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Over 2.5 goals betting market – What does it Mean and how can you use it!
One of the most popular betting markets, other than betting on who will win, lose, or draw a match is betting on the amount of goals that will be scored. There will often be a market for the exact number of goals to be scored but a more popular option is whether there will be over or under a certain amount. The main reason for over / under goals bets being popular is likely to be that even if the game doesnât end the way you might think in terms of a winner you could still win this type of bet.
For example, let’s say itâs an FA Cup game and a Premiership team is playing a non-league team and you expect that the Premier League team will win well. So you may bet on the game having over 2.5 goals thinking that the premiership team will run away with the match 3-0 4-0 5-0 and that bet wins. If things don’t go as you predicted and in fact the game ends in a 2-2 draw your bet on over 2.5 goals would still win anyway.
What is Over 2.5 Goals In Betting?
Put very simply, you are betting on there being at least three goals in the game. It doesnât matter which team scores the goals, but combined, there must be three goals or more in the match at Full time. So if the game has only two goals, your bet would be settled as a loser. There canât be half a goal in a game, so the market is called over 2.5 goals. If it were just over or under 2 goals, then if there were exactly 2 goals in the game, neither result would be a winner. So the .5 is added to avoid this possibility.
Itâs worth warning at this stage that this market is nearly always only based on the 90 minute plus injury time market and doesnât include any overtime/extra time and certainly doesnât include penalties!
Where can I bet on Over 2.5 goals?
The Over 2.5 betting market is one of the most common around, and you will find it at most if not nearly all, betting sites. Our research below shows that 1xbet had the best odds on both games.
1xBet has a massive range of football games, and each game has an extensive range of markets, all the ones we checked had the option to bet on over 2.5 goals. 1xbet had the best odds we could find. They have generous new and existing customer offers and offer fast payouts, making them an excellent all-round choice
Over 2.5 goals – Betting Definition
So, to make it very clear. When you bet on over 2.5 goals, you bet on at least 3 goals in the game. If there are less than 3 goals, your bet will lose. It doesn’t matter which team scores the goals or how they are scored. Of course, any goals ruled out by VAR wonât count!
1xbet defines the total goals over/Over market as follows: âThe bet â(Total) Over/Overâ is indicated as âTotalâ.
This is a bet on the total number of goals, points, games (etc.) that have been scored, earned, played (etc.) by teams (players etc.). The Customer must predict how many goals, points, games (etc.) will be scored, earned, played etc. (more or fewer than the total number quoted). At the bet settlement playing time stipulated hereby for each sport is taken into account, unless the market states otherwise.â
Over 2.5 goals odds
As with every type of bet, odds will differ from site to site. You will also find that Over 2.5 goal odds will vary from league to league. You wouldn’t think there would be a massive difference in the odds, but it can differ from country to country. For example, in some German leagues over 80% of the games during a season will have over 2.5 goals. But in South America and Africa some leagues can be as low as 30% of the games having over 2.5 goals.
We have picked a couple of games to show you examples of the odds. One game from the German Bundesliga and another from the Argentina Primera Division where the home teams were slight favourites to win. The odds showing are the odds of the game having over 2.5 goals.
Examples of winning and losing Over 2.5 goal bets
The table below shows you whether your bet would be a winner or loser based on the final result.
| Final Score | Total goals | Over 2.5 Win / Loss |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 0 | 0 | Loss |
| 1 – 0 | 1 | Loss |
| 0 – 1 | 1 | Loss |
| 1 – 1 | 2 | Loss |
| 2 – 0 | 2 | Loss |
| 0 – 2 | 2 | Loss |
| 2 – 1 | 3 | Win |
| 1 – 2 | 3 | Win |
| 3 – 0 | 3 | Win |
| 0 – 3 | 3 | Win |
| Every other score | X | Win |
What betting markets are similar to Over 2.5 goals?
- Over 3.5 or Over 1.5 – These bets are similar to the Over 2.5 goals market, except instead of betting on there being at least 3 goals in the game, you are betting that there will be at least 4 goals ( over 3.5) or at least 2 goals (over 1.5 ).
- Over 3 goals. This again is similar to the over 2.5 goals market but with one significant difference. These markets usually mean there’s a chance for the bet to result in a no bet, sometimes called âpushâ. They are similar in that you would lose your bet if there were one or two goals in the game. If there were four goals or more, you would win your bet. But if there were only 3 goals, your bet would not win, it would be refunded.
Tips and strategies for betting on Over 2.5 goals
When looking for matches to bet on, there are several things you can look at to help you decide which matches are likely to have over 2.5 goals.
- Check the League Table – The league table will show you the amount of goals the team has scored and conceded already that season. Let’s say they are 30 games into the season, and the team has conceded 64 goals, you can see they are conceding on average over two goals per game. If they have scored 55 goals in that time, they are scoring nearly two goals every game. This tells you overall, they are often involved in matches of 3 goals plus.
- Check player form – Who are the strikers and leading goal scorers for the team, is there a striker on a run of scoring in all of the team’s last five games? Or is he having a bad run and hasnât scored for a couple of months?
