Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Football Insights.
- Accumulator
- A single bet that links multiple selections; all must win for the bet to pay out, with odds multiplying together.
- Arbitrage Betting
- Placing bets on all possible outcomes with different bookmakers to guarantee a profit regardless of the result.
- Asian Handicap
- A betting line that gives one team a fractional goal advantage or disadvantage to level the playing field, removing the draw option.
- Bankroll Management
- The strategy of deciding how much of your total funds to risk on each bet to avoid losing everything quickly.
- Bet Builder
- A feature that allows you to combine several markets from the same match into one custom wager.
- Bookmaker Margin
- The built‑in profit margin in the odds, meaning the total probability of all outcomes adds up to more than 100%.
- Both Teams to Score
- A wager that each side will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- A feature that lets you settle a bet before the match ends, locking in a profit or limiting a loss based on the current score.
- Clean Sheet
- A bet on whether a team will allow no goals against them during the match.
- Corners Betting
- A wager on the number of corner kicks awarded in a match, either total corners or which team gets more.
- Correct Score
- A bet predicting the exact final score of a match, such as 2-1 or 3-0.
- Double Chance
- A bet that covers two of the three possible outcomes (home win/draw, away win/draw, or either team winning) in one wager.
- Draw No Bet
- A bet that removes the draw outcome; you win if your chosen team wins, and get your stake back if the match ends in a draw.
- First Goal Scorer
- A wager on which player will score the first goal in the game.
- Goal Line
- The line set by the bookmaker that the total number of goals must exceed or stay under, similar to Over/Under but often used in Asian markets.
- Half-time/Full-time
- A combined bet requiring you to predict the outcome at both half-time and full-time of the match.
- Hedge
- Betting on the opposite side of an existing wager to reduce risk or secure a guaranteed profit.
- In‑play Betting
- Betting on a match after it has started, with odds that update as the game progresses.
- Live Odds
- The constantly changing odds offered during an in‑play betting event.
- Odds
- The numerical price that reflects the likelihood of an outcome and determines how much a winning bet pays out.
- Over/Under
- A bet on whether the total number of goals in a match will be higher or lower than a set number.
- Payout
- The total amount you receive back if your bet wins, including your original stake.
- Player Prop Bet
- A bet on an individual player's performance, such as goals, assists, cards, or minutes played.
- Stake
- The amount of money you risk on a bet.
- Value Bet
- A bet where the odds offered are higher than the true probability of the outcome, giving you an expected edge.