2 Interesting Football/Soccer Betting Stats

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I have been learning more about betting on European football or, as we call it here in the States, soccer.

This has all stemmed from getting to know Thomas Atkinson from BetMentor.com. Thomas is a professional punter (as they call them across the pond) and specializes in betting the Asian Handicap on soccer matches – a little more about that later.

As it is with any sport, there are certain stats that are good to know when betting, and soccer, or football, isn’t any different.

Home Field Advantage Dominates in Soccer

We already know that the crowd in almost any sports helps the home team. Playing at home can also be advantageous due to nuances of the field as in a baseball park.

According to ProbabilityTheory.com, the home team in soccer matches wins 45% of the time and draws 30%. That means that the home team loses 25% of the time.

This is definitely a state to think about while betting a match.

Winning Score in a Soccer Match will be…

The same post also mentions that you can predict with decent certainty the final outcome of the game if the host team win. While I read this stat in a soccer betting guide, I also found it in the same post at ProbabilityTheory.com.

According to the post, if the home team wins a soccer match, there is a 60% of a chance that the score will be 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1.

Again, another interesting stat.

Asian Handicap & Correct Score System

I mentioned earlier that Thomas Atkinson is a professional soccer bettor that specializes in betting the Asian Handicap.

If you don’t know what the Asian Handicap is, it is a betting line that is similar to the pointspread in American football. It takes the draw aspect of betting soccer out of the equation.

However, the Asian Handicap isn’t just like pointspread betting. Besides have .5 lines, you could also have .25 and .75 spreads. If you are used to betting the pointspread in American football, these don’t mean what you might think.

I have convinced Thomas to record a video tutorial explaining the Asian Handicap. This video will explain its origins, how it works and why it is best for betting soccer.

The video is set to be released February 17, 2012. But it is only available for those who want to learn more and register for it.

To register for the Asian Handicap Tutorial, go to AsianHandicapInfo.com and register for the course. While you wait for Thomas to record and edit the tutorial, you will be sent multiple bonuses – including the Correct Score Betting System that takes in consideration the stats that I mentioned above.