A memory for betting markets
Once a match is played, bookmakers take its odds down, so there's no easy way to check what a game was priced at. BetArchives keeps the opening and closing prices of every match, with the result next to them.
From first price to final whistle
- 1
Days before the match
Opening odds
The first price the bookmaker offers. It's set before most team news and money has come in.
- 2
Up to kick-off
The market moves
As news breaks and bets come in, prices shorten (go down) or drift (go up).
- 3
At kick-off
Closing odds
The last pre-match price. It's widely seen as the most accurate estimate of each outcome.
- 4
Minutes after the final whistle
Result
The score, corners and cards are added and every bet is marked as won or lost, settled on the 90-minute result.
Reading the numbers
Decimal odds
The total return for every 1 staked. At odds of 2.50, a 10 stake returns 25: 15 profit plus the 10 stake back.
Implied chance
Odds can be turned into a probability: 1 ÷ odds. Odds of 2.00 mean a 50% chance. We remove the bookmaker's margin so the options add up to 100%.
Price movement
Shortened means the price went down: the market thought it became more likely. Drifted means it went up: less likely.
Winning bets
Won marks the selections that paid out. On a whole-number line (for example 10 corners), landing exactly on the line refunds both sides.
Bet types we cover
Match Result (1X2)
Home win (1), draw (X) or away win (2) after 90 minutes.
Total Goals: Over/Under
More (over) or fewer (under) goals than the line: 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 or 4.5.
Both Teams to Score
Yes if both teams score at least once, otherwise no.
First Half Goals
Goals before half-time, over or under the line.
Total Corners
Corners won by both teams, over or under the line.
All bets are settled on the result after 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Extra time and penalties don't count. Prices are Bet365's, supplied by 5DollarFootballAPI.
Important
BetArchives is an independent statistics archive. We don't accept bets, we don't link to bookmakers and we aren't paid by any of them. The odds shown are historical, for research and information only. Gambling is for adults (18+) only, where it's legal.