{"id":33129,"date":"2023-11-21T15:17:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettingsites.co.uk\/?page_id=33129"},"modified":"2024-04-25T14:08:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:08:40","slug":"scorecast-bet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bettingsites.co.uk\/scorecast-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Scorecast Bet? – The Football Scorecast Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

A scorecast bet is a wager in which you have to predict the correct score of a football match, along with the first goalscorer. We\u2019re going to explain exactly how scorecasts work, so you\u2019ll be confident in putting this type of bet on yourself.<\/p>\n

How Does a Scorecast Bet Work?<\/h2>\n

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A football scorecast is essentially a form of double or two-leg Bet Builder on the same game. You are placing two bets in one. One part is on the correct score in the match, while the other is a selection in the first goalscorer odds<\/a> and market.<\/p>\n

The bet is not worked out like a normal double, where the stake<\/a> and winnings from the first bet are then put onto the second bet. This is because scorecast markets are subject to related contingency.<\/p>\n

If a nominated player scores the first goal, then it impacts the likelihood of the predicted correct score bet<\/a> being a winner. The reverse is true. A 1-0 correct score, means that it is more likely that the first goal will be scored by your chosen player, as only one team is going to score. A 3-3 draw radically widens the number of players who could possibly be the first goal scorer.<\/p>\n

The need to create a set of odds that reflected this related contingency, saw dedicated scorecast betting markets created. In recent years, the advent of Bet Builders<\/a>, has created another way to place these types of bets on football games.<\/p>\n

Example of a Football Scorecast<\/h3>\n

To help you to understand how they work, we\u2019re now going to give you an example of a scorecast bet. Let\u2019s say that England are playing a World Cup game.<\/p>\n

You think that they will win 3-0 and that record goalscorer Harry Kane<\/a> will score the first goal. The odds for a 3-0 win in the correct score market are 6\/1. Meanwhile, the price of Kane to be the first goal scorer is 9\/4.<\/p>\n

If it were possible to place a regular double on these two bets at those odds and you had a successful \u00a310 wager, it would return \u00a3217.50 in winnings, plus your original \u00a310 stake back.<\/p>\n

When you place a scorecast online, the odds for this wager are more likely to be around the mark of 17\/1. A \u00a310 bet would return \u00a3170 in winnings, plus your \u00a310 stake back.<\/p>\n

As you can see, the odds for the scorecast are slimmer and correctly so. If Kane scores the first goal, that automatically makes a 3-0 England win more likely. Should an opposition player score the first goal, a 3-0 England win would be impossible.<\/p>\n

If you place a scorecast bet and the first goalscorer pick doesn\u2019t play, then the wager will be settled as a correct score betting single.<\/p>\n

First Goalscorer vs. Anytime Scorecast Bet<\/h2>\n

As you will have noticed, scorecast football betting produces some big prices. Due to the difficulty involved, correct score odds are always pretty generous and first goalscorer prices are also pretty chunky.<\/p>\n

While there is a chance to make a lot of money with a scorecast, they are tricky to win, with both components of the bet being difficult to predict. An anytime scorecast bet makes things easier.<\/p>\n

With an anytime scorecast you still have to predict the correct score, but rather than picking out the first goalscorer, you are looking for an anytime goalscorer.<\/p>\n

Obviously it is easier to win a bet when the player can score at any time during the game, rather than it having to be the first goal. Yet the betting odds<\/a> in the anytime goal scorer market are naturally slimmer, so the prices with this type of scorecast are obviously smaller.<\/p>\n

An anytime scorecast shouldn\u2019t be confused with wincast betting. This bet type<\/a> tasks you with picking out the match result rather than the correct score, along with an anytime goalscorer. As this simplifies the process further, the odds are slimmer still.<\/p>\n

Having scorecast, anytime scorecast and wincast options on the best betting sites<\/a>, is great for punters. There are plenty of choices available, all offering different risk\/reward ratios. These additional betting markets provide something for every level of bettor.<\/p>\n

Pros & Cons of Scorecast Betting Explained<\/h2>\n

There are upsides and drawbacks to placing a scorecast online. We think the plusses outweigh the minuses, but in the spirit of balance, here are the pros and cons as we see them.<\/p>\n

Pros<\/div>\n