@simji said in Lay The Draw First Half Only:
Have you tried using O2.5 market? If your looking to get out at HT the loss might not be as high. Plus it gives you options to stay in for that second goal without the worry about draw taking red
I havenโt no, but the reason being is that goal markets are more volatile in terms of if there is no goal, the odds drift out more quickly that the draw odds if there is no goal. The higher the overs goal market, the further it will drift out if there is no goal. Draw markets donโt drift as quickly in comparison.
With the O2.5G if the first goal doesnโt come until the end of the first half, if youโre single staking from kick off i expect thatโs not going result in a great profit. I have dabbled with all markets using small stakes at times, but at a guess i think the market may just return the to around your entry price for a scratch, maybe even leave you in the red still.
If you got an early goal then youโd definitely be in profit as you definitely would with 2 goals. But weโd be relaying on either of those events happening for each selection. A split stake approach on O2.5G entering at KO and again on 20-30 mins could work nicely though and then exit when there is a goal.
With laying the draw on match odds and exiting at HT, we are mainly relying on one event taking place - there being a team in the lead by HT which keeps it simple, the later the goal comes, the better. At the same time weโre also minimising losses on losing trades which Iโve personally found to be a real Achilles heel.
If its a draw at HT we shouldnโt be losing heavy proportions of stake as the odds wont have come in too much because there is still the second half for that one event to happen and invariably can recover that loss with 1 to 2 winning trades.