This is how lay odds look like on the Betfair Exchange


For users new to a , the concept of lay betting can be daunting. However, lay betting in its simplest form is the reverse of placing a back bet - you back an outcome you think will win, while you lay an outcome you believe will lose.


When placing a lay bet you are effectively playing the role of a bookmaker, offering a counterparty odds on a particular result happening. If that result happens, you pay them. If it doesn't, you receive the backer's stake.

Lay-kertoimia asettaessa koeta asettaa itsesi perinteisen vedonlyöntitoimiston asemaan, joka tarjoaa kertoimia.

Näistähän löytyy oppaita netistä vaikka hurumykke, mutta ainakin tuolla Annabetin sivuilla on asia selitetty suht seikkaperäisesti ja vielä suomeksi.

Tuo excel-työkalu helpottaa kummasti lay-kertoimen laskemista.

Liability = [lay odds x backer’s stake] – backer’s stake

tarjoaa maailman suurimman vedonlyöntipörssin. Vetopörssissä kaikki vedot ovat peräisin toisilta pelaajilta, joilla on eriävä mielipide kohteesta. Näin pelaajat joko pelaavat tuloksen puolesta (Back) tai tulosta vastaan (Lay).

A traditional bookmaker takes 'back' bets. You back an outcome in a betting market and the bookie pays out if your bet wins.

However, betting exchanges - such as Betfair - allow you to 'back' or 'lay'.

As well as being able to 'back' an outcome, you can also take on the traditional role of the bookmaker and 'lay' it. In other words, your bet wins if the outcome of an event doesn't happen.

For example, let's say you are interested in betting on the winner of the Premier League.

On Betfair, back odds are displayed in blue and lay odds are pink.

In this example, Man City are the current favourites to win the Premier League with back odds of 1.73. This means that if you back Man City with a £10 stake, your return will be £17.30 (£7.30 profit) if they go on to win the title.

A lay bet is the exact opposite, so you are betting on something not to happen.

If you lay Man City, you are betting on them not to win the Premier League.

Vedonlyöntipörssinä Betfairilta saa korkeimmat kertoimet kaikkiin suosituimpiin lajeihin, mutta hyviä kertoimia ei välttämättä ole tarjolla pelikohteissa, joissa ei juurikaan ole liikevaihtoa. Maksuvalmiudet tuntemattomammissa voivat olla huonoja, ja vetoja voi olla vaikea saada vahvistetuiksi kilpailukykyisillä kertoimilla (varsinkin live-vetoina kun kohde on IN-PLAY-tilassa).


Lay odds = Back odds / (Back odds -1)

Kaikissa yllä olevissa kohteissa tarjonta ja kysyntä ovat kohdanneet, sillä Tarjoa (Lay) puolen kertoimet ovat vain yhtä klikkiä korkeammat kuin Pelaa (Back) puolen. Näissä kohteissa teoreettiset palautusprosentit ennen komissiota ovat 99-100%.

Mitä ne back- ja lay-sarakkeet ovat?

A lay bet is a bet that something will not happen, in contrast to a back bet, which is a bet that something will happen. You could think of it as the opposite of a regular back bet.

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Just as you stand to lose your stake when backing Man City, a lay bet is opposite so you win your stake if Man City don't become champions.

If Man City do go on to lift the trophy, your liability will be determined by the lay price and, again, it's the opposite of backing.

In this case, it would be (£10 x 1.74) - £10 = £7.40

Opas lay-vedonlyöntiin aloittelijoille

When placing a lay bet, your liability is always removed from your account balance as Betfair has to assume the worst case scenario - that you lose your bet.

Vedonlyöntipörssi: Lay-veto eli vastaveto ..

The difference between a regular bet (also known as a back bet) and a lay bet, is that on a back bet you bet on a team/player to win. If you were to place a lay bet on the same team/player, you bet on that team/player NOT to win. You can place a lay bet on exchanges such as , and .

To lay a bet simply means you are backing something not to happen

For example, in an upcoming match between Manchester United and Chelsea, your friend might say, ‘I bet you £10 that Chelsea win.’ If you take their bet, you have effectively placed a lay bet. Any outcome other than a win for Chelsea - i.e. a win for Manchester United or a draw - would result in your winning your lay bet. Laying a bet therefore allows you to cover all outcomes other than a win (in contrast to placing a back bet on a team’s opponents, which wouldn’t allow for a draw).