888sport – Man City v Arsenal Offer

It’s Man City v Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday night, and 888sport are getting in on the action! Place a £20.00+ Bet Builder on Man City v Arsenal and get a £10.00 free bet to use on Thursday’s Premier League matches. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives you a profit of £5.64 and here’s how…

Key terms

  • The promotion is available between 09:00 on Tuesday 25th April 2023, and 20:00 (kick-off) on Wednesday 26th April 2023.
  • Applies to ‘Bet Builder‘ bets on Man City v Arsenal.
  • Minimum stake of £20.00.
  • Minimum odds of 3.00 (2/1).
  • Applies to your first eligible bet only.
  • Your £10.00 free bet will be credited upon settlement of your qualifying bet.
  • You must claim your free bet by clicking the ‘Claim Now’ button in the confirmation email you’ll receive, via the pop-up message when you log in to your account or through the ‘My Account’ section in your account.
  • You must claim your free bet within 1 day of it being issued.
  • The free bet will be valid on any Premier League match on Thursday 27th April 2023.
  • The free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.

Qualifying bet

My preferred approach for this offer is to build a bet that is layable and lock in a profit. Please see my ‘Bet Builders‘ guide for a walkthrough on building layable selections.

At the time of writing, ‘Man City win (Result) / No (Both teams to score)‘ is available to back at odds of 3.00 (2/1).

You can layMan City / No‘ at Smarkets in their ‘Winner and both teams to score‘ market at odds of 3.40.

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 calculate your lay stake using my Matched Betting Calculator.

Select bet type

Back Bet (Bookie)

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Lay Bet (Betting Exchange)

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Min £
Max £
Lay stake required: £
Bookie
Exchange
Cashback
Total
If back (bookie) bet wins
£
£
£
= £
If lay (exchange) bet wins
£
£
£
= £
Total profit: £

Optimal Underlay

Lay stake required: £
Exchange liability: £

If back (bookie) bet wins: £
If lay (exchange) bet wins: £

Optimal Overlay

Lay stake required: £
Exchange liability: £

If back (bookie) bet wins: £
If lay (exchange) bet wins: £

As you can see, the calculator tells you that your lay stake should be £17.65.

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Place £20.00 on ‘Man City win / No’ @ 3.00 = Potential profit of £40.00

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Lay £17.65 on ‘Draw/Under 3.5 Goals’ @ 3.40 = Potential liability of £42.36

Outcomes

Let’s look at your profit/loss for the possible outcomes.

Outcome888sportSmarketsProfit/Loss
Man City win to nil+ £40.00– £42.36£2.36 loss
Any other outcome– £20.00+ £17.65£2.35 loss

So, no matter the outcome, you’ll lose a maximum of £2.36 in qualifying for your £10.00 free bet.

Free bet

Your £10.00 free bet will be credited upon settlement of your qualifying bet. You must claim your free bet within 1 day of it being issued by clicking the ‘Claim Now’ button in the confirmation email you’ll receive, via the pop-up message when you log in to your account or through the ‘My Account’ section in your account.

The free bet will be valid on any Premier League match taking place on Thursday 27th April 2023. The free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.

Using straightforward matched betting, you should convert your £10.00 free bet into 80% cash, so £8.00. Considering your maximum qualifying loss of £2.36 gives you a minimum profit of £5.64 on this 888sport offer!

* Man City won the match 4-1, resulting in a £5.65 profit on this 888sport offer. *

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Matt KirmanMatched Betting Blogger

Since 2014, I’ve blogged over £85,000 worth of profit, and made it my mission to make matched betting accessible to everyone.