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Matched Betting Calculator

Work out lay stake, liability, and profit for qualifying bets and free bet conversions using back and lay odds.

Lay stake

10.64

Liability

9.57

Qualifying profit/loss

0.43

Profit if back wins

0.43

Profit if lay wins

0.43

FAQs

What is matched betting?

"Backing" a bet at a bookmaker and "laying" the opposite outcome at a betting exchange, so the result is roughly break-even regardless of outcome — done to unlock free bet or bonus offers at close to zero net risk, rather than to profit from the qualifying bet itself.

Why is there a small loss on a qualifying bet?

Exchange commission on lay winnings means the lay side pays back slightly less than the back side risks, so a qualifying bet (using real money on both sides) usually costs a small amount — that cost is the price of unlocking the free bet or bonus that follows.

Why is a free bet only worth a percentage of its face value?

Because the stake itself isn't returned on a free bet win, only the winnings are — so the lay side needs a smaller lay stake, and the achievable guaranteed profit is a fraction of the free bet's face value (commonly 60-80% depending on the odds used).