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William Hill – Argentina v France Offer

It’s Argentina v France at World Cup 2022 on Sunday, and William Hill are getting in on the action! Place a £1.00+ ‘Build #YourOdds’ bet on Argentina v France, and William Hill will match your stake as a free bet up to £5.00. Translated into matched betting terms, this gives you a profit of £2.08 and here’s how…

Key terms

  • The promotion runs from 15:00 on Saturday 17th December 2022, until 15:00 (kick-off) on Sunday 18th December 2022.
  • Click ‘Claim here’ on the promotion page to be eligible.
  • William Hill advise placing your qualifying bet at least 30 seconds after pressing ‘Claim here’.
  • Applies to ‘Build #YourOdds‘ bets placed on Argentina v France.
  • Minimum stake of £1.00.
  • Minimum odds of 1.20 (1/5).
  • A matched free bet of up to £5.00 will be credited immediately.
  • The free bet will be valid on any ‘Build #YourOdds‘ football market for 4 days.
  • 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, ‘Draw (Result) / Under 3.5 (Total Goals)‘ is available to back at odds of 3.40.

You can layDraw/Under 3.5 Goals‘ in Betfair’s ‘Match Odds and Over/Under 3.5 Goals‘ market at odds of 4.10.

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)

%

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 £4.17.

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Place £5.00 on ‘Draw / Under 3.5’ @ 3.40 = Potential profit of £12.00

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Lay £4.17 on ‘Draw/Under 3.5 Goals’ @ 4.10 = Potential liability of £12.92

Outcomes

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

OutcomeWilliam HillBetfairProfit/Loss
0-0 or 1-1 draw+ £12.00– £12.92£0.92 loss
Any other outcome– £5.00+ £4.08£0.92 loss

So, no matter the outcome, you’ll lose £0.92 in qualifying for your £5.00 free bet.

Free bet

Your matched free bet will be credited immediately upon placement of your qualifying bet and valid on any ‘Build #YourOdds’ football market for 4 days. The free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.

Using straightforward matched betting, you should convert your £5.00 free bet into 60% cash, so £3.00. Considering your qualifying loss of £0.92 gives you a profit of £2.08 on this William Hill offer!

* The match was drawn 2-2 after 90 minutes, resulting in a £2.08 profit on this William Hill offer. *

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Matt Kirman - Matched Betting Blogger

Matt KirmanMatched Betting Blogger

Since 2014, I’ve blogged over £90,000 worth of profit, and made it my mission to make matched betting accessible to everyone.