Betting Strategy: Goals Over 0.5

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Last updated on May 1st, 2022 at 11:43 am

Strategy Over 0.5 Goals

As far as goal bets are concerned in the world of soccer, the “Goal Over 0.5” market is not an excessively popular one and an excellent option to use it both for individual bets and to combine it with other similar or different markets.

In this article we are going to try to explain what this market consists of, when it should be used and what variants exist for this type of forecast.

What is “Over 0.5 goals” in betting?

The “Over 0.5” market is also known as “More than 0.5 goals” and, as its name suggests, refers to a bet in which 1 or more goals must be scored in the match. It is also applicable to each of the halves of the match, or to the goals scored by one of the two opposing teams.

Therefore, when we bet on the forecast “More than 0.5 goals” we are predicting that in a given match there will be 1 or more goals, the result of 0-0 being totally ruled out, which is the only one that gives up this bet.

When is it convenient to bet Over 0.5 goals?

Over 0.5 forecast is recommended to be used in those matches in which we think there will be few goals, whether they are even matches with small teams that show difficulties in scoring; or encounters in which two big teams face each other and cannot afford a defeat, since in those cases they tend to be excessively conservative.

Our strategy for betting Over 0.5 goals

The “Over 0.5” forecast is not very popular among high rollers, since the odds normally do not exceed 1.5, because, as is logical, in most matches there is usually at least one goal, the exception being the matches ending 0-0.

Therefore, when designing a strategy to bet on “Over 0.5” we must be clear that the earnings per bet will be minimal, however, they can be quite safe and, furthermore, if we combine this market with other forecasts we can get to get quite interesting coefficient.

It is advisable to use this forecast in the following cases:

Matches with a large difference in level between the teams: In these games, especially if it is the big team that plays at home, there are plenty of chances that the small team will end up without scoring.
Matches where losing seriously harms both: Whether it is between two large teams playing a title or two small teams trying not to be relegated, the fear of losing can cause teams, in principle attackers, to show themselves more speculators with the aim of not losing, leaving us a result of 0-0 than it would be totally correct for this type of forecast.
Low-scoring team matches: Apart from the two cases discussed above, this forecast of “Over 0.5” can always be correct in those matches where teams are faced that are mired in low scoring dynamics, that do not usually score many goals normally or that when they face each other usually have few goals.