FA Cup Odds

FA CUP ODDS
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout competition. It is the oldest football competition in the world, having first been played in 1872. A record number of 762 teams were accepted for the 2008-2009 tournament.

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Bearing in mind the record of Premier League sides in the Cup, trying to beat the FA Cup odds can be a fruitless and expensive task. The top 19 teams in the 2008-09 FA Cup betting odds are all from the Premiership, with Stoke at 26. Playing the FA Cup odds can be a risky business at the best of times, being reliant on the luck of the draw. However, backing a non-Premiership side, regardless of the inviting FA Cup betting odds on offer, is sheer folly. It is recommended that punters wait until about the 5th round before backing their fancied Premiership team for the FA Cup.

Giant Killers

The FA Cup has a long tradition of lower-division and non-league teams becoming “giant-killers” by defeating much higher-ranked opponents during earlier rounds. Non-league Northumberland side Blyth Spartans made a name for themselves in the 1977-78 tournament. Wins over Chesterfield and Second Division Stoke City saw them reach the fifth round, where they finally lost 2-1 to Wrexham in a replay. In the 2008-09 competition, Spartans beat League Two Shrewsbury Town to set up an away tie against Bournemouth. The last non-league club to triumph over top-flight opposition was Sutton United in 1989, with a 2-1 win over First Division Coventry City, in the FA Cup third round. The lowest-ever ranked team to reach the third round was Chasetown, from level 8 of the English football “pyramid,” in 2007-08, losing 3-1 to eventual finalists Cardiff.

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While non-league and lower division sides have performed notably well over the years, Tottenham’s success in 1901 was the only ever FA Cup win for a non-league side. Only 8 teams competing outside the top-flight have defied their FA Cup odds, the last being West Ham, who defeated overwhelming favourites in the FA Cup betting odds, Arsenal in 1980. The final has never been contested by two teams both playing outside the top-flight.

Top Scorer

Online layers will be offering FA Cup betting odds on the top goalscorer. However, with the 2008-09 tournament at only the second round stage, no such FA Cup odds are as yet available. Premiership sides, one of whom is likely to contain the leading goalscorer, do not enter the competition until the third round.

FA Cup Match Betting

Even on early round matches, online layers offer a variety of FA Cup betting odds and markets. Along with the outright result, FA Cup odds are available on correct score (both full-time and half-time), total goals, shirt numbers etc. A number of “in-running” FA Cup odds are also available with some layers, including the next team to score. In the early rounds, a good deal of entertainment can be gleaned from taking on some of the better-fancied sides, especially away from home. Their more lowly-ranked opponents are inevitably available at rewarding FA Cup betting odds, allowing for a potentially substantial return for minimal outlay.

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    One Response to “FA Cup Odds”

    1. Free Bets on December 2nd, 2008 1:21 pm

      I don’t like betting on FA Cup.To many surprises.

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