Both teams to score betting most commonly refers to a two-option bet on a football match where the bet will be won if either both teams score at least one goal in the game (if you bet on the ‘yes’ option), or if one or both teams fail to score (if you backed the ‘no’ alternative).
In betting terminology, the both teams to score bet is often shortened to BTTS.
It is one of the most common and popularly used bets by punters today, especially on football betting.
Let’s explore a little more about how this popular bet works and how it is used by punters.
How does the Both Teams to Score bet work?
When you place a bet on the both teams to score market, you have a choice between two options.
- Both Teams to Score – Yes.
This is a bet which will win if both teams competing in the match score a goal. How the goals are scored, the order or number of the goals, or whether they are own goals or not does not matter. Only that both teams score at least once in the 90 minutes plus added time of the game.
- Both Teams to Score – No.
This is a bet on one or both teams failing to score in the game. That means if any team, or both teams, finishes the match at 90 minutes with a 0 (nil) score, then this bet will be a winner.
Can the Both Teams to Score bet be used as a single bet or in multiple selection bets, such as accumulators?
Yes, you can back the Both Teams to Score betting options as a single bet. The vast majority of bookmakers offer this bet on a huge selection of football games.
Also, with most bookmakers, you can often use BTTS bets alongside other selections (including other BTTS bets) in an accumulator bet. Furthermore, some bookmakers, you can use BTTS selections alongside other selections as part of your own Bet Builder accumulator.
How you can use BTTS betting selections within multiple selection bets may vary from betting site to betting site, but there is usually at least one option to use these selections in multiple bets.
Are there other options for using the Both Teams to Score Market when betting?
Yes, many punters like to team up the Both Teams to Score market with another bet to make a number of popular ‘double’ bets.
Some of the popular doubles you can make with the BTTS markets include:
- Full-Time Result & Both Teams to Score Yes/No
- Over/Under 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score Yes/No
- Anytime Goalscorer & Both Teams to Score Yes/No
The Both Teams to Score – Yes and Over 2.5 Goals bet is a popular one with football bettors due to the fact that the bet requires both teams to score at least once, which means any game must have two goals to stand any chance of success. After that only one further goal for either team is required to meet the criteria for the bet to be a winner.
What makes a good Both Teams to Score match selection?
One of the more appealing aspects of both teams to score betting is that it is a relatively straightforward market to research.
All you need is access to the freely-available and rudimentary data for the teams competing to get an idea of whether this particular match is a good choice for your BTTS bet.
A good match selection for this bet will have the following combination(s) of data:
- Both teams have a track record of scoring goals.
- Both teams tend to score goals but also concede goals.
- The fixture has a proven recent history of goals for both teams in individual matches..
- Key attacking players are fit and playing for both teams.
- The context of the game, for example, if both teams need a win for whatever reason (such as chasing the league title or a playoff spot or trying to avoid relegation, etc).
- The current form shows that the team is scoring goals and, ideally, conceding them.
- The teams being of similar ability, rather than one team being markedly better than the opposition.
- Both teams have a significant percentage of matches this season where both teams have scored previously.
By researching the match along criteria such as this, you can gauge whether your chosen match has a good chance of seeing both teams score or not.
The good news is that because BTTS is such an important market for bettors, many sites that carry statistics for football will have extensive details on the percentage of games in which both teams have scored for the teams in question.
Are there any statistics that can indicate a BTTS selection with less chance of success?
Yes, the data from the section above is pretty much the opposite, which is a good indicator that the chances of both teams scoring in a game are slim. For example:
- One or both of the teams does not score many goals.
- One or both of the teams do not concede many goals.
- One or both of the teams’ main strengths is defence rather than attack.
- Key attacking players are not playing for one or both teams.
- If one team has a significant advantage playing at home, or away, that makes it less likely their opponent will score.
- The two teams are generally very well-matched and are strong defensively.
- Recent form suggests that one or both of the teams is struggling in front of goal.
- The fixture has a history of producing low-scoring games, where one team usually fails to score.
For football betting enthusiasts, along with goalscorer betting, accumulator bets, full-time score bets, outright winner bets and over/under 2.5 goal bets, the both teams to score market is one of the most popularly accessed bets every week of the season.
Hopefully, after reading this, you’ll now know what a BTTS bet is and how best to use it as part of your betting strategy!
