With the Bundesliga reaching its final week of the season and the action back underway in Serie A in Italy, La Liga in Spain and the Premier League (and Championship) in England, football fans are enjoying having a healthy selection of top European games to enjoy every week and of course, it is also a boon for soccer punters too.
Betting on football, along with horse racing, is the largest income market for sports betting sites and one of the most popularly placed bets on football is the accumulator, or āaccaā as it is also known. But what is it about this particular type of bet that is so appealing to punters? And why do so many of them place these types of bets with one particular bookmaker?
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Letās now look at what football accumulator betting is and why it is so popular. Then we will take a look at the reason why bet365 is the first choice for so many football punters around the world today.
What is a Football Accumulator bet?
A football accumulator bet is a multiple selection bet of two or more selections that require all the selections made as part of the bet to be winners in order for the bet to win. Accumulators can have any number of selections (with the upper limit of selections determined by the betting site).
Accumulators are called āDoublesā in the case of an accumulator with two selections, āTreblesā in the case of those with three selections and for four or more selections, the term used is the number of selections followed by āfoldā, for example āseven-foldā for an accumulator bet with seven selections.
Traditionally, these bets have been placed on the Full Time Result market in football (or the winner in Horse Racing) but there are now other options, such as the Both Team to Score or the combination Result/Both Teams to Score markets which punters can also use.
Why are Football Accumulator bets so popular?
Aside from the fact that they are based on the most popular sport in the world today, Football Acca bets are very popular for a number of other reasons and the first and perhaps most important of these is that they are a way for punters to bet a relatively small amount of money, but potentially win large amounts using their judgement and knowledge of the game to inform their selections.
How many times have you looked at a football fixture and thought āthat is definitely a home winā or āthat match will end in a drawā or āthe away team will win that one for sureā¦ā Accumulator bets allow you to put your judgement to the test and by placing several of these selections together into a single bet, the odds on your bet being a winner will grow to a sometimes sizeable amount.
Hereās a good example of this taken from the games taking place in midweek in the Premier League.
- How Football Accumulator odds accrue as selections are added to the bet
In our example, if I were to back Leicester to beat Brighton and Tottenham to beat West Ham, as shown in the screenshot, Then this Double would pay me out at odds of 1.66/1, which is Ā£16.60 in profit for a Ā£10 bet.
However, if I then add three more predictions to that list, Manchester United to beat Sheffield United, Newcastle to beat Aston Villa and Everton to beat Norwich City, then the odds increase to 15.39/1. That means for the same Ā£10 bet, I would receive Ā£153.90 back in winnings.
However, if I then add three more selections, Wolves to beat Bournemouth, Liverpool to beat Crystal Palace and Burnley to beat Watford, then the odds on this eight-fold bet increase to 92.16/1, which means the same Ā£10 stake would return Ā£921.60 profit.
It is this factor which makes these bets so popular but also makes them incredibly difficult to hit as predicting the outcome of one match is very tough, let alone stringing nine correct result predictions together. However, you can win so much from just a single accumulator bet that it is worth the cost.
For example, if I placed a Ā£10 accumulator on every one of the 38 matchdays in the Premier League. That would cost me Ā£380 over the year. However, if the bet I outlined above lands, then I would win Ā£921.60. Of course, that doesnāt always happen, but it is the chance that it can that does attract football punters to this particular type of bet.
It is easy to see then why accumulators are popular, but why are punters keen to place their bet at bet365 in particular and the answer to that question lies in the bet365 Soccer Accumulator Bonus.
- Bet365 Soccer Accumulator Bonus
If you place an accumulator bet using selections from selected leagues and competitions, using one of three different markets, then your bet will qualify for the bet365 Soccer Accumulator Bonus. This is a bonus amount paid on top of your standard total bet return and it is calculated as a percentage of your winnings, with the percentage amount dependent on the number of selections in your accumulator. The more selections you have, the higher the percentage bonus you are paid of your winnings.
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Applies to pre-match accumulators of 3+ selections on the standard Full Time Result, Both Teams to Score or Result/Both Teams to Score markets only. Bonus percentage is dependent on the number of selections. Bonus capped at Ā£100k and applied to returns. Bet restrictions and T&Cs apply. New and eligible customers only.
In the example above of our eight-fold accumulator, our standard winnings for that bet would be Ā£921.60 (plus we would get our Ā£10 stake money back). However, a quick glance at the Accumulator Bonus Breakdown Table reveals a successful 9-fold accumulator would earn a 30% bonus on your returns.
That equates to an additional Ā£279.48 paid out on top of your win, so your total return on the bet would be Ā£1211.08. Land a successful 14-fold bet and you could win a 70% bonus up to a maximum of Ā£100,000.
The bonus is available on selections from the following leagues and competitions:
- English Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two
- English FA Cup (First Round Onwards)
- English Football League Cup
- Scottish Premier League
- Spanish Primera Liga
- German Bundesliga I
- Italian Serie A
- French Ligue 1
- UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League (both from the Group Stage onwards)
You must also make your selections from the Full Time Result, Both Teams to Score or the Full Time Result/Both Teams to Score combined markets. Full terms and conditions about the offer are available on the bet365 Sport site.
As you can see, the Soccer Accumulator Bonus provides great additional value to punters and is one of the key reasons why so many punters choose to bet at bet365 for this particular type of bet.
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