Corners are valuable markets in football betting. They offer great payouts for bettors who bet on them with a proper betting system and the right tools for looking up the right matches. If you’re new to corner betting, you might think that corners are valuable only when they lead to a goal. This isn’t the case, as betting on corners is actually much more valuable for your bets, and in this article, we’ll find out why.

Betting on corners has become a favourite market in recent times. One of the reasons is that the bookies have added many more markets to bet on corners. And more markets mean more opportunities for winning as bookies expand their reach globally and offer bettors the chance to find profitable niches. This lets bettors focus on this niche to uncover value, whether it's per league or per market. Corners are no different.

Corners are usually more predictable than other markets, but betting on them still needs detailed research. When you bet on less-dynamic markets such as FT Result (1x2), you might just look at the team’s recent form and see if the odds given to them by the bookie are worth it. But when betting on corners, there's a lot more to consider.

As previously mentioned, you’ll need to dig deeper to gain consistent profit from corners. You shouldn’t bet blindly and decide just by looking at a single stat. Always go further and use the stats if they are available.

Don’t get us wrong, a bit of luck does play a part when betting on corners. But just like every other betting market, football stats and trends are excellent indicators to help you place quality bets.

The first fact to consider is that a team can't have corners when they don’t have the ball. So, the first thing to look at is each team's possession. For example, if we look at Manchester City, they have an average of 63% possession per game and 65% when playing at home. Remember to look at the home and away stats before placing any bets. Some teams may be unplayable in their home ground and play terribly when away from home.

City records 8.26 average corners per game at home in the Premier League, with a 10.68 average per game in total. This supports the idea that more possession leads to more corners, but you can always analyse this deeper. We can test this statement by examining a side with a lower average possession per match. For example, Burnley had 43% average possession across the 2019/2020 Premier League season, with 4.39 average corners per game. Therefore, less possession means fewer corners. You can find these stats on the team pages and they are helpful for betting on the following markets:

  • Corner Match Winner
  • Team Corners
  • Alternative Corners
  • Asian Corners

Markets for Corner Betting You Should Know

Bookies continue to add as many markets as possible for corners, and most bettors need more discipline and interest to take advantage of them. More markets mean more price fluctuations, which means more opportunities for you to win bets.

It's difficult for the bookie to control the value offered with the corner markets, unlike the other less-dynamic markets they offer. You might think that this is counter-intuitive for the bookies, but most bettors, as previously mentioned, will continue to act on impulse when they see more markets.

Total Corners

This market lets you bet on the number of corners, with almost no room for error. For example, you can bet between 10-12 corners in a single fixture. So if there are 10-11 or 12 corners, you’ve won the bet.

Alternative Corners

If you’ve placed bets on goals before, you’ll feel right at home in this market. You can’t bet on there being over or under a certain number of corners. Unlike the previous market, you can still win if the corners exceed your predicted amount.

Corner Match Bet

Just like a bet on a match result, with this market, you need to bet on which team you think will have the most corners. This market also offers to bet on a draw (the same number of corners for both teams).

First-Half Corners

As the name suggests, this market allows you to bet on the number of corners in the first half for both teams combined. Think about the teams that score in the first half or begin games with plenty of intent, especially when they play at home.

Corner Handicap

The handicap bet is based on the last market. However, the team usually starts with negative corners. The higher the handicap, the fewer the corners they’ll start with. Bookmakers usually start with -1, which means the team you choose will start the match with -1 corners. You’ll win the bet if your chosen team ends the game with 2 or more corners than their opponents.

Time of First Corner

Bookies have listed “specials” where you can predict what will happen in the first few minutes of a match. This section includes the option to predict the time of the first corner to happen. There are several options: Before or After. The bookie will dictate the time, but depending on the fixture, the most popular option is 7 minutes.

First 10-Minute Corner

It's a bit like the previous market but with lower odds because of the fixed time range. We recommend looking at how the fixture starts before you choose this market. You can tell a lot just by following the first couple of minutes of the match. During this time, the odds for this market may increase.

Corners Race

This market lets you predict which team will reach a certain number of corners in the fixture first - who will win the “race”? There are dozens of options in this market, so you can place a bet suggesting any team will win the race to 3,6 or 8 corners.

First or Last Match Corner

Who will have the first or last corner of the match? This market is a trap for bettors. Especially the latter. Stats show that the first corner usually falls to the home side.

Now, even when the number of corners per match is predictable to a degree, it's difficult to predict who will take the game’s final corner. It's similar to betting on goals. We can make better guesses on the number of goals in a game, but betting on that number if they will be odd or even is a complete waste of your bet.

In-Play Corner Betting

The corner markets we’ve mentioned above tend to fluctuate massively. Bookies will offer limited values for those markets depending on the league or teams. For most fixtures in the major leagues, you can bet on almost any amount of corners taken in the match. However, lower leagues may only have a limited list or a single value.

More markets will be available once the fixture has started, and this is the best time for bettors to make money. You can use helpful tools to look for stats to aid you in the corner betting markets we’ve mentioned.

While most bettors focus on the fixture-by-fixture basis, it's usually better to understand and research the individual teams and leagues. You can do this by searching for the team’s stats on APWin, which helps you find out the essential stats of hundreds of teams.

You can find the corner's stats for every team and match to help you place your next bet on the market. If you’re looking for inspiration, you can also try looking up predictions for corner betting made by trusted tipsters.

Conclusion - Best Teams and Markets for Corner Betting

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