How to Get Winning BTTS Bets
BTTS is one of my favorite markets because it’s straightforward and fun. BTTS means both teams need to score at least once during the 90 minutes (plus injury time). Doesn’t matter who wins or how many goals go in, as long as both sides hit the net.
Finding the Right Teams for BTTS Tips
This isn’t about fancy names or league positions alone. It’s about identifying squads whose current DNA is “score one, concede one.” Home & Away Splits are GOLD, but don’t just look at overall goals. Get specific. Target strong home attacking teams. Teams that consistently puts goals past visitors at their ground. Sometimes you find a strong away attack (a team that scores reliably on the road) facing a weak home defense (a team that can’t keep a clean sheet even in their own backyard). That’s your other sweet spot.
Recent Form Trumps Season Averages: A team’s “Goals For/Against” column over 30 games tells you less than their last 5. Why? Teams change. A new manager might tighten things up. A key injury might wreck their attack. Look hard at the last 5 to 6 games for both teams. Are they currentlyscoring? Are they currently conceding? If both boxes are consistently ticked in the last month, that’s a much stronger signal than the whole season.
Avoid the “Fixed” Defense Trap: Be wary if a team known for leaking goals suddenly keeps 2 to 3 clean sheets in a row. Did they get a new goalkeeper? Sign a solid defender? Change to a defensive formation? Maybe they’ve genuinely improved. Jumping on BTTS tips just because they used to concede is dangerous if they’ve patched the holes. Check why the recent stats changed.

Dig into the Team Statistics
For BTTS tips one of the first things I do is check team stats. I want to see how often each team scores and how often they let goals in. For a BTTS “yes” bet, I am hunting for teams that are good at scoring but not so great at keeping clean sheets.
- Home and away form: I look at how teams play at home versus away. Some teams turn into goal machines at home but struggle when they’re on the road. Others might defend better in their own stadium. For example, if a team scores loads at home and they’re facing a side that concedes away, that’s a green light for me. But if that same team is playing away against a tough home defense, I might think twice. I’ve seen this make or break a bet, so it’s worth a quick check.
- Past matches between the teams: I also dig into head-to-head records. Have these two teams met before? Did they both score? If their past games are full of goals on both sides, that catches my eye. I remember betting on a couple of teams that always seemed to score against each other, and it paid off.
- Pro stats to also pay attention to:
- Shots On Target (SoT) / Shots Conceded: Goals are sometimes lucky. SoT are a better indicator of sustained threat.
- Big Chances Created/Missed: Did they create clear-cut opportunities? Did they fluff them? A team missing lots of big chances might still score, but it’s less reliable.
- Set Pieces: Are either team vulnerable at corners or free kicks? Do they score many from them? Set pieces are a major source of BTTS goals.
Best and Worst Leagues for BTTS Tips
Some leagues are goldmines for BTTS tips. Think the Dutch Eerste Divisie or German Bundesliga 2. But don’t stop there. Zoom into team-specific trends. Even in low-scoring leagues, certain matchups still deliver goals both ways.
Goal Fest Leagues
- The Championship (England): Pure chaos. Relentless schedule, often less tactical discipline than the Premier League, teams pushing for promotion or fighting relegation. Defensive errors are common. Goals fly in at both ends constantly. A football betting tips and BTTS tips goldmine season after season.
- Eredivisie (Netherlands): Famous for attacking football, developing young talent, and often neglecting defense. Teams expect to score, but are frequently open at the back. High lines, technical players, and a culture that values goals over clean sheets. High BTTS rates are the norm.
- Bundesliga (Germany): While Bayern might dominate, the style across the league is high-energy, pressing, and attacking. Teams don’t often sit deep for 90 minutes. Even mid-table clashes produce goals at both ends regularly. Look beyond just Bayern games.
- Austrian Bundesliga: Similar attacking ethos to Germany, often high-scoring games with less focus on defensive solidity compared to some neighbors.
Low Scoring Leagues
- Serie A (Italy): Historically known for tactical discipline and strong defensive organization (“Catenaccio” legacy). While it’s opened up recently, games often feature lower scores and more 1-0, 2-0 results than the leagues above. Clean sheets are highly valued. You need strong evidence for BTTS tips here.
- Ligue 1 (France): Can be unpredictable, but often features more cagey, tactical battles, especially outside PSG. Lower overall goal averages compared to Germany or Holland. Defensive solidity is often prioritized by many teams.
- Primeira Liga (Portugal): Outside the “Big 3” (Porto, Benfica, Sporting), many games can be tight, especially involving teams focused on avoiding relegation. Lower-scoring affairs are more common than in the Eredivisie.
- South American Top Flights (e.g., Argentina, Brazil): Passionate, but can be incredibly scrappy and physical. Games often decided by moments of individual quality or set pieces, not sustained attacking pressure from both sides. Red cards and stoppages are frequent, disrupting flow. BTTS isn’t rare, but it’s less consistent league-wide than in Europe’s goal havens.
Important League Details to Pay Attention to
- “Big Team” Distortion: In any league, games involving the absolute top teams against minnows often see the minnows park the bus. BTTS is less likely here unless the minnows are known to concede and score occasionally (like some Championship sides). Don’t assume BTTS just because big names are playing.
- Relegation Battles: In all leagues, teams fighting desperately to avoid the drop can become incredibly defensive, grinding out ugly 0-0 or 1-0 results. Conversely, teams already down might play more openly. Context is key.
- Newly Promoted Teams: Often struggle defensively initially in a higher league, making BTTS “Yes” likely when they play attacking sides. But their own attack might be weak, making BTTS “No” likely against fellow strugglers.
- Mid-Table Mediocrity: This is often the BTTS sweet spot in any league. Teams with nothing major to play for, not exceptionally strong or weak, often play more open, less cautious football. They score, they concede.
Forget guesswork. Winning consistently means doing the legwork. Focus like a laser on teams scoring and conceding right now, especially using their home/away splits. Check those last 5 to 6 games religiously for goals and underlying threats like shots on target. Never bet blind on a league; know if it’s a goal-fest like the Championship or Eredivisie, or a tighter grind like Serie A. BTTS tips are volatile and even perfect picks lose sometimes. Stick to the process: strong current form for both teams, favorable league context, no major missing players, and a decent price.