Top Half-Time/Full-Time Predictions for May, 2024

Half-time/full-time predictions are more high risk than some other markets, but also, potentially more rewarding. Check out our HT/FT soccer predictions below and learn about the half-time/full-time meaning in betting.

Half-Time/Full-Time Predictions Today

Half-time/full-time betting is essentially a double (a bet with two selections) that’s rolled into one. As both parts of the HT/FT bet need to be correct for the bettor to win, the odds tend to be more generous than in some other markets. Here are our half-time/full-time predictions for today.

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Half-Time/Full-Time Betting Tips

The advantage of this market is the reward – i.e. the larger payouts for winning bets. The downside is the increased risk. However, in a nutshell, risk-reward is the foundation of sports betting. Although there are no guarantees with football betting, we can share some half-time/full-time tips that will help you find better value wagers.

Understand the HT/FT

Before anything else, you must know what a half-time/full-time bet is and how it’s won? Ultimately, you are betting on the result (1-X-2) at half-time and the result (1-X-2) at full-time. 

Some new bettors confuse half-time/full-time tips with betting separately on the result of the 1st half and the result of the 2nd half. This isn’t accurate, for instance, if Liverpool are playing Norwich at Anfield. 

You bet on Liverpool (HT) and Liverpool (FT). At half-time, the score is 3-0 to Liverpool – all good so far. At full-time, the score is 3-1. While Norwich won the second half, you still won the bet because Liverpool won the match.

Research

Unless you are betting on half-time/full-time fixed matches (something we don’t endorse), then you need to do plenty of pre-match research. One of the most important statistics for this market is when teams usually score. 

You will discover that certain teams tend to score early goals, but concede later in matches. This is the data you want for your half-time/full-time predictions.

Odds

Our golden rule with all forms of sports betting is to only bet when there’s value, which is why you want to pay close attention to the odds. Some of South Africa’s top betting sites have a same-game multi-feature. If this is available, you can make a double bet – one on the HT market and the other on the FT. You may get better odds.

Stick to the ‘safer’ bets

Trying to find half-time/full-time predictions where a team is losing at HT but goes on to win at FT is not easy – hence the reason for these selections having the highest odds. Instead, a ‘safer’ strategy is to look for mismatched games – top vs bottom – for example. Here you can bet on the same team for both HT and FT. Certainly, the odds aren’t as glamorous, but the chances of you winning the bet increase dramatically.

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Half-Time/Full-Time Predictions vs Correct Score

While several bettors compare these markets, they are completely different. A correct score bet allows no room for error. Your prediction has to be absolutely on the money, whereas HT/FT betting is more flexible. 

As highlighted earlier, a team can win the first half and lose the second half, but you can still win a half-time/full-time wager. Of course, the payouts for correct scores are often higher, but they are harder to get right. 

However, you may hear about half-time/full-time fixed matches, which promise handsome returns – once again – be very cautious with such tips because the bookmaker could suspend your account and refuse to pay out any winnings if they suspect strange betting patterns.