Football Spread Betting - Player Performance bets

Staff Writer - 19 Nov 2009

Their 'Player Performance' market is very much like their Team Performance market, only it is based on how an individual player performs in any given match.

The scoring system is: Goal scored = 25 points (note the goal scorer as awarded by the TV coverage), goal assist = 10 (note this is the final touch before a goal is scored - if it hits an opposition player or woodwork first, no assist is given), shot on target = 5, forcing a corner = 3, free kick won = 3 (note includes penalties), passing to own player in opposition half = 2, free kick conceded = -3, yellow card = -10, red card = -25.

SportingIndex normally offer Player Performances on three or four players from each team.

Their Player Performance quote for Robbie Keane before kick-off of a particular game might be 40-45 points. If you believed he is an over-rated player likely to be outplayed by his marker, you might place your spread bet low at 40 for £2. A drab performance from Keane might result in a Player Performance make-up of just 17 points. Had you gone low on Keane's performance at 40 you would have won 23 times your stake: (40 - 17) x your stake = 23 x £2 = £46. If, however, his attacking style had led you to bet high on his performance at 45, you would have lost 28 times your stake: (17 - 45) x your stake = -28 x £2 = -£56.





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