Home and away in betting is the most popular of all betting markets. So many people are still confused whenever betting terms are mentioned when conversing with others. the goal of this article is to explain to you in simple terms what it means. This will be a series of articles targeted at educating as many people as possible about certain important betting terminologies. Let's start with the easiest:

1 X 2

1X2 is the symbol used as a short for explaining a certain bet market of which we have several. Some of the popular betting markets include The Over/Under betting market, The Both Teams to Score betting market, 1X2 (which we plan on explaining before you finish reading this article), the Double Chance betting market etc. In football, every match has three possible outcomes: either the home side wins, the away side wins or the match ends in a draw.

Home Side

The home side is usually represented as the number 1 which means that the match is most likely being played at their own stadium in their own city and country. There are exceptions to this rule when it comes to matches being played at neutral locations such as friendlies, or finals. Regardless, all matches have a home side and an away side. The home team is located on the left-hand side of the scoreboard on your television screen. The home side is deemed to have won the match when the number of goals scored by the home side is more than the goals scored by their opposition called the away side at the end of a match.

Draw

The draw outcome happens when both sides fail to get the upper hand by scoring more goals than their opponent. A match is called a draw when both the home and away sides are level on the number of goals scored or the absence of goals scored at the end of the match.

Away Side

The away side is usually represented as the number 2 which means that the match is most likely being played at their own stadium in their own city and country. Regardless, all matches have a home side and an away side. The home team is located on the left-hand side of the scoreboard on your television screen. The home side is on the right-hand side of the same scoreboard. The away side is deemed to have won the match when the number of goals scored by the away side is more than the goals scored by the home side at the end of a match.

Conclusion

To venture into betting, a basic knowledge of some important terminologies is advised to help smoothen the transition and to not place a bet that the bettor does not understand how the outcome affects the bet he/she has placed. You can read about how to avoid losing constantly in sports betting on our blog. Other helpful articles can also be found there and you can get both free and paid predictions here.