How can you place bets on corners?

A market that has grown a lot in the world of sports betting is that of corners. It is a very interesting game factor, with its own peculiarities. While football is not back, check out these tips on how to analyse corners on teams.

You are a professional, Punter or Trader, when you prepare a game do you usually observe the average number of corners taken by the teams? Or this is a detail that goes unnoticed? 

1 – A corner never comes alone

Mathematically, it is proven that corners happen in clusters. That is, they happen in clusters. Generally, a corner doesn’t come alone. This is important to take into account when analyzing the average number of corners per team and per match. For a trader this can be determinant.

2 – Who takes more corners?

There are some statistics that are directly correlated with the number of corners in favour. The main one, of course, is the number of shots. Generally, the team that has the highest average number of shots per match ends up also having the most corners in their favour per game.

In the 2018/19 Premier League season, of the five teams that had the highest average number of shots per game, four had the highest average number of corners in favour: Manchester City (18 shots/7.5 corners), Liverpool (15/6.5), Chelsea (16/5.5) and Arsenal (12/5.3).

3 – Who concedes most corners?

The same logic applies to the teams who concede the most shots. If you set up a correlation between average shots conceded and corners against, you have the perfect list of teams that are sure to generate a cluster of corners in a match.

Following on the 18/19 Premier League season, from the 5 teams that conceded the most shots, four had the highest average number of corners conceded: Burnley (17 shots against/ 8 corners conceded), Brighton (15/6.8), Fulham (15/6) and West Ham (14/6).

4 – Does tactical formation influence corner kicks?

The truth is that there is no correlation between the tactical platform and the number of corners. So, it does not matter if the team plays in 4-2-3-1 or 3-4-3. But what does influence are the construction mechanics of the team when it attacks. In other words: it is essential to understand the offensive organization of the teams.

A team that uses a lot of the wingers or fullbacks to give amplitude in the possession and that opens the game so that the ball is crossed in the area to finish tends to have more corners than a team that plays more inside or counterattacks. Therefore, study the teams well to understand how they play and stay tuned to our tips.

5 – Who are the official scouts

This is a more specific tip. Generally, teams train set pieces. So, every corner kick is an opportunity to take advantage of what has been practiced. In order to do that, it is determined within the squad who is responsible for taking corners. Usually there’s a main taker and a secondary one, or one for each side of the pitch. Or one for each side of the pitch.

So find out who the official penalty takers are. You tend to find out their success rate. A team may change its behaviour if it does not have a player for a specific action on the field. The absence of the official batsmen may change the way the team attacks and decrease the probability of corners.