*****New Football Thread*****
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FHG = First Half Goal
SHG = Second Half Goal
LTD = Lay The Draw
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That's an hour im never going to get back. Possibly the worst half of football i have ever watched.
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My next trade is Blackpool v Aston Villa u21 FHG. Away team with FHG in last 25 games. Great stats. Will look for a few possible trades in FH.
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1st trade im on this evening has just kicked off. Real Madrid W v chelsea W FHG. Fhg in last 19 for home side.
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@Peter-Adams nice!! Goals were always coming in the west ham game. Was so open.
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@Craig-Greenway
I was on both games. Traded out for a small loss on the U21 game and Everton scored 2 mins later.
Better on Wham game. Took o0.5g and then did a quick small o1.5g just before the free kick. Used some of the profit on the first goal so it was a free bet. -
My next trade is Over 0.5 in Bournmouth v west ham. Really open game.
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Im trading over 0.5 goals in the Leicester u21 v Everton u21. 0 0-0 in the last 50 for home team and game stats are crazy. Late goal should come here.
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Gob smacked that has ended 0-0 great stats and attacks in Fh. Oh well we move.
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Only game in all the premier league 2 games without a FHG despite having the best stats. Come on let's get a goal.
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Game I'm trading at 7pm is Leicester u21 v Everton u21 over 1.5 FHG. Odds at 1.82. Should be a lively half. 83% of there games this season have had over 1.5 in fh.
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Goal in 14 out of 15 for Ac and 15 out of 16 for Genoa so far this season. Can't see this ending 0-0.
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Evening guys. I'm trading over 0.5 in the Ac Milan game. Will drip stake in as odds improve.
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@Mark-Maguire I do not think you ramble at all, really well executed replies to be honest.
Love it.
That’s a great way of looking at it, I really like the idea of adding extra to the winners too and maximising what you are already doing.
You have already done the work in finding the trade you might as well maximise the return from the work you are already doing.
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@Ryan PS some of the thinking on the staking came from that Tom Hougaard book I mentioned ages ago (Best Loser wins).
In basic terms he was advocating his strategy in the stock market trades - minimising losses of course but also maximising returns when it goes your way - hence the re-investment of green whilst mitigating risk.
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No I have that
it's all pretty straight forward.So presuming we are using £20 stakes for ease, it's 4 stakes of £5.
If the score is 0-0 at 15 mins when we add 20% to our £5 stake so we make that a £6 stake instead (20% of £5 is £1).
I do like the ease of the stake one and two are just in and you know where you are by 15 mins, then can be waiting till 35mins to get in again.
By 35 mins you have allowed the first 15/20 mins of teams settling in, playing themselves into the game - but also have some exposure if the game has been open.
On the caveat, by that point you have the full profit on the over 2.5 goals you are in a situation where there is 2 goals before the 55 mins period - you would then close that trade out take a profit and say put 20% of the profit on the Over 4.5 goals?
@Mark-Maguire said in *****New Football Thread*****:
Yes so basically my approach is this (without wanting to over complicate things) - I have found that on my filters the following are two key points to consider:
A significant proportion of games (35% overall) have goals in the first 15 minutes meaning to not go in at the start would dismiss too many winning trades.
In 90% of my refined selections if there is a goal in the first 15 minutes there goes on to be a second in the game.
Having said that the third aspect is I've done quite a lot on odds depreciation so that will explain the slight quirk at 15 minutes which follows.
So bearing the above in mind this is the way I work on 02.5 stakes.
Odds: Generally unless the odds are stupidly low on 02.5 I don't worry about them and always go in from the start.
Stake One: 1/4 stake goes in at kick off.
NB. If goal in first fifteen minutes I green to free bet, and then importantly follow same rules for further stakes 2, 3, 4 and out after 55 if no second goal.
Stake Two: 1/4 stake goes in at fifteen minutes.
NB. If no goal in first fifteen minutes I take the loss to that point and re enter a stake equivalent to 1/4 plus 20% of the first stake (does that make sense?) - I've found from my maths that the depreciation from the first stake is too quick so I am better taking the small loss and reinvesting from 15 minutes onward.
NB. At this point I should say that stake one and two are automatic and not related to inplay stats.
Stake Three: Next stake is 1/4 at 35 minutes - depending on a minimum of 2 shots on target for one team.
Stake Four Next stake is 1/4 at 45 mins assuming another 2 shots on target (between the two teams).
If no goal Out after 55 minutes.
One caveat being that if there is a second goal in a game that has had a goal in the first fifteen I will take full green but reinvest a proportion in 04.5 or o5.5 markets because my stats tell me that early goals often lead to several more.
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@Ryan hey Ryan.
Yes so basically my approach is this (without wanting to over complicate things) - I have found that on my filters the following are two key points to consider:
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A significant proportion of games (35% overall) have goals in the first 15 minutes meaning to not go in at the start would dismiss too many winning trades.
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In 90% of my refined selections if there is a goal in the first 15 minutes there goes on to be a second in the game.
Having said that the third aspect is I've done quite a lot on odds depreciation so that will explain the slight quirk at 15 minutes which follows.
So bearing the above in mind this is the way I work on 02.5 stakes.
Odds: Generally unless the odds are stupidly low on 02.5 I don't worry about them and always go in from the start.
Stake One: 1/4 stake goes in at kick off.
NB. If goal in first fifteen minutes I green to free bet, and then importantly follow same rules for further stakes 2, 3, 4 and out after 55 if no second goal.
Stake Two: 1/4 stake goes in at fifteen minutes.
NB. If no goal in first fifteen minutes I take the loss to that point and re enter a stake equivalent to 1/4 plus 20% of the first stake (does that make sense?) - I've found from my maths that the depreciation from the first stake is too quick so I am better taking the small loss and reinvesting from 15 minutes onward.
NB. At this point I should say that stake one and two are automatic and not related to inplay stats.
Stake Three: Next stake is 1/4 at 35 minutes - depending on a minimum of 2 shots on target for one team.
Stake Four Next stake is 1/4 at 45 mins assuming another 2 shots on target (between the two teams).
If no goal Out after 55 minutes.
One caveat being that if there is a second goal in a game that has had a goal in the first fifteen I will take full green but reinvest a proportion in 04.5 or o5.5 markets because my stats tell me that early goals often lead to several more.
Have I done your head in?
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@Mark-Maguire My understand then is that you are backing over 2.5 goals from the start?
Then if theres a goal in the first 15 mins you leave all the green on the over 2.5 goals?
IF the goal is after 15 mins you green out? Always after the goal?
55 mins is the cut off no matter what?
0-0 OUT - resulting in a loss
1 goal FREE bet version - close free bet at 55 for profit
other scenario you would be out because goal between 16-55 you take the profit and move on.
