What Does Double Chance Mean in Betting?

What Does Double Chance Mean in Betting? 

Double Chance betting gives you the opportunity of picking more than just one outcome in a single bet. This type of betting is popular and common amongst bettors, especially punters who are still new to football betting markets. There are more winning opportunities and lower risk with a double chance bet slip, making it different from a standard 1X2 bet. Get a shot at winning with Double Chance betting on Betway Tanzania by selecting two possible match outcomes. 

 

What Does Double Chance Mean in Betting? 

Double Chance is a term used by bookies in football betting markets, representing two possible outcomes for a match in a single bet. As the name suggests, it gives the bettor not one, but two possible ways to win from the three standard match outcomes: Home win or draw, away win or draw and either team to win but no draw results to be recorded. Players can enjoy the benefit backing their teams against strong opponents by predicting two different results when in doubt or lack confidence in a team to win, rather than choosing only one outcome that they are unsure about. 

 

What Do 1X, X2 and 12 Mean? 

1X = Predicting that the home team wins or the match ends in a draw 

X2 = Choosing the away team as winners or the match ends in a draw 

12 = Either team to win, but no draw results  

 

How Does Double Chance Betting Work? 

The punter chooses one Double Chance option to place money on and wins if either of the two selected outcomes happens. For example, a bet that covers two outcomes is choosing the home team to win or draw and the results at the end of 90 minutes must be that the home team wins or the game ends in a draw for you to win. The only way that this bet loses is if the away team wins. Another example is an away or draw bet, this shows the possibility of two outcomes have been predicted – a successful bet is the away team winning and the game ending in a draw. The only way you can lose this bet is if the home team wins. 

 

Double Chance Betting Example 

Match: Simba SC vs Young Africans 

If you select 1X:  

Your bet wins if the home team (Simba) wins or if the match ends in a draw. 

Your bet loses only if the away (Young Africans) team wins. 

 

Match: Mbeya City vs JKT Tanzania 

If you select X2: 

Your bet wins if the match is a draw or if the away (JKT Tanzania) team wins. 

Your bet loses only if the home team wins. 

 

Match: Arsenal vs Chelsea 

If you select 12: 

Your bet wins if either the home or away team wins. 

Your bet loses only if the match ends in a draw. 

 

Double Chance vs 1X2 Betting 

Punters in 1X2 betting markets are limited to predicting only one precise match result from three options: Home win (1), Draw (X), or Away win (2). Any result outside of what you chose in 1x2 Bets will result in an unsuccessful wagering ticket and this makes this market a high risk.  On the other hand, Double Chance gives players more options to explore by giving them two out of the three outcomes to choose from. In Double Chance betting you can go for both a win and a draw in one match, the downside however is that odds are usually lower because more outcomes are covered and the risk is low. 

 

When Is Double Chance Used? 

Bettors manage the risk of losing their money by using Double Chance betting like when a strong team struggles to win on 1x2 bets, but the same team won't lose either. In the case of uncertainty or evenly competitive fixtures, use Double Chance market to capitalise on the possibility of two outcomes. You can bet on the least favourite team to win while maintaining a draw in the game between the two teams to avoid a loss and lower the risk of the whole bet collapsing. 

 

FAQs 

1. Are Double Chance odds lower than 1X2 odds?  

Yes, double chance odds are lower as they present a lower risk.  

 

2. Does Double Chance include extra time? 

No. Double Chance only includes normal and regular additional time. 

 

3. What does X2 mean in Double Chance? 

Betting on the match to finish in a draw or for the away team to win. 

 

4. What does 12 mean in Double Chance? 

Predicting either the home or away team to win. 1 predicts that the home team will win and 2 predicts that the away team will win. You lose if: The game ends in a tie/draw. 

 

5. Is Double Chance the same as 1X2? 

No, a Double chance bet gives you more options by allowing you to predict two of the three possible outcomes in a single bet: You can bet on 1X which is predicting the home team to win or a draw, or X2 which predicts a draw or away team to win. In 1X2 betting you are predicting the exact team that will win, the results must reflect only one outcome and not two. 

 

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