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11 Aug 23 16:28
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I’ve decided this will be my project for the season. Will try to lay them all, starting with Man City later today. We’ve seen lots of posts over the years saying what a gold mine it is, so I’m going to track it publicly for the season. I know last year it would have been profitable over the season but I am not convinced that’s always the case. Even if the experiment ends in a loss, there ought to be enough winning bets for it not to be too heavy.

My lays will be to level stakes liability, i.e. Lay-To-Lose 1 Point, not Lay-to-Win 1 point.

I will update the thread with my p/l, including the occasional table, in case Mesmerised looks in Grin. All my lays will be real bets on Betfair, taking prices available at the time of posting and profits posted will be after my 2% commission. More than likely I won’t catch all possible lays, as some odds-against prices, which are close to evens, will shorten to odds-on near to kick off and I won’t be constantly online but I will get as many as I can. That will swing both ways anyway, if I’m posting some bets a day or two early, as some of those prices will drift, so it should even out enough to still be interesting.

Bet 1 will be a lay of Man City at Burnley tonight but am holding off placing it for now, to see if that current 1.36 comes in a bit again, as people lump on nearer k/o Laugh
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Report SirNorbertClarke August 11, 2023 4:53 PM BST
Good luck!
Report jollyswagman August 11, 2023 7:08 PM BST
there was a good thread a few years ago selectively going after what were thought poor value odds on away shots.

good luck everyone's a winner.
Report everyone's a winner August 11, 2023 7:25 PM BST
thanks guys

bet 1 is placed.. lay Man City at Burnley at 1.36 - 1pt to win 2.77
Report SirNorbertClarke August 11, 2023 10:11 PM BST
Laying City against a newly promoted side who 'want to play football' was always going to be a long shot.

I imagine you'll learn a lot over the first half of the season.
Report everyone's a winner August 11, 2023 10:21 PM BST
of course. I wasn't expecting to win that one but I'm not going to cherry pick the lays on this thread, as otherwise I'll miss lucrative shocks trying to be clever. That much I know from my previous posts/threads, where I was being much more selective. Just going to see where it ends up doing them all for now.
Report SontaranStratagem August 12, 2023 2:03 AM BST
Good luck

My threads started off poorly but early doors

I'd say you'll have more success with these than my bets
Report everyone's a winner August 18, 2023 8:06 PM BST
thanks SS, not sure but we'll see. two this weekend..

bet 2 lay Brighton at Wolves at 1.92 to win 1.09
bet 3 lay Arsenal at Palace at 1.65 to win 1.54
Report everyone's a winner August 25, 2023 5:52 PM BST
no winners yet. two more this weekend..

bet 4 lay Spurs at Bournemouth 1.97 to win 1.03
bet 5 lay City at Sheff Utd at 1.22 to win 4.54

certainly not expecting anything from the 2nd one Laugh
Report everyone's a winner August 30, 2023 7:20 PM BST
no winners yet. two for this weekend coming

bet 6 lay West Ham at Luton at 1.85 to win 1.18
bet 7 lay Spurs at Burnley at 1.95 to win 1.05

think we might get the first winner with one of these
Report everyone's a winner September 2, 2023 9:19 PM BST
7 losses out of 7 so far. Looks like I will have to sink this gold mine shaft quite deep, to reap the promised rewards long term Grin
Report BULLET TOOTH TONY September 2, 2023 11:50 PM BST
it will change after the international break with European football on its way for half the league
Report The Dragon September 3, 2023 10:51 AM BST
4 games next weekend are odds on. Liverpool, city, Arsenal and Chelsea.

Must be a good chance one of them will slip up.
Report ericster September 3, 2023 11:20 AM BST
I thought about this also winner.
Noticed last year that one or two long odds-on shots draw when they played away.
Haven't read the whole thread, maybe someone else has mentioned that.
Perhaps you could consider looking for weaknesses.
A team playing in euro comps.
Big players being rested or injured.
Whatever..

Trouble with something like this is, obviously, you need a couple of real shockers to have any hope of profit with this.
But hey, not trying to pee on your parade here, eh? Happy

Good luck to you winner.
Report everyone's a winner September 8, 2023 7:49 AM BST
thanks guys. agree on both counts. i'm going to do them all this year, if i can, so it's there for everyone to see, then when people like brassneck tell us what a goldmine it is, we have a reference point. i do agree there are always shocks but by their very nature it's almost impossible to predict where they'll be and this hasn't worked for me in the past. also with them all in one place, we can analyse the prices at the end, to see if further refinement would work, e.g only laying prices
Report everyone's a winner September 8, 2023 7:54 AM BST
that cut off half my reply..?

was going on to say only laying prices below 1.9 for example.

dragon i'm looking forward to next weekend already.

bet 8 lay liverpool at wolves at 1.46 to win 2.17
bet 9 lay man city at west ham at 1.54 to win 1.85
bet 10 lay arsenal at everton at 1.59 to win 1.69
bet 11 lay chelsea at bournemouth at 1.8 to win 1.25
Report The Dragon September 8, 2023 8:48 AM BST
going to interesting to see for sure EaW
Report everyone's a winner September 17, 2023 6:26 PM BST
well I have to say even I was expecting more than one win in eleven when starting this but there we have it. 1.22 pts profit from the Chelsea lay, all the rest losers. Chronologically I had bets 10 & 11 the wrong way round. Will post my first update in table form in a mo, for those who like more visuals Grin
Report everyone's a winner September 17, 2023 6:26 PM BST
        Bet                Date                Event & Selection                Odds                 Stake                 Result                 Event P/L                  Tot Staked                Tot p/l                % ROI       
                                                                                                                                                               
        1                11-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Burnley                1.36                 £1.00                 0-3 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £1.00                   -100.00%                 -100.00%        
        2                19-Aug                Lay Brighton (A) v Wolves                1.92                 £1.00                 1-4 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £2.00                   -200.00%                 -100.00%        
        3                21-Aug                Lay Arsenal (A) v Palace                1.65                 £1.00                 0-1 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £3.00                   -300.00%                 -100.00%        
        4                26-Aug                Lay Spurs (A) v Bournemouth                1.97                 £1.00                 0-2 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £4.00                   -400.00%                 -100.00%        
        5                27-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Sheff Utd                1.22                 £1.00                 1-2 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £5.00                   -500.00%                 -100.00%        
        6                01-Sep                Lay West Ham (A) v Luton                1.85                 £1.00                 1-2 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £6.00                   -600.00%                 -100.00%        
        7                02-Sep                Lay Spurs (A) v Burnley                1.95                 £1.00                 2-5 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £7.00                   -700.00%                 -100.00%        
        8                16-Sep                Lay Liverpool (A) v Wolves                1.46                 £1.00                 1-3 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £8.00                   -800.00%                 -100.00%        
        9                16-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v West Ham                1.54                 £1.00                 1-3 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £9.00                   -900.00%                 -100.00%        
        10                16-Sep                Lay Chelsea (A) v Bournemouth                1.8                 £1.00                 0-0 (Win)                 £1.22                    £10.00                   -778.00%                 -77.80%        
        11                17-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Everton                1.59                 £1.00                 0-1 (Lose)                -£1.00                   £11.00                   -878.00%                 -79.82%        
Report everyone's a winner September 17, 2023 6:30 PM BST
maybe this better..
        Bet                Date                Event & Selection                Odds                 Stake                 Result                 Event P/L                  Tot Staked                Tot p/l                % ROI       
                                                                                                                                                               
        1                11-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Burnley                1.36                 £1.00                 0-3 (Lose)                -1                 1                  -1                 -100.00%        
        2                19-Aug                Lay Brighton (A) v Wolves                1.92                 £1.00                 1-4 (Lose)                -1                 2                  -2                 -100.00%        
        3                21-Aug                Lay Arsenal (A) v Palace                1.65                 £1.00                 0-1 (Lose)                -1                 3                  -3                 -100.00%        
        4                26-Aug                Lay Spurs (A) v Bournemouth                1.97                 £1.00                 0-2 (Lose)                -1                 4                  -4                 -100.00%        
        5                27-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Sheff Utd                1.22                 £1.00                 1-2 (Lose)                -1                 5                  -5                 -100.00%        
        6                01-Sep                Lay West Ham (A) v Luton                1.85                 £1.00                 1-2 (Lose)                -1                 6                  -6                 -100.00%        
        7                02-Sep                Lay Spurs (A) v Burnley                1.95                 £1.00                 2-5 (Lose)                -1                 7                  -7                 -100.00%        
        8                16-Sep                Lay Liverpool (A) v Wolves                1.46                 £1.00                 1-3 (Lose)                -1                 8                  -8                 -100.00%        
        9                16-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v West Ham                1.54                 £1.00                 1-3 (Lose)                -1                 9                  -9                 -100.00%        
        10                16-Sep                Lay Chelsea (A) v Bournemouth                1.8                 £1.00                 0-0 (Win)                1.22                  10                  -7.78                 -77.80%        
        11                17-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Everton                1.59                 £1.00                 0-1 (Lose)                -1                 11                  -8.78                 -79.82%        
Report everyone's a winner September 19, 2023 5:19 PM BST
two this weekend coming..

bet 12 lay Man Utd at Burnley at 1.79 1pt to win 1.26
bet 13 lay Newcastle at Sheffield Utd at 1.5 1pt to win 2.0
Report The Dragon September 23, 2023 1:13 PM BST
united look short to me
Report layingisthewayforward September 23, 2023 1:42 PM BST
Time to abandon this project ?
Report everyone's a winner September 24, 2023 6:11 PM BST
it's interesting. I won't abandon, because I'm interested to track it properly. Is this an unusual season? and is that because there's even more gulf in class between the likes of Burnley, Luton and Sheffield Utd versus the big boys, compared to previous years? I wonder.
Report cpfc4me September 25, 2023 5:57 AM BST
I've seen worse ideas posted on here, but this one hasn't been consistently successful. Here's how it would have played out in previous seasons. You may also be a little optimistic on the prices. For example this season I had Chelsea available to back at 1.83 v Bournemouth so a lay at 1.8 would have been tricky. My calculations use 1.86 for this one.

2000-01    29    2.68
2001-02    37    -13.41
2002-03    37    0.71
2003-04    42    -3.83
2004-05    41    -9.10
2005-06    47    0.37
2006-07    48    -6.94
2007-08    56    -6.46
2008-09    55    -16.95
2009-10    66    23.42
2010-11    49    17.70
2011-12    63    4.89
2012-13    58    -5.60
2013-14    64    -7.47
2014-15    58    -1.86
2015-16    47    6.54
2016-17    77    -13.06
2017-18    81    -1.10
2018-19    75    -12.89
2019-20    72    11.24
2020-21    76    6.59
2021-22    71    -9.83
2022-23    70    19.98
2023-24    11    -8.84
Total    1330    -23.19
Report everyone's a winner September 25, 2023 7:21 AM BST
that's really interesting. the best years would have been 2009-2012 when forum was still buzzing.

I knew it would have been profitable last year from my own records but I didn't think it would always be. That's how this all started, a pre season discussion about betting approaches. I did get the 1.8 lay on Chelsea, it's maybe a bit lucky with the price timing but plenty of my other picks moved against me, last year and year before, so it's swings and roundabouts and will even out enough over time, to still have the same conclusion, in my view. I'm fine if this experiment proves a loss maker, we see plenty of people claiming these lays are a constant gold mine, it will be good to have something solid to refer to.
Report cpfc4me September 26, 2023 6:14 AM BST
Discussions about betting approaches are what this forum should be about, so I'm all in favour of threads like this one.

Have you considered waiting until December before trying this? Some interesting results here:   https://green-all-over.blogspot.com/2023/09/winter-gold-mine.html
Report Rigsby September 26, 2023 10:53 AM BST
Discussions about betting approaches are what this forum should be about, so I'm all in favour of threads like this one.

I agree.
To put my comments in context, I have 8 years worth of soccer data covering several countries and I have a lot of experience in relating percentage chance to odds, and how the markets change/decay in running.
The market makers have more data, more program analysis availability, and super fast algorithms. It is, therefore, very difficult to get an edge, and the way the markets are, means that the margin between the back and lay sides makes it more difficult still.
I have said this on here many times, “Data is random”. If something occurs 50% of the time, the sequence will not be W, L, W, L, W, L etc. The winning and losing sequences over time are random, as the results of the OP’s strategy are showing.
I am an unders/overs guy. It is quite a simple concept in that it either is or it is not. Nothing else matters.
Report cpfc4me September 26, 2023 4:24 PM BST
You're talking about variance, which is a very important concept to understand. If something occurs 50% of the time as in your example, then over 1,000 events it will almost certainly (99.71%) lose six times in a row with a greater than 5% chance of a losing run of 13 in that time. The variance will be higher when laying odds-on, but unless the method has +EV, it's doomed.

Can you clarify your last sentences - "I am an unders/overs guy. It is quite a simple concept in that it either is or it is not. Nothing else matters." ?
Report everyone's a winner September 26, 2023 6:42 PM BST
@cpfc4me, I'm honoured to have piqued your interest with my thread Laugh

I have had various thoughts on the timing. This thread aside, most seasons I start off well, give myself the impression I have a good eye for value, then hit the rails and give most of it back around Late November early December through to the end of January and then start to do better as the season ends, before we get to the tail end where teams give up and results can be odd. I had a profitable 2021-22 but a loss making 2022-23, so I feel like I can do it but last year proved not consistently but I've long thought that something happens mid season that I can't put my finger on.

If there's something to be said for only doing these odds on lays in the second half of the season, I might see that later on, if I keep this up, which I do still intend to do. I also wonder about excluding Man City and newly promoted sides, which I note you've analysed in your blog but sometimes that's where the lucrative shocks come from, so initially my instinct was to include all, so as not to miss out. In any case I wasn't doing this particular thread with real a expectation of a profit but more to track it all publicly, as stated in my OP. As I've already said though, I'm surprised it's been as bad as it has, first 9 bets losers and 12 out of 13 losers overall.

RE Rigsby's post I suspect he's alluding to the fact there's no 3rd option, i.e the draw, overs/unders has only 2 selections, where match odds has 3 outcomes/prices to track.
Report Rigsby September 26, 2023 6:48 PM BST
Can you clarify your last sentences - "I am an unders/overs guy. It is quite a simple concept in that it either is or it is not. Nothing else matters." ?

When I know that the odds and stats are in my favour I back another goal in play at the appropriate time.
Simply, there is another goal or not. It does not matter which team scores the goal, which player scores the goal, what the final score is, whether the game ends H, A, or D. If a goal is scored I win, if not I lose. Once the bet is placed I can walk away from it and do something else.
Additionally, my strategies vary between each half, because the markets are different.
I do not watch the game, have any interest in who wins, or look to see how many SOT’s (it only takes one shot to score a goal). I prefer non UK games because I have no knowledge baggage which may psychologically affect my decision making.
Report hulk23 September 26, 2023 7:59 PM BST
any 12 from 13

358/1 

shame about Chelsea Cry
Report lurka September 26, 2023 8:06 PM BST
There's no fixture where you'd think 'no, i'll pass on that one' and no assessment of price/value whatsoever?
Report everyone's a winner September 26, 2023 8:17 PM BST
@hulk lol yes I thought about that too Laugh imagine backing them all in an acca/perm

@lurka yes that's the point of this thread, not to try to cherry pick. these are not my tips/selections, just me assessing whether there's any truth to the rumour that it's a profitable approach. Having said that, the ones I would have picked wouldn't have been winning bets anyway, with the exception of Chelsea at Bournemouth. I did it the other way the last two years with mixed results and this is a different project.
Report everyone's a winner September 27, 2023 8:00 PM BST
two more this weekend coming
bet 14 lay Arsenal at Bournemouth at 1.57, 1pt to win 1.75
bet 15 lay Man City at Wolves at 1.37, 1pt to win 2.70
Report cpfc4me September 28, 2023 4:05 AM BST
Away teams have been odds-on to win at AFC Bournemouth in the EPL 31 times, and lays would have amounted to a loss of 2.55 units. +0.55u when laying Arsenal.

For Wolves, it's 38 matches and a loss of 0.31u. When laying Man City, +1.63u.
Report everyone's a winner September 30, 2023 5:38 PM BST
well we got another winner and not the one we would have expected. +2.65 points from bet 15. Updated table to follow
Report everyone's a winner September 30, 2023 5:38 PM BST
        Bet                Date                Event & Selection                Odds                 Stake                 Result                 Event P/L                  Tot Staked                Tot p/l                % ROI       
                                                                         Points                                  Points                  Points                  Points                        
        1                11-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Burnley                1.36                1.00                0-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 1.00                  -1.00                 -100.00%        
        2                19-Aug                Lay Brighton (A) v Wolves                1.92                1.00                1-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 2.00                  -2.00                 -100.00%        
        3                21-Aug                Lay Arsenal (A) v Palace                1.65                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 3.00                  -3.00                 -100.00%        
        4                26-Aug                Lay Spurs (A) v Bournemouth                1.97                1.00                0-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 4.00                  -4.00                 -100.00%        
        5                27-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Sheff Utd                1.22                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 5.00                  -5.00                 -100.00%        
        6                01-Sep                Lay West Ham (A) v Luton                1.85                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 6.00                  -6.00                 -100.00%        
        7                02-Sep                Lay Spurs (A) v Burnley                1.95                1.00                2-5 (Lose)                -1.00                 7.00                  -7.00                 -100.00%        
        8                16-Sep                Lay Liverpool (A) v Wolves                1.46                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 8.00                  -8.00                 -100.00%        
        9                16-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v West Ham                1.54                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 9.00                  -9.00                 -100.00%        
        10                16-Sep                Lay Chelsea (A) v Bournemouth                1.8                1.00                0-0 (Win)                1.22                  10.00                  -7.78                 -77.80%        
        11                17-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Everton                1.59                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 11.00                  -8.78                 -79.82%        
        12                23-Sep                Lay Man Utd (A) v Burnley                1.79                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 12.00                  -9.78                 -81.50%        
        13                24-Sep                Lay Newcastle (A) v Sheff Utd                1.5                1.00                0-8 (Lose)                -1.00                 13.00                  -10.78                 -82.92%        
        14                30-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Bournemouth                1.57                1.00                0-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 14.00                  -11.78                 -84.14%        
        15                30-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v Wolves                1.37                1.00                2-1 (Win)                2.65                  15.00                  -9.13                 -60.87%        
Report The Dragon September 30, 2023 5:51 PM BST
green shoots EWAW green shoots
Report everyone's a winner October 6, 2023 1:03 PM BST
two this weekend
bet 16 lay Spurs at Luton at 1.51 1pt to win 1.96
bet 17 lay Chelsea at Burnley 1.81 1pt to win 1.23
Report The Dragon October 6, 2023 4:07 PM BST
wolves beating city was an unexpected nice returnCool
Report Crisp77 October 6, 2023 4:27 PM BST
Lay Brentford too.
Report cpfc4me October 6, 2023 10:27 PM BST
Brentford are Away, but unlikely to be odds-on!
Report everyone's a winner October 7, 2023 7:35 AM BST
yes, I assumed that was a joke but it's gone over my head I must admit Grin
Report everyone's a winner October 7, 2023 7:36 AM BST
Brentford  odds on at Man U would definitely be a lay Laugh
Report everyone's a winner October 7, 2023 5:06 PM BST
well done Brentford layers but as far as this thread goes, no more gold was mined today Grin

bets 16 & 17 lost
Report cpfc4me October 10, 2023 6:34 PM BST
I looked at this strategy in the Bundesliga (and named it BundesLAYga) and since 2012-23, the ROI in Bundesliga.1 is 3% but in Bundesliga.2 it's 22% 

+29.35units from 134 bets - worth a look IMO
Report kingscrewed October 11, 2023 3:19 PM BST
I read somewhere, backing odds on away in serie A would produce a profit in 10 out of the last 11 seasons.
Report cpfc4me October 12, 2023 5:25 AM BST
Since 2012-13, this has a profit of 51.43 units from 678 bets, an ROI of 7.6%. Not bad. Only two losing seasons in 11, but small losses in those two seasons 2014-15 -2.19u and 1015-16 - 0.38u.
Report cpfc4me October 12, 2023 5:30 AM BST
2015-16 obvs.

For this season so far, 14 matches 10 winners +2.78
Report everyone's a winner October 19, 2023 4:58 PM BST
one for the weekend coming, bet 18 lay man utd at sheffield utd at 1.46 - 1pt to win 2.17
Report ericster October 20, 2023 12:53 PM BST
i KNOW i'm small change in this game but I have spent many a long hour number crunching, like Rigsby I have absolutely no interest in who wins, and I totally get what he says about the dangers of baggage  psychologically affecting decision making. Sometimes  I'll have a play in the championship or div 1 but never look at the English Prem.

Betting on there being another goal, don't the odds get a bit skinny Rigsby?
Just wondering.
Maybe you only play in  certain games.
None of my business of course and good luck to you.

I WOULD just like to make one suggestion e.a.w.
Respectfully of course.
Might it not be better to have a set win amount than a set  lay-stake.
ie. Lay to win a set amount.
The lower the odds you lay, the higher you stake and the more you win.
Just a thought. Plain
Report ericster October 20, 2023 1:04 PM BST
And the few times I've noticed big team "not winning" necessarily but not "losing".
They really were hotpots, Something like 1.2 and yes. it happens.
And like with Snipers BTTS ACCA plan, it's those shockers that bump up the winnings.
And maybe, I don't know, might there be some chance of greening up when the minnow goes one-up.
Although at a £1 pound stake, probably not a consideration.
Waiting a while might just help the market to move a bit.
Not wishing to question your stake here.
I know how it feels to think you hit on something and then watch your hard-earned go down the toilet.
Been there, done that.
Report everyone's a winner October 20, 2023 6:08 PM BST
I know what you're saying about waiting and usually favourites shorten, though not always, so yeah I've laid man u a bit early but I work most weekends, so have to put the bets on early. I mentioned the timing in my op. I don't think the little movements here will be the difference between a winning or losing thread overall.

I'm not thinking that I hit on something, far from it, I just want to have it all out in the open. cpfc4me has already got more tracking data than I do, on his blog but I like the idea of having a whole season here on the forum, to refer to, if I can keep it up.

What you're saying about the staking is just another way of doing it. This way my liability is the same every time, so I win more when the shorter odds are turned over. Your way I would only win the same flat stakes amount for every successful lay, though I'd also lose less, when they are unsuccessful.

Greening up won't prove whether there is any value in the original lay prices, so I am not doing that for the purposes of this thread. These challenges have been about the pre k/o prices, not the ability to green out in play. That would be a completely different notion, i.e trading prices. You'd have to red out when the favourite went one up, to balance it out, or you're just giving away potential profit on all the +ve ones and not reducing any losses on the -ve ones.
Report ericster October 20, 2023 7:16 PM BST
Can't argue with that eaw.
Fair play and good to you.
Report ericster October 20, 2023 7:19 PM BST
Cry Good LUCK to you even.
Report Rigsby October 20, 2023 8:57 PM BST
@ericster
Thank you for positive comments.
It is the simplicity as well. For example, back in the day, the “experts” said lay the draw and green at the goal with all sorts of caveats. Back +0.5 wins when/if a goal is scored and there is no hassle of sitting in front of a screen waiting for a goal, and it does not matter whether the fav or the dog scores. If it is the dog, the cash out will be small with the lay/back draw system. Also I don’t have to wait for the market to offer an acceptable cash out price.
Re Odds:
You are correct that the odds can be skinny, but with decay they lengthen throughout the game. In most cases the decay is mathematically predictable, so I can place my bet in play at the odds I expect them to be at a particular time in the game. If a goal is scored before that point, the unmatched bet is automatically cancelled with no loss. In the leagues I play in, I know that 93/94% of all games will have at least one goal (1.07), so you can see why they are “skinny”.
Yes, I do only play in certain games. I have my price which is based on my data.
FWIW, the average time for the first goal is circa 30 mins, and there are more goals in second half than first.
An important aspect about decay: suppose I price a bet pre kick off at 1.24, but it is only available to back at 1.20, I will not back it at 1.24 in play after decay, because it will be the wrong price. It should be 1.29, and therefore 1.24 at that time is poor value.
I hope I have given you something to think about.
Report ericster October 21, 2023 12:40 PM BST
Rigsby :

"Value", errr yeah, that old chestnut. Or should I say "hot potato". Enough said I think.
I get what you say about decay. Have watched enough games, the full 90 , to be fully aware of what you're saying, and yes, you've given me food for thought.
I trade in-play and the numbers involved profit-wise is usually around 1.30. I really am small time.
There isn't much room for error is there.

Thanks for the post Rigsby.
Report everyone's a winner October 22, 2023 8:20 AM BST
bet 18 lost. puts the project minus 12.13 pts after week 9

there were opportunities for greening there as well, as it was 1-1 for a good while but that's not what I'm tracking here but it's an idea... if you had clear in and out points. Not my area of expertise and I wouldn't be able to follow enough of them in play to be really into that but food for thought.
Report ericster October 22, 2023 11:57 AM BST

Oct 22, 2023 -- 2:20AM, everyone's a winner wrote:


bet 18 lost. puts the project minus 12.13 pts after week 9there were opportunities for greening there as well, as it was 1-1 for a good while but that's not what I'm tracking here but it's an idea... if you had clear in and out points. Not my area of expertise and I wouldn't be able to follow enough of them in play to be really into that but food for thought.


Yeahhh, I know.
I like the in-play, playing with numbers, y'know ?
And  I hate watching a green go down the toilet.

BUT...

I often find myself thinking if only I'd taken the profit, If I could have just waited a few minutes. Cry
Does your head in.

Rigsby says about percentages but nothing is 100% is it.
They slip through the net and I try not to let that happen.
Go in earlier, lay a bigger price, and again, time after time,  I sit and watch the red c/o increase as the odds I've layed shorten.ShockedAngry

If Rigsby doing okay with how he's operating, and with what I know of the in-play markets, or rather what I like to THINK I know,I take my hat off to him, I really do.

Report everyone's a winner October 26, 2023 7:11 AM BST
three this weekend coming..

bet 19 lay Spurs at Palace at 1.87 - 1pt to win 1.15
bet 20 lay Newcastle at Wolves at 1.88 - 1pt to win 1.14
bet 21 lay Man City at Man Utd at 1.73 - 1pt to win 1.35
Report everyone's a winner October 29, 2023 5:32 PM GMT
bet 19 lost
bet 20 won +1.12 after commission
bet 21 lost
updated table below
        Bet                Date                Event & Selection                Odds                 Stake                 Result                 Event P/L                  Tot Staked                Tot p/l                % ROI       
                                                                         Points                                  Points                  Points                  Points                        
        1                11-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Burnley                1.36                1.00                0-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 1.00                  -1.00                 -100.00%        
        2                19-Aug                Lay Brighton (A) v Wolves                1.92                1.00                1-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 2.00                  -2.00                 -100.00%        
        3                21-Aug                Lay Arsenal (A) v Palace                1.65                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 3.00                  -3.00                 -100.00%        
        4                26-Aug                Lay Spurs (A) v Bournemouth                1.97                1.00                0-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 4.00                  -4.00                 -100.00%        
        5                27-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Sheff Utd                1.22                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 5.00                  -5.00                 -100.00%        
        6                01-Sep                Lay West Ham (A) v Luton                1.85                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 6.00                  -6.00                 -100.00%        
        7                02-Sep                Lay Spurs (A) v Burnley                1.95                1.00                2-5 (Lose)                -1.00                 7.00                  -7.00                 -100.00%        
        8                16-Sep                Lay Liverpool (A) v Wolves                1.46                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 8.00                  -8.00                 -100.00%        
        9                16-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v West Ham                1.54                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 9.00                  -9.00                 -100.00%        
        10                16-Sep                Lay Chelsea (A) v Bournemouth                1.8                1.00                0-0 (Win)                1.22                  10.00                  -7.78                 -77.80%        
        11                17-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Everton                1.59                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 11.00                  -8.78                 -79.82%        
        12                23-Sep                Lay Man Utd (A) v Burnley                1.79                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 12.00                  -9.78                 -81.50%        
        13                24-Sep                Lay Newcastle (A) v Sheff Utd                1.5                1.00                0-8 (Lose)                -1.00                 13.00                  -10.78                 -82.92%        
        14                30-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Bournemouth                1.57                1.00                0-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 14.00                  -11.78                 -84.14%        
        15                30-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v Wolves                1.37                1.00                2-1 (Win)                2.65                  15.00                  -9.13                 -60.87%        
        16                07-Oct                Lay Spurs (A) v Luton                1.51                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 16.00                  -10.13                 -63.31%        
        17                07-Oct                Lay Chelsea (A) v Burnley                1.81                1.00                1-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 17.00                  -11.13                 -65.47%        
        18                21-Oct                Lay Man Utd (A) v Sheff Utd                1.46                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 18.00                  -12.13                 -67.39%        
        19                27-Oct                Lay Spurs (A) v Palace                1.87                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 19.00                  -13.13                 -69.11%        
        20                28-Oct                Lay Newcastle (A) v Wolves                1.88                1.00                2-2 (Win)                1.12                  20.00                  -12.01                 -60.05%        
        21                29-Oct                Lay Man City (A) v Man Utd                1.73                1.00                0-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 21.00                  -13.01                 -61.95%        
Report everyone's a winner November 3, 2023 7:12 PM GMT
Bet 22 lay villa at forest at 1.95 to win 1.05
Bet 23 lay Liverpool at Luton at 1.26 to win 3.86
Report everyone's a winner November 9, 2023 9:53 AM GMT
bet 22 won 1.03
bet 23 won 3.78
Overall minus 8.2pts now updated table below..
        Bet                Date                Event & Selection                Odds                 Stake                 Result                 Event P/L                  Tot Staked                Tot p/l                % ROI       
                                                                         Points                                  Points                  Points                  Points                        
        1                11-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Burnley                1.36                1.00                0-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 1.00                  -1.00                 -100.00%        
        2                19-Aug                Lay Brighton (A) v Wolves                1.92                1.00                1-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 2.00                  -2.00                 -100.00%        
        3                21-Aug                Lay Arsenal (A) v Palace                1.65                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 3.00                  -3.00                 -100.00%        
        4                26-Aug                Lay Spurs (A) v Bournemouth                1.97                1.00                0-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 4.00                  -4.00                 -100.00%        
        5                27-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Sheff Utd                1.22                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 5.00                  -5.00                 -100.00%        
        6                01-Sep                Lay West Ham (A) v Luton                1.85                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 6.00                  -6.00                 -100.00%        
        7                02-Sep                Lay Spurs (A) v Burnley                1.95                1.00                2-5 (Lose)                -1.00                 7.00                  -7.00                 -100.00%        
        8                16-Sep                Lay Liverpool (A) v Wolves                1.46                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 8.00                  -8.00                 -100.00%        
        9                16-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v West Ham                1.54                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 9.00                  -9.00                 -100.00%        
        10                16-Sep                Lay Chelsea (A) v Bournemouth                1.8                1.00                0-0 (Win)                1.22                  10.00                  -7.78                 -77.80%        
        11                17-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Everton                1.59                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 11.00                  -8.78                 -79.82%        
        12                23-Sep                Lay Man Utd (A) v Burnley                1.79                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 12.00                  -9.78                 -81.50%        
        13                24-Sep                Lay Newcastle (A) v Sheff Utd                1.5                1.00                0-8 (Lose)                -1.00                 13.00                  -10.78                 -82.92%        
        14                30-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Bournemouth                1.57                1.00                0-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 14.00                  -11.78                 -84.14%        
        15                30-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v Wolves                1.37                1.00                2-1 (Win)                2.65                  15.00                  -9.13                 -60.87%        
        16                07-Oct                Lay Spurs (A) v Luton                1.51                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 16.00                  -10.13                 -63.31%        
        17                07-Oct                Lay Chelsea (A) v Burnley                1.81                1.00                1-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 17.00                  -11.13                 -65.47%        
        18                21-Oct                Lay Man Utd (A) v Sheff Utd                1.46                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 18.00                  -12.13                 -67.39%        
        19                27-Oct                Lay Spurs (A) v Palace                1.87                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 19.00                  -13.13                 -69.11%        
        20                28-Oct                Lay Newcastle (A) v Wolves                1.88                1.00                2-2 (Win)                1.12                  20.00                  -12.01                 -60.05%        
        21                29-Oct                Lay Man City (A) v Man Utd                1.73                1.00                0-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 21.00                  -13.01                 -61.95%        
        22                05-Nov                Lay Villa (A) v Forest                1.05                1.00                2-0 (Win)                1.03                  22.00                  -11.98                 -54.45%        
        23                05-Nov                Lay Liverpool (A) v Luton                1.26                1.00                1-1 (Win)                3.78                  23.00                  -8.20                 -35.65%        
Report everyone's a winner November 10, 2023 4:45 AM GMT
bet 24 lay newcastle at bournemouth at 1.77 to win 1.3pts
bet 25 lay man city at chelsea at 1.8 to win 1.25pts
Report everyone's a winner November 12, 2023 8:25 PM GMT
bet 24 won 1.27pts
bet 25 won 1.22pts
overall minus 5.71 going into international break 3. updated table below
        Bet                Date                Event & Selection                Odds                 Stake                 Result                 Event P/L                  Tot Staked                Tot p/l                % ROI       
                                                                         Points                                  Points                  Points                  Points                        
        1                11-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Burnley                1.36                1.00                0-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 1.00                  -1.00                 -100.00%        
        2                19-Aug                Lay Brighton (A) v Wolves                1.92                1.00                1-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 2.00                  -2.00                 -100.00%        
        3                21-Aug                Lay Arsenal (A) v Palace                1.65                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 3.00                  -3.00                 -100.00%        
        4                26-Aug                Lay Spurs (A) v Bournemouth                1.97                1.00                0-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 4.00                  -4.00                 -100.00%        
        5                27-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Sheff Utd                1.22                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 5.00                  -5.00                 -100.00%        
        6                01-Sep                Lay West Ham (A) v Luton                1.85                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 6.00                  -6.00                 -100.00%        
        7                02-Sep                Lay Spurs (A) v Burnley                1.95                1.00                2-5 (Lose)                -1.00                 7.00                  -7.00                 -100.00%        
        8                16-Sep                Lay Liverpool (A) v Wolves                1.46                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 8.00                  -8.00                 -100.00%        
        9                16-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v West Ham                1.54                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 9.00                  -9.00                 -100.00%        
        10                16-Sep                Lay Chelsea (A) v Bournemouth                1.8                1.00                0-0 (Win)                1.22                  10.00                  -7.78                 -77.80%        
        11                17-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Everton                1.59                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 11.00                  -8.78                 -79.82%        
        12                23-Sep                Lay Man Utd (A) v Burnley                1.79                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 12.00                  -9.78                 -81.50%        
        13                24-Sep                Lay Newcastle (A) v Sheff Utd                1.5                1.00                0-8 (Lose)                -1.00                 13.00                  -10.78                 -82.92%        
        14                30-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Bournemouth                1.57                1.00                0-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 14.00                  -11.78                 -84.14%        
        15                30-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v Wolves                1.37                1.00                2-1 (Win)                2.65                  15.00                  -9.13                 -60.87%        
        16                07-Oct                Lay Spurs (A) v Luton                1.51                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 16.00                  -10.13                 -63.31%        
        17                07-Oct                Lay Chelsea (A) v Burnley                1.81                1.00                1-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 17.00                  -11.13                 -65.47%        
        18                21-Oct                Lay Man Utd (A) v Sheff Utd                1.46                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 18.00                  -12.13                 -67.39%        
        19                27-Oct                Lay Spurs (A) v Palace                1.87                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 19.00                  -13.13                 -69.11%        
        20                28-Oct                Lay Newcastle (A) v Wolves                1.88                1.00                2-2 (Win)                1.12                  20.00                  -12.01                 -60.05%        
        21                29-Oct                Lay Man City (A) v Man Utd                1.73                1.00                0-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 21.00                  -13.01                 -61.95%        
        22                05-Nov                Lay Villa (A) v Forest                1.05                1.00                2-0 (Win)                1.03                  22.00                  -11.98                 -54.45%        
        23                05-Nov                Lay Liverpool (A) v Luton                1.26                1.00                1-1 (Win)                3.78                  23.00                  -8.20                 -35.65%        
        24                11-Nov                Lay Newcastle (A) v Bournemouth                1.77                1.00                2-0 (Win)                1.27                  24.00                  -6.93                 -28.88%        
        25                12-Nov                Lay Man City (A) v Chelsea                1.8                1.00                4-4 (Win)                1.22                  25.00                  -5.71                 -22.84%        
Report everyone's a winner November 24, 2023 6:37 AM GMT
bet 26 lay arsenal at brentford at 1.82 to win 1.22
Report everyone's a winner November 25, 2023 9:44 PM GMT
bet 26 lost -6.71pts overall
Report everyone's a winner December 5, 2023 10:21 AM GMT
bet 27 lay arsenal at luton at 1.24 to win 4.16pts
bet 28 lay liverpool at sheffield utd at 1.22 to win 4.54 pts
bet 29 lay man city at villa at 1.76 to win 1.31pts
Report everyone's a winner December 7, 2023 6:32 AM GMT
bet 27 lost - Luton so close to holding on!
bet 28 lost
bet 29 won +1.28,
overall minus 7.43pts updated table below
Report everyone's a winner December 7, 2023 6:33 AM GMT
        Bet                Date                Event & Selection                Odds                 Stake                 Result                 Event P/L                  Tot Staked                Tot p/l                % ROI       
                                                                         Points                                  Points                  Points                  Points                        
        1                11-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Burnley                1.36                1.00                0-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 1.00                  -1.00                 -100.00%        
        2                19-Aug                Lay Brighton (A) v Wolves                1.92                1.00                1-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 2.00                  -2.00                 -100.00%        
        3                21-Aug                Lay Arsenal (A) v Palace                1.65                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 3.00                  -3.00                 -100.00%        
        4                26-Aug                Lay Spurs (A) v Bournemouth                1.97                1.00                0-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 4.00                  -4.00                 -100.00%        
        5                27-Aug                Lay Man City (A) v Sheff Utd                1.22                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 5.00                  -5.00                 -100.00%        
        6                01-Sep                Lay West Ham (A) v Luton                1.85                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 6.00                  -6.00                 -100.00%        
        7                02-Sep                Lay Spurs (A) v Burnley                1.95                1.00                2-5 (Lose)                -1.00                 7.00                  -7.00                 -100.00%        
        8                16-Sep                Lay Liverpool (A) v Wolves                1.46                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 8.00                  -8.00                 -100.00%        
        9                16-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v West Ham                1.54                1.00                1-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 9.00                  -9.00                 -100.00%        
        10                16-Sep                Lay Chelsea (A) v Bournemouth                1.8                1.00                0-0 (Win)                1.22                  10.00                  -7.78                 -77.80%        
        11                17-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Everton                1.59                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 11.00                  -8.78                 -79.82%        
        12                23-Sep                Lay Man Utd (A) v Burnley                1.79                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 12.00                  -9.78                 -81.50%        
        13                24-Sep                Lay Newcastle (A) v Sheff Utd                1.5                1.00                0-8 (Lose)                -1.00                 13.00                  -10.78                 -82.92%        
        14                30-Sep                Lay Arsenal (A) v Bournemouth                1.57                1.00                0-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 14.00                  -11.78                 -84.14%        
        15                30-Sep                Lay Man City (A) v Wolves                1.37                1.00                2-1 (Win)                2.65                  15.00                  -9.13                 -60.87%        
        16                07-Oct                Lay Spurs (A) v Luton                1.51                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 16.00                  -10.13                 -63.31%        
        17                07-Oct                Lay Chelsea (A) v Burnley                1.81                1.00                1-4 (Lose)                -1.00                 17.00                  -11.13                 -65.47%        
        18                21-Oct                Lay Man Utd (A) v Sheff Utd                1.46                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 18.00                  -12.13                 -67.39%        
        19                27-Oct                Lay Spurs (A) v Palace                1.87                1.00                1-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 19.00                  -13.13                 -69.11%        
        20                28-Oct                Lay Newcastle (A) v Wolves                1.88                1.00                2-2 (Win)                1.12                  20.00                  -12.01                 -60.05%        
        21                29-Oct                Lay Man City (A) v Man Utd                1.73                1.00                0-3 (Lose)                -1.00                 21.00                  -13.01                 -61.95%        
        22                05-Nov                Lay Villa (A) v Forest                1.95                1.00                2-0 (Win)                1.03                  22.00                  -11.98                 -54.45%        
        23                05-Nov                Lay Liverpool (A) v Luton                1.26                1.00                1-1 (Win)                3.78                  23.00                  -8.20                 -35.65%        
        24                11-Nov                Lay Newcastle (A) v Bournemouth                1.77                1.00                2-0 (Win)                1.27                  24.00                  -6.93                 -28.88%        
        25                12-Nov                Lay Man City (A) v Chelsea                1.8                1.00                4-4 (Win)                1.22                  25.00                  -5.71                 -22.84%        
        26                25-Nov                Lay Arsenal (A) v Brentford                1.82                1.00                0-1 (Lose)                -1.00                 26.00                  -6.71                 -25.81%        
        27                05-Dec                Lay Arsenal (A) v Luton                1.24                1.00                3-4 (Lose                -1.00                 27.00                  -7.71                 -28.56%        
        28                05-Dec                Lay Liverpool (A) v Sheff Utd                1.22                1.00                0-2 (Lose)                -1.00                 28.00                  -8.71                 -31.11%        
        29                05-Dec                Lay Man City (A) v Villa                1.76                1.00                1-0 (Win)                1.28                  29.00                  -7.43                 -25.62%        
Report The Dragon December 7, 2023 7:19 AM GMT
definatley on the up eaw
Report everyone's a winner December 8, 2023 7:52 AM GMT
trending in the right direction since September, Dragon, thanks for the encouragement! It's more interesting when they're not all losing bets Grin

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