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Pre-match football betting
As football is the most popular sport worldwide, we make betting on football on our site appealing. Accounting for the most daily events on our website, you'll find pre-match markets and odds for almost every football event. Whether you want to bet on the FIFA World Cup, the English Premier League, the UEFA Champions League, or your local leagues, we offer markets for matches across the globe.
In this RolsBet football betting guide, we show you how to bet on football on our site. You'll discover how to find a football betting line and how to place your bets. We also explain how the main pre-match football markets work, as well as the factors to consider before making your football predictions.
Online Football Betting at RolsBet
If you're looking to bet on a match before it begins, you can place your bets on our website. We offer hundreds of daily football events, especially during the peak season from August to May. When you load our homepage, some of the first features you'll see on our official website are top events, mostly from football. To find a full list of our available football events by competition, league, and tournament, you need to select “Football" on the homepage.
Playing pre-match football betting is straightforward. It involves betting on an event before it begins. It's different from live betting, where you bet on a match only after it has started. We offer pre-match football odds for most matches days before they start, giving you time to research and analyse.
Football Competitions Available for Betting at RolsBet
We offer events across a wide range of competitions worldwide. We don’t focus only on popular leagues and tournaments but also cover minor leagues and tournaments. Aside from the EPL, Champions League, and World Cup betting, our RolsBet sports line also covers these options:
Spanish La Liga
German Bundesliga
Russian Premier League
French Ligue 1
Eredivisie
Greek Super League
Danish Superliga
Norway Eliteserien
Chile Primera B
Iceland Deild
India MFA Cup
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)
Copa America
We regularly update our list of available events to reflect new ones. This is especially common for international tournaments like the Copa América or the European Championship, which are held every four years. You'll also find odds and markets for your local leagues.
Main Online Football Betting Markets
We provide odds for hundreds of pre-match football betting markets for each event. While we offer more betting markets for major matches, we also provide enough options for minor ones. However, most markets only consider the 90-minute regulation time, not extra time or penalties that can happen in quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals. Here are the top examples most matches have.
Betting Markets | How it works |
1X2 Betting | Also known as a match result, it involves selecting the winner of a game. It has three options, with "1" for the home win, “X" for a draw, and “2" for an away win. For example, you could back Real Madrid with Champions League odds to win a match against Benfica. |
Double Chance | If you're unsure if your pick will win the match outright, you wager on the double chance market instead. It covers two of the three possible outcomes, acting as a safety net if the team you back doesn't win the game. It offers three possible outcomes: "1X" for a home win or draw, “X2" for an away win or draw, and “12" for a home win or away win. |
Over/Under Goals | Also known as total goals, this lets you predict the total number of goals scored in a game. You'll predict whether the total goals will be above or below the set line. For instance, over 2.5 in Premier League betting means you're backing 3 or more goals in the match. |
Both Teams to Score | Another simple option is to predict whether both teams will score a goal each in the match. You need to pick "YES," which means both teams will score a goal each, or "NO," which means at least one team will not score. For instance, you can predict both Argentina and Germany to score in a FIFA World Cup final. So, a 1-1, 2-1, or 3-1 scoreline wins you your bet, while 2-0, 3-0, or 0-0 will lose you the bet because one or both teams didn’t score. |
Handicap Betting | With handicap betting, we level the playing field for both teams, especially when there is a clear favourite and underdog. We apply a virtual goal to the underdog and a deficit to the favourites before the match starts. The team you back must cover the handicap to win. For instance, a +1.5 Asian handicap football odds for Manchester United means they must not lose by more than 1 goal. On the other hand, the -2.5 handicap for Liverpool means they must win by at least 3 goals to win your bet. |
Team and Player Markets | You can wager on other options unrelated to the match winner, including betting on corner kicks, cards, and shots on target. You can also back individual players for options like anytime goalscorer, assists, and number of passes. |
Football Odds and How to Place a Bet
If you're new to betting, one of the basic fundamentals you need to know is how betting odds work. Odds determine your potential payout, allowing you to calculate your returns before even placing the bet. Whether you’re betting on football or basketball, odds also indicate the probability of an event happening. In football, teams with lower odds are favourites, meaning they're likely to win. Higher odds indicate the underdogs, showing the team has a lower chance of winning.
At RolsBet, we offer odds in different formats. By default, our odds are in decimal format, such as 1.70, 2.50, and 3.90. However, you can switch your 1X2 football odds to the following formats.
UK (6/1)
US (+125, -100)
Indonesian
Hong Kong
Malaysian
How to Place a Football Bet at RolsBet
Placing football bets at RolsBet is simple and takes only a few clicks. Visit our official website on mobile or desktop to place your bet. You may also download our RolsBet mobile app for one-click login and push notifications to receive updates on your bets. Follow the steps below to place your bet.
Go to our official website or launch our app.
Click “Log In" or “Registration" to get started.
Once you're in, go to the deposit page to fund your account.
Now, select the menu and click “Sport." Choose football and select the competition you want to wager on.
Next, click your preferred match to explore the betting markets.
Tap the over/under football odds or other choices to add your pick to your bet slip. You may add other football matches for an accumulator bet.
Go to your bet slip and input the amount you want to stake. Click “Place Bet" to finish placing your bets.
Factors to Consider Before Betting on Football
Whether you're a new or expert bettor, you need to do your due diligence before placing your football bets. While no strategy can guarantee winning, there are factors to watch out for before placing a bet. These factors apply for both pre-match and live betting on our site. See below for some of them.
Recent Performance: A team on a 5-game winning streak will be beaming with confidence and is likely to win the next one. Nevertheless, past results don't guarantee future outcomes.
Injuries and Expected Lineups: Injuries remain integral to football and can determine match outcomes. An injury to a star player may change the expected lineup and the entire outcome. That's why it's best to pay attention to team news before betting.
Home and Away Form: You might want to check the team's form at home and away. Sometimes teams are stronger at home but weaker away.
Fixture Congestion: Some teams play three times a week, especially in European club football. With more matches, coaches often rotate their team, which could affect the trajectory of each game.
Responsible Betting in Football
Whether you're betting pre-match or live, you should always gamble responsibly. Betting should be for entertainment, not a way to make money. Don't bet what you cannot afford to lose and don't chase your losses. If you ever feel overwhelmed, you can use some of our responsible gambling tools such as deposit limits, a cooling-off period, and self-exclusion.
Remember, you must be 18+ to bet on our website. If you're underage, don't register, as we will perform verification checks. If you want to wager while football matches are ongoing, you can check our live football page.