What Does BTTS Mean? Both Teams to Score Explained
BTTS means both teams to score. A BTTS Yes bet wins if each team scores at least one goal, whatever the final result. A BTTS No bet wins if either team, or both, finish without a goal.
What does BTTS mean in soccer betting?
BTTS is short for both teams to score, sometimes written GG/NG (goal/no goal) on European sites. You pick Yes or No, and the score of the match decides it. The winner of the match does not matter.
Which results win BTTS Yes and BTTS No?
| Final score | BTTS Yes | BTTS No |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Lose | Win |
| 1-0 | Lose | Win |
| 1-1 | Win | Lose |
| 2-1 | Win | Lose |
| 3-0 | Lose | Win |
| 2-2 | Win | Lose |
An own goal counts for the team it is credited to, so an own goal can complete a BTTS Yes. Goals in extra time and penalty shootouts do not count unless the market says so.
How to read a BTTS price
A BTTS market is two-way, so you can strip the margin the same way as an NFL total. Take an illustrative price of Yes -120 and No +100. The implied chances are 54.5% and 50.0%, which add to 104.5%.
Divide each by 104.5% and the fair chances are 52.2% Yes and 47.8% No. If your own read says both teams score 58% of the time in this matchup, Yes has about a 6-point edge.
What makes BTTS Yes more or less likely?
Two attacking teams with weak defenses push toward Yes. A big favorite against a side that rarely scores pushes toward No, because the underdog has to find a goal for Yes to cash.
Lineups matter more than in most bets. A missing striker on one side, or a team resting starters before a Champions League game, can move the BTTS price more than the match result price.
BTTS combinations
Books also sell BTTS combined with another result, such as BTTS and over 2.5 goals, or BTTS and a team to win. These pay more because both parts have to hit, and the margin is usually higher than on a single BTTS bet.
For the full menu of soccer markets, read our guide to betting on soccer.