The best Martingale football betting strategy

Every punter is trying to get an edge over the bookmakers and grow his return on investment (ROI) in the long run. Besides solid knowledge about the sport you are betting on, you also need a profitable strategy.  In this article, I will show you the best Martingale football betting strategy.

The Martingale betting system has stood the test of time as one of the oldest and most used by bettors. The opinions are divided regarding Martingale since many punters lost a fortune in a matter of hours.

What is the Martingale system?

The Martingale betting system was used for the 1st time in France. More than 4 centuries ago people were betting on the famous toss of a coin. It is a binary system with only 2 possible outcomes. This leaves you with a 50% chance of winning your bet. In our modern days, bookies offer a variety of betting markets where you can use Martingale.

The goals, cards, and corners market is the most popular among punters when using the Martingale system. Lately, backing the goalscorer, what team will qualify and if a penalty will be scored or missed, are increasing in popularity.

How does the Martingale betting system work?

The Martingale betting system requires you to double the stake on your losing bets until you hit a win. The odds play a key role in this strategy with a minimum odds of 2 being required for each bet you place. If the odds are higher you can adjust your stake after each bet lost.

Using Martingale based only on probabilities will make you broke in the long run!

We all know the the famous game of roulette where punters lost fortunes. Their strategy is too simple and based on the probability that the colour they choose to bet on (black or red) will eventually come out. They keep waiting for that red to come, but it never does leaving them broke. Since you can’t predict what a machine will do, you can’t make any analysis and build your strategy on pure luck.

Using Martingale to bet on sports is the best way to win!

There is a big difference between wagering money on a casino roulette game vs a football match. You have a lot of data and statistics that will help you pick the outcome of an event. Of course, luck (chance) will always play a part in any sports bet, but its significance is much lower compared to a casino game.

How to win at football betting using the Martingale betting strategy

The best way to beat the bookies is to turn the odds in your favour. Using live betting and building Acca’s are 2 options you have to enhance your winning in the long run. In the live section of any sports event, the odds constantly change as time passes, giving you many betting opportunities to explore.

Building Accumulator bets by backing top teams is another way to go if you consider using the Martingale betting system. The trick here is to stick to a maximum of 3-4 picks since adding more events will decrease your chances of winning.

How to win at live betting using Martingale

Manchester City is just one of the many top teams I follow closely. The current Premier League (PL) and Champions League winners have a difficult season. Pep Guardiola went on to a 4 Premier League match run without a win, a feat repeated only in his 2016 season debut. Travelling to Luton was the perfect scenario to get back to winning ways.

I was convinced Manchester City would win the game so I decided to back the Citizens at the 10-minute interval goal-scored betting market. I kept the Martingale system doubling the stake on each bet lost aiming to bag a profit higher than the initial stake. That was only possible because the odds were significantly higher than 2.

As you can see from the above table, the odds were constantly changing during the game, usually decreasing as time was passing by.

City turned the game around scoring twice in the 60-70 minute interval. You can use this strategy on many other top teams. Backing Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG, and Inter using Martingale on the 10-minute goal-scored market will usually bring you a good profit.

Always build a strategy that will allow you to lose bets without losing your entire bankroll.

The downside of Martingale is that you need a large bankroll to cover the losing streak of bets without going bust. For example, Bayern’s Champions League match against Copenhagen ended 0-0. This situation will occur since you can’t win every bet. But, if you had bet on Bayern the entire season on the 10-minute goal market, the profits made would have covered the loss suffered in the Copenhagen game.

How to win Accumulator bets using the Martingale betting strategy

As I previously mentioned, when you are building an Accumulator bet your best option is to add top teams that are scoring a lot of goals. A treble backing the favourites to win their Champions League fixtures doubled my money. An important factor was that all the teams I backed were playing at home, which is an important advantage.

After winning my Accumulator, I decided to have a look at what other games are being played the rest of the week. With competitions like the Europa League, and Conference League and then back to a weekend full of domestic League matches, I decided to use a form of the reverse Martingale.

Reverse Martingale means doubling the stake on your winning!

Backing the favourites to score over 1.5 goals who were playing in front of their fans was my pick for the 4-fold Acca. Frankfurt and Leverkusen hammered their opponents. On the other side Brighton and AS Roma scored each the minimum of 2 goals I needed to win the bet.

The weekend was coming and I kept the same mid-week strategy: backing top teams in good form who were playing at home. The usual suspects (Bayern, Arsenal, Leipzig and Copenhagen) were all back in action. As expected they hammered their opponents. I decided to stop at this stage, being happy with the winnings for that week (8X initial stake).

Use the best Martingale football betting strategy that I just described to you in detail. Also, if you ever decide to use the Reverse Martingale like I did, you need to follow closely the teams you are backing. Even more important is to have a lot of patience and see this strategy as a mid to long-term investment.