5 Tips for Placing Better Football Accumulators

Even if many believe that single bets give punters better chances of turning a profit in the long run, there is a fair share of online bettors that nonetheless prefer placing accumulator wagers. Winning a single bet will always more easier but a lot of bettors prefer Accumulators. Some of them are wagering for fun with their mates, others hope to win big.

Top 5 tips for better accumulators

If you want to further improve your winning percentages on football accumulators, then you came to the right place. After doing a lot of research and from my own experience I came up with the best tips to win your Acca’s.

1. Backing top teams to win 4 folds

Backing top teams to win, to score many goals in the game, and to lead at half-time gives you much more value than wagering on the full-time result. A crucial aspect here is the number of selections you add to your bet.

This strategy will increase your final odds so you don’t need to add many picks. We all know that the more games you add to your acca the less likely will turn out a winner, regarding the teams you select. Let’s go ahead with the following four-fold accumulator backing top teams against underdogs.

Every weekend we get surprise results that cost us money. A good strategy to back top teams is to back them in different betting markets the bookies offer than the final result. Manchester City and Bayern Munich failed to win, as expected, their games played away.

Choosing to bet on goal markets instead of the final result is a safer option than backing City and Bayern to win. Statistics show us a predominant Over 2.5 goals scored in the games of Bundesliga champions (7 of 8) and Premier League title holders (8 of 11) were involved this season.

Real Madrid was expected to bounce back from the last away defeat suffered on the road in the derby with Atletico, by taking the lead at half time in the game with Girona.

The same goes for Inter whose average goals scored stats dropped in the last games, Salernitana being the perfect victim to improve their goal difference stats.

You can apply the same strategy if you have other leagues or teams you follow closely.

2. Betting on teams that are in good form to win 3 folds

Every start of the season will predict which team will over-perform. Over-performing teams are getting more excellent results on the pitch than expected. Let’s have a look at the Premier League, the most competitive league of football.

The appointment of Ange Postecoglu as a manager of Tottenham exceeded all expectations so far. Spurs are the only undefeated team in the league although they played against Liverpool, Manchester United, and Arsenal.

Aston Villa continue their incredible results since the arrival of Unai Emery losing in the league only at Anfield with Liverpool.

Another example is the Bundesliga where Stuttgart and Hoffenheim exceeded all expectations so far, losing just 1 match from the opening 5. Stuttgart specifically gives you a high value, averaging odds of 2.21 scoring 19 goals in their 6 games played (see below).

Research very good other leagues and add 3 over-performing teams on your treble to increase your chances of winning.

3. Use full-time draw results to increase your total odds on your 2 fold Acca

Except for surprise results that yield the highest odds, betting on a draw will increase significantly the potential winning of your accumulator. This will not be an easy task which is why I don’t recommend adding more than 2, or 3 games on your bet slip. How to choose a final result draw in football you may ask?

• find competitions that have high numbers of draws/rounds
• and identify teams that have a high percentage of full-time draw results

Let’s use Serie B, Italy’s second-flight league as an example.

The stats will be in favour when you add draws to your Acca if you choose games from Serie B. With 35% full-time draw results, the next step you identify the teams that are champions of drawing. Let’s have a look at why some teams have such a high number of draws and what are some of their characteristics.

Bari can bring you tremendous value if you add them to your 2 fold Acca. With 6 out of 8 games finishing in a draw you just have to add another one or a maximum 2 teams to your bet slip which will result in very high odds, above 20.

Besides the other 3 teams from the screenshot above, there are also other competitions where you can find high value using the strategy above.

Botola Pro (1st league from Morocco) has a high number of results each season, La Liga 2, and Ligue 2. Look also for lower-value championships where there isn’t a big value difference between the teams.

When you are betting on draws, I recommend adding 2 games to your bet slip, no more than 3 if you mastered this strategy.

4. Use a variety of in-play markets to enhance the final odds on your acca

Except for the classic full-time result and goals market use as well as others like cards, corners, and handicaps on your accumulators, especially if you are betting live. A live (in-play) accumulator can boost your odds if you know how to use the time to your advantage. I recommend you to watch the live stream of the games you will add to your Acca. Check also the news before the game kicks off.

Let’s take 3 games that are being played, all with pre-match clear outcomes!

In the 1st match, we have Sevilla playing at home with Betis, in the 2nd Liverpool is hosting Everton and in the 3rd, Barcelona are playing at Camp Nou with Valencia. It’s 80 the minute of the game, Sevilla is 1-0 up, Liverpool are being held 0-0 and Barca are 1-0 upfront.

You can make a quick accumulator betting on cards (Sevilla – Betis), corners (Liverpool – Everton) and handicaps (Barcelona – Valencia), resulting very likely with high odds.

5. Wager for fun if you have 10+ games on your accumulator

The more picks you add to your accumulator to more likely you will lose. We have all seen people posting won Acca’s with 10, 15, or even 20 games. Obviously, for every one of these bets they won, they don’t show the other 50 they lost. Don’t fall for the cheapest trick in the book. You may have a better chance to win the lottery than to win a 20-fold accumulator.

If you do decide to take this road follow the tips below:

• Always do your research before you add any picks to your Acca
• Stick to what you know best (competitions, betting markets, players, managers)
• Choose simple markets like full-time results, goals over or under, double chance, and both teams to score and handicaps
• Wager only small amounts since your chances of winning are very slim

Other tips to consider for placing better football accumulators

Besides the 5 tips, there are some more ways to take advantage of Accumulators. You can take advantage of having multiple betting accounts, to take advantage of accumulator bonuses the bookies offer and who are the best bookmakers to place you Acca’s.

Register multiple betting accounts

With odds on each of your selections multiplied by your stake to determine the potential winnings, even the slightest difference between prices can seriously increase or decrease your returns. It is, therefore, crucial to open betting accounts at multiple bookmakers. This strategy will ensure your bets are placed at the best available odds week in and week out.

Considering that you will mostly be backing odds on favourites, doing some research on which bookies consistently offer the best prices on top sides could pay off big time.

Adjust the stake to the number of selections and overall odds

Accumulator wagers will only qualify for returns if all selections win. Therefore punters need to consider the link between the size of their stake and combined accumulator odds. Don’t risk a lot of money if you have too many legs on your betting slip and if combined odds are substantial. In this case, make sure to scale down your wager in case you consider the accumulator a long shot.

However, if your accumulator only contains several selections backing hot favourites, then you can increase the stake and attempt to multiply it a few times.

 Take accumulator bonuses into consideration

A number of top online bookmakers offer their customers ongoing bonuses on winning accumulators. They can add up to a 100% real cash bonus on top of your winnings, depending on the number of selections. This can add extra value to your accumulator wagers, so you will definitely want to have an account at these websites.

Your multiple bets don’t even have to contain too many legs since extra winnings are usually added to accumulators with three or more selections.

Short-priced favourites are not always the right way to go

Backing a number of top sides to win at very short odds is usually the main strategy of online punters when they place accumulator wagers. You do need to know that even Europe’s strongest sides suffer slip-ups both at home and away.

That is why you should at times skip short-priced favourites when the odds are too low to offer decent value and instead back in-form teams that face weaker opposition. This will keep the winning chances virtually the same, but seriously improve the combined odds.

Only choose several top leagues to follow

With leading sports betting operators quoting prices on many football leagues, you may be tempted to bet on teams from many different competitions. However, if you want to have any success when placing accumulator bets, you would be better off closely following two, three, or four competitions at the most and gaining expert insight into the teams and players. This way you can gain enough knowledge to always find good value and seriously enhance your chances of turning a profit in the long run.

Best Sites for Football Accumulator Bets 

Football accumulators can be placed with every sportsbook online. But if you want a bookmaker that is known as a football specialist with the best prices and markets and one that also has advanced betting features such as in-play, mobile app, live streaming and early cash-out function. Our Top 3 selections would fall to Bet365, 888Sport, and William Hill.  These three bookmakers have collectively won many industry awards throughout the years, and constantly keep innovating their betting platforms.