Total Goals Explained

Betting on total goals is as it sounds – the total amount of goals scored within a game, regardless of team. The total amount is taken from the fulltime score, and this method gives a more reliable bet than predicting who will actually score the goals. As this is a more reliable bet, the odds are short, but many bookmakers offer cashout incentives on these bets which can prove lucrative, as well as increasing the excitement of the game.

Bookmakers will present these bets as above or under a number such as 2.5 to avoid confusion and the possibility of a null bet.