Football Betting Glossary

Attack Power and Defense Power are OddsWiki's proprietary strength-adjusted AI metrics. Attack Power measures offensive output quality on a 0–100 scale; Defense Power measures defensive solidity. Both adjust for opponent quality to reflect true team strength.

Expected Goals (xG) is a statistical measure of shot quality in football, assigning each attempt a probability between 0 and 1 that it results in a goal, based on distance, angle, assist type, and body part used.

Value betting is placing a bet only when the bookmaker odds imply a lower win probability than your own estimate, creating a positive mathematical expectation (+EV) that generates profit over a large sample of bets.

Asian Handicap is a football betting market that eliminates the draw by giving each team a virtual goal advantage or disadvantage. It offers two possible outcomes instead of three and typically carries a 2–4% bookmaker margin versus 5–8% for 1X2 markets.

A football accumulator combines three or more match selections into one bet. All selections must win for the payout. Odds multiply with each leg: four selections at average odds of 1.90 produce combined odds of 13.03, turning a £10 stake into £130.