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Stan James Offer – Arsenal v Bayern Munich

Arsenal host Bayern Munich in the Champions League tonight and Stan James are getting in on the action. Simply place a £20.00 bet on the Match Betting market for Arsenal v Bayern Munich and if our bet is a winner, Stan James will give us a £5.00 free bet. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives us a potential profit of £3.09 and here’s how…

Qualifying Bet:

If you’re unfamiliar with qualifying bets, please see my Qualifying Bet Strategy page for a walk-through guide on how they should be done.

Qualifying bets must be placed between 09:00 on Monday 6th March 2017 and 19:45 on Tuesday 7th March 2017, to be eligible.

Having looked at the odds available, I’ve opted to place my qualifying bet on Bayern Munich.

I like to place my exchange lay bets with Smarkets as they have great liquidity, the site is really easy to use and they only charge 2% commission in comparison to the 5% charged by other betting exchanges.

We can calculate our lay stake using the matched betting calculator…

Back Bet (Bookie)

%

Lay Bet (Betting Exchange)

%

£ 0.00
Min £
Max £
Lay stake required: £ 19.48
Bookie
Exchange
Cashback
Total
If back (bookie) bet wins
£ 18.18
£ 19.09
£ 0.00
= £ -0.91
If lay (exchange) bet wins
£ 20.00
£ 19.09
£ 0.00
= £ -0.91
Total profit: £ 0.91

Optimal Underlay

Lay stake required: £ 18.55
Total exchange liability: £ 18.17

If back (bookie) bet wins: £ 0.01
If lay (exchange) bet wins: £ 1.83

Optimal Overlay

Lay stake required: £ 20.41
Total exchange liability: £ 20.00

If back (bookie) bet wins: £ 1.82
If lay (exchange) bet wins: £ 0.00

As you can see, the calculator tells us that our lay stake should be £19.48…

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Place £20.00 on Bayern Munich @ 1.909 = Potential profit of £18.18

smarkets whiteLay £19.48 on Bayern Munich @ 1.98 = Potential liability of £19.09

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

Bayern Munich win + £18.18 – £19.09 + £4.00 (extract 80% of £5.00 free bet) = £3.09 profit
Bayern Munich don’t win – £20.00 + £19.09 (£19.48 minus 2% commission) = £0.91 loss

So, if Bayern Munich win, we’ll make a nice profit of £3.09, otherwise we’ll have made a small loss of £0.91. Risking £0.91 to make a profit of £3.09, gives us effective odds of 4.40, so given that the odds of Bayern Munich winning are only 1.909, this is a profitable offer in the long run.

If eligible, our free bet will be credited within 48 hours and will be valid for 7 days. Free bet stakes are not returned with any winnings.

If you’re unsure how to extract 80% cash from a £5.00 free bet, please see my Free Bet Strategy page for a walk-through guide on how it should be done.

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Matt KirmanMatched Betting Blogger

Since 2014, I’ve blogged over £100,000 worth of profit, and made it my mission to make matched betting accessible to everyone.