Both Teams To Score Tips

Below you can find our best both teams to score tips for today’s football fixtures.

How BTTS bets work

In the betting world BTTS stands for both teams to score. It is pretty self explanatory and allows punters to bet on if both football teams will score a goal in the selected football match. All you need to decide is whether or not you want to back ‘yes’ both teams will score, or ‘no’ both teams will not score. 

Alongside the traditional BTTS markets, most trusted betting sites provide ‘BTTS in both halves’ markets. Again this does what it says on the tin and allows bettors to select if they think both teams will score in both halves. As expected, much bigger prices are available here compared to the standard BTTS market. 

Furthermore, another popular betting choice is the BTTS & Win market. This is where you select a team to win the game along with if both teams will find the net. For example, if Man City are playing Arsenal and you fancy City to win and both teams to score you would back Man City & yes. On the flip side, if you fancied City to keep a clean sheet and win, you would back Man City & no, effectively backing them to win to Nil.

Why Bet on BTTS?

Takes out predicting match result

Predicting the result of a football game in competitive leagues such as the Premier League and Championship can be difficult at the best of times. That’s why many punters prefer to place their stakes on the both teams to score, as concentrating on goals can often be a more palatable betting approach.

Alive until the end of the game

There is nothing worse than seeing the team you have backed to win the game go 3-0 down after 20 minutes and your bet is all but over. The beauty of backing both teams to score means your bet will effectively always be alive until the final whistle, ensuring you get more of a run for your money over the 90 minutes. 

Good for Accas 

Combining results from different football matches has always been a popular way for small stakes punters to have the opportunity to win big. This same logic applies to the both teams to score, with the ability to select if both teams will find the net or not, across a range of football matches. In the United Kingdom, 3pm on a Saturday is the most popular time for both teams to score accas, with most football league fixtures kicking-off at this time. 

Markets are up early

Another advantage for players looking to place bets on the both teams to score, is that the market is often released by bookmakers around a week in advance. This provides the opportunity to snaffle a price that you may think could be a lot shorter come kick-off in a few days time. Player props markets such as shots and fouls are often only released much closer to kick-off.

Essential Things to Keep in Mind for BTTS Bets

Form

Doing some basic research into how a side has been performing in recent weeks is key when picking out your both teams to score selections. In the Premier League in the 2023/24 season, Luton Town were the team with the highest both teams to score success rate. In total 31 of the Hatters’ 38 top-flight matches (82%) found the net. On the other hand, just 42% of Arsenal’s fixtures last season saw both teams notch. Finding two teams with a high btts ratio can often be a good approach to take, however it is worth remembering that bookmakers also know this and will take form into account with the odds they offer. 

Head-to-head record

It can also pay dividends to check out the head-to-head record between teams before making your both teams to score selections. Let’s take Arsenal vs Tottenham as an example. The North London derby can often be a fiery high-scoring affair with both clubs not wanting to lose bragging rights. Over the last 10 years, this has been one of the most goal-laden fixtures in the English top-flight and when it comes to both teams to score, this bet has clicked in eight of the last 11 Premier League renewals. 

Team News

Team news can be crucial and often provide opportunities to take a bigger price than what you may be expecting in the both teams to score in the market. As an example, Manchester United may have suffered a couple of injuries in the defensive area. As a result, the third and fourth choice central defenders may have to step in and play together for the first time in the season. With a very different defence to usual, this decreases United’s chances of keeping a clean sheet, and ultimately makes both teams to score a more attractive proposition in the betting markets.

Tips and Strategies for Successful BTTS Betting

Game Context

Considering the context of a certain football fixture can also help to give you an edge when considering your both teams to score betting strategy. For example, let’s take a Champions League quarter-final tie as an example. The game is played over two legs, with the first game historically being lower scoring than the return fixture, with both teams wanting to keep their hopes of qualifying alive. 

In contrast, second legs can often be much more high scoring affairs. If one team is behind they know, they simply have to score and turn things around or they will be dumped out of the competition. Second legs have a tendency to descend into chaos which can often increase the likelihood of both teams finding the net. 

Highest Scoring Leagues 

The number of goals scored in different football leagues around the world can vary considerably. Closer to home, let’s take a look at the Premier League and Championship from the 2023/24 season.

In the top-flight, of the 380 matches that were played, 65% saw at least three goals scored. Compare that with the second-tier of English football, the Championship, and that figure decreases to just 52% of matches featuring Over 2.5 goals. 

Expected Goals

Put simply, expected goals or xG as it’s known, is the probability that a shot will result in a goal. This is based on the characteristics of the shot that is taken and the events leading up to it. Taking a look at the amount of xG that a team has accumulated in previous fixtures can allow you determine if a team has been regularly creating big chances they have been squandering, or whether they have been struggling to let off any meaningful attempts on the opposition goal. Again, this can help create a towards decision-making when scouring the markets to see who you should include in your both teams to score bets. 

Are there any specific formations that increase the likelihood of BTTS?

Could the rise of the attacking-minded 4-3-3 used in the Premier League be attributed as one of the reasons behind a rise in goals in that particular league? Fans of the Championship which has a much lower goal average may think so with more teams deploying more traditional formations such as the 4-5-1 or 4-4-2. 

Although it may be difficult to give a clear answer with team and game context often being needed to be taken into account, there are some clues we can take when seeing the line-ups and the formations they are playing.

Let’s say, Accrington Stanley have been drawn away to Manchester City in the FA Cup third round. The hosts set up with their usual attacking 4-3-3 and expected to dominate the ball and the shot count. On the flip side, Accrington Stanley have set up with a 5-4-1 and are expecting a barrage of attacks from their opponent throughout. This defensive set up indicates they will sit in and create very little chances of their own, leading to a prediction of both teams not scoring.