Football Power Price – Paddy Power

There’s a big Sunday of FA Cup football to look forward to and you don’t want to miss this Paddy Power price boost! They’re offering enhanced odds of 7/2 (was 6/4) on there to be 2 or more goals in each 1:30pm FA Cup match on Sunday. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives us a risk-free potential profit of £4.69 and here’s how…

Power Price boost

The maximum stake for this power price boost is £20.00.

For a walkthrough of how to lay price boosts, please see my price boosts guide.

Matchbook works best for this offer

For this offer, Matchbook are the best exchange option. Their ‘Enhanced Specials’ market features a range of special bets, making laying bookmaker price boosts a breeze.

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We can calculate our underlay stake using my Matched Betting Calculator. We just need to open up the ‘ADVANCED’ section and click the ‘Underlay’ tab…

Select bet type

Back Bet (Bookie)

Advanced
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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: £

As you can see, the calculator tells us that our lay stake should be £20.41…

Place £20.00 on ‘2 or more goals in each 1:30pm English FA Cup match (normal time only)’ @ 4.50 = Potential profit of £70.00

Lay £20.41 on ‘Over 1.5 Goals In Each 1:30pm Sunday FA Cup Match’ @ 4.20 = Potential liability of £65.31

Outcomes

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

OutcomePaddy PowerExchangeProfit/Loss
Bet wins+ £70.00– £65.31£4.69 profit
Bet loses– £20.00+ £20.00£0.00

So, if our bet loses, we’ll break even and there’s no harm done. However, if our bet wins, we’ll make a nice risk-free profit of £4.69 on this Paddy Power price boost!

Note: If you would prefer to lock in a smaller profit, you can simply use the ‘Standard‘ tab on the calculator for a guaranteed profit of £1.09.

* There were 2 or more goals in all six 1:30pm matches, resulting in a profit of £4.69 on this Paddy Power price boost. *

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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.