Corner Betting – Our Thoughts, Techniques and Strategies

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As some of you may know, we at Play The Percentage just love corner bets. Find the right team in the right game and the returns can be huge.

Betting on football corner kicks has become increasingly popular due to the numerous opportunities it presents in corner markets.

What is Corner Betting?

Definition and Explanation

Corner betting is a type of sports betting that focuses on the number of corners taken during a football match. Unlike traditional bets that revolve around goals or match outcomes, corner betting allows punters to wager on various aspects related to corner kicks. This market has gained popularity due to its unique nature and the diverse betting options it offers. Whether you’re betting on the total number of corners, corners in specific halves, or corners won by a particular team, corner betting provides numerous opportunities to profit from your football knowledge.

Types of Corner Betting Markets

Corner betting markets are diverse, catering to different betting preferences and strategies. Here are some of the most common types:

Over/Under Corners: This market involves betting on whether the total number of corners in a match will be over or under a specified number. For instance, you might bet on there being over 10.5 corners in a game.
Corners in the First Half: Here, you wager on the number of corners taken in the first half of the match. This market is ideal if you believe the game will start with high intensity.
Corners in the Second Half: Similar to the first half market, but your bet focuses on the number of corners in the second half. This can be useful if you expect a more aggressive play in the latter part of the game.
Corners Won by a Specific Team: This market allows you to bet on the number of corners a particular team will win during the match. It’s perfect for those who follow teams with strong attacking play down the wings.

Advantages of Betting on Corners

Betting on corners comes with several advantages that make it an attractive option for punters:

Higher Odds: Corner betting markets often offer higher odds compared to traditional markets, providing the potential for greater returns on your bets.
More Predictable: The number of corners in a match can be more predictable than goals, as it is influenced by factors like team formation and playing style. Teams that frequently attack down the flanks or have strong wingers tend to win more corners.
Less Affected by Goals: Unlike goal-based bets, corner betting is less impacted by the match outcome. Even if the game ends in a draw or a low-scoring win, you can still win your corner bets if the corner count meets your prediction.

Why Corner Bets?

Why should you place corner bets as opposed to Goals in a football match? Now, we are not opposed to goal-based bets but often corners tend to be a more stable market. Most games in most leagues, have reasonably good corner counts where you’ll regularly see games end in double figures of 12-15 or even as high as 20 on occasion.

When you consider that most bookies tend to set their corner lines around the 10 mark where corner betting odds are close to evens, there is plenty of value to be had. Once you start isolating the leagues and teams that regularly produce you give yourself a huge advantage when pitting yourself against the bookmaker.

In some matches, especially when a lower-ranked team is playing at home, there may be an initial burst of corners, followed by fewer corners as the match progresses due to fatigue and the stronger team's dominance.

Another thing to consider is to find more value in the more obscure leagues as bookies tend to spend less time pricing up corner lines in these than the big popular European ones. We’ve often found they cover leagues with a blanket corner figure rather than look at the individual teams’ abilities and price it accordingly. This is where you can take advantage.

Understanding Corner Statistics

Average Corners per Game, League, and Team

To achieve corner betting success, understanding corner statistics is essential. Here are some key stats to consider:

Average Corners per Game: The average number of corners in a football match can vary significantly depending on the league and teams involved. For example, the Premier League typically sees around 10-11 corners per game, providing a solid benchmark for your bets.
Average Corners per League: Different leagues have distinct corner averages. While the Premier League averages around 10-11 corners per game, other leagues like the Championship might average slightly fewer, around 9-10 corners per game. Knowing these averages helps tailor your corner betting strategy to specific leagues.
Average Corners per Team: Some teams are more corner-prone than others due to their playing style and formation. Teams that utilize wingers and frequently attack down the flanks are likely to win more corners. For instance, a team like Liverpool, known for its aggressive wing play, often generates a high number of corners.

By delving into these statistics, you can make more informed decisions when betting on corners, enhancing your chances of success. Understanding the average corner counts per game, league, and team allows you to identify patterns and trends, giving you a strategic edge in the corner betting markets.

Pre-Match vs In-Play Corner Betting

Which should you go for? That’s a personal choice entirely but the main factor is; Do you have time to sit there and watch games live to wait for the moment to pounce? If the answer is no, then it really is an easy choice.

Both Pre-Match and In-play can be profitable, so we will run through techniques we use ourselves and you can then decide if any fit into your corner betting strategy.

Average Corners per Team

Teams that utilize wingers and frequently attack down the flanks are likely to win more corners, while teams under pressure are more likely to concede corners. Understanding these dynamics can help you make more informed betting decisions.

Pre-Match Corner Betting Markets

Advantages: You can place bets and leave them to run with minimal time used allowing you to do other things.

Understanding corners markets is crucial as factors like home advantage and team lineups can significantly influence the predictability and frequency of corners.

Disadvantages: By placing a corner match bet before the game starts you are solely relying on previous statistics and trends. You can’t react to match events.

Trebles or Accas using “Lower” Corner Lines - A simple Corner Betting Strategy

A consistently good corner betting strategy to make medium profits – In an ideal scenario, you select 3 or more games and go a corner line below what the stats suggest.

If the stats point to Over 9 Corners being statistically strong you select the over 8 Corner line to build a slight safety margin (this is important as you are combining multiple games together).

When selecting games for your treble, consider teams that consistently achieve high corner counts, as they are more likely to win the most corners.

If you can get yourself odds of 2.25 to 3.00 odds for a treble then this is pretty much optimal. With smaller stakes and more games, the odds can creep up way higher for potentially big wins

The #BettingEngine is the perfect tool to use to create these kinds of bets as it takes all the time and hassles out of the research side of things. In a matter of minutes and you are armed with enough information to confidently place these types of bets. The #BettingEngine allows you to filter from ‘Over 6’ to ‘Over 12’ giving you a huge range to work with.

Pre Match Asian Corner Match Bet (or Half Time Asians)

If you find a game where the probable corner line (suggested by statistics) is close to the Asian Line that the bookmakers are offering this can be great for a Single Bet (or even a low stakes multiple).

For the sake of an example, imagine it’s Saturday and Chelsea are playing Watford in the Premier League. The #BettingEngine says that the Over 9 Corner line is a strong selection.

You backed it up by looking at the head to head between the two teams and all the stats also suggest this is a very strong game for corners over the last 5 league matches.

Analyzing the strategies employed by one or both teams can provide insights into the number of corners, especially in the second half of games.

Bet365 are offering a corner line of ‘Over 10 Asian Corners’ and priced it up at 1.975. This is the perfect game to place a confident stake of 1-2% of your betting bank on.

For those unfamiliar with Asian Lines, if the number is a whole figure this is the refund (or push) line. In this example, if the game finished on 0-9 corners the bet would lose. If it finished on exactly 10 your stake would just be refunded. Over 11+ corners would mean the bet wins.

You can use the exact same process outlined previously for Half Time Asian corners. The typical line that Bet365 offer is ‘Over 4.5 Half Time Asian Corners’ meaning you need 5 corner kicks before the halfway mark for the bet to win (although this range can vary between 4 and 5.5 depending on league and teams)

SkyBet also offer unique corner markets that other bookmakers don’t seem to carry, and depending on odds these can be great for Pre-Match Singles or Accas (these lines are not available in-play):

Corners Taken Each Half (starting from 3+)

Corners Taken Each Team (starting from 3+)

Each Team Corners Taken in Each Half (starting from 1+)

1st Half Over (or Under) Corners Taken (starting at 3+)

2nd Half Over (or Under) Corners Taken (starting at 4+)

If you want to learn even more about Asian betting, including corner handicap, we have a full blog post here https://playthepercentage.com/blog/asian-betting-explained

In-Play Corner Betting

In-play corner betting involves placing a number of corners bet after a football match has kicked off, this could be on total corners in the match or other corner betting markets. Generally, after the game has kicked off it is much easier to judge the flow of the game and react to other events such as goals or sending offs.

Understanding how teams play, whether at home or away, can help you predict corner counts more accurately during in-play betting.

Advantages: Potentially much better odds than placing pre-match. You can react to how a match is being played out. Goals can change the corner game massively.

Disadvantages: Time – you need to be able to sit there and watch the match in-play so you can pounce when the time is right.

The Ultimate Corner Betting Stats!

So now we have given you some ideas on how to approach corner betting you will need something to help provide you with the winning stats! That's where our heavyweight of a corner bets tool comes in... Corner King.

We developed the tool WE wanted to use for our corner betting strategies, after seeing the competition fall well short. Jam-packed with all the info you could ever want or use, and includes:

Corners By Half (1st & 2nd half and Total)
Corners by Team (Won and conceded)
10min Corners
Late FH Corners (37-HT)
Late SH Corners (80-FT)
Corner Races
Order of Corners Taken
15min Corners (0-15, 16-30, 31-HT, 46-60, 61-75, 76-FT)
And Various Bet Lines with % Win Occurrence

You can fully customise the tool to show only the markets you want and hide the ones you don't, using the quick launch icons from the homepage fixtures.

If you want to bet on Corners, bet like a King!