and Asian handicaps: how each market works and when it's worth a bet.
Back yes and you need a 1-1, 2-1, 3-2 or any score where neither team finishes on zero. Back no and you win if either team fails to score, 0-0 included. Who wins the match doesn’t matter.
| Price | Decimal | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 1.50 | 66.7% |
| 4/5 | 1.80 | 55.6% |
| evens | 2.00 | 50.0% |
| 6/5 | 2.20 | 45.5% |
How odds work, what accumulators really cost and how acca insurance changes the maths.
Offers from our partners, with the terms that matter pulled out. We may earn a commission if you sign up; it never changes a tip or a price we quote.
| # | Bookmaker | Welcome offer | Best for | Min odds | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBookmaker ANew customer offerOur pick for accas | Bet £10, get £30 in free bets | Acca insurance on 5+ legs | 1/2 (1.50) | 4.8 | 18+ · New UK customers · T&Cs apply |
| 2 | BBookmaker BNew customer offer | Bet £20, get a £20 acca free bet | Saturday price boosts | Evens (2.00) | 4.6 | 18+ · New UK customers · T&Cs apply |
| 3 | BBookmaker CNew customer offer | £20 in free bets | Bet builder on every game | 1/2 (1.50) | 4.3 | 18+ · New UK customers · T&Cs apply |
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The questions we get most about the markets, the maths and how we record our tips.
It depends on the odds. Tips on short-priced favourites at around 1.50 need a strike rate above 66.7% just to break even, while tips averaging 3.00 break even at 33.3%. Judge a tipster on ROI across hundreds of bets.
The gap between the chance the price implies and the chance we think the bet has. A price of 11/10 implies 47.6%; if we make it 55%, the edge is +7.4 points.
A unit of stake you set yourself, such as £1, £5 or 1% of your betting bank, so our record means the same whatever you bet.
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