New Posts For Thread: Does anyone here stiil bet on the match betting?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-bettingif so are you winning???i've always thought if i pick more winners than losers you will be quids in (odds depending) but this is getting far to unpredictable to pick the winner, i was on any unquoted tonight :)95% of my bets are done before the game and as tobermory said we can read the form book and do the all the research we like but it doesn't mean were going to win. You can still make it pay on match betting though. It comes down to how good your judgehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255782#41925578295% of my bets are done before the game and as tobermory said we can read the form book and do the all the research we like but it doesn't mean were going to win. You can still make it pay on match betting though. It comes down to how good your judgeMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:08:08 -0600omg ref wtf!?!I agree that some teams may be in a false position as they scrape several wins in games they played poorly in, and by watching them you can see the evidence for this.eg West Ham finished 7th or 8th last year , but i thought they were drhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255754#419255754omg ref wtf!?!I agree that some teams may be in a false position as they scrape several wins in games they played poorly in, and by watching them you can see the evidence for this.eg West Ham finished 7th or 8th last year , but i thought they were drMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:06:09 -0600Yes, so true, which is why watching the matches is so important. Tonight's match result is a complete freak result given the run of play. Just because it finished a draw, it doesn't mean that the draw at 4.9 was good value.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255746#419255746Yes, so true, which is why watching the matches is so important. Tonight's match result is a complete freak result given the run of play. Just because it finished a draw, it doesn't mean that the draw at 4.9 was good value.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:05:21 -0600Hardly ever get involved in this market unless it's before kick off or one team is up by 2 goals + Any other time I avoid and look at other markets.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255738#419255738Hardly ever get involved in this market unless it's before kick off or one team is up by 2 goals + Any other time I avoid and look at other markets.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:04:19 -0600knowing form on teams in europe and english leagues is vital, and its what gives you an edge, is your knowledge of current form, form is fleeting thing that comes and goes, thats why football is funny old game because games dont always go to form.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255726#419255726knowing form on teams in europe and english leagues is vital, and its what gives you an edge, is your knowledge of current form, form is fleeting thing that comes and goes, thats why football is funny old game because games dont always go to form.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:03:06 -0600keliwah 09 Nov 22:56 Erm, I understand your point, but how is is that we can gauge their "average performance level" and their "ability". Isn't it by their past form? Their past form as in their performances, too many people look at results alone.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255694#419255694keliwah 09 Nov 22:56 Erm, I understand your point, but how is is that we can gauge their "average performance level" and their "ability". Isn't it by their past form? Their past form as in their performances, too many people look at results alone.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:57 -0600Yes keliwah.But it is their 'form' over the last 30-50 games* which tells you how good they are.I don't like the word Form as people who use it are ususally only thinking of the last few weeks, and as i said that is misleading as to abilty .I mean onhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255686#419255686Yes keliwah.But it is their 'form' over the last 30-50 games* which tells you how good they are.I don't like the word Form as people who use it are ususally only thinking of the last few weeks, and as i said that is misleading as to abilty .I mean onMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:59:54 -0600Basically, it becomes an argument about how far back we take the form we take into consideration.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255666#419255666Basically, it becomes an argument about how far back we take the form we take into consideration.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:57:35 -0600would it be a guess then if i picked a team thats lost say 5 on the spin, would i just be hoping and praying they turn up a better team on the day?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255650#419255650would it be a guess then if i picked a team thats lost say 5 on the spin, would i just be hoping and praying they turn up a better team on the day?Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:56:45 -0600tobermory 09 Nov 22:53 'Form' is a MythA team which keeps the same basic starting 11 can play well or badly at anytime . Overall they will play to the average performance level their abilty would indicate they are capable of .Sometimes they wihttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/23473554/does-anyone-here-stiil-bet-on-the-match-betting?post_id=419255646#419255646tobermory 09 Nov 22:53 'Form' is a MythA team which keeps the same basic starting 11 can play well or badly at anytime . Overall they will play to the average performance level their abilty would indicate they are capable of .Sometimes they wiMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:56:35 -0600