Both teams to score, or BTTS, asks whether each side will get at least one goal. A yes bet wins when both do, whatever the final score. A no bet wins when at least one team ends on zero. Tomorrow’s BTTS tips are in the table below, from an outside prediction provider and shown as published.
Our other BTTS page looks at shots on target. This one is about clean sheets: who keeps them, how much they differ between leagues, and whether BTTS has changed over the years. The figures come from 33,364 matches in 18 leagues over five seasons.
Today’s tips
Mx2
Venados Yucatán
CD Tapatio
Sv1
Inter F.A
Alianza FC
Us2
Lexington
Phoenix Rising
Us2
Miami FC II
Las Vegas Lights
Us2
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Sacramento Republic
Us2
Loudoun United
Charleston Battery
Us2
Brooklyn FC
Birmingham Legion
Us4
Portland Hearts of Pine
Corpus Christi
Us4
New York Cosmos
Spokane Velocity
Us4
Chattanooga RW
Union Omaha
Us4
Charlotte Independence
Greenville Triumph
MxW
Querétaro W
Santos Laguna W
Hn1
Lobos UPNFM
Olancho
Pa1
CD Plaza Amador
Tauro FC
Co1
Deportes Tolima
Internacional de Bogotá
Br1
Coritiba
Chapecoense SC
Bo1
Aurora FC
Bolívar
Us2
Rhode Island
CS Switchbacks
Us4
Tormenta
Westchester SC
Us4
One Knoxville
Sarasota Paradise
Br1
Botafogo
Fluminense
Cr1
Escorpiones Belén
Pérez Zeledón
Ec1
Barcelona SC
Macará
By2
Bumprom
FK Slonim
Cl2
Deportes Temuco
CD Magallanes
Ni1
Diriangén FC
Rancho Santana
Us2
Louisville City
San Antonio FC
OFC
Toti City Dwellers
Tupapa Maraerenga
Cr2
Grecia
Quepos Cambute
Ca1
Supra du Québec
Cavalry FC
Nz2
Nelson Suburbs
Christchurch United
LC
Inter Miami CF
CF Monterrey
Ar1
Instituto Córdoba
Gimnasia Mendoza
Ar1
Independiente
CA Platense
Us2
FC Tulsa
Detroit City FC
Mx2
Tampico Madero
Cruz Azul Hidalgo
Mx2
Monarcas Morelia
Cancun
Pe1
Sport Boys
Alianza Lima
Gt1
Antigua GFC
Deportivo Guastatoya
Sv1
Luís Ángel Firpo
Municipal Limeño
Us2
El Paso Locomotive
Oakland Roots
Gt2
Santa Rosa
Deportivo Achuapa
Weekend tips
| Weekend HT/FT | Weekend Double Chance | Weekend Asian Handicap |
| Weekend Both Teams To Score | Weekend 1X2 | Weekend Goalscorer Tips |
| Weekend Yellow Card Tips | Weekend Corner Tips | Weekend Half-Time Tips |
How BTTS is settled
The 90 minutes plus added time decide the bet. Extra time and penalties are ignored, and postponed matches are normally void. Own goals can count toward a team’s tally under many bookmakers’ rules, though not all, so read yours before you rely on it. For abandoned matches, the usual rule is that the bet is void unless both teams had already scored.
Who keeps the clean sheets
A BTTS no needs at least one team to fail to score. In practice it’s almost always the same team: the visitors. Across the data the home side finished with no goal in 23.3% of matches. The away side finished with no goal in 31.3%.
That’s an eight-point gap, and it’s present in every league.
| League | BTTS | Home team blanked | Away team blanked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 60.1% | 19.0% | 26.0% |
| Eredivisie | 56.5% | 20.1% | 28.4% |
| Premier League | 55.3% | 22.1% | 27.8% |
| Serie A | 51.4% | 25.2% | 30.6% |
| La Liga | 51.8% | 22.5% | 32.8% |
| Segunda División | 49.7% | 24.4% | 36.4% |
| Ligue 2 | 48.4% | 26.7% | 34.6% |
| Greek Super League | 47.2% | 27.6% | 34.3% |
The league’s BTTS rate comes from both columns. The Bundesliga has few blanks at either end. Segunda División has the most away blanks, with visiting teams scoring nothing in 36.4% of games.
How BTTS has changed over the years
In the top five leagues, BTTS happened in about half of matches in the early 2010s. The first season we have, 2010/11, was 52.3%. Recent seasons have been higher, with the last three at 55.7%, 55.3% and 53.9%.
Leagues differ in how steady they are. In the Bundesliga the rate stayed between 57% and 62% in each of the last five seasons. In Serie A it moved between 45% and 57%.
The lesson is that season-to-season movement of several points is normal. A league’s rate from one year is a rough guide, and five seasons is better.
Favourites and clean sheets
Strong favourites keep clean sheets often. When the closing price gave the favourite 75% or more, it conceded no goal in 50.2% of those matches, and BTTS happened in only 47.4% of them. For matches with no clear favourite (under 45%), BTTS landed in 53.8%.
Red cards have a small effect. When only the home team was sent off, BTTS landed in 56.3% of matches, against 52.5% in matches with no red.
What tomorrow’s list should look like
Imagine ten matches on the list. At the overall rates, about five of them finish with both teams scoring. In three of the ten, the visitors fail to score. In two or so, the home side does.
If your ten matches are mostly Bundesliga and Eredivisie games, move the BTTS count up to six. If they’re mostly Greek, Portuguese or French second-division games, move it down to four or five. The league is the first thing to check, and the team names come second.
Five rules for BTTS tips
- Think about the visitors. They fail to score in about one match in three.
- Use the league’s own blank rate. A home side scores in 81% of Bundesliga games and 72% of Greek ones.
- Be careful with big favourites. They keep clean sheets in half their matches.
- Don’t read too much into one season. Rates move by several points.
- Don’t stack. Three yes bets at 60% all land about 22% of the time.
Common mistakes
The first is backing no because it’s a “tight” league. Even in the Greek Super League, the lowest of the 18, BTTS landed in 47.2% of matches.
The second is expecting a clean sheet from the home side because it’s strong. Home teams keep a clean sheet in about one match in four.
The third is changing the bet to match last weekend. A weekend of results is a tiny sample.
Questions people ask
What does BTTS no mean? At least one side doesn’t score.
Which league has the most BTTS? The Bundesliga, at 60.1%.
Which has the fewest? The Greek Super League, at 47.2%.
Do home teams score more often? Yes. They score in 76.7% of matches, against 68.7% for away teams.
Does a red card change BTTS? Only slightly.
What if the match is abandoned? Check your bookmaker’s rule. Most void it unless both sides had scored.
Does the 2020/21 season, played mostly without crowds, look different? Slightly. BTTS was 54.8% in the top five leagues, a little above the years before it.
Where are today’s and the weekend’s tips? On the today page and the weekend page.
Tips are estimates and not promises. You must be 18 or over to bet, and a stake should be money you can afford to lose.