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The Independent guide to the best football betting websites in May 2024
Discover the best football betting sites and the latest UK football betting sign up offers and promotions.
Our expert team includes experienced football bettors and gambling industry experts, so we know what to look out for when conducting reviews of UK football betting sites.
In this section, we review and categorise the best betting sites for football based upon specific features. This should help you to find a site that suits your personal football betting preferences.
Bet365 was one the pioneers of in-play football betting and remains the number one option for live betting on the beautiful game. They stream more worldwide football matches than any other of the UK bookmakers we reviewed and even if a match isn't streamed, they offer a match tracker with instant updates and live match statistics.
They also provide cash-out options on a broader range of markets than other football betting sites, including partial cash-out which enables you to claim part of your winnings whilst leaving the remainder of the bet to play out.
Kwiff offer unique promotions to enhance your odds. The 'Supercharge Your Weekend' feature involves placing an accumulator of three legs or more to instantly receive boosted odds. The minimum stake is £1, so it doesn't require high wagering to take advantage of this promotion.
Kwiff is the best cash out betting site, with notable promotions such as 'Supercharged Cash Out'. The 'Supercharged Cash Out' feature is unique to Kwiff. When triggered, ‘Supercharged Cash Out’ adds more funds to your minimum total cash out amount.
Betfred offers new players a unique sign-up offer. By using the promo code WELCOME50 and betting £10, you can get £50 in bonuses. These bonuses include a £20 in-play bet, a £20 accumulator wager and 50 free spins worth £0.20 (£10) each on the slot game, Fishin’ Frenzy.
Betfred also offers several promotions for existing customers, including Acca Flex, which provides up to a 50 per cent cash bonus for winning multiples of five legs or more and cashback of up to £10 for losing by one selection.
With the Double Delight & Hat-trick Heaven offers, you can bet on the first goalscorer and double or triple your odds if your selection scores 2 or more goals.
Betfred offer '#PickYourPunt' for tailored bets. Access #PickYourPunt or tweet @Betfred on X for custom bets.
Unibet's football bet builder provides more flexibility than others and helps them rank highly as one of the best bet builder betting sites in the UK. We were able to combine up to 12 markets in a bet, mixing and matching markets from different games. For example, you could combine four markets from one match, six markets from another, and two from a third match into one 12-leg football bet builder.
They also offer a unique 'Bet Builder Daily Uniboost' where you can boost the odds on a personalised football bet (minimum three selections) by simply ticking the Uniboost box in your bet builder bet slip.
To find out more about bet builders, check out our explainer page.
BoyleSports is what we consider to be the best accumulator betting site for football wagering thanks to its range of acca promotions, including a free football accumulator bet for every five accas you place at odds of 3/1 or greater.
They also offer an 'Acca Rewards' scheme, where you can choose between acca boosts or insurance. Insuring your football bet means that if one leg fails, you'll qualify for a free bet, while if you choose the boost instead, five-folds get a 10 per cent odds boost, six-folds get a 20 per cent boost and so on - all the way up to a 100 per cent boost for a 14-leg accumulator.
BetMGM is a new football site and one of the best premier league betting sites. Bet MGM offers promos such as the free-to-play Golden Goals predictor, where users can win up to £2 million by correctly predicting six scores. The player/players with the most correct scores will share £5,000 if the main jackpot isn’t won.
With the Golden Boost feature you can stake £5 on football on a Sunday and get a 50 per cent profit boost. Using the Golden Acca you can get profit boosts from 10 per cent up to 50 per cent based on the number of selections.
We ranked the best football betting sites based on a range of factors and these tips should help you to choose your ideal football bookmaker:
The better the odds, the greater your potential returns. That's why we carefully examine and compare football odds for the same markets across different sites. This approach enables us to pinpoint and recommend bookies offering the best value for betting on football.
It is crucial to choose a football betting site that is licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission. Licensed football bookmakers protect your financial information and provide responsible gambling tools.
Choose a football betting site that supports your preferred payment method, be it a debit card or an e-wallet like PayPal or Skrill. Also, consider the deposit and withdrawal limits and processing times. Minimum deposit amounts vary but some betting sites require just a £5 minimum deposit.
A top-notch football betting app is a game-changer. It offers the flexibility to place bets anywhere, anytime. Check if a site's app or mobile version is easy to use and offers all the best features of the desktop site. The best football betting apps will even have extra features like notifications on the latest football offers and odds.
Top-tier bookmakers offer promotions tailored specifically to football fans. Odds boosts, early payouts and money-back specials are all common football offers to look out for. The best football betting sites will also have welcome offers that provide free football bets when you sign up.
Many betting sites also have a free bet club promo, where existing customers can receive free bets weekly.
Top football betting sites have professional customer support teams that are accessible, responsive and helpful. Look for online bookmakers offering multiple contact methods, including live chat, email and telephone support.
We always prefer bookmakers that add to the in-play football betting experience with live streams, in-play odds boosts, live statistics and cash-out options.
A site's interface should be user-friendly and easy to navigate. Fast loading times, smooth performance on mobile and a simple betting process can enhance your football betting experience. Some football bookmaker sites also allow you to customise your home screen and favourite certain competitions, teams or markets for ease of access.
The best UK football betting apps stand out for:
Below are some of the top football betting promotions to keep an eye out for in 2024:
Online football betting sites in the UK offer free bets to attract new customers and sometimes reward existing users.
These free bets may be offered as a money-back consolation when you narrowly miss out on a win (more on that below), or are offered for a major televised football match or tournament.
A standout football betting welcome offer currently comes from BetUK with their bet 10 get 30 offer, where when you sign up and place a bet of £10 with your own money, they reward you with £30 of free bets.
A money-back special may be offered if your First Goalscorer bet loses, but your selected player scores later in the game, or if one leg of an accumulator bet loses (known as acca insurance), or even if a match ends in a draw. Your stake can sometimes be returned to you as cash, but is more likely to be added to your account as free bet credits.
Like free bets, price boosts are available to both new and existing customers. New customers can often find these promotions as part of a welcome offer, usually tied to a high-profile match.
The best football betting sites should have numerous enhanced odds offers on matches every day. Some sites also provide a fixed number of odds boosts per day or week that you can apply to whichever matches you choose.
Meanwhile, Kwiff do things a little bit differently by sometimes randomly boosting your football odds as a surprise after you have placed a bet.
Early payouts are most commonly offered on outright markets. For example, if a team has a 10-point lead in a league title race, a bookmaker might decide to pay out bets for all customers who backed that team at the start of the season to win the championship before the odds shortened.
Only the very best football betting sites offer payouts during matches and bet365 is also home to one of the best early payout deals, with winnings on single bets paid out immediately on teams that go two goals ahead, or marked as 'won' on multiple and Bet Builder bets, regardless of the final result.
You should now be equipped with all the information you need to find a football betting site that best suits your personal preferences,
Rest assured that all of the football betting bookmakers featured at The Independent are licensed and have been through our stringent review process.
Check back on this page regularly to stay updated with the latest football betting deals as they become available.
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Last Updated: 8th May 2024, 04:52 PM
