A league grand final betting
The Hyundai A-League has been Australia’s premier soccer competition since its maiden season across the summer of 2005/2006. Since then the battle for A-League’s “toilet seat” trophy – has become a fierce battle each season.
Before the Australian public had the A-League all we had to entertain us over the summer months was Test cricket, which is not a dependable, weekly event. Now we have the A-League and its biggest match each season – the grand final.
The road to the A-League grand final
It all begins with 10 teams battling it out in the regular season:
- Brisbane Roar
- Newcastle Jets
- Central Coast Mariners
- Sydney FC
- Western Sydney Wanderers
- Melbourne Victory
- Melbourne City
- Adelaide United
- Perth Glory
- Wellington Phoenix
After a 27 round regular season commencing in October and running through to the following May, the finals series gets underway, culminating in the grand final.
Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory each hold the most Premierships in the A-League with three a-piece.
2017 A League final
The Hyundai A-League season begun on October 7 with a match between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory. It will run right through the summer months with the finals beginning on the weekend of April 21. The season will culminate with the grand final to be played on May 7.
Best bookies and promotions
When having a flutter on the A-League we recommend using any of the following online bookies:
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Each of these bookies are great for A-League betting, especially when it comes to grand final time. Keep an eye on each bookie’s promotions page to see if they have any special deals like inflated odds, cash back or free bets available on the big dance as it draws close.
You will find the bookies will feature exclusive promotions around the A-League grand final as there is so much interest in the match and so much competitions among the betting companies. Rest assured if you want to claim one of the bonuses from the bookmakers mentioned in the table above and your are from a state where they cannot be marketed.
Popular betting markets on the A-League grand final
Some of the most popular markets available on A-League matches are as follows:
Win/Draw/Win: this is the most popular bet available on A-League matches. Odds are adjusted according to the likelihood of each side winning as well as the chance of a drawn match. An example would be:
Melbourne City: $1.67
Draw: $3.60
Adelaide United: $4.50
First goal scorer: You will find odds available on every player from each team per match. This is a simple bet on who will score the first goal for each game. Odds are obviously adjusted according to the likelihood of each player scoring the first goal of the match.
Correct score: This market has a wide range of possible betting options, often going up as far as 10-0 for each side. Returns can often be quite high if you have correctly picked an extra ordinary score line. Odds can return as much as $101.
2016/17 A-League Premiership odds
This early in the season SportsBet.com.au has the race for the “toilet seat” looking like this:
Sydney FC – $4.50
Melbourne City – $4.50
Perth Glory – $6
Melbourne Victory – $6
Brisbane Roar – $9
WSW – $9
Adelaide United – $11
Wellington Phoenix – $15
Newcastle Jets – $17
CCM – $51
Past A-League title winners
2006 – Sydney FC bt Central Coast Mariners
2007 – Melbourne Victory bt Adelaide United
2007 – Newcastle Jets bt Central Coast Mariners
2009 – Melbourne Victory bt Adelaide United
2010 – Sydney FC bt Melbourne Victory
2011 – Brisbane Roar bt Central Coast Mariners
2012 – Brisbane Roar bt Perth Glory
2013 – Central Coast Mariners bt Western Sydney Wanders
2014 – Brisbane Roar bt Western Sydney Wanders
2015 – Melbourne Victory bt Sydney FC
2016 – Adelaide United bt Western Sydney Wanderers
2017 – ???