Punter lands over £2k from Champions League seven-fold thanks to goal-shy evening
IT wasn’t a vintage night of Champions League action with not many goals to cheer across the continent.
But that was exactly what one savvy Betfair punter predicted – pocketing over £2,000 in the process!
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Starting with the in-play selections of Manchester City’s stalemate in Copenhagen and Juventus in Haifa, the bettor selected a further five 8pm games to finish with under 2.5 goals – two goals or less – and combined in a bumper acca.
The only game they left out was Dinamo Zagreb vs RB Salzburg which finished 1-1.
It’s a risky play, knowing a surge of goals could kill your bet instantly.
But on drab nights like last night, it can be very profitable.
Just ask this plucky punter, who for their £10.41 stake, they woke up this morning with £2,168.24.
City were reduced to ten men in the first half but still controlled the game in Denmark without breaking the deadlock.
Riyah Mahrez’s first half penalty miss was a sign of things to come across the continent last night.
It didn’t come without its frights for the bettor, with Chelsea 2-0 against the ten men of Milan inside 35 minutes and Dortmund vs Sevilla 1-1 after the same time.
There would be no more goals in either of those games and despite late scares with Leipzig scoring twice late on against Celtic and PSG having half an hour to find a winner against Benfica at 1-1, the bet held on.
Betfair also tweeted that the odds of all 8pm Champions League ties having Under 2.5 goals last night was a huge 114/1.
One lucky punter did just that with a £6.50 stake on.
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