How valuable is information in soccer betting?

Just like in life and business, knowing something before somebody else does is the key to success in betting. While other bettors waste time looking for cheap betting tips, the smartest and the most successful bettors deliberately collate important information, analyze them and bet according to the results of their analysis. Information is potential power and it could change the way you bet as well as how successful you would become as a bettor. As long as an information becomes common knowledge, bookmakers would have adjusted their odds according to it, so bettors who can get hold correct information and act on it before anyone else discovers it would always be in a position to win more bets. There is no surer way to beat the closing line at all times, but while the right information will not always provide you with the best selection to bet on, it is the only way to beat the closing line most of the time. There is information that influences the way the best bettors bet, these include team news, how a key player’s morale level is, teams not wanting to play because they have just been attacked, etc. Why soccer betting tips may not be correct The advice tipsters give are just their own opinions, even though they usually have comprehensive knowledge of the sports they bet on. We know that some tipsters have been in the game long enough to make accurate predictions, yet those “experienced” tipsters still need luck to predict the right outcomes. On the other hand, facts are just facts. Everyone has access to them, however, successful bettors are usually the first to know and act on factual information and that is what gives them the advantage over others. One way a successful bettor betters others in a scenario like this: while a tipster would advise bettors to bet on team A to win because team B has been on a poor run of form and team A has won her last 15 games, a successful bettor may get an information that two key players on team A have been injured and they would miss the game and he would bet differently with that piece of information. What usually eludes soccer betting tipsters We all know that getting information about team news is a key to winning bets, it is perhaps the most important information that bettors use to get an edge over others. However, there are other information which are considered less important but are key especially when betting on less-popular teams. Pinnacle betting relayed this story about Weymouth F.C: Just like many lower league sides are accustomed to, Weymouth F.C were in some financial troubles in the February 2009. You may be forgiven to expect everyone betting on them to know, but only a few people actually got information about how severe their problem was. They were to play mid-table Rushden and Diamonds after losing 3-0 at home to Stevenage, although they won their match with Torquay 2-0 before losing Stevenage. Ahead of that game, Weymouth had not paid their first team’s medical insurance bill and because of that, they were going to field their youth team. If everyone got this information it would have changed the odds dramatically, but they didn’t and Weymouth went on to lose that game 9-0. Kettering Town  F.C offers another example of how club’s finances could influence the outcome of games. In 2012, their first team players issued an ultimatum to the club about unpaid wages, this information surprisingly eluded many bookmakers. This scenario was playing out ahead of a Southern Premier League game against Bashley at home. On the day of that match, only ten players of Kettering Town F.C had been paid and so only those ten were fielded in the match. Although Kettering had lost two of their last four games, those losses were by a lone goal margin. They lost the game against Bashley by 7-0, anyone with information about the pay dispute and eligible squad size would have placed a bet on Bashley winning significantly knowing that they have a huge advantage. What differentiates rumours from information The advent of social media websites like Twitter means we now have access to more information than we may need, and also means that just about anyone can claim to be a good tipster and get our attention. Depressingly, there are fewer facts and more fictions out there. Because several of these “tipsters” are just people trying to get cheap traffic to their website and they don’t care if they mislead us or not. Leaked information may pay-off at times especially if you get it before anyone else does, but if it turns to be false you would also pay the ultimate price for trusting on the wrong information.  

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How watching and following football helps you place winning bets

Football fans are usually not very surprised by the outcome of the games they bet on as their followership of football most times helps them pick the right bets. There is arguably just a few things you need to know to place a winning bet, but, just does watching their games and following football teams contribute to how much you can win on every bet you place? Soccer fans do not only watch the games on TV or live in the Stadiums; they also follow teams online via their websites, sports websites, and social media accounts. This gives them some advantage over the bookmakers when they bet. Other sporting events like the Cheltenham Festival 2018 also offers bettors the chance to enjoy themselves by watching the games live, but football remains one of the most watched sports by bettors. Bettors who watch and follow football may not be able to predict the correct outcomes of games all the time, but their followership exposes them to some key information about factors that could influence the final score of games. Some of these information includes: Weather Weather is one key element that influences the outcome of football scores, and those who are constantly watching soccer would know how a team performs in winter when there could be snow-filled and waterlogged pitches compared to the summer when the weather is clearer. Recovery time When football teams play more games in a week it affects them, this is because the more time they have to recuperate, the fresher they would be in their very next fixture. Those who watch and follow football tend to know the schedule of the teams they bet on, which helps them determine which opponent has the advantage. When a team with European commitment in midweek is playing against another team that has rested the whole week, you can expect the well-rested team to have a fresher group of players than their opponent. Player injuries and physical conditions One thing players cannot escape is injury no matter how careful they are and how experienced their Physical therapists and Sports doctors are. As a matter of fact, we have heard of player’s legs being insured against injuries, this goes to show how much an injury to a player could affect his team’s result. When bettors watch and follow football, they can know when a team’s main man is out injured and how much he would be missed. For example, when a striker like Harry Kane who has scored a goal every 88 minutes for his team this season, is sidelined, the chances of his team winning, or scoring as much as they score when he is fit an playing would reduce. Mental health of the players There is so much pressure at the top level in football and there have been cases where players have suffered mentally under pressure. One of the biggest sources of pressure for footballers is their transfer fees. When a club makes a new purchase for a record fee, the player is usually under pressure to deliver and this has been credited with affecting their mental health. One obvious case at the moment is Renato Sanches at Swansea, the young Portuguese midfielder was the star of Portugal’s Euro 2016 triumph, yet he has failed hit the same heights since then. His current loan club, Swansea has been forced to play him despite his struggles, his presence in the team’s line up affects his teammate’s play because of his poor performances, and subsequently their result. Those who watch football, would easily get this information and place the right bet.

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