First, Next & Last Team To Score

What does a first team to score bet mean?

First team to score in betting is a very simple bet. It's a prematch market, which means you place it before the game starts. All you have to do is pick one of the two teams to score the first goal in a match.

If you want you can pick both and place two separate bets on the same game, but in most cases, the bookies have the odds evenly split or just under, so you'll only ever get your money back, nothing more. Throw in the added risk of a 0-0 and that puts its well in favour of the bookie. So take our word for it, just pick one team! If you're in for this betting market, check our table of first team to score stats for all the top teams.

First team to score bets are common selections with bet builder betting sites and accas. But it's a risky type of bet as it can settle early as a loss if the opposing team scores a quick goal, potentially bringing the whole multiple down in the first few minutes of the game.

First team to score bet example

If PSG and Lyon are playing, and you place a bet on PSG to score first, you're just waiting for them to open the scoring first. If PSG do score first, your bet is a winner. If Lyon score the first goal, then your bet has lost. This type of bet only considers the first goal of the game, unlike anytime goalscorer markets. Once that goal is scored, the bet is settled, regardless of what happens for the rest of the game.

What happens to first team to score bets when it's 0-0?

If the game ends 0-0 your first team to score bet has lost, there were no first goals so it's a losing bet. Now some bookies offer promotions on what has been labelled bore draw results (0-0). So in this case the bet is void and you get some kind of a refund. Some bookies give it straight back to you as if it was a void bet and you get your money back, but most bore draw promotions offer you a free bet bonus, which isn't the same as cash. 

If this is a tournament game and it goes to extra time, 0-0 is still the score that the bet is considered against. Your bet is not carried into extra time, because the chance of extra time is hypothetical, meaning the bookies don't usually price bets up on the chance that extra might happen - they price bets on the full-time result in 90mins of place, plus any injury time. 

Do own goals count in first team to score bets?

This is a good question, there's no genuine right answer for when own goals count in betting. You'll have to consult with the sportsbook you're betting with. Mostly the answer is yes, the bookies are looking for the 1-0 scenario only and this does not require any particular player to score. So if your chosen team goes ahead 1-0 in the game, your first team to score bet has won. 

What is next team to score in soccer betting?

Next team to score is an in-play or live bet where you back the next team to score, the bet is fixed at the time you placed the bet. This is a dynamic bet that you can place anytime in a match and you'll get live odds based on the performances of both teams. The market is continuously changing, and always on, so the bet can be placed multiple times throughout a match.

It is settled when either team scores the next goal or the game finishes and the referee blows the whistle to stop the game at fulltime. Sometimes you'll get a "No Next Goal" option, which is another plausible outcome besides either team grabbing the next goal. If the game has gone and it looks unlikely that anyone will score another goal, then no next goal could be a favourable bet. But if you didn't select that and you picked a team to score, your bet has lost when the ref blows that final whistle.

Next team to score example

Take our PSG versus Lyon example. With the score now 1-0 to PSG and Lyon potentially attacking the game a bit more, you might fancy them to nick the next goal. You can select the in-play markets from the game's bet selections and place a "next team to score" bet on Lyon. If Lyon score, your bet is a winner. But if PSG score next, your bet has lost. 

How are next team to score bets priced?

After each goal, new odds are typically set, and you can place a new "next team to score" bet for who you think will score the following goal. This continues until the end of the match. It's a popular form of betting as it allows bettors to respond to the flow of the match and changing circumstances.

You might want to look at live possession stats and attacking percentages as a guide but don't be fooled, the bookies are very likely to have that info as well, so odds are likely to change based on the balance of the game. 

How do you bet on last team to score in soccer?

Last team to score is a prematch bet where you pick the team you think will score the last goal of the game before the game. You're hoping that your team is therefore the last team who scored when the game finishes. The great thing about this bet is it's always on, up until the final whistle, it's one of those bets that's only settled when the game has finished.

Last team to score example

There are a couple of scenarios we can consider here. Let's go back to PSG leading Lyon 1-0. If the game stays like that, then PSG are the last team to score. If you picked them as your last team to score bet, you won. If the game ends 1-1 with Lyon pulling back an equaliser, then they are the last team to score. So you see the score is pretty irrelevant, as long as you can determine which team scored the last goal, the score doesn't really matter. 

Own goals go in favour of the team who go that goal up and the last team to score market is settled in 90 mins of full-time football, not extra time.