In the majority of sports betting, one can gamble on 1, x, 2, 1x or x2. It stands for:
1 gambling on 1, in general, we bet on the victory of the home team or on a player who is simply mentioned as the first in a bet
X it represents indication on a draw in a meeting we bet on
2 indication on 2 means a course suggested on the guests of a meeting or on a player, a team mentioned as a second in a bet
1x a course of this indication means that the home team will not lose they win in the case of a victory or a draw
X2 as above, but we bet that the guests wont lose
12 such bet stands for the victory of hosts or guests. If we gambled on such betting and there is a draw, we lose.
Bets 1, x, 2, 1x, x2 are met in meetings where a draw is possible, while 1 and 2 are met in bets where one can only win or lose.
(Classic) European handicap
Handicap is a form of levelling of courses, especially when players or teams, with varied potential, are facing each other. In football the most common is handicap +1 -1 which means adding the weaker team 1 goal at the start or deduction of one goal the stronger team.
Example:
Liverpool V Manchester UTD +1 1.90 -1 1.95
In an example above, at the start, Liverpool has handicap 1 goal. It means that in the case of betting on Liverpool with handicap, a draw is enough to win, whereas in the case of gambling on MU we need at least a 2 goal victory 1 goal win will cause our loss.
Sports betting over/under
A course under 2,5 means that in a given match one will shoot no more than 2,5 goals. In such bet, one wins when the sum of goals of the final score is smaller than 2,5, for example: 1-1, 1-0, 0-1,
0-0. If in the match one scores more than 2,5 goals, your coupon is written off.
A course over 2,5 means that in a given match one will shoot more than 2,5 goals. It is a similar situation as in the case of the course under 2,5 but inversely you win when the sum of goals of the final score is bigger than 2,5, for example: 2-1, 3-0, 2-2, 0-3. If in the match one scores less than 2,5 goals, you lose.
