For some clubs, the success or failure of their entire season can come down to the last few games of the campaign.
And when both of the teams in a contest find themselves at such a critical juncture… well, chaos can ensue.
One SkyBet customer at the weekend looked to take advantage of such a state of affairs with a 15-leg accumulator, which encompassed both match result and match result & both teams to score selections.
They put £1 on and then sat back to watch the action unfold; no doubt with their favoured live score app open.
And what unfolded over the next few hours can only be described as extraordinary, as that £1 acca turned into a mammoth £93,032 payout.
Eze Does It
It was a weekend that the anonymous customer won’t forget in a hurry.
Headlining their selections were two Premier League games. They made the bold choice of backing Arsenal, despite their lack of goalscoring form, against Newcastle United. And, in a contest in which the Gunners again showed very little going forward, our punter was grateful to Eberechi Eze’s early goal in a stodgy 1-0 victory.
Elsewhere, Liverpool were backed to beat Crystal Palace in a selection that also included BTTS. Alexander Isak and Andy Robertson put the Reds 2-0 up at half time, before Daneil Munoz pulled one back in the second period for the Eagles.
Thankfully for our punter, Florian Wirtz extended Liverpool’s lead late on to secure a 3-1 verdict.
Another Premier League team featured on the coupon: Man City were added at short odds of 1/5 to beat Southampton in their FA Cup semi-final.
And when Finn Azaz put the Saints ahead in the 79th minute, it looked like the acca was toast. But then Jeremy Doku equalised three minutes later, and when Nico Gonzalez fired home a spectacular long-range winner in the 87th minute, our punter must have felt like their luck might be in.
Comeback Kings
One of the biggest priced winners on our punter’s coupon was Bayer Leverkusen to beat Koln and both teams to score, which was available at a handy price of 9/4.
Patrick Schick put Leverkusen 2-0 up, before a late consolation goal from Koln ensured the selection landed – albeit not without a sweat in the final throes of the action.
But the biggest turnaround was undoubtedly Bayern Munich’s stunning 4-3 victory over Mainz, which saw them trail 0-3 at half time!
Our punter had probably given up the ghost by this point, especially when Bayern still trailed 1-3 after 72 minutes of play – they had backed the Bundesliga champions to win and both teams to score.
But then three goals in the space of ten minutes, with Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala and Harry Kane on the scoresheet, completed the most sensational of turnarounds.
First Class Betting in the Second Tier
All of the cards were beginning to fall into place for our customer, who witnessed six EFL selections land:
- Cardiff to Win & BTTS – 5-1
- Luton to Win & BTTS – 2-1
- Plymouth to Win & BTTS – 2-1
- Cambridge to Win – 3-0
- Barnet to Win & BTTS – 6-2
- Accrington vs Crawley BTTS – 3-3
All of which leaves three English Championship games outstanding.
Norwich and Swansea have little left to play for this term, but that didn’t stop our punter backing the game to record a both teams to score verdict.
This wasn’t a classic encounter by any means, but our punter won’t have cared – the 1-1 scoreline, courtesy of two penalties, ensured their BTTS selection obliged.
Sheffield United hosted Preston at Bramall Lane, with BTTS again on the agenda. Now this was a humdinger between Yorkshire and Lancashire rivals, even though it took 71 minutes for both teams to score – two more goals thereafter saw Preston come out on the right side of a 3-2 cracker.
Finally, it was off to oxford to see if the relegation-threatened hosts could get the win they needed against already-demoted Sheffield Wednesday. The SkyBet punter fancied the Owls to play their part though, so both teams to score was once again the selection.
Oxford were 2-0 up after 27 minutes and had scored four by the 73rd minute… happily for our hero, Sheffield Wednesday had managed to find the net in the 72nd minute as well.
And that was that: 15 selections, all landing and guaranteeing this particular customer one heck of a summer £93,032 to the good.