Before you bet on any game and in order to put all the odds on your side, you have to start with learn how to analyse a football match or another sport. In this article, we will give you all the tips that are necessary to conduct a good analysis and better succeed your sports bets. Discover below an infographic mentioning the 10 most important criteria to analyse a football match perfectly.

Doing an analysis of a football, tennis or basketball match is an indispensable step to increase your chances of winning sports bets. In fact, in this universe, there is little room for intuition. We advise you to take 5 to 10 minutes (minimum) of your time to perform your analysis of the match(s) you want to bet on. If you go through this step, you have already done 50% of the work.

How can we analyse a football game?

Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of criteria and tips that we invite you to read in order to perform a good analysis of a football game before placing your sports bets. This list of criteria may also apply to other sports:

• The form of the moment is certainly the most important criterion. Take for example the history of the last 5 matches of teams (or tennis players).
• The place where the game takes place Who plays at home? Who's playing outside? Or in neutral terrain. This factor is very important.
• At stake of the meeting is also to be considered. Indeed, if a particular team plays the game, there is much to bet that the motivation will be at the rendezvous and this could have consequences for the outcome of the game.
• The moment in the season. Are we at the beginning of the season? In this case, it is better not to bet a lot of money because some teams may not yet have the time to work. Think of this kind of small details when you analyze a football game.
• Classification Of course, even if this criterion sometimes does not mean anything and can distort our judgment.
• The upcoming games (calendar). Indeed, some teams prefer to save their strength and play a team called « bis » to put all the chances on their side in anticipation of the next deadlines.
• The latest confrontations between the two teams. Analyze the results of their latest face to face may be useful in some cases.
• Players absent, i.e. either injured, suspended or for any other reason. This criterion is one of the criteria that could have the most influence on the outcome of a game.
• Team compositions, i.e. the eleven starting.
• And finally, weather conditions should keep your attention because, for example, rain can have adverse consequences on the game. In such a situation, do not favour « Over » (Over 2.5 = more than 2.5 goals in the game).

Using this list, you can now analyse the football matches you want to bet on.

Try this method: Choose a football match to analyze, then list the above criteria on a sheet. And then go to the analysis by taking all the criteria one after the other. Finally, put a small cross next to each point when you have the necessary information.

How do I find all this data to analyze a football game?

For general information about teams such as absentees, press conferences, etc... we advise you to turn to online sports newspapers. You know at least two! Otherwise, there is a useful site that gives you a list of the injured and suspended, it's about betinf. To go further, it is essential to look at the statistics. You will find information on the form state of the teams, the ranking, etc... For this you can use the Flash Results site. Simply click on the game(s) you are interested in to access the stats.

In conclusionRemember that sports bets remain a game of chance but not that! If you take a few minutes to analyze a football game, you will have a lot more chance of winning your bet. It may seem simple, but it seemed important to remind us.

Did these few analytical criteria help you to see more clearly? Don't hesitate to keep us informed in comments. Similarly, if you have any questions, we are here to answer them.

The next step is just as important: establish a follow-up of its bets.