Football Betting in Japan: Different types of bookmaker football odds and how to bet on them

In fact, football is one of the biggest sports you can bet on at a bookmaker, with the number of matches you can bet on and the variety of odds you can bet on is far greater than any other sport. Now that it's online and people can place bets from all over the world including Japan, sports betting at bookmakers continues to grow, especially for football. 

If you're just starting out and want to bet on Japanese betting site, check out a list of easy-to-use bookmakers here. You may be surprised by the amount of odds at first, but as you start playing and get used to it, you will enjoy the fun of predicting, the depth of analysis, the excitement of being right on target, and the joy of accumulating profits.

So, let's take a look at how you can bet on football at a Japanese bookmaker, and what odds you can bet on!

What are the targets of bookmaker football bets?

Same as in other countries, Japanese online bookmaker sites allow you to bet on league and cup competitions around the world, as well as international and friendly matches between club and national teams. You can bet on all the top leagues you can think of. In addition, you can bet on league matches not only in the top division, but also in the second division and even the third and fourth divisions in some regions. It also covers women's football as well as men's.

The most common football betting options

• Leagues and Cups in each country you can bet on

• International competitions by club teams that can be bet on.

• International competitions with national teams at stake

What kind of football odds can I bet on at Japanese bookmakers?

Football betting is the biggest target for bookmakers. With leagues and competitions all over the world available for betting, there are odds available on betting websites all year round.

And the odds are extremely diverse. For example, in European football leagues and cup competitions, there are more than 100 betting options per match. In the Champions League and the World Cup, some bookmakers offer nearly 300 odds per match. The odds can be divided into three categories.

Odds can be broadly divided into those that predict the outcome of the entire season, those that predict the outcome of a match, and those that predict special circumstances. In addition, there are different odds for predicting the outcome of a game before and during the game.

Odds on the entire season and tournament

There are many different odds for league games, including predicting the winner, predicting relegation, predicting the standings, predicting the top scorer, predicting the number of points a particular team will score, predicting the number of wins between rival teams , predicting the number of losses between rival teams , etc.

For cup competitions and international tournaments, such as the World Cup and the Champions League, where there are group leagues and final tournaments, there are not only predictions for the winner, but also for the top 16, top 8, and top 4. There are also several odds available for the group leagues, such as predicting the group standings, winning points for each team, and total points.

Examples of major bets on the season and the tournament as a whole

• Predicting the winner

• Anomalous predictions (for example, in the Spanish La Liga, a prediction of 18 teams excluding Real and Barca)

• Relegation predictions

• Predicting the top scorer

• Ranking predictions (top 10, top 4, etc.)

• Prediction of winning points in the league

• Prediction for the final tournament

• Prediction of the final match-up card

• Group stage ranking prediction

and many more.