Dutch a Football Match on Betfair or other exchange.
Bet or lay several selections in 1 or 2 markets, using a spreadsheet
that shows your overall position across both markets, including commission deductions.

List of all available spreadsheets.

Dutching Correct Score with other Betfair markets.
A range of strategies can be used if we combine more than one market.
The market that is most commonly used to trade across more than one football market is Correct Score.
Rather than bet or lay a selection such as Under 1.5 Goals, we could trade just part of it by betting or laying in Correct Score.

Example.
We may decide that a game will not end 0-0, and we would like to trade the Under/Over markets.
Before the Kick Off, we could bet Under 1.5 Goals, wait for time to pass in the game, and then whilst the score remains 0-0, bet Over 1.5 Goals as the odds  increase for Over 1.5 Goals but drop for Under 1.5 Goals..
If we were able to do that, we would have guaranteed profit.

If we decided that goals would be scored, an alternative could be to set up a trade before the Kick Off by betting the scores 1-0 & 0-1, plus Over 1.5 Goals.
Providing there is some score, we have a winning trade since with one or more goals, we have already bet all possible scores before the start of the game.
The Betfair screens would show your position in both markets, but not the 2 markets combined.
Also, you would need to decide on the size of stakes in either market in order to balance the profit from your trade.
The spreadsheet below shows the stakes required to balance your profit and shows your total market position across both markets after commission deductions.
Note that commission in one market would probably be more than in the other, so depending on the result of the game, your profit would differ in both markets.
You could make a profit in one market but a loss in the other, depending on the odds that you trade and the result of the game.
Unless your mental arithmetic is very good or you are quick with a calculator, you may have no way of knowing your overall trading position whilst you are trading, as the Betfair screens don't combine markets.
This spreadsheet eliminates that problem by showing the position of your whole trade in both markets.

Here are some examples of how Correct Score can be combined with other equivalent markets.
If you add these Correct Score odds together, you will see that they will be very close to their equivalents in other markets.
If they weren't, traders would soon step in and take advantage of the difference in the odds by betting in one market and laying in the other, which would equalize the odds in the 2 markets.

• The Scores 0-0, 1-0, 0-1 are the same as Under 1.5 Goals.
• The Scores 0-0, 1-0, 0-1, 2-0, 0-2, 1-1 are the same as Under 2.5 Goals.
• All the scores with more goals than 0-0, 1-0, 0-1, 2-0, 0-2, 1-1 are the same as Over 2.5 Goals.
• 0-0, 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 plus a bit of Any Unquoted are the same as the Draw in Match Odds.
• All the Away scores plus a bit of Any Unquoted are the same as the Away Team in Match Odds.
• All the Home scores plus a bit of Any Unquoted are the same as the Home Team in Match Odds
• Next Goal = No Goal is the same as the current score in Correct Score, throughout the whole game.
• 2 goals or more in Total Goals is the same as Over 1.5 Goals.
• 3 goals or more in Total Goals is the same as Over 2.5 Goals.
• No Goal Scorer in First Goal Scorer is the same as 0-0 in Correct Score

There are plenty of other equivalent markets in football and other sports.
Equivalent markets such as these offer a quick way of betting or laying a number of scores in Correct Score.

You may have a strategy in mind for trading the Correct Score market.
The spreadsheet below can be used to bet or lay your selections for an equal profit or loss whatever the outcome.
Your strategy may include another market but if you are using the Bretfair screens, it will be impossible to see your total market position including commission deductions.
This spreadsheet solves that problem.
Use this sheet to show the stakes required to equalize your Dutching bets or lays.
Place your bets or lays and the sheet shows your total position in a single market or across 2 markets combined.

Dutching Correct Score.
You may decide to bet or lay several scores in Correct Score with the intention of hitting the winning score if you are betting, or laying losing scores or laying to more than a 100% book if you are laying.
Either method offers a quick exit by betting or laying in an equivalent market.
Example.
We may be Dutching by betting several scores Correct Score with the intention of hitting the winning score.
Assuming some goals have been scored :-
Rather than betting more scores, we may decide on a quick exit by betting or laying in another market such as the Under/Over markets.
The spreadsheet below shows the stakes required to equalize your trade by Dutcing for an equal profit or loss across both markets.

1. Video 1 demonstrates inputs and how the spreadsheet works.
2. Combined odds and equivalent markets on Betfair.
3. Bet..  Dutch Match Odds with insurance against a 0-0 result.
4. Lay.  Dutch Match Odds with insurance against a 0-0 result.
   We could bet 0-0 to cover the liability of our lay of the Draw, but this method has the advantage of a profit if the score remains 0-0, rather than breaking even with zero profit.

The Dutching spreadsheet below can be used to show the staking required to cover these scenarios, and any other Dutching trades that involve 1 or 2 related markets.

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