By Today's double chance predictions are right below: each match shows the pick (1X, X2 or 12), the kick-off time in Nigerian time and a short reason. Double chance covers two of the three results of a football match, so it wins more often than a straight 1X2 bet but pays less. Below the picks you will find our record on this market, a converter that turns any 1X2 odds into double chance and draw no bet prices, and a plain guide to when 1X, X2 or 12 is worth your money.
Tips are free and never sold. No pick is sure, and betting is for adults 18+ only.
01 Double chance predictions today
- UEFA Nations League - 15:00
Kosovo vs Israel
1XWhy this tip
Kosovo are the listed favourite at home.
- League B Group 3 matchday 5; Kosovo listed as favourite at -125 on DraftKings.
- Nigeria Premier Football League - 16:00
Doma United vs Barau FC
X2Why this tip
Barau are unbeaten in five while Doma are winless in four.
- Matchday 13 at 4:00pm WAT, behind closed doors; Doma seek to end a four-match winless run, Barau unbeaten in last five.
- UEFA Nations League - 18:00
Georgia vs Hungary
X2Why this tip
Hungary are priced at +145 on DraftKings, so the draw cover adds protection.
- League B Group 2 matchday 5; Hungary priced +145 on DraftKings.
- Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers - 20:00
Angola vs South Sudan
1XWhy this tip
Angola are a heavy home favourite.
- Group B matchday 3; Angola priced -900 on DraftKings.
- Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers - 20:00
Algeria vs Togo
1XWhy this tip
Algeria lead the group and Togo have three injury absentees.
- Algeria lead Group I on four points; Togo are missing Zuberu, Nador and Ouro-Tagba with hamstring injuries.
- UEFA Nations League - 20:45
Portugal vs Denmark
1XWhy this tip
Portugal are home favourites at -205 on DraftKings.
- League A Group 4 matchday 5; Portugal chasing a third Nations League title, priced -205 on DraftKings.
- UEFA Nations League - 20:45
Sweden vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
1XWhy this tip
Group leaders Sweden are at home.
- League B Group 4 leaders Sweden (10 points) host Bosnia and Herzegovina (8 points).
- UEFA Nations League - 20:45
Austria vs Republic of Ireland
X2Why this tip
Ireland are unbeaten in three and drew the reverse fixture 2-2.
- Ireland unbeaten in their last three; the reverse fixture finished 2-2 on 1 October.
Tips are opinions based on form and statistics, never guarantees. Stake only what you can afford to lose. 18+.
The list is refreshed on match days. Picks are opinions written before kick-off from public results and fixture information, so check team news yourself before you stake. Prices move between publication and kick-off, so the odds on your own slip are the ones that count. If you want a short ticket built from these picks, the 2 odds daily page shows how we combine low-priced selections without stacking ten of them.
02 Our record on double chance
The record counts settled picks from this page, losses included, over the period shown. A hit rate means little without the price, so read it together with the odds: winning 75% of picks at an average of 1.25 still loses money, because the break-even rate at 1.25 is 80%. The table in section 08 shows that break-even point for every common price.
When the record shows fewer than ten settled picks we say so instead of printing a percentage, because a handful of results can make any market look brilliant or hopeless.
03 1X, X2 and 12: what each pick covers
A football match has three possible results after 90 minutes: home win (1), draw (X) and away win (2). Double chance lets you back two of them with one stake.
| Pick | You win if | You lose if | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1X | Home team wins or the match is drawn | Away team wins | A better home side that might be held |
| X2 | Away team wins or the match is drawn | Home team wins | A stronger visitor, or a big team on the road |
| 12 | Either team wins | The match ends level | Two attacking sides, or a game neither can afford to draw |
Double chance settles on the score after normal time plus stoppage time. Extra time and penalty shoot-outs do not count, which matters in cup ties: a 1-1 after 90 minutes is a draw for your slip even if the home side goes through on penalties. A match that is abandoned or postponed is usually voided and your stake returned, as long as it is not completed within the period the bookmaker's rules allow.
04 One match, five bets: what N1,000 returns
The quickest way to understand double chance is to price it next to the other options on the same match. Take a game where the bookmaker shows home 2.10, draw 3.30 and away 3.60. Built from those same odds, the alternatives cost:
| Bet (odds) | Home wins | Draw | Away wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 at 2.10 | N2,100 | N0 | N0 |
| 1X at 1.28 | N1,283 | N1,283 | N0 |
| Draw no bet 1 at 1.46 | N1,464 | N1,000 back | N0 |
| 12 at 1.33 | N1,326 | N0 | N1,326 |
| X2 at 1.72 | N0 | N1,722 | N1,722 |
What we take from it
- 1X gives up N817 of the home-win payout to cover the draw.
- Draw no bet sits in between: a bigger payout than 1X, but a draw only returns your stake.
- With these prices every option returns about N946 per N1,000 on average. Double chance is not cheaper or dearer, it just moves risk around.
What deserves attention
- "Safer" is not "better". You choose the bet that matches what you expect, not the one that wins most often.
- Some bookmakers price their own double chance market below the figure built from 1X2. That gap is extra margin you pay.
- On a heavy favourite, 1X can drop to 1.05 or lower, where one away win wipes out twenty wins.
05 Double chance and draw no bet converter
Type the 1X2 odds of any match. The converter shows the fair double chance and draw no bet prices hidden in them, the chance of each outcome once the bookmaker's margin is removed, and what your stake would return.
Double chance and draw no bet converter
Bookmaker margin in these 1X2 odds: 5.7%. Every price below carries the same margin.
1X
Home or draw
1.28
Chance without margin 74%
Return on N1,000 N1,283
Loses only on an away win
X2
Draw or away
1.72
Chance without margin 55%
Return on N1,000 N1,722
Loses only on a home win
12
Either team wins
1.33
Chance without margin 71%
Return on N1,000 N1,326
Loses only on a draw
DNB 1
Home, stake back on a draw
1.46
Chance without margin 45%
Return on N1,000 N1,464
Draw refunds the stake
DNB 2
Away, stake back on a draw
2.51
Chance without margin 26%
Return on N1,000 N2,509
Draw refunds the stake
Type the 1X2 odds of any match from your bookmaker. If the site offers a double chance price above the one shown here, its double chance market is the better deal on that match; if it is lower, you pay extra margin for the convenience. Nothing you type is sent or stored.
The maths is short. Each decimal price has an implied chance of 1 divided by the odds, so 2.10 means about 47.6%. A double chance price adds two of those chances and turns them back into odds: 1X = 1 / (1/2.10 + 1/3.30) = 1.28. Draw no bet takes the draw out and refunds it: home DNB = 2.10 x (3.30 - 1) / 3.30 = 1.46. The three implied chances of a 1X2 market add up to more than 100%; the extra part is the margin. Our odds calculator handles other conversions, accumulator returns and the margin on any market.
06 Which double chance is safest: 1X, X2 or 12?
None is safe by default. The only honest answer is: the one whose two covered results are most likely on that match, which the odds already tell you. Still, each pick fails in a typical way.
1X Loses to the away win
Works best when the home side is better and the visitors rarely win on the road. Fails when a strong away team is underrated by the market.
Check: the visitors' away results this season, not their overall form.
X2 Loses to the home win
Popular with big clubs playing away. Fails in hostile grounds, on long trips and when the favourite rotates players before a bigger game.
Check: what the favourite plays three days later.
12 Loses to the draw
Looks safe because draws feel rare, yet in the big European leagues roughly one match in four ends level, more in tight relegation fights and lower divisions.
Check: both teams' draw count and whether either side is happy with a point.
A useful habit: before you pick, write down the result that beats you, then ask how often teams like these produce it. If the answer is "more than the odds suggest", skip the match. The predictions hub lists other markets for days when double chance has no value.
07 Double chance vs draw no bet vs Asian handicap
Three markets protect you against the draw in different ways. They are often the same bet with a different label, so compare the prices before you choose.
| Market | If your team wins | If it is a draw | If your team loses | Same as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1X (double chance) | Win | Win | Lose | Asian handicap +0.5 on the home team |
| Draw no bet | Win | Stake back | Lose | Asian handicap 0 (level ball) |
| Asian handicap +0.25 | Win | Half wins, half back | Lose | Half on 1X, half on draw no bet |
| Straight 1 | Win | Lose | Lose | Asian handicap -0.5 |
When a site offers both double chance and Asian handicap +0.5 on the same team, they settle identically, so take the higher price. Asian handicap markets often carry a lower margin on big leagues, which is why experienced bettors check them first. Draw no bet suits matches where you think your team is clearly better but a draw is a real risk: you lose less price than with 1X and lose nothing on a draw.
08 The low-odds trap in numbers
Double chance prices are short, and short prices hide a hard rule: one loss costs your whole stake, while each win pays only a small profit. The table shows how often a pick must win just to break even, and how many wins one loss erases.
| Odds | Profit on N1,000 | Win rate needed to break even | Wins erased by one loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.10 | N100 | 90.9% | 10 |
| 1.20 | N200 | 83.3% | 5 |
| 1.30 | N300 | 76.9% | 3.3 |
| 1.40 | N400 | 71.4% | 2.5 |
| 1.50 | N500 | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1.70 | N700 | 58.8% | 1.4 |
Example. Twenty 1X picks at 1.25 with N1,000 each. If 16 win and 4 lose, you collect 16 x N250 = N4,000 profit and lose 4 x N1,000 = N4,000. After twenty bets and an 80% hit rate you are exactly where you started, minus your time.
That is why a double chance pick only makes sense when its chance is clearly above the break-even rate for its price, and why a page full of 1.05 "bankers" is a warning sign, not a strength.
09 When double chance makes sense, and when to skip it
Good spots
- A clearly better team whose price for a straight win is too short to be worth it.
- Leagues and stages where draws are common: tight title races, derbies, cagey second legs.
- A home underdog with a strong defensive record facing a favourite in poor away form: 1X on the home side.
- When you want to cover a single result you fear, such as a late equaliser, at a price above 1.30.
Skip it when
- The double chance price is 1.10 or lower: the reward does not pay for the rare loss.
- It is a friendly, a dead-rubber group game or end-of-season match with nothing at stake: line-ups are unpredictable.
- Key team news is not out yet. Wait for line-ups about an hour before kick-off.
- You are adding the pick only to push an accumulator's total odds higher.
10 Combining double chance with other markets
Nigerian bookmakers let you mix double chance with goals markets in two ways: as separate games on an accumulator, or as a combo on the same match through a bet builder where the site offers one.
1X and over 1.5 goals
Wins if the home team wins or draws and at least two goals are scored. A 1-0 home win loses. Pays more than 1X alone because it removes low-scoring results.
X2 and under 3.5 goals
Fits a strong away side that controls games. Loses on any home win and on high-scoring draws like 2-2.
First-half double chance
Covers the score at the break only. Half-time draws are much more common than full-time draws, so 1X or X2 at half time is short; 12 at half time is a big-price bet.
Live double chance
If a favourite concedes first, its 1X or X2 price can drift well above the pre-match figure. Only worth it if the match picture still supports the favourite, not because the price looks big.
Same-match combos are priced by the bookmaker, not by multiplying the two odds, because the results are linked. Compare the combo price with the two parts on their own before you accept it. If you plan to put several double chance picks on one slip, read how the chance falls with every leg on our accumulator tips page first.
11 How we choose a double chance pick
- The market viewWhere prices are available, the 1X2 odds turned into implied chances, exactly like the converter above.
- Form and contextRecent results, home and away splits, table position, schedule and travel, and what each side needs from the game.
- Team news and motivationInjuries, suspensions and rotation before a bigger fixture, as far as they are public when the list is written.
- Leave matches outFriendlies, dead rubbers and games with very short prices are usually skipped, even when the favourite looks obvious.
- Say what is not verifiedIf form or line-ups could not be confirmed from a results page, the reason says so, as you can see in today's cards.
- Record the resultSettled picks go into the record in section 02, including the ones that lose.
Head-to-head results get a small weight. A meeting from three seasons and two coaches ago says little about this weekend. The general approach to value, bankroll and level stakes is explained in our betting strategy guide; this page applies it to one market.
12 How to place a double chance bet in Nigeria
- Open the match, not the home screenThe main list usually shows only 1X2. Tap the match to see all markets.
- Find the marketIt is labelled "Double Chance", sometimes with the options written as 1X, 12 and X2, or as "Home or Draw", "Home or Away" and "Draw or Away".
- Check the priceCompare it with the figure the converter gives from the same site's 1X2 odds, and with Asian handicap +0.5 if the site lists it.
- Stake and confirmEnter your stake, check the potential win on the slip and confirm. Booking codes keep double chance selections, so a shared slip loads the same picks.
All the bookmakers below offer full 1X2 and double chance markets on football. The real differences are price and extras such as cash out, live streaming and bet builders, which change from site to site and over time, so check them in each review. On short prices like 1.20 to 1.40, a difference of 0.05 between two sites is a large share of your profit.
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13 Double chance mistakes we see every week
- Ten "safe" double chances on one ticket. Each leg looks like 80%, the ticket wins about one time in ten. Low odds legs are where most slips die.
- Buying "sure double chance" or fixed tips. Nobody can sell a guaranteed result. Paid "sure" groups make their money from subscribers, not from bets.
- Taking 12 because draws feel rare. About one match in four ends level in big leagues. Check both teams' draw rate first.
- Ignoring the price. A pick at 1.07 needs to win more than 93% of the time to break even.
- Forgetting that extra time does not count. A cup tie decided on penalties is a draw for double chance.
- Chasing a lost double chance with a bigger stake. Keep the same small unit; losing runs happen even at 80%.
14 Quick glossary
1X2: the three-way match result market, home (1), draw (X) or away (2).
Double chance (DC): one bet that covers two of the three results.
Draw no bet (DNB): back a team to win, stake refunded on a draw.
Asian handicap +0.5: the team starts half a goal ahead, so a draw counts as a win. Same as double chance.
Implied chance: 1 divided by the decimal odds, shown as a percentage.
Margin: the amount by which a market's implied chances exceed 100%, the bookmaker's built-in edge.
Void: a cancelled bet with the stake returned, for example on a postponed match.
Banker: slang for a pick a tipster rates as very likely. It is still not sure.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best double chance prediction for today?
The best pick is one whose two covered results are more likely than the odds suggest. Today's list at the top of this page shows each pick with its reason; compare the price on your own slip before you stake.
What does 1X mean in betting?
1X is a double chance bet on the home team to win or draw. It loses only if the away team wins.
What does double chance 1X2 mean?
1X2 is the three-way result market: home win, draw or away win. Double chance takes two of those three outcomes in one bet, written as 1X, X2 or 12.
How do I win a double chance bet?
Choose matches where the result that beats you is unlikely, avoid prices of 1.10 or lower, keep the same small stake on every pick and do not stack many double chances on one slip. Even then some picks lose.
Is 12 safer than 1X or X2?
Not automatically. 12 loses on any draw, and roughly one match in four ends level in big European leagues. The safest version on a given match is the one whose two results the odds rate most likely.
What is the difference between double chance and draw no bet?
Double chance 1X wins on a draw. Draw no bet refunds your stake on a draw, so it pays a higher price when your team wins.
Is there a sure double chance prediction?
No. Favourites lose and outsiders win every weekend, so no double chance pick is sure. Anyone selling sure or fixed double chance tips is selling a story, not a result.
Does extra time count in double chance?
No. Double chance settles on the score after 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Extra time and penalties are ignored.
What happens to a double chance bet if the match is postponed?
Most bookmakers void the bet and return the stake if the match is not played within the period set in their rules. Check the rules of your site for the exact window.
Can I use double chance in a booking code?
Yes. Double chance selections are saved in a booked slip like any other market, so a shared code loads the same 1X, X2 or 12 picks.
What time are the matches on this page?
Kick-off times are in West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1), the time used in Nigeria.
Which prediction site is the most accurate?
Be careful with any site that shows only winners. Look for a public record that includes losses, the number of picks and the prices, like the record on this page.
