How to Find High Scoring Football Games?

Betting on goals is always fun, especially if betting there will be more goals in a match, or as it is known, whether a game will finish 'Over' a certain number of goals. Punters like finding high scoring matches as they double the excitement of watching a football match just like gaining access to bonus codes improves your poker experience.
In addition, this type of betting keeps your bet active and plausible up until the very end of the match because goals can rain down in an instant, while also giving you the option of being an early winner if the goals come pouring down right from the start of the match.
In this article we will try to give you a few tips on how to find a high scoring football game from all the games out there.

Goals Scored / Conceded
The most obvious thing that you can do is to check the teams' statistics and see how many goals they score and concede. If a team regularly scores tons of goals in matches then that's a good place to start.
In addition, if one of the teams is usually on the conceding end of goal bonanzas then they are also a good prospect for an 'over' game.
Ideally though, If there is a matchup between a free scoring side and a relegation threatened team which other rivals use as cannon fodder, then that is the match that you should pick. The odds will be low, but the chances that the game will have two or less goals will be simply non-existent.

Avoid Defensive and Efficient Teams
Most of the time teams which rank high up on the table are also good choices for an 'over' pick. However, there have been many examples of teams down the years, which have won titles but finished their games with under two goals.
Mourinho's Chelsea and Simeone's Atletico Madrid are perfect examples for the teams that should be avoided. Both of these teams won titles, but failed to impress when it came to scoring goals.
The managers drilled these two sides to be really efficient and to use their chances to the maximum effect. They often scored just one or two goals and then shifted to a defensive mindset and closed the game down.

Look for End of Season Matches
When the end of the season comes most teams have nothing to play for. This usually happens in the last round when the players' focus is at its lowest. Their thoughts are either on the beach or with their families and this means that the concentration levels during the games are nowhere near as high as previously in the season.
This is the perfect situation for a high scoring game as both sets of defences can often be caught off-guard and the opposing strikers can capitalize in a match in which entertainment takes the front seat and the result takes the back one.
And if you compare the numbers, they confirm this theory. In the English Premier League 2016-2017 season's last round there were 37 goals scored, or an amazing goal ratio of 3.7 goals per match. It was similar in all the other major leagues as well, with the Bundesliga boasting an unbelievable 35 goals in 9 matches, or almost 4 goals per match and La Liga having the same number of goals like the EPL.

Attack Minded Managers
There are certain managers in world football which are famous for the attacking and exciting football they favor. Some of the more notable managers of this type are Zdenek Zeman, Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola.
These managers are known for their propensity to turn their teams into attacking units without too much thought paid to their defences. Zdenek Zeman for example, on his debut return to Pescara, managed to guide his team to an unexpected victory of 5-0 against a decent Genoa team.
Unfortunately, this type of approach comes with its consequences as Pescara fans soon saw. Even though, the Czech started brilliantly on Pescara's bench, at the end of the season Pescara finished rock bottom and got relegated with only 18 points from 38 games.
However, if you are a betting enthusiast and you don't support this particular team, this is great news for you as Pescara ended the season as one of the most entertaining sides in Italy. They averaged 3.1 goals per match at the end of the season and 3.4 after Zeman took over in the 25th round.
This shows that, if you were looking for high scoring games and you choose Zeman's Pescara you would rarely miss. They played open football, scored as many goals as they could, but also conceded more than 80 goals in a season in which they were the best pick for an 'Over' team.

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