Statistics can help anyone who wants to place sports bets. Specialized portals and apps provide a large amount of data on different aspects of matches, from team performance to players’ individual stats. Football, the most popular sport on sa.1xbet.com/en, is also one of the sports with the most detailed monitoring and analysis.

For that reason, those who want to bet on the sport can use these tips to better understand the context of each game. However, it is always essential to keep in mind that studying data does not guarantee wins and that sports betting is not an investment, so it is necessary to always gamble responsibly. The availability of the markets mentioned varies by football match, and the trend is that the most important matches and those from major tournaments have a wider variety of markets.

Corners

Corner bets are quite popular in football matches precisely because corners are an aspect of the sport with a good base of detailed statistics. Some portals, such as Total Corner, allow users to analyze a series of factors, showing the history of corners for and against teams in matches over a long period of time, showing the time in the game when each corner occurred, listing matches that are about to start, the teams with the highest and lowest corner averages, and even the option to save live matches as favorites and set sound alerts for when a corner occurs.

This betting market works in an Over/Under format, in which decimal lines are set and users bet on whether the total number of corners (in the match, for one team, or in one half) will be higher or lower than the number labeled on the line. Stats help a lot, but they should also be analyzed together with other factors:

• The need each team has to win.
• The skill of the players who play on the flanks and their tendency to cross the ball.
• The goalkeepers’ style.
• The players’ average shots on goal.

Cards

Another popular betting market is yellow and red cards in the match. Here, more than analyzing players’ card histories, bettors also need to look at referee statistics, since the referee’s level of strictness is directly related to the match’s tendency about cards.

These bets can be placed on a player receiving a card, on the total number of cards in the match, or through a points system that assigns values to yellow cards, red cards, and yellow cards followed by a red, working as Over/Under. In this case, there are also other factors to consider:

• The rivalry between the teams.
• The home and away factor, which can heat up a team’s temper.
• The history of rivalry between two specific players.
• The importance of the match and the level of nervousness it may carry.

Goals

The goals statistic is the most basic in football, which is why it is the easiest to find across different sources. Even a league table shows, in a basic way, the number of goals scored and conceded by each team. On specialized portals, users can see the recent form and the goal history of matches between the two teams.

Bets can be on the total goals in the match, on just one of the teams, or on just one of the halves, also in Over/Under. More than the numbers, it is also worth looking at the difference in level between the teams, the quality of the defenses compared to the attacks, the absences in the lineups, and the importance of the match and the competition.

Shots on goal

The shots on goal market, which is usually offered in major matches with better-known players, has also become popular thanks to statistical coverage. It works in an Over/Under format for shots on goal by certain players, and it is possible to place same-game multi bets, selecting several players and having the odds multiplied, for example, Player 1 Over 1.5 shots, Player 2 Over 0.5 shots, and Player 3 Under 2.5 shots, all in the same bet slip.

One place where users can find shots on goal stats is the Opta portal. By clicking on the name of a player who will play in a match, season data will be shown, including broken down by competition. For this market, it is important to know the difference between the Shots and Shots on Target (SoT) lines. The first considers any attempt, even if it goes wide or hits the post. In the second, the ball must be heading toward the goal, that is, being saved by the goalkeeper, resulting in a goal, or being intercepted by a defender near the line.