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Over/under 2.5 goals

Over/under 2.5 goals is a bet on whether a match has three or more goals (over) or two or fewer (under). The half goal means the bet can never be a refund.

Example

Over 2.5 at 1.90: a 2–1 finish wins and a 1–1 finish loses. A winning stake of 10 returns 19.

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Over/under 2.5 goals: what it means and how it paysThe full explainer, on the blogOdds converterDecimal, fractional, American and the Asian formats, with the chance each price implies.

Related terms

Asian goal lineAn Asian goal line is an over/under bet on a whole or quarter number of goals. A whole line can refund the stake, and a quarter line splits it across two lines.Both teams to score (BTTS)A both teams to score bet wins if each side scores at least one goal. The result does not matter: 1–1, 3–2 and 2–1 all win, while 2–0 loses.Expected goals (xG)Expected goals (xG) measure the quality of a team’s chances: each shot gets the probability that a shot like it is scored, and the shots are added up.