How to Earn Significant Benefits at the New Football Rules

2016 witnessed significantly changed rules applied to English Premier League. Since then, all the games would have to be governed by them. In short, the rules can result in a higher number of penalties and bookings per game, while the number or red cards throughout a season is said to be lower than it was previously. Let us consider them more carefully.

At first glance, some of 95 rules have nothing to do with gambling itself (for instance, it refers to the color of players’ undergarments and the number of players necessary to start a game). Nevertheless, there are the facts concerning the new rules that can be profitably used in gambling.

Grappling in Football

It is not a secret that football is a contact sport where the players sometimes pull shirts, block and obstruct one another in order to keep the ball in their possession. Thus, there was developed the special term to denote such actions in the penalty area during corners and free kicks. The term is grappling. If a referee notices any cases of grappling in the penalty area, he has to award a penalty.

Every experienced gambler understands that this rule will inevitably lead to an increased number of penalties over the whole season. Paying attention to the fact that there were awarded 106 penalties in 09/10 EPL season, it can be supposed that their number will be 20-30% more in the next seasons. If we keep developing this logical chain, we will come to a probable increase of an average number of goals scored per game. Only this information can provide the gamblers with two additional probabilities of successful betting – Penalty betting and Totals betting. Over a long distance, these variations must generate decent benefits.

Goal Denying & Punishment

Previously, denying a goal scoring opportunity in the penalty area was considered as a serious punishment led to a penalty. As a result, the player who committed the foul (despite his position) was awarded a red card and was deprived of a possibility to take part in three subsequent games; that is why this situation was also described as the triple punishment.

Nevertheless, the situation changed. According to the new rules, if a referee believes that goal denying happened accidentally and the player had no intentions to commit the punishment, the referee can award only a yellow card that implies no sending off or further suspensions. Nevertheless, the penalty has to be still despatched. For bettors, it means that the number of red cards awarded will be lower and there will be lesser cases when a team will face a decreased winning probability after being disadvantaged.

Disciplinary Punishments

The question of players’ behavior and discipline was always of vital importance in football. It is a common case when players do not agree with referees’ decisions, which made them act heatedly or even aggressively. To prevent such situations, it was decided that arguing and showing disrespect towards referees would be punished with a yellow card, while aggressive actions and offensive language would cost a red card for the players.

All the gamblers can use this novelty for their own benefits. If you intend to bet on the match played between principled opponents or on the team with a few nervous and passionate players, you must consider the new disciplinary punishment principles.

Final Judgement

As they say, it was a blessing in disguise. The new rules created certain problems and difficulties for referees and footballers. On the other hand, they can be simultaneously considered as a perfect opportunity for the gamblers to earn significant benefits until bookmakers understand how to adjust odds to the new reality.