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Paddy Power’s Super Sub feature keeps your bet alive until the final whistle.
If you back an applicable player market and the player is subbed off, your bet will then continue with the player who is subbed on.
This includes Bet Builders, singles and multiples.
What Is Paddy Power Super Sub?
If you place a bet on any of the betting options (below) and the player you have selected gets subbed off, the player coming on automatically takes over to fulfil the bet.
Currently, Super Sub is only available on 1+ selections – 2+ and over will not be valid.
This can add a new dimension to Bet Builders.
Example: You bet on Erling Haaland to have a shot on target and he is substituted and replaced by Julián Álvarez without having a shot on target. If Alvarez goes on to have a shot on target, your bet will be a winner.
Super Sub works on any of the following betting options:
• Anytime goalscorer
• Player to have 1+ shots on target
• Player to commit 1+ fouls
• Player to be fouled 1+ times
• Player to be carded
• Player to score or assist
Paddy Power Super Sub Example – Man United v Porto
Andy Robson is well-known for his signature Train Bets, and recently he hit a £100 – £160 bet as part of the ongoing £500 challenge.
The first leg ‘Man United Goalkeeper to Make 2 or More Saves’, comfortably came through before the 20-minute mark. This left only Joao Mario to commit a foul to secure the £160.
Mario was subbed off in the 77th minute for Denis Gul. On other bookmakers, this would have ended the bet, but thanks to Paddy Power’s Super Sub feature, the bet continued with the substitute. Grul committed a foul late in injury time to win the bet.
Why Use Super Sub In Your Bet Builders?
Paddy Power’s Super Sub feature is more favourable when backing attacking players because strikers, on average, are expected to play the full match just 35% of the time, which has dropped from 57%.
| Subs allowed | Strikers to play full match |
| 3 | 57% |
| 5 | 35% |
But the Super Sub feature improves the probability for players across the park too.
There has been a 13% drop in starters completing full games, now only 61% of players complete full 90 mins.
| Subs allowed | Starters to play full match (all positions) |
| 3 | 74% |
| 5 | 61% |
The introduction of 5 subs per game means that when betting on attacking player prop markets like goals, shots on target and assists customers get less value. Super Sub changes this by allowing your bet to continue.
How To Use Super Sub In Your Bet Builders
When creating your Bet Builders make sure to give some attention to the player you choose and their average minutes and look for who would usually come on if they were to be subbed.
This gives you a second bite at the cherry. There’s nothing worse than a losing bet thanks to a substitution, especially when all the other selections have hit. Here’s an example from a follower:
When Andy’s Bet Club posts our Bet Builder predictions we’ll provide research around average minutes played and who key players are likely to be subbed off for.
Andy’s Bet Club Review
This changes the way punters will choose their Bet Builders. The value of each selection is improved.
Previously, should one of your Bet Builder legs fail due to the player being subbed off it would mean the end of your bet. Now the bet continues.
Punters can be smart in the way they choose players in their Bet Builder by gaining knowledge on minutes played and most likely to be subbed off/on.
Super Sub FAQs
The Super Sub markets available will have a yellow Super Sub icon. The icon will appear in the betslip and in ‘my bets’ to show it’s active.
Super Sub is available on singles, multiples, and Bet Builder bets.
The substitute that replaces your player will be determined by OPTA.
Cash out will be available until a player is replaced by a substitute in your bet. Cash out is not available once a substitute is active in your bet.
Yes, winning bets that have Super Sub applied will be paid out in full as cash.
No, Super Sub will apply to 90 minutes of normal time only. 90 minute betting is inclusive of all additional time played by the referee due to injuries and delays during the match. The full time result is the result for this market irrespective of the number of minutes added on.
Your bet will apply to the substitute who replaces the original substitute. The player you bet on will be displayed in your bet slip and the replacement will be shown as the player who finished the game.
Example: If you bet on Kevin De Bruyne and he is replaced by Jérémy Doku, who is then replaced by Jack Grealish, your bet will pass from De Bruyne, to Doku, to Grealish. The betslip will display Kevin De Bruyne and the final replacement Jack Grealish.
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