Soccer half-time/full-time: pick both results

• Both halves of the pick must be right.
• Draw at half-time is common.
• Extra time does not count.
• Comeback picks are long shots.

Results after 90 minutes plus stoppage time.

Each pick has two parts: home, draw or away at half-time, then home, draw or away at full-time. Three times three gives nine combinations.

Draw at half-time is very common, because the first half often ends level. Many matches finish draw/home or draw/away.

Comeback picks, such as away/home, are rare and pay large prices. They need a team to trail at the break and still win.

If you expect a strong favorite to win, home/home pays more than a plain win bet. It needs the favorite to lead at half-time too.

Teams that start fast suit home/home or away/away picks. Teams that tire late or bring on strong subs suit draw/win picks.

Because both parts must be right, HT/FT bets lose more often. Keep stakes smaller than for a simple match result.

1. 1

   Step 01

   Study first halves

   Fast starters.

2. 2

   Step 02

   Look at second halves

   Late goals.

3. 3

   Step 03

   Check the lineup

   Rested stars.

4. 4

   Step 04

   Compare to a win bet

   Is the extra worth it?

5. 5

   Step 05

   Shop prices

   They vary a lot.

HT/FT bets settle on 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Extra time and penalty shootouts do not count.

If a match is abandoned, most books void HT/FT bets unless both results are already settled, which can only happen after full-time.

Own goals count toward the result like any other goal.

A home favorite is +105 to win the match and +380 on draw/home. You expect a slow start and late goals, so you bet $10 on draw/home.

The first half ends 0-0. The home team scores in the 61st and 84th minutes and wins 2-0. Your bet wins and returns $48, a profit of $38.

If the home team had scored in the first half, the pick would have lost, even with the same final result. A plain win bet would have paid $20.50 either way. The extra payout is the price of needing the half-time result right too.

Overrating comebacks

Rare outcomes.

Forgetting extra time

It does not count.

Large stakes

Two parts to win.

Ignoring draw/win

Common pattern.

In two-leg cup ties, HT/FT still settles on each single match. The aggregate score and away goals do not matter for the bet.

• Double chance →Safer result bets.
• Correct score →Exact scores.
• First half betting →Half bets.
• Asian handicap →Handicap lines.

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