Sometimes it can be a bit boring when you regularly play football bet using the common markets, such as home win, draw, away win or even over 2.5 goals. However, you can now spice your bet slip using several markets, such as player special - which can be player shots or player shots on target. And the benefit of spicing your bet slip with different markets is that, your chances of winning your bets will be pretty decent.
In this article, you will understand the importance of including player special on your bet slip, the difference between player shots and player shots on target, and pros and cons about this type of betting market.
Player Special - Betting Tips/Predictions
This is a kind of betting market that allows punters to choose an activity for a football player before the final whistle of the game. And some examples of these activies are; player to be shown a card, flagged offside, fouled by opponents, shots, shots on goal, passes, and tackles. In this article, I will focus on player shots and shots on target.
Player Shots - Betting Tips
The player shots betting tip means when a punter selects a football player to produce a required number of shots, which can either be blocked, off target or on target, before the final whistle. This means that when a player shoots on goal from range and misses the target, hits the crossbar/sidebars, or hits an opposition player, then it can be counted as one shot. It doesn't neccessarily mean the shot has to be on target, as long as the player's intention is to attempt on goal. Headers are also counted as shots, and it can also be counted as a shot if an opposition player tries to clear the ball off his box and it hits the player you bet on and enters the goal post, but it it goes off target, it doesn't count as a shot.
Player Shots on target - Betting Tips
The player shots on target betting tip means when a punter selects a football players to produce a required number of shots on target before the final whistle of the game. Shots on target are shots prevented by goalkeepers from entering the goal posts. Every shot that enters the goal posts is considered a shot on target, but shots that was blocked by a defender, crossbar or sidebar are not considered as shots on target. Goalkeeper may punch a shot, but if the shot wasn't headng right into the goal post, then it cannot be counted as a shot on target, and if a shot hits the goal post and enters into the net, then it can be considered as a shot on target. Also, if the shot hits the goal post, and hit the goalkeeper or his any of teammate before entering the goal post, then it it NOT considered as a shot on target, rather an own goal.
Pros and Cons
- Player shots and shots on target betting tips are not available on every bookmaker, and are only available on top matches like the Premier League and Champions League. In some case, La Liga also have such options.
- They have reasonable high odds.
- These options become unavailable after the event starts.
- Your bet isn't considered as WON until the match has been completed.
- Your selected player might not start the game from bench, or go injured early in the game, and your bet is all but LOST.
- If you include these betting tips alongside your regular market in one slip, you cannot cash out until the events are completed, which is frustrated.
Conclusion
Player special bet is really fun, however, to those who are addicted to watching football, as they are likely to know which players are threats on goal. The odds are pretty decent, which can limit you from selecting wrong events in your attempt to accumulate loads of matches in search of a a desired number of odds.