Author Archives: Soccerwidow
What is a Bet? How to Calculate Mathematical Advantage?
It is difficult to believe but, there are plenty of people around who have little idea exactly what a bet is or what is meant whenever I mention being interested in betting or the fact that I run a Web site about online football betting.
Obviously...
Europa League: What happened here?
Translated excerpts from a thread in a German forum from yesterday (30.11.2011)…
Only a snippet of yesterday's conversation in Transfermarkt.de
13:48 – Akoya
Hey com,
I haven’t posted for a long time however for today I have 2 games...
Value Bet Test Evaluation – Three Months – 65% Bank Increase
In August 2011, Soccerwidow began a portfolio football betting exercise involving the backing of over-priced odds and the laying of under-priced odds, subject to certain calculated probability parameters.
The picks were originally only published...
Holy Grail: Lay 0-0 at Half Time
I have come across an interesting riddle which is worthwhile mentioning on Soccerwidow… This mystery was presented by a Dr Slicer approximately two years ago in the Betfair Community Forum and still causes headaches for many people!
Dr Slicer...
Backing and Laying Under the Minimum Stake Amount in Betfair
At some stage, after extensive paper exercises and calculations everyone will reach the phase where testing a system or strategy with real money is necessary.
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However watertight the system seems...
Soccerwidow Poll Results up to October 2011
Soccerwidow’s first reader poll is on the subject of whether there are people who actually make a living from betting.
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Altogether, since February 2011, there have been over 100 replies in total from our...
Fenerbahce match sees all men banned
More than 46,000 women and children filled Sukru Saracoglu Stadium to watch Fenerbahce play against Manisapor in a Turkish Super League match in Istanbul on Tuesday night, 21st September, 2011.
The Turkish authorities came up with this radical...
VALUE Betting Example – Stuttgart Playing at Home
As this weekend sees the start of the 2011-12 German football season and many of my readers are from Germany, I am in the process of finishing my statistical evaluation of Bundesliga 1, and to give you an idea of the direction I’m taking here’s...
Home – Draw – Away: Systematic Betting
The Numbers Game
Between 2006-2011, if you had gambled unemotionally and systematically on all English Premier League matches to be home wins and placed a constant stake of 10 € per fixture, then at the end of the fifth season, your winnings...
The First Half Year in Figures – January to June 2011
It’s now six months since Soccerwidow.com launched online and for those interested in the figures, here is a summary of the first half year.
However, please bear in mind that the blog has been virtually dormant for the last three months due...
