Q&A for How to Bet on Soccer

Research the teams, players and coaches.

It is very unlikely, but not completely impossible.

It's normal to lose sometimes. Don't worry about it and just continue to make the best bet you can. However, if you lose a lot, you should not continue betting on soccer.

Pick your teams based on their frequent stats, and check their head-to-head stats, as well. That should give you a better idea on what to stake.

Just visit the betting site you want to use and follow through on their instructions on how to stake a game.

It depends on your country, state, and the organization hosting the games laws, rules, and regulations. Contact the organization hosting the game to check the rules regarding betting.

It is an even number.

In 3 way bets, there are three possible outcomes and you have to pick the right one. The classic football 3 way bet is win, lose, or draw.

No. The more information you have about a match—the teams, the players, any relevant history—the more informed your bet can be, and the greater the chance of winning. In a lottery, by contrast, winning is strictly a matter of random chance.

The team with the most soccer balls inside the opposing goal wins.

You lose just half of the bet. It's like a "play it safe" bet. If the team ends up winning straight up, then you win everything. If they tie after regulation, then only half of what you bet is won. If they lose, then you lose everything.

Betting odds represent the probability of an event to happen. An evens bet is a bet placed at odds of 2.00 (1/1), commonly known as even odds, and is seen as an ideal bet, especially for players who mostly bet on singles since it doubles your stake if guessed correctly.

You can do this by using a five-fold accumulator. This lets you select five different fixtures on five different teams and, if one of them wins, you'll get some of the total money that you could receive.

The home team will always be listed first. For example, if it were Hull City vs Ipswich Town, then Hull City is the home team.

You would most likely get paid with cash or a bank check. You could also get paid with a gift card, although that is not very likely.

You would usually supply payment information of your debit card with the betting company, and would be paid via PayPal or other similar methods. Be careful to check to see if there is a padlock on the top left next to the URL of the page though, so that you know the page is secure before giving your debit card details.

You can flip a coin, and if it lands on heads, choose the team with the most athletic looking players, and same for tails. Also, pay attention to the goalie, as the goalies can determine the winning teams.

It means that they are sure that 3 out of four times the team that they bet on won't win.