What Is a Soccer Betting Glossary?
If you are new to soccer betting, the terminology can sometimes be more confusing than the bets themselves.
What does 1X2 mean?
What does PK mean?
What does FT mean?
What does O/U mean?
What does BTTS mean?
What does GG mean?
What does TT mean?
What is a push?
What is a banker?
What does ML mean?
This soccer betting glossary explains the most common terms and abbreviations in plain English, so you can understand what you are actually looking at before placing a wager.
What Does 1X2 Mean in Soccer Betting?
1X2 is the traditional three way soccer match result market.
1 means the home team wins.
X means the match ends in a draw.
2 means the away team wins.
For example:
Real Madrid vs Barcelona
1 = Real Madrid wins
X = Draw
2 = Barcelona wins
This is one of the most fundamental soccer betting terms to understand.
What Does 1X Mean in Soccer Betting?
1X means the home team wins or the match ends in a draw.
It is a Double Chance selection.
Home win → wins
Draw → wins
Away win → loses
What Does X2 Mean in Soccer Betting?
X2 means the match ends in a draw or the away team wins.
Draw → wins
Away win → wins
Home win → loses
What Does 12 Mean in Soccer Betting?
12 means either team wins.
The only result that loses the wager is a draw.
Home win → wins
Away win → wins
Draw → loses
What Does ML Mean in Soccer Betting?
ML normally means Moneyline.
It refers to betting on a team to win according to the market’s settlement rules.
Always check whether the particular soccer Moneyline market includes the draw or is structured as a two way market.
What Does SU Mean in Soccer Betting?
SU means Straight Up.
It refers to betting on the outright winner without applying a handicap.
What Does PK Mean in Soccer Betting?
PK means Pick’em.
It means there is no handicap applied to either team.
Team A PK
Team B PK
The market is essentially asking which team wins without giving either side a handicap advantage.
What Does FT Mean in Soccer Betting?
FT means Full Time.
In soccer betting, it generally refers to the match result at the end of regulation time, according to the settlement rules for that market.
What Does HT Mean in Soccer Betting?
HT means Half Time.
It refers to the result or market associated with the first half.
For example:
HT Home
HT Draw
HT Away
These refer to the result at half time.
What Does HT/FT Mean in Soccer Betting?
HT/FT means Half Time/Full Time.
You predict both the half time result and the full time result.
For example:
Home/Home
Draw/Home
Away/Away
What Does O/U Mean in Soccer Betting?
O/U means Over/Under.
You are predicting whether the total number of goals will be above or below a specified number.
For example:
Over 2.5
Under 2.5
What Does 1.5 Mean in Soccer Betting?
A 1.5 total normally refers to an Over Under goal line.
Over 1.5 → at least two goals
Under 1.5 → zero or one goal
Because the line ends in .5, there cannot be an exact result on the line.
What Does Over 2.5 Mean in Soccer Betting?
Over 2.5 means three or more total goals must be scored.
0 to 0 → loses
1 to 1 → loses
2 to 0 → loses
2 to 1 → wins
3 to 0 → wins
What Does Under 2.5 Mean in Soccer Betting?
Under 2.5 means zero, one, or two total goals.
0 to 0 → wins
1 to 0 → wins
1 to 1 → wins
2 to 0 → wins
2 to 1 → loses
What Does BTTS Mean in Soccer Betting?
BTTS means Both Teams To Score.
Both teams must score at least one goal.
1 to 1 → wins
2 to 1 → wins
2 to 0 → loses
What Does GG Mean in Soccer Betting?
GG is another term used for Both Teams To Score.
Both teams must score at least one goal.
You may see BTTS and GG used to describe the same basic betting concept.
What Does TT Mean in Soccer Betting?
TT means Team Total.
Instead of betting on the total goals scored by both teams, you are betting on the total goals scored by one specific team.
For example:
Barcelona Team Total Over 1.5
Barcelona must score at least two goals.
What Is a Prop Bet in Soccer?
A prop bet, short for proposition bet, is a wager on a specific event or statistic rather than simply the final match result.
Examples can include:
Player to score
Player tackles
Player cards
Team corners
Total cards
The available prop markets depend on the sportsbook and event.
At YouWager, available soccer markets and player markets vary by match and competition.
What Is a Handicap in Soccer Betting?
A handicap gives one team a virtual advantage or disadvantage before the wager is settled.
For example:
Team A −1
Team B +1
The handicap changes how the final score is evaluated for betting purposes.
Asian Handicap and European Handicap use different settlement structures.
What Does Handicap 0 Mean?
A 0 handicap means neither team receives a virtual goal.
In an Asian Handicap market, 0 is generally equivalent to Draw No Bet.
A win wins.
A draw returns the stake.
A loss loses.
European Handicap 0 has a different three outcome structure, so always identify which handicap market you are looking at.
What Does Handicap −1 Mean?
A −1 handicap means the selected team gives one virtual goal.
Under a standard Asian Handicap −1:
Win by two or more → wins
Win by exactly one → push
Draw or lose → loses
The exact settlement depends on the handicap type.
What Does Handicap +1 Mean?
A +1 handicap gives the selected team one virtual goal.
Under a standard Asian Handicap +1:
Win → wins
Draw → wins
Lose by one → push
Lose by two or more → loses
European Handicap +1 has a different settlement structure.
What Does Handicap 1.5 Mean?
A 1.5 handicap means the selected team receives or gives a 1.5 goal handicap depending on the sign.
A −1.5 handicap requires the selected team to win by at least two goals.
A +1.5 handicap allows the selected team to lose by one goal and still cover.
What Is Asian Handicap?
Asian Handicap applies a virtual goal advantage or disadvantage and uses settlement rules that can include pushes and split outcomes.
Common lines include:
0
−0.25
−0.5
−0.75
−1
−1.25
−1.5
The exact result depends on the handicap line and final score.
What Is European Handicap?
European Handicap applies a virtual goal advantage or disadvantage but retains three possible outcomes:
Home
Draw
Away
A draw after applying the handicap is an actual betting result rather than a push.
What Is a Push in Soccer Betting?
A push happens when the wager lands exactly on an applicable betting line and the stake is returned.
For example, a standard Asian Handicap −1 can push when the selected team wins by exactly one goal.
Not every soccer market can produce a push.
What Is a Draw in Soccer Betting?
A draw occurs when both teams finish with the same number of goals.
Examples:
0 to 0
1 to 1
2 to 2
In a traditional 1X2 market, the draw is represented by X.
What Is Double Chance?
Double Chance allows you to cover two of the three possible match results.
1X
X2
12
For example, 1X means the home team wins or the match ends in a draw.
What Is Draw No Bet?
Draw No Bet means you select one team.
If the team wins → wager wins.
If the match draws → stake is returned.
If the team loses → wager loses.
Draw No Bet is particularly useful when you favor one team but want protection against the draw.
What Is a Straight Bet?
A straight bet is one wager on one selection.
Examples:
Team A to win
Over 2.5
BTTS Yes
A straight bet is one of the simplest betting structures to understand.
What Is a Double in Soccer Betting?
A double combines two selections into one multiple wager.
Both selections must win for the double to win.
For example:
Team A wins
Team B wins
Both selections must win for the double to succeed.
What Is a Triple in Soccer Betting?
A triple combines three selections.
All three must win for the full triple to win.
The potential return can be higher than a straight bet, but there are also more ways for the wager to lose.
What Is a Treble in Soccer Betting?
A treble is a multiple bet involving three selections.
All three selections need to win for the treble to win.
What Is a Fold in Soccer Betting?
A fold is a multiple wager involving several selections.
The exact structure depends on the type of multiple being offered.
The basic idea is that several selections are combined into a larger multiple wager.
What Is a Round Robin in Soccer Betting?
A Round Robin creates multiple combinations from your selections.
Instead of requiring every selection to win one single parlay, the selections can be combined into separate smaller wagers.
This creates more possible winning combinations but also means you are placing multiple wagers.
What Is a Trixie in Betting?
A Trixie traditionally consists of three selections creating four bets:
Three doubles
One treble
Because four separate wagers are created, the total amount risked is greater than simply placing one straight bet.
What Is an Octopus in Soccer Betting?
An Octopus is a multiple betting structure involving eight selections and multiple combinations.
It is an advanced betting format and is not necessary for someone learning the fundamentals of soccer betting.
What Is a Banker in Soccer Betting?
A banker is a selection considered highly likely to win.
Bettors sometimes use a banker as the foundation of a multiple wager.
But “banker” does not mean guaranteed winner.
There is no guaranteed soccer selection.
What Is EVS in Soccer Betting?
EVS means Even Money.
It generally refers to decimal odds of 2.00.
At decimal odds of 2.00:
A $10 winning wager returns $20.
That includes the original $10 stake.
What Is a Clean Sheet in Soccer Betting?
A clean sheet means a team does not concede a goal.
A 2 to 0 victory is a clean sheet.
A 0 to 0 draw means both teams kept clean sheets.
Clean sheets can be particularly relevant when analyzing BTTS and certain team goal markets.
What Is a Brace in Soccer Betting?
A brace means a player scores two goals in the same match.
If a player scores twice, the player has scored a brace.
The term can appear in player scoring markets and soccer betting discussions.
What Is Substitute to Score in Soccer Betting?
Substitute to score is a player market involving a substitute scoring a goal.
For the wager to win, the applicable player must score according to the market rules.
What Is Sending Off in Soccer Betting?
A sending off occurs when a player is shown a red card and is removed from the match.
A sending off can dramatically affect the match and can also be relevant to card and disciplinary betting markets.
What Are Booking Points in Soccer Betting?
Booking points are a scoring system used in certain soccer card markets.
Cards are assigned values according to the applicable sportsbook rules and those values are combined to determine the booking points result.
Because card scoring systems can differ, check the specific market rules before betting.
What Is Arbing in Soccer Betting?
Arbing, short for arbitrage betting, involves placing wagers on different outcomes at different prices in an attempt to create a guaranteed or near guaranteed profit.
The mathematics depends on the available prices.
It is an advanced betting concept and should not be confused with ordinary value betting.
What Is Lay Betting in Soccer?
Lay betting means betting against an outcome rather than betting for it.
For example, instead of betting that Team A will win, you would effectively bet that Team A will not win.
This concept is more commonly associated with betting exchanges than traditional sportsbooks.
What Is Matched Betting?
Matched betting involves placing opposing wagers to reduce or eliminate exposure to a particular outcome, often in conjunction with promotional offers.
It is different from ordinary soccer betting because the objective is generally based on the relationship between opposing bets rather than predicting the match itself.
What Is Outright Betting in Soccer?
Outright betting means betting on the eventual outcome of a competition rather than a single match.
Examples include:
Who will win the Premier League?
Who will win the Champions League?
Who will win the World Cup?
What Is Football Pool Betting?
Football pool betting involves multiple participants predicting outcomes within a pool or competition.
The prize structure depends on the particular pool.
What Is a Prop Bet?
A prop bet is a wager on a specific event or statistic rather than simply the final match result.
In soccer, examples can include:
Player to score
Player tackles
Player cards
Team corners
Total cards
The available props depend on the sportsbook and event.
What Is the Difference Between a Straight Bet and a Parlay?
A straight bet contains one selection.
A parlay combines multiple selections.
With a straight bet:
One selection must win.
With a parlay:
Multiple selections must satisfy their respective conditions.
This makes parlays more difficult to win even though they can offer larger potential returns.
What Is the Difference Between Moneyline and Handicap?
Moneyline focuses on the match winner according to the market structure.
Handicap betting adjusts the teams with a virtual advantage or disadvantage.
A favorite can therefore win the match but lose a negative handicap wager.
That is why understanding the market is more important than simply knowing which team won.
What Is the Difference Between O/U and BTTS?
O/U asks how many total goals are scored.
BTTS asks whether both teams score.
A 1 to 1 result:
Under 2.5 → wins
BTTS Yes → wins
A 3 to 0 result:
Over 2.5 → wins
BTTS Yes → loses
Two very different questions can therefore produce completely different results from the same match.
What Is the Difference Between Asian Handicap and European Handicap?
Asian Handicap can produce outcomes such as:
Win
Push
Half win
Half loss
depending on the line.
European Handicap normally has three outcomes:
Home
Draw
Away
The draw remains a separate selection in European Handicap.
This distinction is essential when comparing the two markets.
Why Does a Half Goal Matter in Soccer Betting?
A half goal prevents the final score from landing exactly on the line.
For example:
Over 2.5
Under 2.5
A match can never score exactly 2.5 goals.
Therefore there is no push on a standard 2.5 total.
Half goal lines are one reason Over Under markets are so common.
What Is an Asian Total?
An Asian Total is a goal total market that can use whole, half, and quarter goal lines.
Examples:
2.0
2.25
2.5
2.75
3.0
The quarter lines can split the wager between two nearby totals.
What Does Odd and Even Mean in Soccer Betting?
Odd and Even betting predicts whether the total number of goals will be odd or even.
Odd totals include:
1
3
5
7
Even totals include:
0
2
4
6
What Is the Money Side and Total in Soccer Betting?
The money side generally refers to betting on which team wins.
The total refers to Over Under betting on the combined goals.
These are two fundamentally different ways to approach the same match.
What Is a Pick in Soccer Betting?
A pick is a prediction about a betting outcome.
A pick might be:
Barcelona to win
Over 2.5
BTTS Yes
Barcelona −1
A pick is never a guarantee.
What Is the Most Important Soccer Betting Term to Understand?
If you only remember one principle from this glossary, remember this:
The market determines what your prediction means.
“Barcelona to win” is different from “Barcelona −1.”
“Over 2.5” is different from “Barcelona Team Total Over 2.5.”
“1X” is different from “Asian Handicap 0.”
“European Handicap 0” is different from “Asian Handicap 0.”
The words may look similar.
The settlement can be completely different.
Soccer Betting Glossary Quick Reference
| Term | Meaning |
| 1 | Home win |
| X | Draw |
| 2 | Away win |
| 1X | Home win or draw |
| X2 | Draw or away win |
| 12 | Either team wins |
| 1X2 | Three way match result |
| ML | Moneyline |
| SU | Straight Up |
| PK | Pick’em |
| FT | Full Time |
| HT | Half Time |
| HT/FT | Half Time/Full Time |
| O/U | Over/Under |
| BTTS | Both Teams To Score |
| GG | Both Teams To Score |
| TT | Team Total |
| DNB | Draw No Bet |
| Prop | Proposition bet |
| Push | Stake returned when wager lands on applicable line |
| Handicap | Virtual advantage or disadvantage |
| Asian Handicap | Handicap market with Asian settlement structure |
| European Handicap | Three outcome handicap market |
| Clean Sheet | Team concedes zero goals |
| Brace | Player scores two goals |
| Banker | Selection considered highly likely to win |
| EVS | Even Money |
| Straight Bet | One wager on one selection |
| Double | Two selections combined |
| Triple | Three selections combined |
| Treble | Three selection multiple |
| Fold | Multiple selection wager |
| Round Robin | Multiple combinations of selections |
| Trixie | Three doubles plus one treble |
| Octopus | Eight selection multiple structure |
| Arbing | Arbitrage betting |
| Lay Betting | Betting against an outcome |
| Outright | Competition or tournament winner |
| Odd/Even | Predicting whether the goal total is odd or even |
Soccer Betting Terms at YouWager
When you look at soccer markets at YouWager, you may encounter many of these terms together.
A single match could have:
1X2
Double Chance
Draw No Bet
Asian Handicap
European Handicap
Over Under
BTTS
Team Totals
Player Props
Cards
Corners
Live Markets
The important thing is not to memorize every abbreviation.
The important thing is to understand what each market is asking you to predict and how the wager is settled.
At YouWager, the available markets and prices depend on the specific match and competition.
Always review the market and applicable rules before placing a wager.
Frequently Asked Questions About Soccer Betting Terms
What does 1X2 mean?
Home win, draw, or away win.
What does X mean?
Draw.
What does ML mean?
Moneyline.
What does PK mean?
Pick’em, meaning no handicap.
What does FT mean?
Full Time.
What does HT mean?
Half Time.
What does HT/FT mean?
Half Time/Full Time.
What does O/U mean?
Over/Under.
What does BTTS mean?
Both Teams To Score.
What does GG mean?
Both Teams To Score.
What does TT mean?
Team Total.
What does DNB mean?
Draw No Bet.
What is a push?
A wager that lands exactly on an applicable line and returns the stake.
What is a banker?
A selection considered highly likely to win, but not guaranteed.
What is EVS?
Even Money, generally represented by decimal odds of 2.00.
What is a prop bet?
A wager on a specific event or statistic.
What is a handicap?
A virtual advantage or disadvantage applied for betting purposes.
What is Asian Handicap?
A handicap market using Asian settlement rules.
What is European Handicap?
A three outcome handicap market.
What is a clean sheet?
A team concedes no goals.
What is a brace?
A player scores two goals.
What is a straight bet?
One wager on one selection.
What is a round robin?
Multiple combinations created from a group of selections.
What is a Trixie?
Three doubles plus one treble from three selections.
What is arbing?
Using different prices on different outcomes to seek an arbitrage opportunity.
What is outright betting?
Betting on the eventual winner of a competition rather than one match.
What Comes Next in the YouWager Soccer Betting Hub?
This glossary gives you the language of soccer betting.
Now we can start attacking the individual concepts much deeper.
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What are decimal odds?
What are American odds?
What are fractional odds?
What is implied probability?
What is vig?
What is value betting?
What is bankroll management?
What is the Kelly Criterion?
What is live betting?
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