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We’ve all heard the cliché from a pundit: “A two-goal lead is the most dangerous lead to have.”
🆕 That’s not the case with bet365’s 2 Goals Ahead Early Payout, where you’re covered if the team you’ve backed throws their lead away.
❓ What Is It?
This is just one of many bet365 promotions and offers available to new and existing customers.
Simply put, if the team you’ve backed takes a two-goal lead at any stage during the match, your selection will be settled as a winner – regardless of whether the opposition comes back to draw or win.
❓ How Does It Work?
The Early Payout offer applies to single bets and selections in multiples or Bet Builders.
It’s only available on the Full-Time Result market (so extra time doesn’t count in cup competitions) and covers over 80 competitions.
When placing a bet, you’ll see an ‘Early Payout’ tag under ‘Full Time Result’ if it applies.
As soon as your team takes a two-goal lead, the selection is settled as a winning bet.
🔎 Andy’s Review
I really like this promotion from bet365. There’s nothing more frustrating than having a team leading by two in an accumulator, only for them to throw it away.
With this Early Payout offer, you get peace of mind – knowing that as soon as the team you’ve backed goes two up, that selection is a winner.
I also like that it’s not limited to just a handful of competitions like bet365’s Soccer Acca Boost promotion. With over 80 competitions covered, it includes pretty much every major league or cup you’d be looking at for an accumulator or Bet Builder.
If I had one gripe, it would be that I think it should cover more competitions. For example, it doesn’t include the English National League or any of the Scottish leagues below the Premiership. I like betting on those leagues for my Saturday accumulator.
🤝 Andy’s Tips and Advice
The only way to strategically use this promotion is if you’re betting on a team that’s vulnerable in defence.
It’s almost impossible to predict a team throwing away a two-goal lead – you’d need to first predict them taking a two-goal lead, then losing it. That’s impossible.
However, if you fancy a team to win but they’re leaky in defence, placing your bet with bet365 ensures you lock in an early payout if they go two up.
📊 Two-Goal Lead Data
An Opta study in 2017 analysed all 2,766 Premier League teams that had held a two-goal advantage since the league began in August 1992.
Of those matches:
- 2,481 (89.7%) ended in a win.
- 212 (7.7%) ended in a draw.
- 73 (2.6%) ended in defeat.
I estimate that the percentage of wins has dropped since 2017 due to longer matches with VAR and changes to injury time rules.
Even if the percentage is unchanged, that still means there’s a 10% chance of a team failing to win after taking a two-goal lead.
Another interesting stat: As of October 2024, Tottenham have thrown away a two-goal lead and lost more than any other Premier League team – 10 times. Spursy.
📋 Key Terms
The promotion is available to new and eligible customers.
It’s only available on the standard Full Time Result market.
Covers 80+ competitions – check for the ‘Early Payout’ label before adding a match result to your bet slip.
Full-Time Results with enhanced prices do not qualify.
This applies to 90 minutes only (extra time in cup games is excluded).
Does not apply if a bet has been fully cashed out.
If a bet has been partially cashed out, and your team goes two goals ahead, the bet is settled on the remaining active stake.
If a bet is edited using ‘Edit Bet’ before kick-off, and your team goes two goals ahead, it’s settled on the new stake.
⚽ Other Sports
bet365 also offers early payouts on other sports:
🏉 Rugby Union – Early payout if your team goes 15 points ahead.
🏀 NBA – Early payout if your team goes 20 points ahead.
🏈 NFL – Early payout if your team goes 17 points ahead.
🏒 Ice Hockey – Early payout if your team goes 3 goals ahead.
Written by Andy Robson
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