Close odds

It depends on the qualifying loss it’s giving you really and whether you’re happy with that.

For qualifying bets at low odds, you should be looking for matches with no more than around 0.20 difference, like 1.50/1.55, 2.00/2.10 or 3.00/3.20 for example.

A difference of 0.40 like you’ve got there is a really good match for using free bets at high odds, like 8.00/8.40 for example.

There’s nothing wrong with throwing in a looser odds match from time to time though, just to mix things up. You don’t want to be taking the closest match every single time as it may arouse suspicion.

Stick to mainstream football and you should be fine, particularly on a weekend or during a busy midweek.