Football is arguably the most watched and entertaining sport in the world, and the variety of betting markets that several sportsbooks offer per game reflect the magnitude of this sport.
And one of these exciting football betting markets is the HS Half. We have already cropped out some interesting yet important details concering this betting market. As you read on, you will know what HS Half means as a football betting market, how to bet on this marktet, how to know when your bets are lost or won, and much more.
What does HS Half mean as football betting market 2025?
HS is an acronym for Highest Scoring, while half is the period of the game. In a simple sense, HS Half as a football betting market means highest scoring half, where a bettor chooses whether the most goals in a football match will be scored either in the first half or the second half.
How to place your bets on HS Half 2025
It is really easy to bet on a football match using the HS Half betting market and below are a few steps on how to bet using this betting market.
- Locate the football match you want to bet on.
- Find the HS Half from the dropdown of every available betting markets for that particular match.
- Upon selecting the HS Half market, you will be provided three options; first half, equal, second half.
- Next, you have to choose one of those available options. If you suspect that the most goals will be scored in the first half, then you have to choose the first half option, and the same goes for the second half option. However, because matches are unpredictable, these bookies provide 'equal' as an option, as it is possible the total number of goals scored in the first half can be the same as the second half.
How to know you won or lost your HS Half bets
So you have familiarised yourself with the HS Half betting market and are eager to start placing bets using these HS Half options, but somehow, you still need a guide on how to easily know in time if your bets are considered lost or won? It's understandable and below. are some easy examples that will bridge your curiosity.
HS Half - 1st half betting market
This is a betting market that the bettor predicts the most goals of a football match will be scored in the first half. So, how do you know you won your bet? Let's say Man United vs Man City is a football match, and the bettor predicts HS Half - 1st half. For this bet to be considered won, the total goals scored in the first half should be more than the goals scored in the second half. If the result says Man United 2-0 Man City after the first half and the game ends Man United 2-1 Man City, your bet is considered won because the total goals scored in the first half is two, and the total goals scored in the second half is one. If the results were exchanged, let's says 1st half result; Man United 0-1 Man City and the second half result reads; Man United 2-1 Man City, then you lost your bet because the second half produced two, while the first half produced one.
HS Half - 2nd half betting market
It is the same as the 1st half betting market. The total goals scored in the second half must be more than the total goals scored in the first half. You won your bet if Man United and Man City failed to score a goal in the first half and in the second half, either team scored at least one goal. You lost your bet if one goal was scored in the first half and no goal was scored in the second half.
HS Half - equal betting market
This is a bit different but the same ideal. This is a situation where a bettor predicts that the total number of goals scored in the first half will be the same as the number of goals scored in the second half. You won your bet if one goal was scored in the first behalf between Man United and Man City and only one goal was scored in the second half. You lost your bet if one goal was scored in the first half between Man United and Man City and two goals were scored in the second half or the second half ended without a goal.
Conclusion
The HS Half is a unique football betting market but is no different to the common ones, as your chances of winning your bets with this market are the same as losing your bets. However, if you have proper knowlegde about teams, then you have an advantage on guessing which half will produce the least or most goals.