Soccer Betting: Which Leagues Are the Most Profitable?

"Which league should I bet on today?"

The key to successful betting lies in understanding the nuances of different leagues and identifying where value can be found.

Some soccer-rating.com strategies offer a choice between Major Leagues and Lower Leagues.

Major Leagues generally have higher odds (a lower bookmaker margin). However, it is likely more challenging to find a profitable bet compared to a Lower League. This is simply because information for Major Leagues is quickly available to everyone. Important news such as injuries, absences for other reasons, tactical changes, etc., is not just known to you but to the entire world.

In this article, we specifically examine the profitability of leagues in soccer-rating.com strategies.

The results should be generally applicable for your bets, especially if you focus on trends (market movements, dropping odds).

General Guidelines:

• Lower leagues with lower market coverage are better than very popular leagues. For example, you might prefer the 2nd division in Portugal over the 1st division.

• Leagues with many goals (few draws) are better than leagues with fewer goals. A profitable league is the Dutch Eredivisie.

• Leagues with many teams (e.g., 20 or even 24 teams) are better than leagues with fewer teams (e.g., only 10 teams). All 3rd divisions in Italy are very good for betting.

• Avoid leagues with reserve teams/youth teams. Examples: Avoid the Dutch 2nd division, German 3rd division.

• Many surprises are good for the bettor and not bad, as surprises create value (e.g., in the next game).

Lowr leagues with 14 or even fewer teams are generally not good for soccer betting because there are simply too few teams. If the teams play against each other 4 times during a season, there is no value left in the odds by the 3rd meeting, as the strengths are very predictable. In a league with 20 teams, however, there can be many surprises. After 10 matchdays, a team might be at the top that no one expected. For example, through luck or an easy start to the season, value can arise. This team would be one to bet against profitably.

Cup matches are also very good because they are harder for the bookmaker to calculate. The players used can change, and the motivation can vary. Here, the bettor can actually have an advantage over the bookmaker.

Here are the leagues from the “Prediction Today” page, sorted by payout.

This table is a yearly statistic and updates automatically after each new result. You can bookmark or share the page if you like.

League			Profit	Games	Payout
	UK1	Premier League	212.80	63	133.78%
	UK3	League One	190.30	81	123.49%
	CLCUP	Champions League	183.00	42	143.57%
	IL1	Ligat Ha´al	160.00	26	161.54%
	EE1	Meistriliiga	154.70	33	146.88%
	TUCUP	TUCUP	127.20	16	179.50%
	UK5	National League	126.20	49	125.76%
	DE1	1. Bundesliga	87.70	62	114.15%
	CZ2	Druha Liga	84.70	40	121.18%
	NO2	Adeccoligaen	77.70	41	118.95%
	GR1	Super League	72.50	38	119.08%
	FI1	Veikkausliiga	72.00	27	126.67%
	RUCUP	RUCUP	70.00	19	136.84%
	PL2	I Liga	67.60	37	118.27%
	DECUP	DECUP	64.00	18	135.56%
	IT1	Serie A	51.00	73	106.99%
	DK1	Superligaen	47.90	27	117.74%
	ITCUP	Coppa Italia	46.50	10	146.50%
	RO2	Liga II	41.80	59	107.08%
	CH1	Super League	41.20	31	113.29%
	IS2	1. Deild	38.50	21	118.33%
	ES2	Segunda Division	38.20	64	105.97%
	NL1	Eredivisie	35.10	66	105.32%
	ESCUP	Copa del Rey	35.10	14	125.07%
	MT1	Premier League	34.60	30	111.53%
	IS1	Landsbankadeild	34.40	35	109.83%
	RU2	1. Division	29.90	45	106.64%
	IT2	Serie B	28.90	62	104.66%
	ROCUP	ROCUP	23.00	6	138.33%
	IR1	Eircom Premier Divison	22.80	30	107.60%
	UKLCUP	EFL Cup	22.10	15	114.73%
	ECLCUP	Conference League	19.30	89	102.17%
	NI1	Premier League	16.40	25	106.56%
	BE2	1. Division B	12.00	41	102.93%
	KZ1	Super League	11.80	40	102.95%
	PT1	Super Liga	11.70	46	102.54%
	CZ1	Gambrinus Liga	10.40	44	102.36%
	MD1	Divizia Nationala	7.80	21	103.71%
	AL1	Super League	3.70	10	103.70%
	FR1	Ligue 1	2.60	68	100.38%
	SW1	Allsvenskan	2.30	39	100.59%
	BA1	Premier Liga	-0.90	30	99.70%
	NOCUP	NOCUP	-2.80	15	98.13%
	LT1	A Lyga	-3.40	32	98.94%
	PT2	Liga de Honra	-5.80	26	97.77%
	ATCUP	ATCUP	-6.30	6	89.50%
	SC1	Premier League	-6.40	38	98.32%
	FI2	Ykkösliiga	-7.60	28	97.29%
	TU2	TFF 1. League	-14.00	55	97.45%
	BE1	1. Division A	-15.30	47	96.74%
	CH2	Challenge League	-16.60	24	93.08%
	NL2	Eerste Divisie	-18.70	43	95.65%
	RU1	Premier Liga	-19.20	41	95.32%
	UA1	Vyscha Liga	-20.50	42	95.12%
	FR3	National	-20.60	33	93.76%
	MK1	Prva Liga	-24.30	26	90.65%
	ELCUP	Europa League	-24.40	47	94.81%
	DE2	2. Bundesliga	-24.90	51	95.12%
	BY1	Vysshaya Liga	-26.90	41	93.44%
	RO1	Liga I	-29.30	45	93.49%
	CZCUP	CZCUP	-30.30	8	62.13%
	ES1	Primera Division	-30.40	82	96.29%
	ISCUP	ISCUP	-31.10	6	48.17%
	CY1	1. Division	-31.50	55	94.27%
	ES3G2	Segunda B 2	-31.60	51	93.80%
	AT1	Bundesliga	-34.70	18	80.72%
	DK2	1. Divison	-36.10	26	86.12%
	FR2	Ligue 2	-36.70	52	92.94%
	FRCUP	Coupe de France	-40.90	11	62.82%
	WL1	Premier League	-41.80	23	81.83%
	ISLCUP	ISLCUP	-44.50	6	25.83%
	UKFACUP	FA Cup	-47.30	18	73.72%
	BECUP	BECUP	-47.60	9	47.11%
	AT2	Erste Liga	-48.10	39	87.67%
	HU1	Soproni Liga	-50.40	28	82.00%
	LA1	Virsliga	-54.90	36	84.75%
	TU1	Superliga	-55.30	50	88.94%
	SI1	Prva Liga	-56.80	21	72.95%
	SW2	Superettan	-59.60	35	82.97%
	MN1	Prva Crnogorska Liga	-60.80	24	74.67%
	SC2	Championship	-61.00	23	73.48%
	BG1	Bulgaria A PFG	-67.40	44	84.68%
	UK2	Championship	-69.30	85	91.85%
	AM1	Premier League	-70.00	27	74.07%
	GE1	Erovnuli Liga	-72.50	30	75.83%
	NO1	Tippeligaen	-75.50	35	78.43%
	SK1	Corgon Liga	-77.50	33	76.52%
	AZ1	Yuksak Liga	-99.00	20	50.50%
	IT3C	Lega Pro C	-108.70	88	87.65%
	IT3B	Lega Pro B	-112.90	86	86.87%
	DE3	3. Liga	-115.20	41	71.90%
	ES3G1	Segunda B 1	-116.90	52	77.52%
	HR1	1. HNL	-125.60	28	55.14%
	PL1	Ekstraklasa	-130.00	42	69.05%
	IT3A	Lega Pro A	-133.00	84	84.17%
	UK4	League Two	-165.20	61	72.92%
	CS1	Super Liga	-210.80	37	43.03%

League			Profit	Games	Payout
	BR1	Serie A	156.00	89	117.53%
	BO1	Liga Profesional	147.40	38	138.79%
	UZ1	Uzbek League	102.80	44	123.36%
	UY1	Primera Division	79.40	69	111.51%
	CO1	Primera A	78.30	71	111.03%
	US1	Major Soccer League	76.40	121	106.31%
	CA1	Canadian Premier League	70.90	17	141.71%
	CLICUP	Copa Libertadores	50.00	30	116.67%
	AFCCUP	AFC Champions League	41.00	20	120.50%
	ZA1	Premier Soccer League	35.90	45	107.98%
	TN1	Ligue Professionnelle 1	35.70	57	106.26%
	AFCUP	AFC Cup	35.30	13	127.15%
	BRCUP	BRCUP	32.50	8	140.63%
	IN2	I League	26.10	26	110.04%
	PY1	Divison Professional	23.70	27	108.78%
	IA1	Iran Pro League	23.40	54	104.33%
	JO1	Jordan League	23.20	22	110.55%
	AE1	Arabian Gulf League	22.30	48	104.65%
	BRP	Paulista	21.30	15	114.20%
	MY1	Super League	20.10	23	108.74%
	AU1	A-League	17.60	28	106.29%
	SACUP	SACUP	6.50	6	110.83%
	GT1	Liga Nacional	5.40	33	101.64%
	MA1	Botola Pro	3.20	52	100.62%
	HK1	Premier League	1.70	19	100.89%
	CCCUP	CONCACAF Champions League	-0.90	6	98.50%
	JPLCUP	League Cup	-1.10	20	99.45%
	IN1	Super League	-4.40	17	97.41%
	VE1	Primera Division	-5.50	37	98.51%
	JP2	J2 League	-6.80	59	98.85%
	MX2	Liga de Expansion MX	-10.10	31	96.74%
	JPCUP	JPCUP	-13.10	6	78.17%
	MX1	Liga MX	-17.10	68	97.49%
	QA1	Stars League	-18.60	22	91.55%
	CCLCUP	Leages Cup	-22.10	31	92.87%
	CN1	Super League	-24.20	40	93.95%
	ZACUP	ZACUP	-28.50	7	59.29%
	JP1	J League	-37.00	54	93.15%
	CACUP	CACUP	-37.50	6	37.50%
	CR1	Primera Division	-39.00	28	86.07%
	CAFCUP	CAF Champions League	-39.00	6	35.00%
	BOCUP	BOCUP	-39.00	6	35.00%
	SA1	Pro League	-44.60	51	91.25%
	ID1	Super League	-47.20	59	92.00%
	HN1	Liga Nacional	-47.40	31	84.71%
	EG1	Premier League	-48.10	49	90.18%
	KR1	K-League Classic	-51.40	32	83.94%
	CLCCUP	CLCCUP	-61.50	15	59.00%
	TH1	Thai Premier League	-65.00	33	80.30%
	VN1	V-League	-75.80	34	77.71%
	CL1	Primera Division	-77.70	34	77.15%
	EC1	Primera A	-80.90	68	88.10%
	CPCUP	Copa Sudamericana	-110.70	48	76.94%
	KR2	K-League Challenge	-111.10	40	72.23%
	BR2	Serie B	-136.00	54	74.81%
	PE1	Primera Division	-152.90	70	78.16%
	AR1	Primera Division	-163.80	110	85.11%
	DZ1	League 1	-191.50	77	75.13%