This weekend provided bookmakers with well convinced profits from football betting. This comes as many home teams were faced by various losses and hence implicating losses to bettors and in turn awarding bookmakers with substantial profits.
According to AccaTracker a mobile app that was launched by Team FA to check on the user’s bets, a third of the ten matches that people bet on claimed home wins with five recording away wins with two ending in draws.
Over the weekend in the English Premier league, Manchester City were lucky to escape their first league defeat after second half goals from Sterling and Fernadinho were enough to take three points from Watford. However, defending champions Chelsea suffered their second defeat of the season and the second ever defeat at home under Jose Mourinho I 100 games when they went down 2-1 to London rivals Crystal Palace. On the other hand, drama unfolded in Liverpool when the Merseyside team went down 3-0 to Westham at Anfield.
The two away wins gave punters a shock while bookies were smiling all the way.In fact in a multi bet of 20 teams, only five home teams that thrived with the most convincing one being the crucial win for Swansea against Manchester United.
Team FA Marketing Director Tim Pindar claimed that it was a good day for bookmakers as it was only Manchester City and narrowly arsenal that took home the three points. The defeat of Manchester United by Swansea would change the mind of many punters when placing a multi bet.
Here is a list of various matches that bettors selected and their outcomes:
| Unique Users | Total Bets | Score | ||
| Man City v Watford | 11.12% | 11.72% | 2-0 | |
| Chelsea v Crystal Palace | 10.14% | 10.70% | 1-2 | |
| Liverpool v West Ham | 8.43% | 8.73% | 0-3 | |
| Bournemouth v Leicester | 8.00% | 8.44% | 1-1 | |
| Stoke v West Brom | 6.71% | 6.55% | 0-1 | |
| Aston Villa v Sunderland | 6.35% | 6.40% | 2-2 | |
| Hull v Preston | 5.97% | 5.85% | 2-0 | |
| Huddersfield v QPR | 4.83% | 4.74% | 0-1 | |
| Wolves v Charlton | 4.35% | 4.15% | 2-1 | |
| Ipswich v Brighton | 4.14% | 4.14% | 2-3 | |
| Newcastle v Arsenal | 3.74% | 3.80% | 0-1 | |
| Tottenham v Everton | 3.56% | 3.67% | 0-0 | |
| Sheff Wed v Middlesbrough | 3.18% | 3.01% | 1-3 | |
| Bristol City v Burnley | 3.15% | 3.09% | 1-2 | |
| Swansea v Man United | 3.13% | 2.86% | 2-1 | |
| MK Dons v Birmingham | 2.88% | 2.69% | 0-2 | |
| Southampton v Norwich | 2.70% | 2.52% | 3-0 | |
| Brentford v Reading | 2.28% | 2.18% | 1-3 | |
| Rotherham v Fulham | 2.19% | 2.01% | 1-3 | |
| Nottm Forest v Cardiff | 2.04% | 1.78% | 1-2 | |
| Derby v Leeds | 1.11% | 0.98% | 1-2 | |
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