The weekend’s football is approaching, and Europe’s domestic Leagues have returned to action from international break. Some highlights from the biggest Leagues include Liverpool vs Man City, a must win game for the reds at home against their rival for the top four, and Villareal vs Valladolid, a fight at the bottom of the safe places in Spain’s Primera Liga.

Today we’ll compare the two sites which most sports gamblers use, Bet365 and Betfair. Which gives the fairest odds, and which sites have missed a trick, one which the more discerning sports gamblers will not have missed?

Liverpool vs Man City

Bet365
Home 1.90
Draw 3.40
Away 4.20

Betfair
Home 1.98
Draw 3.60
Away 4.40

Villareal vs Valladolid

Bet365
Home 1.61
Draw 3.75
Away 5.50

Betfair
Home N/A
Draw N/A
Away N/A

We can see here that, on the matches they have available, Betfair have actually given longer odds on each team to win. Smart gamblers, though, might like Bet365’s “double chance”, on a Draw/Man City bet. Any gambler knows you can’t rule the home team out, but going on Liverpool’s recent form and the fact that Man City really must pull out all the stops to prove themselves, odds of 1.80 for that double chance are worthwhile. Some others include...

Burnley vs Aston Villa

Bet365
Home 3.40
Draw 3.30
Away 2.20

Betfair
Home 3.55
Draw 3.50
Away 2.26

Real Madrid vs Santander

Bet365
Home 1.22
Draw 6.00
Away 12.0

Betfair
Home 1.25
Draw 7.00
Away 15.5

As you can see above, the bookies have wildly tipped the balance in the favour of Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo, we have just heard, is set to make his return, so there is a lesson in keeping on top of team news. If you see on a club’s website that a key player is set to make a return after injury, beat the bookies to it and bet before they realise and shorten the odds.

A Disclaimer:
Gambling-weblog must stress that we are not giving any advice on which way to bet. There are countless sites out there to help in that way. We are merely presenting a handy guide of odds analysis, so that you have information enough to help you decide where to place any bets you may have prior decided to place.