Gambling on friendly matches

[3meek]

I very often lose when I bet on friendlies... I usually bet on a win, but often the result is not in my favour... Many clubs or national teams do not make an effort in such matches, do not attach importance to them, treat them like a training session... That's why I try to avoid such bets!

[KTChampions]

Guys what's the point on betting real money of friendly matches that have nothing at stake? If you gamble away your money on those games you better go buy some scratch cards...
Or you probably have better chances if you buy a lottery ticket. Don't waste your money that way, there are plenty of games and sports to fulfill your betting desire!

As you can see from the topic, a very rare bettor is interested in such matches. The reasons are quite obvious - low motivation in the end result of the game (scoring is not a priority). But if someone likes exotic bets like the number of substitutions or corners, then friendlies are quite suitable for that.

[acener]

What do you think about staking on over 1.5 and over 2.5 on international friendlies (both country and club friendlies)? Or do you prefer to go for straight win or draw?

I prefer to go for straight win or draw I don't like to gamble with friendly matches I think they are for entertainment purpose only and not really a serious match.
For me it is better to bet on official match than those friendly matches since we know that the teams or player are more serious because their records are at stake.

[agustina2]

What do you think about staking on over 1.5 and over 2.5 on international friendlies (both country and club friendlies)? Or do you prefer to go for straight win or draw?

Sometimes I will simply skip at those matches because no analyzation was needed there. I can wait for another competitive match.

If there will be a case that I really need to bet at these friendly matches, I'd rather choose the around @1.5 odds because since it's a friendly match, I doubt the underdogs will push a win against the favorites even the former will not give their all.

Simple as that.

[stomachgrowls]

What do you think about staking on over 1.5 and over 2.5 on international friendlies (both country and club friendlies)? Or do you prefer to go for straight win or draw?

Sometimes I will simply skip at those matches because no analyzation was needed there. I can wait for another competitive match.

If there will be a case that I really need to bet at these friendly matches, I'd rather choose the around @1.5 odds because since it's a friendly match, I doubt the underdogs will push a win against the favorites even the former will not give their all.

Simple as that.

Most likely these would be the odds of these matches and those superior teams do mostly turn out to loss and since this doesnt really involve any analysis then it turns out that this is less

interesting compared into those official match where you can really enjoy and make out some presumptions and basis towards your bet and this is one of  the factors on making

the game more enjoyable compared into these friendly matches where i dont really see any interest on putting up bets but  well this is self preference though.

[dustboy]

Guys what's the point on betting real money of friendly matches that have nothing at stake? If you gamble away your money on those games you better go buy some scratch cards...
Or you probably have better chances if you buy a lottery ticket. Don't waste your money that way, there are plenty of games and sports to fulfill your betting desire!

[/quote]

There is no other points except making money from sports betting even if it is just friendly match. It is not something bad if we are familiar with the match or we used to analyze such matches. It is even better than buying lottery ticket or scratch cards where your chance is purely based on luck with so low odds to win.

I have to say the opposite here, buying lottery ticket is wasting more money than sports betting regardless the type of the match. All in all, it is about preferences.

[imstillthebest]

this is the most important thing in gambling and that is to get entertained .
we can treat the bets that we placed as a talent fee for the players because they made us entertained  . never tried to bet on this kind of gameplay but if i do i think i will also do the same like you , i will also bet on underdogs .
 underdogs will always have that passion to win and they may not show it but their opponent is too confident enough that they play carelessly.

Well if you think that way it's easier for you to leave the house without any regret once you lose your pick, I like the idea of picking the under dog when betting to this type of gambling, same with how you see it those underdog are eager to prove something and since the game is just  a friendly game the chance that heavy favorite may not look at it as a threat.

Though not always the case, since there's pride that being stake inside. Winning is always the aimed of each teams who played inside this friendly matches.

yeah i change my mindset to this but before i was like the typical gambler that bet to win but the effect of loosing hits different on me.  
i notice that i cant easily move on.
your could be right tho that results can varry because not all players think the same but others will put thier best in every match they are playing whether its friendly or not and its going to be an easy win for the bettors if the results were always the same.

[Karartma1]

Guys what's the point on betting real money of friendly matches that have nothing at stake? If you gamble away your money on those games you better go buy some scratch cards...
Or you probably have better chances if you buy a lottery ticket. Don't waste your money that way, there are plenty of games and sports to fulfill your betting desire!

There is no other points except making money from sports betting even if it is just friendly match. It is not something bad if we are familiar with the match or we used to analyze such matches. It is even better than buying lottery ticket or scratch cards where your chance is purely based on luck with so low odds to win.

I have to say the opposite here, buying lottery ticket is wasting more money than sports betting regardless the type of the match. All in all, it is about preferences.

Opinions, man, these are just our own opinions. Statistically speaking you may be right and actually you could win big money on friendlies without even knowing what are you betting on! That's the advantage of ignorance, which tends to be working a lot these days.
On a different note, the same could have been buying Dogecoin 12 months ago at its low, hoping for an idiot to pump it via twitter.
Am I right?

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Friendly games are a bit special compared to official competitions so gambling on them is a bit tricky because as you know most of the coachs want to try the new players and that can reflect on the team performance and we can see many surprises so checking all the statistics before placing a bet is crutial.

There are also many friendly matches that are competitive because they compete for the name of the country, club or personal history, the point is that not all friendly matches are just regular matches. even better if know the team is more exciting not completely choose random team. for some people that are a big fan of that team even for friendly match people would bet for them.

[Maus0728]

Isn't it possible that these friendly matches might become "fixed matches," with the winner determined before the game begins? This indicates that there is a great deal of corruption going on behind the scenes in these matches, with no competitive or strategic play.

Some may also argue that matches like this are merely for the purpose of putting their training into practice which means that the result does not matter.

[rodskee]

Guys what's the point on betting real money of friendly matches that have nothing at stake? If you gamble away your money on those games you better go buy some scratch cards...
Or you probably have better chances if you buy a lottery ticket. Don't waste your money that way, there are plenty of games and sports to fulfill your betting desire!

There is no other points except making money from sports betting even if it is just friendly match. It is not something bad if we are familiar with the match or we used to analyze such matches. It is even better than buying lottery ticket or scratch cards where your chance is purely based on luck with so low odds to win.

I have to say the opposite here, buying lottery ticket is wasting more money than sports betting regardless the type of the match. All in all, it is about preferences.

We are betting and playing in gambling because of two things , To win of course and to enjoy the game.
we tend to play friendly but let us not be Hypocrite , that we are aiming to win against others.
and i don't think that Buying lottery tickets is wasting money , it is depend on how much we value the gambling we are involving and there are even people that enjoys waiting than funny gambling.

[Jackl87]

The most common friendly matches are both the international  country and club friendlies, long time ago I have seen these type of matches as a way to bet and have fun, many of my betting result are positive most especially if I bet on a single match. The country or club that will win is not certain but I noticed staking on over 1.5 or over 2.5 is always most of the time results to a good outcome.

Betting on the outcome of friendly matches seems extremely risky to me. I realise that betting always involves a certain amount of risk, but in friendly matches there are simply more factors that make the outcome of a match very difficult to predict, especially during that period of a season (or pre-season). Take for example the friendly match of FC Bayern vs FC Cologne. Cologne won this match with 3-2. In retrospect, this may seem quite logical, as most Bayern players were active at the EURO and therefore had not yet started training, but would you really have bet on a win for FC Cologne because of this? Bayern still had players like Upamecano and Choupo-Moting in the starting line-up.

[mindrust]

Betting on friendly matches without any pressure is a bit risky in my opinion. With odds of above 2.5 I would consider betting on the underdog. The stronger team will likely never bring their A team and usually let's the substitute players play. The purpose of these friendly matches is to be entertaining and not about winning. I would expect the underdog to win more of these games, or it will be a draw at least.

Risky how? Either one of the teams will win or it will be a draw. Same as always. However, I agree that both of the teams won't do their best in these games so it is hard to pick a favorite. But then, when there is a favorite, the odds for the win of the favorite team are very low.

I agree with you your 2.5 odds limit. If the bookie pays good money for your pick, then it is worth the risk you take, otherwise skip these games.

[KTChampions]

Betting on the outcome of friendly matches seems extremely risky to me. I realise that betting always involves a certain amount of risk, but in friendly matches there are simply more factors that make the outcome of a match very difficult to predict, especially during that period of a season (or pre-season). Take for example the friendly match of FC Bayern vs FC Cologne. Cologne won this match with 3-2. In retrospect, this may seem quite logical, as most Bayern players were active at the EURO and therefore had not yet started training, but would you really have bet on a win for FC Cologne because of this? Bayern still had players like Upamecano and Choupo-Moting in the starting line-up.

Where there is risk, there is an opportunity to win. I myself do not like random matches and rarely bet on them, but it seems to me that the strategy of betting on an explicit underdog can be profitable due to the randomness of the result. Perhaps, in order to get a particularly profitable odds, it is worth waiting for the underdog to start losing and at that moment place a bet.

[Fesatmas]

I very often lose when I bet on friendlies... I usually bet on a win, but often the result is not in my favour... Many clubs or national teams do not make an effort in such matches, do not attach importance to them, treat them like a training session... That's why I try to avoid such bets!

The bet loses three times and you keep repeating it until you lose the answer from the friendly match. You have wasted time and money that you should not have risked in the first place. It's nice to realize that betting on friendly matches is not a good option. You will not get the sensation of a real gambling game.

If there will be a case that I really need to bet at these friendly matches, I'd rather choose the around @1.5 odds because since it's a friendly match, I doubt the underdogs will push a win against the favorites even the former will not give their all..

or it could be that friendly matches are planned so that local players feel the best when faced with high-class players, so that they are given the opportunity to score several goals in the early minutes, then end up slaughtered with crazy scores. LOL

[hahay]

Betting on the outcome of friendly matches seems extremely risky to me. I realise that betting always involves a certain amount of risk, but in friendly matches there are simply more factors that make the outcome of a match very difficult to predict, especially during that period of a season (or pre-season). Take for example the friendly match of FC Bayern vs FC Cologne. Cologne won this match with 3-2. In retrospect, this may seem quite logical, as most Bayern players were active at the EURO and therefore had not yet started training, but would you really have bet on a win for FC Cologne because of this? Bayern still had players like Upamecano and Choupo-Moting in the starting line-up.

Where there is risk, there is an opportunity to win. I myself do not like random matches and rarely bet on them, but it seems to me that the strategy of betting on an explicit underdog can be profitable due to the randomness of the result. Perhaps, in order to get a particularly profitable odds, it is worth waiting for the underdog to start losing and at that moment place a bet.

Live betting still won't give me a good advantage I think, because this is about a friendly match I think also when the favorite team loses temporarily, then when I bet directly on a mediocre team I will only get low odds too. For me personally betting on friendly matches will really require skill, because here we will not easily bet on the line but if you want to get off the track at least it requires high confidence too, and this is very different from matches throughout the league and I prefer to avoid it.

[gabbie2010]

Betting on friendly matches without any pressure is a bit risky in my opinion. With odds of above 2.5 I would consider betting on the underdog. The stronger team will likely never bring their A team and usually let's the substitute players play. The purpose of these friendly matches is to be entertaining and not about winning. I would expect the underdog to win more of these games, or it will be a draw at least.

Many expected good gambling outcome, but I can't be confident with underdog to become more potential of winning. I always rely on odds but I'll stick on strong team that would probably give us bigger hints to decide which will be the best pick for winning streak. Friendly match might end up with draw decision, and only pure entertainment.

The OP lay emphasis on too many goals is usually scored in friendly matches thus the best bet is play on over 1.5 or 2.5 there are many instances where a strong team will field weak team to test or access their youth team thus enabling the underdog who must have fielded a stronger team a chance to win or play a draw unarguable a friendly match will mostly ended in a draw however the numbers of goals scored by both team is likely to  be many due to probably both team in some instances not fielding their No 1 goalkeepers. personally I won't bet on friendly matches because of it higher risk.

[KTChampions]

Where there is risk, there is an opportunity to win. I myself do not like random matches and rarely bet on them, but it seems to me that the strategy of betting on an explicit underdog can be profitable due to the randomness of the result. Perhaps, in order to get a particularly profitable odds, it is worth waiting for the underdog to start losing and at that moment place a bet.

Live betting still won't give me a good advantage I think, because this is about a friendly match I think also when the favorite team loses temporarily, then when I bet directly on a mediocre team I will only get low odds too. For me personally betting on friendly matches will really require skill, because here we will not easily bet on the line but if you want to get off the track at least it requires high confidence too, and this is very different from matches throughout the league and I prefer to avoid it.

I meant a different bet in the described situation! When the favorite starts winning, the odds for the underdog skyrocket and it is necessary to bet on it. The randomness does not disappear anywhere and the underdog may well win, and even if you lose most of the bets, you can be in the black, since rare wins will give a large profit.

[bitzizzix]

Depends on the friendly team in the match, if the mediocre team plays better I don't bet and if the favorite team plays I will bet what else the two big teams play it will be more interesting.
even though it's a friendly match if the big teams play they will still play seriously because it will protect the team's good name, and friendly matches are broadcast because to entertain us for another reason because all the matches are over.

[uneng]

Isn't it possible that these friendly matches might become "fixed matches," with the winner determined before the game begins? This indicates that there is a great deal of corruption going on behind the scenes in these matches, with no competitive or strategic play.

Some may also argue that matches like this are merely for the purpose of putting their training into practice which means that the result does not matter.

Yes, it's possible, but keep in mind even competitive matches can be fixed. Probably what happens with friendly matches is that it's easier to fix the results without causing too much suspicion from people around since there will be always the excuse nothing was being disputed (reward, title, prize, trophy, etc), so the players didn't put any effort on it.

This uncertainty makes logical analyzes inaccurate and bets on this category much more risky than in normal games.
If it worths the risk or not I think it will depend on the size of the gambler's bankroll and on how much he is willing to lose.