Correct score betting is a simple betting system that allows you to bet on what you perceive will be the exact score of any match. If, for instance, you bet on a football team to win 2-1 in a particular march, but the final score after 90 minutes of play is 0-0, 1-0, or any other score other than your exact bet, then you lose your bet.

Football Statistics show that the full-time scores for most home wins are 2-1, 1-0 or 2-0. As such, bookmakers offer the following odds for a correct score: 7/1 for a correct score of 1-0; 8/1 for a correct score of 2-0; and 9/1 for a correct score of 2-1. The odds for home or away, 3-2 win can be given as 25/1 or 28/1. The odds offered can be much higher based on the relative abilities of the teams in a certain event.

Correct scores are incredibly difficult to predict; hence, online bookmakers offer the high odds indicated above for correct predictions on each game. For instance, if a punter bets on ten premiership games playing in one week, it is highly unlikely that he will get more than two correct match scores. It is more common for you to win one or none in such a wager. However, if you can successfully place a correct score bet on one in ten games, you could actually make a profit for odds that are greater than 7/1.

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0-0 finishes are quite common in evenly matched games. You can wager on such a result for several matches to increase your chances of getting a successful bet. After all, one successful bet can cover your losing stakes and yield a profit.

Most  online bookmakers also provide punters with scorecast markets, where bettors pick the correct score, as well as the first goal scorer. This makes it very hard for bettors to profit, though you can use the odds offered by bookies for each match, and pick the events that you think will give a correct score.