The football market is very extensive, and one of them is focused only on the first half of the game. Thus, you will find in several bookmakers the "Half-Time" market, that is, the first time of game. In it, you will have a list of different possibilities to bet, including the Over 0.5 HT, that is, more than 0.5 goals in the first half.
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Although it seems to be an easy market to work with, there are numerous factors that can put an end to your happiness. Because of this, it's important to devote a good deal of time to studying the leagues you're interested in working with, and to see how teams play during the first half of the game.
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For example, Champions League, Europa League, Sudamericana, Libertadores, Major League Soccer and Bundesliga often have teams that take the field very aggressive and leave their defenses open, resulting in many opportunities to work on the Over 0.5 HT.
Therefore, it is important to pay attention to a series of criteria to enter the Over 0.5 HT market. For example, to be able to have value and survive a long term working in this market, you must pay attention to playing time. It is usually recommended to expose yourself in this market after 15 minutes of play, where the odd for the Over 0.5 HT is already more valued.
For example, normally the quote for O 0.5 HT starts at low odd, around @1.30 or @1.40. After 15 minutes, you can find that same quote for @1.60 or higher. So keeping an eye on how the market is behaving is interesting.
That said, here are some scenarios that should happen for you to expose yourself in Over 0.5 HT:
- Playoffs, in which both teams need to score to qualify for the next stage of the competition.
- Games in which there is a team that concedes a lot of goals and another that scores a lot of goals.
- Clashes with great tendencies to have more than 2 goals in the match.
- Game in which the favorite team has the greatest superiority on the field and the rival has a weak defense.
- Expose yourself from 15 to 20 minutes of the games.
- Enter the market at odds above @1.80.
- Follow the match from the beginning and get a sharp read on what's happening in the match.
- The game must have at least 3 direct kicks to the target.
Now that you know some criteria to expose yourself in the Over 0.5 HT market, it's time to pay attention to some details of when NOT to enter this market. For example, avoid as much as possible entering into stopped games, that is, those games that tend to have many fouls in midfield.
From the moment the game starts to have a lot of silly fouls and with players taking a lot of time from the timer, it's time to close the position, or not even click to expose yourself in the market.
After all, games where teams show disinterest in making an effort in the first half, you should never click to expose yourself in the market. However, even if there is a goal in the first half and you didn't meet the criteria set out above, don't blame yourself, after all you are working according to an already established method.
Finally, the criteria mentioned above are not laws. We at the Betting Academy just chose to make it easier to understand some criteria to work on the Over 0.5 HT, but know that you can create your own criteria and go to the market to validate your methods.
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