The betting markets for the Champions League outright and the first leg of the semi-finals have opened. Please find below a summary of information, markets and recommended bets. Please note that the odds are approximate and may vary across many bookmakers. The fixtures are:
UCL2017/18 Semi-Finals 1st leg
Liverpool[England] vs Roma[Italy]
Tuesday 24th April, 2018
Bayern Munich[Germany] vs Real Madrid[Spain]
Wednesday 25th April, 2018
Champions League Outright
Real Madrid @ 3.00
Bayern Munich @ 3.00
Liverpool @ 3.25
*Roma @ 9.00
To “qualify”
This bet means choosing which team will win over both legs – that is – which team will get to the final?
Real Madrid @ 1.80
Bayern Munich @ 1.90
*Liverpool @ 1.40
Roma @ 2.75
Note: Insurance bet
Betting on Roma to win the competition at this stage can be a type of insurance bet. For example, if you bet 11 points @ 9.00 [to win 100 points] you can make an insurance bet on Liverpool to qualify of 8 points @ 1.40 [to win 11 points] so if Liverpool qualify then you would get the 11 points back for the Roma bet, but if Roma win then you would now have Roma to win in the final at 9.00 with 11 points on it.
First Leg Match Bets - Liverpool vs Roma
Match Bets
Liverpool Win @ 1.60
Draw @ 4.20
Roma Win @ 5.20
If you think Liverpool will win then to get better odds:
Both Teams to score and *Liverpool Win @ 2.80 [Draw @ 4.80 / Roma win @ 7.50]
Liverpool win and *over 2.5 goals (total in the match) @ 2.15 or / and Liverpool win and over 3.5 goals @ 3.25
First Half Result
Liverpool win @ 2.15
Draw @ 2.40
*Roma @ 5.00
From 3 possible results, the true odds are 3.00 each so odds of 5.00 is a value bet.
Half Time / Full Time
(Liverpool win)
Liverpool / Liverpool @2.50
Draw / Liverpool @ 4.50
*Roma / Liverpool @ 19.00
If you do the Roma win at half time bet @ 5.00 then this bet is attractive for the Liverpool overall win. It is also similar to a Liverpool win from behind bet (see specials).
Draw No bet
Liverpool @ 1.25
*Roma @ 3.75
This is a value bet, there are only two real possible outcomes in this situation so it is a “true” 50/50 % chance bet so the “true” odds are 2.00. Therefore Roma @ 3.75 is value.
To win to nil
(team to win 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0 or 5-0 etc.)
*Liverpool @ 3.25
Roma @ 12.00
Handicap Match Result
| Liverpool | +1 @ 1.18 | +2 @ 1.04 | +3 @ 1.01 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | -1 @ 2.50 | -2 @ 4.60 | -3 @ 10.00 |
| Roma | +1 @ 2.35 | +2 @ 1.53 | +3 @ 1.20 |
| Roma | -1 @ 13.00 | -2 @ 41.00 | -3 @ 126.00 |
Specials:
*Salah to score in both legs @ 4.00
Salah to be sent off in either game @ 26.00
Liverpool to win 5-2 on aggregate and Salah scores in both games @ 81.00
*Liverpool to win from behind @ 7.00
Roma to win from behind @ 17.00
First Leg Match Bets - Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Match Bets
Bayern Munich Win @ 2.00
Draw @ 3.70
Real Madrid Win @ 3.50
If you think Real Madrid will win then to get better odds:
Both Teams to score and *Real Madrid Win @ 5.50 [Draw @ 4.33 / Bayern Munich win @ 3.40]
*Real Madrid win and over 2.5 goals (total in the match) @ 4.80 or / and Real Madrid win and over 3.5 goals @ 8.50
First Half Result
Bayern Munich win @ 2.60
Draw @ 2.25
*Real Madrid @ 3.90
Half Time / Full Time
(Real Madrid win)
*Real Madrid / Real Madrid @ 6.00
Draw / Real Madrid @ 8.00
Bayern Munich / Real Madrid @ 34.00
Note: This is probably the only time other than Barcelona vs Real Madrid that you will get odds of 6.00 for a double result win / win for Real Madrid.
Draw No bet
Bayern Munich @ 1.50
*Real Madrid @ 2.50
This is a value bet, there are only two real possible outcomes in this situation so it is a “true” 50/50 % chance bet so the “true” odds are 2.00. Therefore Real Madrid @ 2.50 is value.
To win to nil
(team to win 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0 or 5-0 etc.)
*Bayern Munich @ 4.20
*Real Madrid @ 7.50
One or the other team to score and keep a clean sheet are both good bets here.
Handicap Match Result
| Bayern Munich | +1 @ 1.30 | +2 @ 1.09 | +3 @ 1.02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | -1 @ 3.50 | -2 @ 7.50 | -3 @ 19.00 |
| Real Madrid | +1 @ 1.83 | +2 @ 1.28 | +3 @ 1.10 |
| Real Madrid | -1 @ 7.50 | -2 @ 21.00 | -3 @ 67.00 |
Specials:
*Real Madrid win from behind @ 15.00
Bayern Munich win from behind @ 9.00
Penalty awarded after 90 mins in either leg @ 26.00
Fun Doubles
Goal scored in first 5 mins @ 6.00 in the Liverpool game and @ 6.00 in the Bayern Munich game of 1 point returns 36.00
Real Madrid @ 15.00 and Liverpool @ 7.00 to come from behind and win of 1 point returns 105.00
A correct score of 0-0 in the Liverpool game @ 15.00 and in the Bayern Munich game @ 15.00 double of 1 point returns 225.00
Roma @ 2.75 and Bayern Munich @ 1.90 to both qualify of 1 point returns 5.22
Half time / Fulltime result bet: Roma / Liverpool @ 19.00 Bayern Munich / Real Madrid @ 34.00 double of one point returns 646.00
Last Word
Of course, at this stage it is difficult to choose who may win each fixture and what the scores maybe but there are some good value bets to be made and some fantastic prices for Real Madrid that are rarely offered and of course on Roma because so many Liverpool fans will be betting on them. We wish you luck in whatever you bets you choose!
