Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across Football Compass.
- 1X2
- 1X2 is a betting market where you pick either the home win (1), draw (X), or away win (2).
- Accumulator
- An Accumulator (or Acca) links multiple selections into one bet, and all must win for a payout.
- Anytime Goalscorer
- Anytime Goalscorer is a bet that a selected player will score at any point during the match.
- Arbitrage
- Arbitrage (or arbing) exploits differences in odds across bookmakers to place opposing bets and secure a guaranteed profit.
- Asian Handicap
- Asian Handicap assigns a positive or negative goal start to a team to balance the match and eliminate the draw option.
- Bankroll Management
- Bankroll Management means setting a budget for betting and deciding how much of it to risk on each wager to stay sustainable.
- Bet Builder
- Bet Builder lets you create a custom wager by combining different markets from the same match into one bet.
- Both Teams to Score
- Both Teams to Score is a wager that both sides will score at least one goal during the match.
- Cash Out
- Cash Out allows you to settle a bet before the event ends, locking in a profit or cutting a loss.
- Correct Score
- Correct Score is a bet on the exact final score of a match, which offers higher odds but is harder to win.
- Double Chance
- Double Chance lets you cover two of the three possible outcomes in a single bet, increasing your chance to win.
- Draw No Bet
- Draw No Bet removes the draw outcome, so you win if your chosen team wins, and you get your stake back if it ends in a draw.
- Dutching
- Dutching spreads your stake across several selections in the same event so that whichever one wins, you get a fixed profit.
- First Goalscorer
- First Goalscorer is a wager on which player will score the first goal in the game.
- Free Bet
- A Free Bet is a token the bookmaker gives you that can be used to place a bet without using your own money.
- Half-time/Full-time
- Half-time/Full-time combines two bets on the results at half‑time and at the full‑time whistle.
- Live Betting
- Live Betting (or In‑Play) lets you place bets on a match while it is already in progress, with odds shifting as the game unfolds.
- Matched Betting
- Matched Betting uses free bets and lay bets to guarantee a profit by covering all possible outcomes of an event.
- Odds Boost
- Odds Boost is a promotion that increases the odds on a specific selection, giving you a bigger potential return.
- Over/Under
- Over/Under is a bet on whether the total number of goals in a match will be more or less than a set number.
- Parlay
- A Parlay is a single bet that combines two or more selections, with winnings rolling over from one to the next.
- Pre-Match
- Pre-Match refers to bets placed before the game starts, based on the starting line‑ups and odds.
- Risk-Free Bet
- A Risk‑Free Bet refunds your stake as a free bet or cash if your first wager loses, up to a set amount.
- ROI
- ROI (Return on Investment) measures the net profit generated from your bets relative to the total amount wagered.
- Value Bet
- A Value Bet occurs when the odds offered by the bookmaker are higher than the true probability of the outcome, giving you an edge.