Creative Analysis To An Old Game
Posted by Mark Devereux on July 20, 2011
The premier football league in England, as its names suggests, is the Barclays Premier League. The name Barclays Premier League came from its main sponsor Barclays Bank. 1992 was the original establishment of the league from football league division 1. The clubs decided to form their own league to capitalize the increasing television revenue from satellite television. In terms of commercial revenue, the Barclays Premier League continues making the top due to this increase in television income. From a lesser degree, Europe focused on in the days of the football league, television played its part in increasing the exposure of the Barclays Premier League from being UK, to becoming the worldwide brand that the Barclays Premier League is today.
In the League, three teams are promoted to the championship and the bottom three gets relegated each season. Manchester United has dominated the league since its foundation in 1992 by winning the title 12 times. Manchester United is the current champion at the time of writing (2010/2011). The first, second and third team in the League automatically qualifies for the group stages of UEFA Champions League. The teams that finish on fourth and fifth enters the qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
The Barclays Premier League receives the most attention from bookmakers as a result of being the highest profile league in the world. Huge range of betting markets are available for the League especially if it is a televised games. However the way to make betting on the League pay is not by betting on any of the high profile, top four teams to win. There is often no value in win markets for these games. Odds of 1 is needed by Manchester United to win at home. Just a 25 pence from a 1 is a return of 25 to 1 stake.
So it can pay to think a little more creatively. Of course, when Manchester United play at home, we expect them to win. One strategy use to search for stats that are common for strong, dominant teams, which is true not just in the Barclays Premier League but in other leagues as well is footydata. An example is a strong team will usually win the most corners, score the most goals, keep the most clean sheets, etc. Backing the strongest team to win indirectly and getting better odds on the market is possible.
To number crunch some of the lesser known betting statistics and markets use footydata, that is if you are looking to bet on the Barclays Premier League. Achieving better odds and better returns than betting on more obvious, high profile markets in the League involving the big famous teams is a possibility. Straight win bets involving the big teams are bets that the bookmaker makes most of his money, it stands to reason that these are the bets that they want you to make, remember.
Reading the basics on Football Stats here should give you a good point of departure to frame your research on the subject.
