It’s Liverpool v Man City in the FA Community Shield on Saturday, and you don’t want to miss this 888sport offer! Place a £1.00+ Bet Builder on Liverpool v Man City, and if your bet loses, 888sport will refund your stake as a free bet up to £10.00. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives you a profit of £4.39 and here’s how…
Key terms
- Applies to Bet Builder bets on Liverpool v Man City (17:00 on Saturday 30th July 2022).
- Both pre-match and in-play bets will count.
- Applies to your first bet only.
- Minimum stake of £1.00.
- Minimum odds of 3.00 (2/1).
- 888sport will refund your stake as a free bet up to £10.00 if your bet loses.
- The free bet will be valid for 7 days.
- The free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.
Qualifying bet
If your bet loses, your stake will be refunded as a free bet, so you can treat this as a ‘Money Back if Bet Loses‘ offer.
You’ll need to build a bet that you can lay at a betting exchange in one bet. Please see my ‘Bet Builders‘ guide for more information about them and possible selections.
At the time of writing, ‘Man City win (Result) / Over 2.5 (Total goals)‘ is available to back at odds of 3.40 (12/5).
You can lay ‘Man City/Over 2.5 Goals‘ in the ‘Match Odds and Over/Under 2.5 Goals‘ market at odds of 4.00.
If your qualifying bet is placed at odds of 5.00 (4/1) or greater and wins, 888sport will give you a £5.00 free bet, courtesy of their daily ‘4/1 Winner Offer’.
Either exchange works for this offer
Betfair and Smarkets are both great options for this offer. If you’ve not used one of them, now is a great time to give them a try.
- Money back as cash up to £20
- 0% commission for 60 days
You can work out your lay stake using the ‘Money Back if Bet Loses‘ setting on my Matched Betting Calculator. You can enter ‘£8.00‘ as your ‘Cashback’ figure as this is the amount you can expect to convert your £10.00 free bet into, should your bet lose.
As you can see, the calculator tells you that your lay stake should be £6.53.
Place £10.00 on ‘Man City win / Over 2.5’ @ 3.40 = Potential profit of £24.00
Lay £6.53 on ‘Man City/Over 2.5 Goals’ @ 4.00 = Potential liability of £19.59
Outcomes
Let’s look at your potential profit/loss for the possible outcomes…
| Outcome | 888sport | Betfair | Free Bet | Profit/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man City win and over 2.5 goals | + £24.00 | – £19.59 | £4.41 profit | |
| Any other outcome | – £10.00 | + £6.39 | + £8.00 | £4.39 profit |
So, no matter the outcome, you’ll make a minimum profit of £4.39 on this 888sport offer!
Your free bet will be valid for 7 days, and the free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.
If you’re unsure how to convert a free bet into 80% cash, please see my ‘Free Bets Guide‘ for a walkthrough.
* Liverpool won the match 3-1, resulting in a £4.39 profit on this 888sport offer. *
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