The biggest soccer pool in South Africa is Soccer 13, whereby punters must accurately predict the results of 13 matches – on a bi-weekly basis.
The pool amount is carried over should no bettor hit the maximum number of correct results.
Off season the fixtures are taken from obscure leagues across the globe but in-season the main league action comes from Europe and the South African Premier League.
The average pool win is R2 million while the record win was shared by two players, with each earning R7 million. That means that if only one of them had won that round, they would have won a staggering R14 million. The average pool per round is R20 million and there are pay-outs for 12, 11 and ten correct predictions.
The soccer 13 punter will have to predict the correct results from a list of 13 scheduled matches with Home win, draw and away win the bet-options. The minimum bet for a one-line bet is R1.50 but this will be multiplied the more chances a punter takes – for example if the bet-maker wants to double chances by hedging bets on half the fixtures. The more chances the higher the stake and with the math reaching incredible proportions there is no way a bettor can place wagers on every possible result.
There are many options to place stakes, with online, retail shops, the TAB, WhatsApp and banking the preferred methods.