How to bet on football accumulators

In recent years, football accumulators or ‘accas’ as they have become known, have become one of the most popular football bets you can place.

For most modern football fans, placing an accumulator bet is part of the weekend tradition.

For those who have never done it before though, looking at a long list of football fixtures can be quite overwhelming, so we here at BonusBets.com have created this guide to show you how to put on a football accumulator!

An accumulator is different to a normal football bet because it requires you to choose four or more selections on your betting slip and for all of those selections to come in correctly to win your bet. 

Due to their continued popularity, most online betting sites will now offer a wide array of accumulators for customers to choose from. The following are the most popular types: 

Full time-results: The most common time of accumulator placed is just a straight forward results-based multiple bet. 

These accumulators just consist of four or more home, away or draw predictions and at most sportsbooks, they can feature as many selections as the customer wants. 

Accumulators are an incredibly exciting way of betting on football and can stand to make their customers a lot of money. They can, however, be incredibly frustrating when one result can bring your whole bet crashing down. 

Both Teams To Score: Both teams to score bets, often abbreviated to BTTS, are one of the most popular types of football accumulators on the market. 

As their name suggests, for this type of bet you need to bet on whether or not you think both teams playing in a match will score. 

While the odds on these accumulators aren’t always the highest and you will often find yourself having to build a big accumulator to get a decent pay-out, they are one of the most exciting types of accumulators available. 

The biggest benefit for these kinds of bets is that, unlike normal accumulators, they can still be active right until the very end. 

If a team is winning 5-0, it makes no difference, providing the other team can grab a goal and win you your selection. 

While betting against both teams to score is an available option, and often offers better odds, it is not too advisable to bet on these as they can be losing very early on. 

Over/Under: Another type of accumulator that is becoming increasingly common is the over/under goals accumulator. 

On these bets, you simply choose whether you think there will over or under a specific amount of goals in a series of games. 

Like both teams to score accumulators, you tend to have to build a big accumulator on these if you really want to see any sort of sizable return. Unless of course you are prepared to bet on a high amount of goals such as Over 3.5 or even Over 4.5 goals.

These bets also tend to stay open until very late in the game, especially if you opt for an Over 1.5 goals accumulator.

Accumulators are big business for sportsbooks and as such, they are all in constant competition with one another to try and provide the most exciting and innovative experiences for their customers.

One of these special types of bets is the Bet Builder, which allows players to build an accumulator using bets from all different football markets. For example, you could build an accumulator that features two full-time results, two BTTSs and one over/under goals bets. 

These kinds of offers are a nice way of keeping your bets interesting and can also allow you to build some big odds if you can mix and match the right markets. 

Most online betting sites will also offer cash-out bets on your accumulators, meaning you can take an early profit on your bet if it is looking likely to win and you do not want to wait until the end of the matches.

Cash Out can also be used to reduce any losses should a bet not be going your way.

There are various ways of approaching accumulators depending on what type you want to bet on. However, it is very important that you research your bets. 

A close examination of the league table, recent form, and player eligibility can give you an edge when it comes to selecting which teams or bets to place. 

The number of results you place on your accumulator will also play an important role in how successful you are. If you choose favourites for your accumulator, you will have to put more of them on your slip to boost your odds. Whereas if you wanted to go for an accumulator built up exclusively on away wins or draws, then you would be better advised to choose fewer teams to increase your chance of victory. 

One thing that is advised with accumulators is to try and make sure all the games on your slip are taking place on the same day, and if possible, at the same time. There are few things as frustrating as having to wait for a result to come in only to find out you’ve lost anyway. 

Placing your bets for games on the same day will also increase your chances of getting a good cash-out option if you are that way inclined.