Betting on football is a hobby that a lot of men and women enjoy, it is a bit of fun, and you possess the chance to win something which appeals to a lot of people. Obviously it's important not to risk more than you can afford to lose, but as long as you are sensible you'll find nothing wrong with it.

You'll find three main ways you can place a bet, win bets, lay bets and each way bets. You will find other more complex methods, but these three are the main forms and it's best to stick to these for a while at least.

Win betting is in which you bet on someone or something to win. So if you are betting on a football match between teams A and B, and you bet that team A will win, sports booking (dig this) that could be a win bet.

Lay bets are where you bet on someone or something to lose. So using the same example, if you bet on team B losing the match then you would be placing a lay bet.