Betfair Cash for Goals Offer – Aston Villa vs Arsenal

A fantastic Exchange offer from Betfair. Stake £20.00 or more pre-match on the Correct Score market for the Aston Villa v Arsenal game on Monday. For every goal scored in the 90 mins, Betfair will give us £2.00, up to a maximum of £10.00. We must opt in using the link on the Betfair promotions page to take be eligible for this offer. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives us a potential profit of just under £10.00! And here’s how…

When using a betting exchange like Betfair, the term stake applies to both a back bet and a lay bet.  The best option therefore is to place a lay bet with Betfair and then back the same bet with a bookmaker.  The beauty of this is that we can choose to back the same bet with whichever bookmaker is offering the best odds.  Having looked at the odds available, I’ve decided to go with a 2-0 Arsenal win.

Step 1:

Place £2.83 on 2-0 Arsenal @ Bet365 @ 8.00 = Potential profit of £19.81.

Lay £2.78 on 2-0 Arsenal @ Betfair @ 8.2 = Potential liability of £20.02.

Step 2:

Let’s have a look at our current potential profit/loss for the two outcomes…

2-0 Arsenal +£19.81 – £20.02 = -£0.21
Not 2-0 Arsenal -£2.83 + £2.64 (£2.78 minus 5% commission) = -£0.19

So regardless of the result, we will lose a maximum of £0.21 in order to qualify for a £2.00 bonus per goal scored in the same game!  That gives us a potential maximum profit of £9.79!

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Matt Kirman - Matched Betting Blogger

Matt KirmanMatched Betting Blogger

Since 2014, I’ve blogged over £70,000 worth of profit, and made it my mission to make matched betting accessible to everyone.