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Both teams to score: what the bet means and how to compare odds

Understand BTTS Yes and No, compare identical settlement periods and calculate the probability implied by decimal odds.

By Bet In Asia editorial · Updated 2026-09-10 09:45:25 UTC

Both teams to score, usually shortened to BTTS, asks whether each team will score at least once during the period covered by the bet. A Yes selection wins when both teams score. A No selection wins when at least one team does not score. Always read the stated period: a full-match market and a first-half market are different bets.

A 1–1 score satisfies BTTS Yes. So do 2–1 and 3–2. A 0–0 score satisfies BTTS No, even though neither team wins the match. A 2–0 score also satisfies No. This makes BTTS different from backing a match winner: a team can win while a BTTS Yes selection loses.

Start your comparison with the market label and settlement period, then compare the prices. Confirm whether the market excludes extra time and how postponements or abandonment are handled. Two prices are not interchangeable just because both mention the same clubs. A first-half Yes selection needs goals by both teams before that period ends.

For decimal odds d, 1/d gives the break-even probability before considering other costs. Odds of 1.80 correspond to about 55.6%; odds of 2.10 correspond to about 47.6%. These are probabilities implied by the prices, not independent forecasts of the game. The bookmaker margin means the implied probabilities of Yes and No usually add up to more than 100%.

A run of high-scoring games is not a guarantee that both teams will score next time. Check the sample, opponents and lineup context before treating a statistic as evidence. Match-winner odds and total-goals odds answer different questions and should not be substituted for BTTS prices.

When using the match comparison on this site, compare the same market across bookmakers and check each observation time. Recorded prices may have changed. Open the bookmaker through the partner link to check the current market and its rules; do not assume that an old capture remains available.

BTTS is a market definition, not a system for winning more often. No selection guarantees a return.