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Football Bets in December 2024

Football is one of the most popular GB sports, not just among fans but also among gamblers. Around 40% of all wagers in the GB are football bets. Considering that the Premier League 2024 has not reached its climax yet, you may want to test your luck and place a few wagers. But where and how exactly? Below is the full guide to football betting — you will find everything from top providers to odds and rules explained.

 

In Play Odds
Primeira Liga 1 draw 2
15:30 Live
Boavista Porto
vs
SC Farense
In-Play Bet
18:00 Live
Casa Pia AC
vs
AVS Futebol SAD
In-Play Bet
Sultan Cup 1 draw 2
15:40 Live
Oman Club
vs
Al-Shabab SC Oman
In-Play Bet
Eredivisie 1 draw 2
15:45 Live
Almere City FC
vs
FC Utrecht
In-Play Bet
Eerste Divisie 1 draw 2
15:45 Live
FC Emmen
vs
Excelsior Rotterdam
In-Play Bet
Super League 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
Istanbul Basaksehir
vs
Hatayspor
In-Play Bet
Segunda Division 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
Bergantinos FC
vs
Club Marino De Luanco
In-Play Bet
17:00 Live
UE Sant Andreu
vs
CF Badalona
In-Play Bet
17:30 Live
Burgos CF
vs
CD Eldense
In-Play Bet
17:30 Live
Albacete Balompie
vs
CD Castellon
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U23 Liga MX 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
Tigres UANL U23
vs
Atletico San Luis U23
In-Play Bet
Premier League 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
Hawassa Kenema FC
vs
Arba Minch FC
In-Play Bet
Premier League 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
NK Siroki Brijeg
vs
FK Sloga Doboj
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First Division 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
Bombada
vs
Brikama United FC
In-Play Bet
17:52 Live
Banjul Hawks FC
vs
Fortune FC
In-Play Bet
Premier League 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
Al-Najma Club
vs
Malkiya Club
In-Play Bet
16:00 Live
Manama Club
vs
East Riffa Club
In-Play Bet
16:00 Live
Al Najma (Bah)
vs
Malkiya Club
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Segunda Federacion 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
UD Alzira
vs
CE Europa
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NB 1 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
Debreceni VSC
vs
Ujpest FC
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1. Lig 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
Pendikspor
vs
Sakaryaspor
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Super Liga 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
FK Spartak Subotica
vs
TSC Backa Topola
In-Play Bet
18:00 Live
FK Zeleznicar Pancevo
vs
FK Partizan
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Ligue 1 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
Nantes
vs
Stade Rennais FC
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Premier League 1 draw 2
16:00 Live
FC Dynamo Kyiv
vs
FC Oleksandriya
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Serie B 1 draw 2
16:15 Live
Sassuolo
vs
Sampdoria
In-Play Bet
Nigeria Professional Football League 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
Remo Stars FC
vs
El Kanemi Warri
In-Play Bet
Stars League 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
Al-Arabi SC Qatar
vs
Umm Salal SC
In-Play Bet
Premier League 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
Tottenham Hotspur FC
vs
Chelsea
In-Play Bet
Bundesliga 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
vs
SC Freiburg
In-Play Bet
Segunda B-1 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
Merida AD
vs
Hercules CF
In-Play Bet
Serie C 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
Taranto Football Club 1927
vs
Calcio Catania
In-Play Bet
16:30 Live
Avellino
vs
Sorrento FC
In-Play Bet
16:30 Live
Avellino Calcio 1912
vs
Sorrento Calcio 1945
In-Play Bet
16:30 Live
Avellino
vs
Sorrento Calcio 1945
In-Play Bet
Premier League 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
Remo Stars FC
vs
El-Kanemi Warriors FC
In-Play Bet
1. HNL League 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
NK Osijek
vs
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
In-Play Bet
Liga 3 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
UD Santarem
vs
Academica Coimbra FC
In-Play Bet
16:30 Live
Uniao Santarem
vs
Academica Coimbra FC
In-Play Bet
Ekstraklasa 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
Zaglebie Lubin
vs
Legia Warsaw
In-Play Bet
Prva Liga 1 draw 2
16:30 Live
ND Mura 05
vs
FC Koper
In-Play Bet
Pro League 1 draw 2
16:45 Live
JS Kabylie
vs
MC Magra
In-Play Bet
Liga F Women 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
Rcd Espanyol Barcelona Women
vs
Valencia CF (W)
In-Play Bet
Serie A 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
Venezia FC
vs
Como 1907
In-Play Bet
Liga Premier 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
Real Zamora
vs
Canoneros FC
In-Play Bet
Botola Pro 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
Jeunesse Sportive De Soualem
vs
MAS Fez
In-Play Bet
17:00 Live
JS Soualem
vs
MAS Fez
In-Play Bet
17:00 Live
Club Chabab Riadi Salmi
vs
MAS Fez
In-Play Bet
Segunda B-2 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
UE Sant Andreu
vs
CF Badalona Futur
In-Play Bet
Super League 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
Asteras Tripoli FC
vs
Panathinaikos FC
In-Play Bet
Division 1 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC
vs
Apollon Limassol FC
In-Play Bet
Segunda Division 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
Real Zamora
vs
Club Canoneros Marina
In-Play Bet
Prva Liga 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
FK Vozdovac
vs
FK Trayal Krusevac
In-Play Bet
17:00 Live
FK Vozdovac
vs
FK Trayal
In-Play Bet
Liga TDP 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
Marina
vs
Dominguez Osos
In-Play Bet
17:00 Live
Club Marina CR
vs
CDC Dominguez Osos
In-Play Bet
17:00 Live
Club Marina CR
vs
CDC Domínguez O
In-Play Bet
18:00 Live
Halcones De Zapopan Reserves
vs
Bucaneros De Zitácuaro
In-Play Bet
18:00 Live
Halcones De Zapopan II
vs
Bucaneros Maravatio
In-Play Bet
Campionato Sammarinese 1 draw 2
17:00 Live
FC Domagnano
vs
AC Libertas
In-Play Bet
Tercera Division 1 draw 2
17:15 Live
Valladares
vs
UD Somozas
In-Play Bet
Premier League 1 draw 2
17:26 Live
Melita FC
vs
Balzan FC
In-Play Bet
Primera Divisio 1 draw 2
17:30 Live
Inter Escaldes
vs
Atletic Escaldes
In-Play Bet
17:30 Live
Inter Club De Escaldes
vs
Atletic Club Escaldes
In-Play Bet
La Liga 1 draw 2
17:30 Live
Osasuna
vs
Alaves
In-Play Bet
Czech First League 1 draw 2
17:30 Live
FC Hradec Kralove
vs
FC Banik Ostrava
In-Play Bet
Denmark Cup 1 draw 2
17:30 Live
AGF Aarhus
vs
Brondby IF
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Jupiler Pro League 1 draw 2
17:30 Live
Anderlecht
vs
K Beerschot VA
In-Play Bet
17:30 Live
Anderlecht
vs
KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk
In-Play Bet
Reserves League 1 draw 2
18:00 Live
Luis Ángel Firpo Reserves
vs
Alianza Fc San Salvador Reserves
In-Play Bet
Premier League 1 draw 2
18:00 Live
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem FC
vs
Bnei Sakhnin FC
In-Play Bet
18:00 Live
Hapoel Jerusalem FC
vs
Bnei Sakhnin FC
In-Play Bet
18:15 Live
Hapoel Haifa FC
vs
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
In-Play Bet
Segunda Liga 1 draw 2
18:00 Live
Chaves
vs
FC Porto B
In-Play Bet
Carioca 2 1 draw 2
18:00 Live
Campo Grande RJ
vs
Bonsucesso Futebol Clube RJ
In-Play Bet
Challenger Pro League 1 draw 2
18:15 Live
Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
vs
Lommel SK
In-Play Bet
Sunday 8 December 2024
Premier League 1 draw 2
14:00
Leicester City
vs
Brighton & Hove Albion
All Odds
Serie A 1 draw 2
19:45 Live
Napoli
vs
Lazio
All Odds
La Liga 1 draw 2
20:00 Live
Atletico Madrid
vs
Sevilla FC
All Odds
Monday 9 December 2024
Premier League 1 draw 2
20:00 Live
West Ham
vs
Wolverhampton Wanderers
All Odds
League One 1 draw 2
20:00 Live
Northampton Town
vs
Peterborough United
All Odds
Serie A 1 draw 2
19:45 Live
AC Monza
vs
Udinese
All Odds
La Liga 1 draw 2
20:00 Live
Getafe
vs
Espanyol
All Odds
Tuesday 10 December 2024
UEFA Champions League 1 draw 2
20:00 Live
Bayer Leverkusen
vs
Internazionale
All Odds
The Championship 1 draw 2
19:45 Live
Burnley
vs
Derby County
All Odds
19:45 Live
Portsmouth
vs
Norwich City
All Odds
19:45 Live
Sheffield Wednesday
vs
Blackburn Rovers
All Odds
19:45 Live
Plymouth Argyle
vs
Swansea City
All Odds
19:45 Live
Sunderland
vs
Bristol City
All Odds
19:45 Live
Luton Town
vs
Stoke City
All Odds
20:00 Live
Leeds United FC
vs
Middlesbrough
All Odds

Top List of the Best Football Betting Sites in the United Kingdom

Considering the vast popularity of football in the United Kingdom, it’s no wonder there are so many bookmakers readily accepting wagers. Below, we list some of the top sites in the GB with the best football odds. By the way, they also offer bonuses for new and regular players — so make sure you keep an eye on those.

Popular Bookmakers with Welcome Bonuses

Some of the best football betting sites GB punters favor for their sleek design and generous bonuses (including those for newcomers) are:

  • Betfred: up to £40 bonus money on bets starting with £10
  • Bet365: a minimal bet of £10, up to £30 in bonus funds
  • SkyBet: £30 bonus on any bet

More best bet football sites in the United Kingdom include BoyleSports, Unibet, BetVictor, BetUK, SpreadX, and PariMatch.

What is Football Bet of the Day?

A bet of the day is a special offer available on gambling sites and independent platforms. Those are daily football betting predictions from experts, offering gamblers a chance to wager money relatively risk-free. Of course, there is never a 100% risk-free wager — even though most reputable sites can, to a certain extent, predict a team’s winning odds, predicting match results is still about gambling, no matter how good one may be at analyzing the most promising football odds today.

Bets of the day are not chosen by any specific criteria — too many factors depend on the match and the type of offer promoted today. Below, you will find a full guide explaining how the wagers work — understanding these is way better than any football bet predictions, from experts or otherwise.

How Does Football Betting Work? Odds & Explained

For beginners, the world of sports wagering can be overwhelming — it is possible to punt on practically every match development, and the odds vary a lot from one wager to another. So, we start with the basics — how to read football betting odds.

Football Odds: Quick Guide to Available Formats

All sports betting odds are displayed either as factions or as decimals. The fraction display is more widespread because it is generally less confusing. For example, 3/1 means that, if this combination wins, you will get £3 for each £1 you wagered; plus, you will get your ‘deposit’ of £1 back. So, you get a total of £4 if the bet wins.

The same logic can be expressed through decimals, but it will look as 4.0 — because you get £4 for every pound wagered. This pattern simply adds your initial deposit straight into the formula.

There is also a handicap bet marked as HomeTeam -1/ UnderdogTeam +2 (or any other figures applicable at the time of betting) that defines a goal margin by which each team is supposed to win. We will discuss those in detail later because handicap bets marked -/+ have their nuances, too.

Also, you need to keep in mind that these odds have nothing to do with the teams’ actual chances of victory — they show how much you will get if your stake wins. To increase the chances of placing a winning wager, read more about how sports betting works and which stakes are best for beginners.

How to Bet on Football: Wager Types in Detail

The best thing about football bets today is that you can make stakes on practically anything — from total team score to separate player’s stats and scores; you can even gamble if the manager is fired after the match. Still, the most popular stakes during an active tournament are the handicap bets we mentioned above. There are several types of those:

Whole-goal handicap: the Favorite -1/Underdog +2 type allows you to punt either on Favorite or an Underdog. If you choose Favorite, the stake wins if the Favorite wins by at least two goals. You get your deposit back if it only outperforms by one goal — in this case, the ‘-1’ turns this bet into a draw.

Similarly, you can choose an Underdog, and the stake wins if the Underdog wins, draws, or loses only by one goal. You draw if they win by two goals (+2). If they lose by more than three goals, you lose, too.

Half-goal handicap: very similar bet that works with decimal figures, i.e., Favorite -1.5/Underdog +1.5. If you bet on a favourite, you win if they win by two or more goals. You lose if the favourite wins by less than two goals, draws, or loses.

When betting on Underdog, you win if they lose by no more than one goal, draw, or win. Any other outcome, and you lose.

European handicap: this stake looks like with Favorite -1, Draw -1, Underdog +2, with potentially variable numbers.

When choosing a Favorite, you win if they win by two goals or more.

When picking a Draw, you win if the Favorite wins only by one goal.

When sticking to the Underdog, you win if they lose by only one goal, draw, or win.

Half-time or Full-time Wagers: any type of odds format can apply either to a full-time game outcome or first/second part-time outcome. The second option is good for players who know that certain teams score quickly during the first half; or vice versa;, a player may predict that the team will start scoring by the end of the match.

In addition, players can make their stakes on goalscorers — that is, which player will score how many goals; or, they can punt on the final game score — here, one needs to guess an exact match score to win.

Football in-play betting is a type of wager some bookmakers accept when the match is already in progress. It’s not very common for most trusted casinos, but it surely enhances the game-watching experience.

Football betting accumulator is very popular because it allows you to make stakes on multiple outcomes, thus increasing your chances of winning. There is always a catch, of course. For example, you can wager on five different outcomes — a winning team, a goal margin, a scoring player, etc. Each separate wager may seem low-risk and almost certain to happen, but keep in mind that the site will pay off only if all outcomes come true.

Sports Live Betting: More Beginner’s Winning Tips

The odds and the types of stakes described above can vary from one gambling site to another — a full selection of options is not always available on one platform. If you want to increase your chances of placing a winning wager, you should always compare football bet offers across different sites — this way, you can find the best, highest-paying opportunities. Another tip before wagering real money is to always use a football odds calculator, especially if you’re new to punting.

Most Popular Competitions Ranked by Level

  • FIFA World Cup, commonly called simply World Cup, is a competition that has been running since 1930.
  • UEFA Champions League, also known as the European Cup, was first launched in 1955.
  • UEFA European Championship, informally called Euro, was first held in 1958 in France and is still highly popular.
  • Copa America, a tournament that originated from Argentina and predated the World Cup. Copa America was first held in 1916.
  • UEFA Europa League, a successor to the UEFA Cup that exists since the 1970s.
  • Football Association Cup, of course! Even though this is a domestic event, it is one of the oldest competitions on this list, initiated in England in 1871.

Fantasy Football Betting Sites: Compete Anytime, Anywhere

What do ardent fans do when there is no tournament to wager on? They play fantasy football — create virtual teams but fill them with ‘real’ players. Plus, major casinos also list fantasy football in their game selection — but, of course, the team will already be created, and you will only have a chance to make your stakes. The top sites that have fantasy football betting are:

  • Fantasy Bet
  • Premier Punt
  • BetMGM
  • Caesars
  • DraftKings
  • BetRivers
  • FanDuel

Pros & Cons of Online Football Betting vs Betting at a Retail Sportsbook

Both have their pluses and minuses, so the choice is totally up to the player. The top advantage of betting in a retail sportsbook is that there are hardly any limits on betting, and you can collect your winnings, if any, right after the results are known. Besides, there is an extra element of social engagement that extroverts will appreciate. And, if your wager has been accepted, it will not be canceled — so your potential winnings are safer, in a way. On the other hand, local shops offer fewer events and competition types, and there are no free perks for people wagering their money.

Online betting sites cover various games and events, so the choice will be better. Besides, they always throw in some extra bonuses and freebies, which is nice — even though these freebies come with limitations. There are also limits on maximum wagering amounts, and the withdrawal time to your bank account is certainly slower compared to onsite venues. Besides, some stakes may be disqualified even if they win. For example, some casinos cancel low-risk stakes that cover multiple outcomes — something that will not happen with a real bookmaker.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best betting site for football?

It’s really a matter of personal preference. The most popular platforms in the United Kingdom are Bet365, LadBrokes, BetVictor, PariMatch, and UniBet. So, it makes sense to check those out first.

How do you bet on soccer?

You choose a reliable betting site, check out the odds and available bets (exact types described in detail above), and place your bet. There are many stakes and odds to choose from, so there is no precise formula here.

How to win betting on soccer?

There is no universal guide to winning on betting — it’s called a gamble for a reason. But you can boost your chances of success if you: Familiarize yourself with bet types and odds; Learn more about teams and their play stats; Follow tipsters and analyze bet of the day offers; Wager small amounts before you get to know the logic better.

How to beat the bookies at football?

There is never a guarantee of beating the bookies — in the long run, the house always wins. In the short term, you can maximise your winning chances if you gamble with your head. That includes: Doing research instead of betting on your favorite team; Analyzing markets and odds; Follow expert people who give betting tips; Finding the most valuable odds and promotions — some casinos simply offer better odds than others, so do your research before every new match.

How do betting odds work in soccer?

There are different types of odds and their formats that often depend on the bookmaker and wager type. The most common ones are: 2/1: means that you get £2 for every £1 wagered, plus your wager back. So, if you wager £1 and your bet wins, you get £3 in total. 3.0: same as 2/1 in fraction format, with deposit wager amount already included in potential return sum. You still get £2 for every £1 wagered, plus your deposit back. So, you win £3 on every £1 wagered. TeamOne -1/ TeamTwo+2, or any other figures in the +/- pattern: also known as handicap bet, this type shows which team is the favorite (the one with a minus). You can bet on any Team, and the number after +/- shows a margin by which your Team should win or lose.