What Does Handicap 4 Mean in Football?

Betting on a handicap of 4.0 in football can be done in 2 cases:

• on H (+4) for the underdog when the chosen club is losing by 2 or 3 goals at the end of the first half;
• on H (-4) for the favourite if the team leads the opponent by 3 goals after the first 45 minutes of the match.

Making bets on a handicap of 4.0 in pre-match mode is unpromising - sportsbooks offer minimal odds on positive handicaps with the value of "+4", often ignoring the market.

You can find a position for betting on "Handicap 4.0" within the "Handicap on Yellows" market, but players rarely use this market due to the inflated handicap values.

The players do not bet on handicaps with inflated indicators due to the low efficiency of betting over the distance, there is no profitable strategy for playing on H (4) in football.

To understand the calculation of a handicap of 4 in football, one must examine examples of bets individually for positive and negative handicaps.

The player makes a bet of 700 naira on H (-4) in favour of the hosts in the Segunda match "Cartagena - Lugo" with a coefficient of 24.00.

The calculation according to the coupon, depending on the outcome of the match:

• the difference in the team score was less than 4 goals - loss;
• taking into account the lag, the clubs finished the match with a draw - the return of the bet: 700 * 1 = 700 naira;
• "Cartagena" outstripped the opponent by 4 or more goals - win: 700 * 24 = 16,800 naira.

The player places a bet of 1000 naira on the positive handicap of 4.0 with the odds of 1.01 in favour of the guests, giving FC "Lugo" an advantage of 4 goals.

The bookmaker will calculate the bet depending on the score of the confrontation:

• the guests were behind by 5 or more goals in the score - betting loss;
• the hosts maintained a score difference of 4 goals - return 1000 * 1 = 1000 naira;
• The guests lost with a difference of 3 or fewer goals - the bookmaker calculates the bet in favour of the player: 1000 * 1.01 = 1010 naira.

The "Handicap 4" market in football matches is not popular among fans. In most cases, sportsbook customers prefer to bet on handicaps with lower indicators.