What is Home Team Total Corners Over/Under Betting?
This is a football betting market where you predict how many corner kicks the home team will take during the match.
The bookmaker sets a line (e.g., 4.5, 5.5, 6.5 corners), and you choose whether the home team will have Over (more than the line) or Under (less than the line).
- Over X.5 → Home team must win at least (X+1) corners.
- Under X.5 → Home team must win X or fewer corners.
Only the home team’s corners count, not the away team’s.
Example with a Club Team
Let’s use Manchester United (home) vs Chelsea (away) at Old Trafford.
- Bookmaker sets Home Team Total Corners line: 5.5.
Scenario 1: You bet Over 5.5
- Man United win 7 corners, Chelsea win 3.
Bet Wins (7 > 5.5).
Scenario 2: You bet Under 5.5
- Man United win 4 corners, Chelsea win 6.
Bet Wins (4 < 5.5).
Only United’s corners matter here. Chelsea’s corners don’t affect your bet.
How Bookmakers Set the Line
They consider:
- Playing style – Teams that attack with wingers (like Liverpool, Man City) usually earn more corners.
- Opponent’s style – Defensive teams block more shots → more corners conceded.
- Match situation – A home team losing is likely to push forward → more corners.
- Past stats – Average corners per game (e.g., Man United at home average 6.2 corners per game).
Betting Tips
- Study team corner stats – Look at the home team’s average corners at home in recent matches.
- Example: If Man United average 7.1 corners at Old Trafford, betting Over 5.5 makes sense.
- Consider opponent’s defense – Teams like Burnley or Sheffield United concede many corners because they defend deep.
- Game context matters –
- If the home team is a strong favourite, they’ll attack more → higher chance of corners.
- If they score early and sit back, corners might drop.
- Check line movement – If odds shift (e.g., Over 5.5 drops from 1.90 to 1.65), it shows money is backing more corners.
- Live betting strategy – If the home team is trailing at half-time, betting on them to get more corners in the second half is often profitable.
Examples Bet:
- Match: Liverpool vs Brentford
- Market: Liverpool Over 6.5 Home Corners @ 1.85
- Reason: Liverpool average 7.2 corners at Anfield, Brentford concede 5.9 away.
- If Liverpool finish with 8 corners, the bet wins.
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