UEFA Super Cup Betting in Ireland 2024

Popular Bet Types

Those who are unfamiliar with football betting might not realise just how many options there are. We are going to explain some of the most popular bet types in this section, while also providing definitions for some key terminology you may or may not have heard before.

This guide focuses on the UEFA Supercup and betting markets related to that competition. However, many of the principles will apply to other football competitions. If you want to bet on La Liga in Spain, the Premier League in England, the Dutch Eredivisie, the Primeira Liga in Portugal, the Irish Premier Division or any other UEFA club competitions, you can still learn plenty from this page of our website. 

Some of the tips will even be applicable to other sports, such as rugby, cricket, tennis, basketball and American Football.

Match Betting

The most popular type of bet is also the most obvious: picking a winner. If Manchester United are playing Barcelona, you can back a United win, a Barcelona win or a draw. There will almost always be a favourite and an underdog in this particular market, with the draw often available at the longest odds - a situation that bettors can sometimes exploit.

If you want to bet on the UEFA Super Cup, picking the winning team is not your only option. You could also place money on how many goals there will be, or whether or not the game will feature a red card. For every Super Cup match, there will be dozens of markets to bet on.

When you open your favoured sportsbook, you might encounter betting terms which are not self-explanatory. We have listed some of these terms below and provided definitions so you are aware of all the options at your disposal.

1x2

Fear not: this is not some sort of dastardly mathematical formula. 1x2 is basically a short-term way to refer to the example bet we mentioned above. 1 refers to a home win, 2 to an away win, and X to a draw.

Asian Handicap 

First, it is known as the Asian handicap because it originated in Asia - who would have guessed it? An Asian handicap gets rid of the option of a draw, leaving a choice between two teams. It also gives one of the sides a virtual lead, indicated with a number such as +0.5 or +1.5. 

The +1.5 tag would give, say, Villarreal an artificial 1.5 lead at kick-off. Their opponents - we will say Bayern Munich - would have to beat them by a two-goal margin or more to overturn that lead. If you bet on Villarreal at +1.5, a Villarreal win, a draw or a one-goal defeat would lead to your bet being successful. 

Cash Out

Back in the day, people had to physically enter a bookies to place a bet. Nowadays, most sports betting takes place online or on mobile apps. Sportsbooks now offer the chance to cash out while the match is ongoing. 

If Porto take the lead against Sevilla, and you have backed them to win at 5/1, the bookmaker might offer you a 3/1 cash out. If you accept the offer, you will receive your winnings regardless of what the final score is. If you reject it, you will win nothing if Sevilla go on to triumph.

Correct Score

This is a particularly difficult bet to win, but the long odds mean it is worth a punt on occasion. A correct score wager is where the customer predicts the final result, not just which team will win - for example, Manchester City 3-1 Galatasaray.

Football Accumulators

Since the UEFA Super Cup is a one-off match with no group stage, quarter-finals or semi-finals, it is harder to place an accumulator on the competition than it is with Serie A in Italy, the Bundesliga in Germany, Ligue 1 in France or the English Premier League, all of which feature multiple matches on the same day.

Harder, but not impossible. An accumulator is essentially a combination bet with four or more selections. For the European Super Cup, you could combine markets such as match result, first goalscorer, total goals and total cards. Be warned, though: each of your selections must be successful for you to win the bet.

Half-time/Full-time

The half-time/full-time option can be used to boost returns in a one-sided match. Bettors essentially pick a winner of the first half and an overall winner. So if the odds on a straightforward Shakhtar Donetsk win are unappealing, back them at half-time and full-time instead.

Another scenario is when you fancy the stronger side to prevail but believe they will find it tough in the opening 45 minutes. In these cases, you could back a draw at half-time and a CSKA Moscow win at full-time.

In-Play Betting

In-play betting is not a specific market. Instead, it refers to any bets which are placed while the game is ongoing. Sportsbooks offer live odds which are tweaked throughout the 90 minutes, depending on the state of the match.

Over/Under

This is a popular bet type where a punter chooses how many goals will be scored: under 2.5, over 3.5, under 0.5 and so on. You can make a choice for the overall match or focus on one of the two teams.

Some sportsbooks also open an over/under market on the total number of cards, which can be a good choice if you are expecting a feisty encounter. 

Wincast

A wincast wager is a combination bet where you choose the final result of the match and a goalscorer - either first, last or anytime.

Team Outrights

Placing money on individual matches remains the most common form of football betting, but bookmakers also provide the opportunity to place a bet on the final outcome of a competition - which is known as an outright market.

UEFA Super Cup Winner

However, outright markets do not work as well when the tournament is just a one-off match like the Super Cup. Picking a winner of the competition would be the same as picking the winner of the clash, so you might find this outright market is not offered for the Super Cup.

Champions/Europa League Winner

Since the Super Cup is a match between the winner of the Champions League and the winner of the Europa League, you could choose to place an outright bet on one of those two tournaments. It would be an indirect way of betting on the sides that will qualify for the Super Cup.