what is matched betting?
Many online bookmakers offer a signup bonus when you open an account with them, this is usually in the form of a free bet, a 100% matched bonus. Most people use this free bet to back a dead-cert. There are two problems with backing a dead-cert, one the odds offered usually aren't great and two in the gambling world there is no such thing as a dead-cert, upsets do happen.
A much better way to use the free bet is to use a technique called matched betting or back/lay bet matching. There is more in depth information on how matched betting works in the guide page but in short matched betting involves backing an event at the bookmakers offering the sign up bonus and then laying the same event at a betting exchange. This is a great way to make money online as there really is no risk involved.
A typical return for a matched bet where the stake is returned is 95-100% of the free bet cash returned and about 75% where the stake is not returned.
Now you're maybe scratching your head and wondering what the terms betting exchange and stake returned mean, check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for a summary of all these terms!
What can I bet on this week?
CD Marathon v Pumas UNAM
CONCACAF Champions League
10th March - 1:00am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Dep. Cuenca v Morelia
Copa Libertadores
10th March - 2:30am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Pohang Steelers v SanFrecce Hiroshima
AFC Champions League, Day 2 of the group stage
10th March - 10:30am
British Eurosport 2
Real Madrid v Lyon
UEFA Champions League, Last 16, 2nd Leg
10th March - 7:45pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1 / Setanta Ireland
Manchester United v AC Milan
UEFA Champions League
10th March - 7:45pm
ITV1 / ITV HD / RTE Two
Once Caldas v Monterrey
Copa Libertadores
10th March - 10:30pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Nacional v Banfield
Copa Libertadores
10th March - 10:30pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Santos v Naviraiense
Copa do Brasil
11th March - 12:00am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Fluminense v Confianca
Copa do Brasil
11th March - 12:00am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Alianza Lima v Juan Aurich
Copa Libertadores
11th March - 12:50am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Atletico Madrid v Sporting Lisbon
UEFA Europa League, Last 16 1st leg
11th March - 6:00pm
ESPN / Setanta Ireland
Hamburg v Anderlecht
UEFA Europa League
11th March - 6:00pm
ITV4
Lille v Liverpool
UEFA Europa League
11th March - 6:00pm
Five
Manchester Utd v Manchester City
Reserves
11th March - 7:00pm
MUTV
Valencia v Werder Bremen
UEFA Europa League, 1st leg
11th March - 8:00pm
ESPN
Juventus v Fulham
UEFA Europa League
11th March - 8:05pm
ITV4 / Setanta Ireland
Nacional v Sao Paulo
Copa Libertadores
11th March - 10:00pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Universidad Catolica v Universidad de Chile
Copa Libertadores
12th March - 12:15am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Dep. Quito v Internacional
Copa Libertadores
12th March - 2:30am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Jagiellonia Bialystok v Wisla Krakow
Polish League
12th March - 7:00pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Catania v Inter Milan
Serie A
12th March - 7:45pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams / ESPN
Estudiantes v Indios
Mexican League
13th March - 2:00am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Nagoya Grampus v Kawasaki Frontale
2010 J.League
13th March - 7:00am
British Eurosport 2
Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix
Hyundai A-League, Preliminary Final
13th March - 8:55am
Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports HD3
Kilmarnock v Celtic
Scottish Cup Rnd 6
13th March - 12:15pm
Sky Sports 2 / Sky Sports HD2
Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers
Barclays premier league
13th March - 12:45pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
Bohemians v Glentoran
Setanta Sports Cup
13th March - 5:15pm
Setanta Ireland
Hull City v Arsenal
Barclays Premier League
13th March - 5:30pm
ESPN / ESPN HD
Sporting v Athletic Bilbao
La Liga
13th March - 7:00pm
Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports HD3
TBC
La Liga
13th March - 7:00pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Napoli v Fiorentina
Serie A
13th March - 7:45pm
ESPN / Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Sevilla v Deportivo La Coruna
La Liga
13th March - 9:00pm
Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports HD3
Puebla v Monterrey
Mexican League
14th March - 1:00am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Rangers v Dundee United
Scottish Cup Quarter-Final
14th March - 12:05pm
BBC2 Scotland
Manchester United v Fulham
Barclays Premier League
14th March - 1:30pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
TBC
Serie A
14th March - 2:00pm
ESPN
Livorno v Roma
Serie A
14th March - 2:00pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Sunderland v Manchester City
Barclays Premier League
14th March - 4:00pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
Bayer Leverkusen v Hamburg
Bundesliga
14th March - 4:30pm
ESPN
Dundalk v Drogheda United
League of Ireland
14th March - 4:35pm
RTE Two
TBC
Belgian League
14th March - 5:00pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Barcelona v Valencia
La Liga
14th March - 6:00pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
AC Milan v Chievo
Serie A
14th March - 7:45pm
ESPN
Valladolid v Real Madrid
La Liga
14th March - 8:00pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
Notts County v Bournemouth
League Two
15th March - 7:45pm
Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1 / Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Liverpool v Portsmouth
Barclays Premier League
15th March - 8:00pm
ESPN / ESPN HD
TBC
Liga Sagres
15th March - 8:15pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Pachuca v CSD Communicationes
CONCACAF Champions League
16th March - 3:00am
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
Chelsea v Inter
UEFA Champions League, Last 16, 2nd Leg
16th March - 7:45pm
Sky Sports 2 / Sky Sports HD2
Sevilla FC v CSKA Moscow
UEFA Champions League, Last 16, 2nd Leg
16th March - 7:45pm
Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports HD3 / Setanta Ireland
Banfield v Nacional
Copa Libertadores
16th March - 10:30pm
Bet365 Live Internet Streams
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