FOOTBALL ANTE POST BETTING
Ante Post betting is a type of betting which targets those bettors who like to place bets with high stakes in advance of the event (with at least a day in advance). Fixed ante-post odds are available for a wide range of markets from all major sports and competitions, therefore bettors can enjoy and use this possibility in their favor as long as they're confident in the winning chances of a team/player in the long term.
Many online betting sites deliver a wide range of antepost betting markets for all kinds of sports, but of all of these - football gets the highest attention and also the biggest number of antepost bets. Studying the antepost betting offer of one of the most popular online bookmakers, Bet365, we discover some really interesting markets which are also available at other online bookmakers:
o To win outright - you can place bets on the winner of a competition before the start of it or even after it started (e.g. champion of Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Ligue 1 etc.).
o Top goalscorer - as the name suggests, you can predict which player will score the highest number of goals.
Unfortunately, this type of antepost market is available only for the most popular football leagues and competitions.
o Group betting - predict the winner of a group stage competition (e.g. World Cup, Europa League, Champions League).
o Group qualification - predict which team will qualify from a group stage;
o Finishing position - this market is usually available only for one league, so most UK online bookmakers (including Bet365) provide it for Premier League. e.g. you can predict if Manchester United will finish 4th or higher.
o To be in the final squad - you can predict what player will be in the final squad of a specific team from a competition. e.g. you can predict if Wayne Rooney will be in the final squad of England in the World Cup competition.
o To reach final, To reach quarter-final and To reach semi-final - will allow you to bet on a specific team to reach a certain stage of a competition.
o Nationality of winner - this represents one of the most interesting antepost markets and Bet365 is one of the few online bookmakers who can offer it.
o Winner and Top goalscorer - this combines the first two antepost markets, decreasing the chances of winning but increasing the odds. This can be an excellent option for the bettors who are confident on the scoring capabilities of a player and his team.
o Qualifications match-ups - is a type of antepost market available for competitions like Europa League and Champions League.
o Stage of Elimination - if you're positive that a team will be eliminated from a competition, you now have the possibility to predict the stage: group stage, last 16, quarter finals, semi-finals, runner up or to win outright.
o To be promoted or to be relegated - if you're watching both top and lower divisions, you have the possibility of placing different bets on the teams which have chances to relegate from top divisions and teams who have chances to promote from lower divisions.
o To finish bottom, in top 3, in top 4, in top 6 - are antepost markets which can be used to predict the final position of a team in a league, championship or tournament.
As you can see, there is a wide range of football antepost markets available, so you have plenty to choose from if you use the services of the best online bookmakers.
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