Bettors have a wide variety of football betting markets available. Usually, many of them only ⚾️ place their wagers on the classic 1X2 market. However, there are many other exciting options. Among them, we can mention ⚾️ the half-time/full-time bets. Football is a sport where every match is divided into two parts. This feature has given place ⚾️ to the half-time/full-time bets.

The X/1 betting market is one option we can find to bet on half-time and full-time results. ⚾️ It works like a combined bet since you must hit both halves' outcomes to win. To explain better this type ⚾️ of bet, it worth to remind what the symbols 1, X, and 2 mean regarding half-time/full-time soccer bets. So, the ⚾️ number 1 refers to the local team victory, the letter X refers to the draw, and the number 2 means ⚾️ the visitor team's success. In this sense, when the first half of a soccer match ends in a draw, and ⚾️ the local team wins the second half, we can say that the result X/1 has occurred. We can have up ⚾️ to 9 different types of half time/full time football betting options: 1/1, 1/X, 1/2, X/1, X/X, X/2, 2/1, 2/X, and ⚾️ 2/2. This bet involves more risk than football betting solely on the winner of the match. But, through a good ⚾️ analysis, we can estimate with enough precision the occurring probability of this betting market.

How To Use The X/1 Market When ⚾️ Betting On Football

To have a greater probability of success when betting, it is essential to detect games in which the ⚾️ teams involved meet certain conditions. In this sense, a bet on the X / 1 market can occur if the ⚾️ team that plays at home is, according to the odds, slightly superior to the visitor. In this case, it is ⚾️ very likely that there will be a draw at the end of the first half and that the home-team ends ⚾️ up winning at the end of the match.