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Correct Score Tips & Predictions

By Sarah Jones | Last update at 22 August, 2025⏲️ Reading time: 8 minutes

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What is a Correct Score bet?

Correct Score bets are available on a number of sports and events. While it’s especially popular in football, the Correct Score market can be available for other sports, such as ice hockey and baseball. However, almost every bookmaker you’ll come across will offer this market on major and minor football matches. For this reason, we’re going to concentrate on how Correct Score betting works in football in this guide.

So, what exactly is a Correct Score bet? Essentially, a Correct Score bet is where you place a wager on the final score of a specific game, that is, the actual scoreline when the referee blows the full time whistle. Generally, the Correct Score is based on 90 minutes play (including injury time), in other words if a game was to go on to extra time, this wouldn’t count towards the success or failure of your bet.

You’ll notice that the odds on Correct Score bets tend to be longer than other markets, such as Match Result, Both Teams To Score and Total Goals. This is because it can be really difficult to predict a correct scoreline, they’re much tougher to call correctly than a bet on if both teams will score or not, or if there will be over 2.5 goals in a game, for example.

To demonstrate this, we analysed the odds on the English Premier League fixture between Liverpool and Arsenal. You can view our research in the table below.

Correct Score 2-1	Correct Score 1-2	Both Teams To Score Yes	Total Goals Over 2.5
7.0	9.5	1.70	1.85

As the table above shows, the odds on a 2-1 victory, for both sides, are much longer than the odds on a BTTS bet and a Total Goals wager. It’s important to remember, though, that correctly predicting the score of a match is much harder than predicting if both teams will find the back of the net or if there will be over a specific amount of goals scored.

Some bookmakers offer the Combination Correct Score market, where you can choose from correct score goal bands. This gives you more room for error, but the odds can be drastically reduced.

For example, from the table above we can see our operator is offering odds of 7.0 for Liverpool to beat Arsenal 2-1. Our bookmaker also offers a Correct Score Group Betting option, which allows us to bet on Liverpool to win 2-1, 3-1 or 4-1. This gives us much more room for error, but our odds have dropped from 7.0 to 5.5.

If you’re looking for longer odds, you might consider the Half-Time Correct Score market. Again, a difficult market to call correctly, but the increase in odds can potentially present excellent betting value.

Take a look at the table below, where we’ve compared the Half-Time Correct Score and Full-Time Correct Score markets on the Serie A fixture between Roma and Bologna.

HT 2-1	FT 2-1	HT 1-2	FT 1-2
23.0	8.5	29.0	12.0

How to assess Correct score bet predictions?

As with any sports bet, it’s very important you conduct your research into the fixture you’re looking to bet on. There are many factors to consider before you place a Correct Score bet, which we’ll discuss now.

Firstly, it’s important to remember that a Correct Score bet is difficult to get right. This is why Correct Score odds tend to be much longer than other markets.

Think about the current form of both teams. Have both teams scored freely in their last few fixtures? This might mean there could be goals in this fixture, too. Has one side kept clean sheets in their last five fixtures? This could also mean that their opponents might find it difficult to score.

Consider how many goals have been scored in each side’s last few fixtures. If both teams have featured in games featuring high scorelines, this again might lead you to conclude this fixture will also be high-scoring.

Another aspect to think about is player injury and suspension. If a team is missing a handful of their best players, this is likely to seriously impact their chances of success in their next fixture.

Head-to-head records can also be useful when assessing a Correct Score bet. If we return to our Liverpool v Arsenal example from earlier, this fixture has seen three 2-2 scorelines in the last six meetings between the two. Does this mean the next meeting will finish 2-2? No, but this research can go a long way in showing that both sides are evenly matched and goals have been regularly scored in this fixture.

If you’re unfamiliar with Correct Score betting, it might be worth researching matches that have seen fewer goals. In fixtures between sides who struggle to score many, it can be easier to predict a 1-0 or 2-1 scoreline, rather than a 4-2 or 4-3 score.

Conclusion

The Correct Score market can offer great value, with even small stakes having the potential to achieve big wins. Odds available on Correct Score bets tend to be higher than other markets, which makes this market an attractive one for many bettors.

However, it can be tough to call a Correct Score bet correctly, especially for those who are new to betting on sports. To stand the best chance of success, it’s important to conduct thorough research into both teams taking part in the fixture.

Correct Score betting is accessible to a huge number of bettors, with the market available at the majority of betting sites all over the world.

There are two main variations of the standard market - Combination Correct Score Group Betting and Half Time Correct Score bets. The former can be easier to predict, as you have three different scorelines in one bet, but the odds tend to be much shorter. With the latter, we’ve seen this market can offer even bigger odds, but is even more difficult to predict.

The Correct Score market is widely available and can provide plenty of opportunities to make profit. Remember, use small stakes and conduct your research thoroughly to give yourself the best chance of placing successful bets.

FAQ. Frequently Asked Questions

💡 Where can I bet on the Correct Score market?

Most online sportsbooks offer Correct Score bets on major and minor football tournaments taking place across the globe. Some offer this market on other sports, though football is the sport most commonly associated with this market.

💡 How much can I win on Correct Score bets?

This depends on how much you stake and the odds you’re staking on. We recommend you use small stakes to place Correct Score bets, especially if you’re new to sports betting.

💡 Is Correct Score only available for full time results?

The main Correct Score market is available on 90 minute matches (including injury time). Extra time rarely counts with this market. There are variations of this market, like Half-Time Correct Score, which can lengthen the odds even further.

💡 Why are Correct Score odds longer than other markets?

You’re likely to come across bigger odds on Correct Score bets because they’re much more difficult to get right. A Both Teams To Score Yes/No bet, for example, can be easier to predict, which is why odds on this market are most often much shorter than the Correct Score market.