What does BTTS mean in betting?

BTTS stands for “both teams to score”. A BTTS yes bet wins if each team scores at least one goal in 90 minutes plus stoppage time. A BTTS no bet wins if at least one team fails to score. The final result doesn’t matter: a 1-1 draw and a 4-3 win are both BTTS yes.

What makes BTTS likely

Two things: both attacks need a decent chance of scoring, and neither defence can be strong enough to keep a clean sheet. One excellent defence is often enough to make BTTS no the better call, even if the other team leaks goals.

How we price it

Our model estimates how many goals each team is expected to score against this specific opponent, then works out the chance that each side scores at least once. Multiply those (with a small adjustment for real-world correlation) and you have the BTTS probability. You can see it for every fixture on our BTTS predictions page.

Common mistakes

• Backing BTTS yes because both teams “score a lot”, without checking the defences.
• Forgetting that extra time doesn’t count.
• Stacking several BTTS picks in an accumulator: probabilities multiply, so four 60% picks all land only about 13% of the time.