When you think about a sport like football, with all of the moving parts that it entails, even a wager as seemingly simplistic as a first goalscorer bet could go wrong in any number of ways. You could bet on a striker in the form of their life, who’s scored in each of their previous ten games, yet the first goal could come about from a long boot forward by the goalkeeper and a gust of wind taking it straight into the back of the net. It has actually happened before!
You might feel some sense of surprise, therefore, when if your bet comes in, but what happens if that player goes on to score two or, even worse, a hat-trick? On the one half you’re delighted that you made the correct call, yet on the other you’re annoyed that you didn’t have more faith in your prediction of said player’s goal scoring ability. Shouldn’t you be paid more if they score more than once, just for being able to identify that they’d score at all? That’s where Betfred’s Double Delight & Hat-Trick Heaven offer comes into its own.
What’s the Offer About?
In its most simplistic terms, Double Delight & Hat-Trick Heaven (DD/HH) does exactly what I said would be nice in my intro. If your first goalscorer bet is a winning one and that player then goes on to score twice or three times, you’ll be rewarded accordingly.
In fact, it’s not just that you’ll be given a little bonus if that happens, but that you’ll receive a financial reward in line with what the player has achieved. In other words, if your selected player scores the first goal then you’ll be paid out at the odds you were offered. If they score two goals then your odds will be doubled, whilst if they put the ball into the back of the net three times within the same ninety minutes you’ll be paid out at three times the original odds.
What Are the Terms of the Offer?
Bookmakers aim to make offers that they think will attract customers, but they also do their best to ensure they’re not just giving away money too freely. As a consequence, there are always some terms and conditions that you need to look out for and this offer is no exception. Here I’ll tell you about the crucial things you need to know ahead of placing a bet on this specific promotion.
Are All Matches Covered?
The offer isn’t available on every single match of football where there is betting. Instead, it’s on specific matches outlined by Betfred. They make clear on their website which matches are covered, but a good rule of thumb is that if it’s not being shown live by one of the major UK broadcasters then it’s probably not going to be covered.
How Does Payment Work?
As far as I’m concerned, the very best thing about this offer is that it’s paid out in real cash. There’s nothing wrong with free bets, of course, but offers that just pay actual money straight into my account will be preferable. You’ll get it credited within 24 hours of the bet being settled, though more often than not you’ll find it in your account at about the same time you’d expect to be paid out for a standard bet.
Speaking of free bets, if you have earned any from a previous offer then unfortunately your bet won’t be valid for this promotion if you use them when you originally place it. In other words, you have to place your wager using the same real money that you’ll be rewarded with if it comes in.
Anything Else Worth Knowing About?
There are just a couple of other things that it’s handy to know about ahead of time, starting with the fact that own goals don’t count. Your selection could score a stunning free-kick and then put the ball in the back of his own net twice, but you’ll still only get paid out at your original odds. Equally, this offer is only for 90 minutes football, so a second or third goal scored in extra-time won’t mean anything.
You need to place your bet before kick-off, so in-play bets won’t qualify for this promotion specifically. There is an in-play DD/HH offer from Betfred, but they have slightly different conditions and may be on different matches altogether. You can check which matches apply to the pre-match and in-play offers from the website. Your bet also needs to be a single, so don’t think you’ll be getting paid out if you happen to have a multiple that features a player who scores several times.
Is It Worth It?
The reality is that you lose nothing if a player only scores the first goal in the match and goes on to do nothing else. In fact, your chosen player could literally get sent off the moment the ball crosses the line and you’ll still be paid out at the original odds that you were offered.
Having said that, if they go on to score again or even bang in a hat-trick then you very much stand to gain from this offer. It’s the definition of a win-win offer in my opinion, with one goal, as long as it’s the first, seeing you win the money you thought you would, whilst any additional goals will see you take home additional cash.
There are only one main reason that I would suggest might make you want to think twice before taking Betfred up on this offer. The first is if you find that the odds are significantly better elsewhere for the player that you want to bet on. Another bookie is unlikely to offer double or treble the available odds but they might be a couple of points higher.
In this case you would need to weigh up the benefit of any increase in odds with the chances of additional goals. Nowadays, given the incredibly competitive nature of the market, that’s almost certainly not going to happen, with the majority of bookmakers following each other’s odds quite closely.