In a previous post we listed the three possible outcomes of the 1st half double chance, we take a look at the remaining two possible results after haven looked at the 1X option in our previous post.
Another outcome is the anybody to win the first half selection;
Just as it sounds , it doesn’t take into consideration which of the teams win. All the bettor needs is a winner because only a draw can see this option fail.
For instance ;
We have West brom against Burney with Burnley as the visiting team , at odds of 1.90, 3.15, 3.50 (home win, draw, away win respectively)
but the 1st half double chance option has 1x(1.23) 12(1.30) x2(1.65).
Lets say the game ends 2:0 in the first half in favour of West brom .
This result simply makes two outcomes payable , I.e the anybody to win (12) option and the home win or draw option(1x).
This result as earlier explained is independent of the fulltime result , thus the result of the match in entirety does not affect your payout.
3. Finally the X2 option.
This simply means that the away team has to win or draw the first half.
This option is a very good pick considering that the away team would come all guns blazing with the hopes of making the home team uncomfortable before they settle into the game.
Some scenarios that could be considered when picking the X2 option in first half double chance .
Some underdogs have a habit of starting the games on the offensive thus helping them force a goal into the favorite teams net and then sitting back in their own half to absorb the pressure that would come in the second half from the opposition.
In the champions league for example every team knows its always important to score an away goal and what better way than to do it in the first half? This leaves the home team looking for an equalizer and this might further making their defense more vulnerable .
When the away team has a bigger fixture lineup after that game. For example Madrid playing Villareal away from home and having a bigger fixture in the champions league against Bayern. The strategy would be to do their best to kill the game off in the first half so as to be able to pull out key players in the second half to avoid any casualty.
Another good area to make this pick would be when a big team is playing a competition with lesser prestige (e.g Carling cup), with the number of games a typical top 4 team in England plays, drawing a match of this nature only increases the number of games to be played. That is to say if they don’t win the match in the first half when they visit these lesser teams, they could be held to a draw in the second half cause these lesser teams would tend to be more defensive in the second half thus leading to a replay (2nd legged tie).
All selections in betting can fail BUT some selections have a higher probability of becoming a win than others, this is one of such options and with a little time, right information and intuition, it could all go green.
Clinton Stunning….
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