Which Football Leagues Have the Most Liquidity on Betfair?
As our users get more and more success with using the Betamin Builder to research profitable betting trends from historical data, their stakes start to increase. Some users have asked us which leagues are considered “major” and more able to handle these larger stakes.
What counts as a “major” or “minor” league in sports betting?
Is it the attendances? Is it the player salaries? Is it the TV viewing figures? One way people can rank leagues in betting is by the amount of money bet on them. This is sometimes called the traded volume. Some people connect that with the liquidity of a league. The liquidity is the amount of money available for bets to matched with. It is hard to know how much liquidity there is at sportsbooks without trying to place the maximum bet with each selection, but with betting exchanges like Betfair, it is easier to see and extract that information.
This article looks at the Betfair.com Exchange data. It shows the average, minimum and maximum traded volume figures for the match odds markets of each of the 111 leagues covered by the Betaminic database. at 60 minutes before kick-off, 1 minute before kick-off and at full time. This gives a comparative picture of the amount of money being bet on each league. The data is taken from the period July 26th to September 25th 2025.
Please note that sportsbooks, bookmakers and betting agents all offer different stake limits on the same events. Low liquidity on Betfair does not mean lower stake limits everywhere. If you need more liquidity, there are many places where you can get much more liquidity allowing for larger stakes as you scale up your strategies.
Do you need more liquidity for larger stakes?
Multiple sportsbooks
Betting Exchanges
Betting Agents – x10-30 times liquidity
Multiple sportsbooks
By having multiple accounts with different sportsbooks and bookmakers, you can increase the liquidity available to you. And an even bigger benefit of this is that you can choose from and start with betting on the highest prices available at those bookmakers. Even getting 1 decimal point higher on each bet can have a big impact on your long term results and is worth making the effort for.
Betting Exchanges
With betting exchanges, even if there is not enough liquidly available for you to get all your stake on, you can leave your unmatched bet there as an “offer” to be matched. Another user may see your bet offer and match your bet later on. Major exchanges are Betfair, Betdaq, Matchbook, Smarkets and the Betfair white label exchanges offered by betting agents – Sharp Exchange, Fair Exchange, OrbitX, Molly Bet, etc.
Betting Agents
By using a betting agent, you really get to play with the big boys and bigger banks.
Betting Agents offer access to Asian bookmakers with higher limits.
They also offer Betfair white label exchanges which have much higher liquidity than the regular Betfair Exchange, this is because they “take” a piece of the action which pumps up the liquidity on their markets.
Some betting agents also have “sportsbook/exchange aggregator” tools where they combine all the liquidity of all the multiple sportsbooks and exchanges they have access to into ONE tool.
PremiumTradings “GoalTool”
BetInAsia “Black”
AsianConnect “AsianOdds”
These three agents are compared here.
This leads to having up to ten or even thirty times (x10-x30) the liquidity that Betfair.com has. It also gives you a one stop page to get your bets placed at the highest available odds and then split down into the remaining liquidity available below that.
How to use this traded volume data?
We can consider using this as another tool in their research method.
Leagues with a lot of money on them have had a lot more eyes on those statistics, and a lot more people have put their money where they think they have found trends the statistics point to.
Leagues with less money on them have had fewer eyes on them. They may be used more by casual bettors. That may mean those people using historical databases like the Betamin Builder have an even bigger advantage in those markets as others may not be aware of the value trends we have found.
Leagues with less money on them pre-match, but sometimes more money in-play by full time could be due to those minor leagues happening to be “the only match on at that time”. For casual bettors who are looking for the best bet “right now”, then they may go uninformed into a league they don’t know much about. If you know the long term value trends for those leagues, then there is opportunity to be had. So don’t ignore minor leagues just because they have less perceived liquidity. Even minor leagues can have a large traded volume when they are “the only game on”. If you know the long term trends of such leagues, you can take advantage when the markets have more money available on them.
In truth, there are many different opinions on how we can use traded volume data.
Which sounds logical to you?
- Will separating high, medium and low liquidity leagues have different qualities when researching?
- If we focus on leagues with more than average in play liquidity, can we let bets run in play to get matched in smaller markets?
- Can we bet early on low liquidity markets, offering worse odds on exchanges, as a mean bookie where bettors are forced to take your price if they want to get their bets on?
- Should we bet late on low liquidity markets to have more chance of getting matched at a fair price?
- If a market has less money it, are the prices less accurate and thus have more chance of value?
- Or if there is more money on a market, is there more chance of traditional bookmaker prices being significantly different to the actual probabilities as they focus more on balancing their books if they have a very large liability on one side, such as the side heavily backed by public sentiment.
- Or if there is less money on a market, is there more chance of traditional bookmaker price being significantly different to the actual probabilities as they focus more on balancing their books with a smaller number of public bettors, so the public influence has a much bigger impact than usual?
- If a market has more money it, are the prices more accurate in terms of outcome probability?
In my opinion, there is a logical argument behind separating leagues by liquidity when researching based on Betfair odds, but that argument is not as strong when researching on Betaminic’s database, but it is still worth considering as an option.
On Betfair Exchange, higher liquidity leagues have more eyes on them, the odds backed by more volume may possibly be more consistent and meaningful as triggers, however the value may be harder to get even if you have the right system.
On Betfair Exchange, lower liquidity leagues may have less eyes on them, and less people putting money on them, so the odds may be less consistent and meaningful as triggers, but the value may be easier to get if you have put time and effort into that market or value trend researched on the Betamin Builder and know your system to be right long term.
Betaminic’s database gets its odds from Pinnacle’s opening lines, which are based on an aggregate of their multiple pricing models and sometimes with an human manager passing final judgment on them. Those odds are before the public market gets to work on them and is not affected by the traded volume on them at that point. This gives the Betamin Builder database odds a lot more consistency than Betfair Exchange market odds do, both on high and low liquidity leagues.
Considering all of the above points, we share below the results of our research so far on Betfair liquidity based on traded volume, which we intended to update periodically as more data comes in.
| wdt_ID | Country | Betaminic League Name | Betfair League Name | Tier | 60m TV Average | 60m TV LOW | 60m TV HIGH | 1m TV Average | 1m TV LOW | 1m TV HIGH | Increase 60m to 1m | FT TV Average | FT TV LOW | FT TV HIGH | Increase 1m to FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Premier League | English Premier League | 1 | 381,467.00 | 77,842.00 | 749,108.00 | 591,539.00 | 127,750.00 | 1,359,161.00 | 155% | 1,928,091.00 | 1,342,560.00 | 3,465,581.00 | 326% |
| 2 | Spain | LaLiga | Spanish La Liga | 1 | 172,648.00 | 24,917.00 | 666,708.00 | 358,739.00 | 67,772.00 | 1,260,027.00 | 208% | 1,477,574.00 | 7,344.00 | 7,012,769.00 | 412% |
| 3 | Italy | Serie A | Italian Serie A | 1 | 136,500.00 | 40,376.00 | 547,148.00 | 289,941.00 | 77,010.00 | 961,364.00 | 212% | 970,824.00 | 275,493.00 | 3,414,283.00 | 335% |
| 4 | Germany | Bundesliga | German Bundesliga | 1 | 80,606.00 | 12,979.00 | 199,695.00 | 204,890.00 | 28,254.00 | 393,259.00 | 254% | 1,198,239.00 | 952,012.00 | 3,604,173.00 | 585% |
| 5 | France | Ligue 1 | French Ligue 1 | 1 | 68,547.00 | 12,782.00 | 262,497.00 | 148,999.00 | 37,999.00 | 688,352.00 | 217% | 403,745.00 | 125,273.00 | 2,024,607.00 | 271% |
| 6 | Portugal | Liga Portugal | Portuguese Primeira Liga | 1 | 26,013.00 | 3,563.00 | 156,406.00 | 69,348.00 | 5,113.00 | 254,462.00 | 267% | 458,961.00 | 43,064.00 | 1,904,239.00 | 662% |
| 7 | Turkey | Super Lig | Turkish Super League | 1 | 21,786.00 | 2,434.00 | 78,017.00 | 51,942.00 | 9,064.00 | 123,152.00 | 238% | 227,651.00 | 12,044.00 | 949,495.00 | 438% |
| 8 | England | Championship | English Sky Bet Championship | 2 | 23,670.00 | 5,323.00 | 78,474.00 | 42,010.00 | 7,807.00 | 136,442.00 | 177% | 161,813.00 | 56,034.00 | 728,953.00 | 385% |
| 9 | Brazil | Serie A Betano | Brazilian Serie A | 1 | 23,455.00 | 68.00 | 42,138.00 | 37,199.00 | 68.00 | 105,215.00 | 159% | 318,808.00 | 69.00 | 765,985.00 | 857% |
| 10 | England | League One | English Sky Bet League 1 | 3 | 22,226.00 | 19,614.00 | 61,637.00 | 28,707.00 | 21,270.00 | 78,388.00 | 129% | 50,019.00 | 12,954.00 | 89,343.00 | 174% |
| 11 | Germany | 2. Bundesliga | German Bundesliga 2 | 2 | 12,815.00 | 2,414.00 | 43,638.00 | 28,306.00 | 6,081.00 | 60,119.00 | 221% | 225,297.00 | 89,656.00 | 390,503.00 | 796% |
| 12 | Spain | LaLiga2 | Spanish Segunda Division | 2 | 9,186.00 | 554.00 | 61,339.00 | 22,104.00 | 903.00 | 106,139.00 | 241% | 143,844.00 | 28,755.00 | 342,312.00 | 651% |
| 13 | Netherlands | Eerste Divisie | Dutch Eredivisie | 1 | 11,063.00 | 3,347.00 | 42,173.00 | 19,557.00 | 6,537.00 | 62,631.00 | 177% | 192,208.00 | 7,271.00 | 391,829.00 | 983% |
| 14 | Scotland | Premiership | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 19,897.00 | 2,198.00 | 22,141.00 | 17,277.00 | 3,814.00 | 41,216.00 | 87% | 137,425.00 | 73,487.00 | 82,775.00 | 795% |
| 15 | Argentina | torneo betano | Argentinian Primera Division | 1 | 8,257.00 | 365.00 | 49,724.00 | 16,838.00 | 1,800.00 | 67,668.00 | 204% | 93,370.00 | 28,185.00 | 287,133.00 | 555% |
| 16 | Italy | Serie B | Italian Serie B | 2 | 8,333.00 | 38.00 | 19,801.00 | 16,280.00 | 3,164.00 | 59,967.00 | 195% | 61,460.00 | 32,828.00 | 98,532.00 | 378% |
| 17 | China | Super League | Chinese Super League | 1 | 11,796.00 | 328.00 | 16,723.00 | 15,839.00 | 1,182.00 | 49,453.00 | 134% | 76,054.00 | 59,525.00 | 121,755.00 | 480% |
| 18 | Armenia | Premier League | Armenian Premier League | 1 | 506.00 | 44.00 | 4,460.00 | 14,138.00 | 124.00 | 67,668.00 | 2794% | 32,263.00 | 76.00 | 1,106.00 | 228% |
| 19 | Japan | J1 League | Japanese J League | 1 | 7,898.00 | 910.00 | 65,017.00 | 13,997.00 | 2,215.00 | 96,232.00 | 177% | 80,159.00 | 41,477.00 | 208,093.00 | 573% |
| 20 | Belgium | Jupiler Pro League | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 6,293.00 | 1,241.00 | 12,416.00 | 13,220.00 | 7,057.00 | 29,912.00 | 210% | 92,895.00 | 10,386.00 | 256,964.00 | 703% |
| 21 | USA | MLS | US MLS | 1 | 8,148.00 | 0.00 | 18,000.00 | 12,556.00 | 0.00 | 77,955.00 | 154% | 35,657.00 | 947.00 | 57,582.00 | 284% |
| 22 | Switzerland | Super League | Swiss Super League | 1 | 4,581.00 | 562.00 | 26,807.00 | 12,395.00 | 822.00 | 67,882.00 | 271% | 27,532.00 | 6,548.00 | 68,522.00 | 222% |
| 23 | Austria | Bundesliga | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 5,107.00 | 428.00 | 56,304.00 | 12,183.00 | 178.00 | 68,390.00 | 239% | 27,308.00 | 13,842.00 | 30,247.00 | 224% |
| 24 | Denmark | Superliga | Danish Superliga | 1 | 8,915.00 | 1,729.00 | 11,302.00 | 10,905.00 | 5,439.00 | 36,943.00 | 122% | 69,753.00 | 49,558.00 | 157,908.00 | 640% |
| 25 | Brazil | Serie B Superbet | Brazilian Serie B | 2 | 4,220.00 | 397.00 | 21,171.00 | 9,527.00 | 1,425.00 | 38,335.00 | 226% | 62,277.00 | 2.00 | 170,726.00 | 654% |
| 26 | Greece | Super League | Greek Super League | 1 | 3,983.00 | 479.00 | 11,097.00 | 8,893.00 | 1,520.00 | 27,486.00 | 223% | 78,295.00 | 16,316.00 | 137,924.00 | 880% |
| 27 | France | Ligue 2 | French Ligue 2 | 2 | 3,588.00 | 623.00 | 15,300.00 | 8,589.00 | 1,229.00 | 29,855.00 | 239% | 41,931.00 | 18,733.00 | 89,449.00 | 488% |
| 28 | Romania | Superliga | Romanian Liga I | 1 | 5,281.00 | 736.00 | 11,904.00 | 7,855.00 | 1,387.00 | 20,991.00 | 149% | 72,679.00 | 16,914.00 | 133,558.00 | 925% |
| 29 | Sweden | Allsvenskan | Swedish Allsvenskan | 1 | 6,721.00 | 719.00 | 7,255.00 | 7,726.00 | 1,256.00 | 23,291.00 | 115% | 72,917.00 | 28,367.00 | 179,669.00 | 944% |
| 30 | Norway | Eliteserien | Norwegian Eliteserien | 1 | 5,592.00 | 1,015.00 | 22,749.00 | 7,405.00 | 2,292.00 | 20,910.00 | 132% | 42,878.00 | 25,362.00 | 89,988.00 | 579% |
| 31 | England | League Two | English Sky Bet League 2 | 4 | 6,434.00 | 702.00 | 13,438.00 | 6,878.00 | 1,797.00 | 23,962.00 | 107% | 19,235.00 | 9,454.00 | 32,455.00 | 280% |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | Premier League | Kazakhstan Premier League | 1 | 1,837.00 | 93.00 | 15,933.00 | 6,605.00 | 749.00 | 23,743.00 | 360% | 2,971.00 | 2,971.00 | 2,971.00 | 45% |
| 33 | South Korea | K League 1 | South Korean K League 1 | 1 | 3,458.00 | 181.00 | 8,152.00 | 6,001.00 | 541.00 | 23,517.00 | 174% | 25,664.00 | 14,795.00 | 35,675.00 | 428% |
| 34 | Austria | 2. Liga | Austrian Erste Liga | 2 | 696.00 | 51.00 | 1,853.00 | 5,578.00 | 110.00 | 67,668.00 | 801% | 8,473.00 | 2,464.00 | 46,929.00 | 152% |
| 35 | Finland | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Veikkausliiga | 1 | 6,666.00 | 784.00 | 5,881.00 | 5,543.00 | 1,432.00 | 11,630.00 | 83% | 36,222.00 | 49,358.00 | 67,981.00 | 653% |
| 36 | Ireland | Premier Division | Irish Premier Division | 1 | 3,648.00 | 430.00 | 4,781.00 | 5,229.00 | 1,602.00 | 9,060.00 | 143% | 31,112.00 | 19,261.00 | 64,138.00 | 595% |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Professional League | Saudi Professional League | 1 | 3,605.00 | 129.00 | 6,734.00 | 4,992.00 | 620.00 | 17,497.00 | 138% | 12,225.00 | 2,677.00 | 21,568.00 | 245% |
| 38 | Mexico | Liga MX | Mexican Liga MX | 1 | 3,943.00 | 216.00 | 8,815.00 | 4,917.00 | 662.00 | 15,142.00 | 125% | 38,728.00 | 105.00 | 65,156.00 | 788% |
| 39 | Finland | Ykkosliiga | Finnish Ykkosliiga | 2 | 1,770.00 | 958.00 | 6,918.00 | 4,039.00 | 1,640.00 | 7,764.00 | 228% | 11,595.00 | 330.00 | 17,459.00 | 287% |
| 40 | Bulgaria | efbet League | Bulgarian A League | 1 | 2,892.00 | 561.00 | 7,900.00 | 4,017.00 | 1,027.00 | 10,729.00 | 139% | 24,649.00 | 18.00 | 69,079.00 | 614% |
| 41 | England | National League | English National League | 5 | 2,091.00 | 86.00 | 10,215.00 | 3,893.00 | 260.00 | 15,417.00 | 186% | 5,003.00 | 133.00 | 17,529.00 | 129% |
| 42 | Czech Republic | Chance Liga | Czech 1 Liga | 1 | 1,738.00 | 128.00 | 5,139.00 | 3,810.00 | 497.00 | 9,238.00 | 219% | 22,397.00 | 16,452.00 | 57,133.00 | 588% |
| 43 | Netherlands | Eredivisie | Dutch Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1,699.00 | 238.00 | 5,567.00 | 3,599.00 | 791.00 | 7,723.00 | 212% | 31,659.00 | 26,894.00 | 41,211.00 | 880% |
| 44 | Colombia | Primera A | Colombian Primera A | 1 | 2,188.00 | 246.00 | 9,075.00 | 3,472.00 | 787.00 | 11,691.00 | 159% | 32,171.00 | 146.00 | 38,875.00 | 927% |
| 45 | Ukraine | Premier League | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 1,921.00 | 94.00 | 6,571.00 | 3,378.00 | 94.00 | 9,794.00 | 176% | 31,381.00 | 1,782.00 | 136,491.00 | 929% |
| 46 | Croatia | HNL | Croatian 1 HNL | 1 | 9,007.00 | 73.00 | 1,101.00 | 3,199.00 | 512.00 | 14,888.00 | 36% | 25,700.00 | 13,444.00 | 82,955.00 | 803% |
| 47 | Sweden | Superettan | Swedish Superettan | 2 | 1,074.00 | 251.00 | 2,638.00 | 3,177.00 | 1,313.00 | 9,565.00 | 296% | 10,443.00 | 10.00 | 12,533.00 | 329% |
| 48 | Egypt | Premier League | Egyptian Premier | 1 | 956.00 | 226.00 | 3,531.00 | 2,871.00 | 753.00 | 7,157.00 | 300% | 27,425.00 | 106.00 | 109,251.00 | 955% |
| 49 | Poland | Ekstraklasa | Polish Ekstraklasa | 1 | 1,703.00 | 232.00 | 2,663.00 | 2,781.00 | 1,071.00 | 6,645.00 | 163% | 25,641.00 | 672.00 | 40,592.00 | 922% |
| 50 | Serbia | Mozzart Bet Super Liga | Serbian Super League | 1 | 1,208.00 | 94.00 | 3,707.00 | 2,730.00 | 80.00 | 16,327.00 | 226% | 14,829.00 | 539.00 | 17,596.00 | 543% |
| 51 | Peru | Liga 1 | Peruvian Primera Division | 1 | 1,292.00 | 114.00 | 6,817.00 | 2,715.00 | 560.00 | 8,103.00 | 210% | 24,675.00 | 6.00 | 91,048.00 | 909% |
| 52 | Ecuador | Liga Pro | Ecuadorian Serie A | 1 | 1,230.00 | 86.00 | 4,212.00 | 2,632.00 | 216.00 | 10,484.00 | 214% | 17,359.00 | 6,448.00 | 27,491.00 | 659% |
| 53 | Chile | Liga de Primera | Chilean Primera Division | 1 | 1,237.00 | 155.00 | 1,956.00 | 2,562.00 | 625.00 | 6,193.00 | 207% | 32,644.00 | 465.00 | 42,965.00 | 1274% |
| 54 | Estonia | Meistriliiga | Estonian Premier League | 1 | 1,226.00 | 38.00 | 7,492.00 | 2,469.00 | 375.00 | 12,393.00 | 201% | 9,334.00 | 264.00 | 15,041.00 | 378% |
| 55 | Denmark | 1st Division | Danish 1st Division | 2 | 1,251.00 | 168.00 | 5,280.00 | 2,386.00 | 515.00 | 8,496.00 | 191% | 23,549.00 | 5,294.00 | 14,267.00 | 987% |
| 56 | Wales | Cymru Premier | Welsh Premiership | 1 | 1,015.00 | 18.00 | 8,800.00 | 2,287.00 | 199.00 | 12,187.00 | 225% | 6,532.00 | 3,065.00 | 14,899.00 | 286% |
| 57 | Scotland | Championship | Scottish Championship | 2 | 1,273.00 | 275.00 | 6,472.00 | 2,273.00 | 631.00 | 8,166.00 | 179% | 6,229.00 | 4,354.00 | 14,143.00 | 274% |
| 58 | Bolivia | Division Profesional | Bolivian Liga de Futbol Profesional | 1 | 1,184.00 | 18.00 | 4,975.00 | 2,113.00 | 93.00 | 6,464.00 | 178% | 14,580.00 | 9.00 | 46,904.00 | 690% |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | WWIN Liga BiH | Bosnian Premier League | 1 | 1,026.00 | 61.00 | 9,822.00 | 2,075.00 | 137.00 | 10,369.00 | 202% | 12,331.00 | 9,448.00 | 31,334.00 | 594% |
| 60 | Chile | Liga de Ascenso | Chilean Primera B | 2 | 508.00 | 1,554.00 | 1,554.00 | 2,042.00 | 2,042.00 | 2,042.00 | 402% | 10,331.00 | 3,495.00 | 17,834.00 | 506% |
| 61 | Iceland | Besta Deild Karla | Icelandic Urvalsdeild | 1 | 1,399.00 | 43.00 | 3,950.00 | 1,965.00 | 259.00 | 5,881.00 | 140% | 21,846.00 | 1,622.00 | 75,780.00 | 1112% |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | UAE League | UAE Arabian Gulf League | 1 | 533.00 | 99.00 | 2,903.00 | 1,939.00 | 551.00 | 7,115.00 | 364% | 6,595.00 | 336.00 | 17,295.00 | 340% |
| 63 | Japan | J2 League | Japanese J League 2 | 2 | 1,334.00 | 202.00 | 4,515.00 | 1,854.00 | 511.00 | 5,063.00 | 139% | 26,536.00 | 1,523.00 | 98,521.00 | 1431% |
| 64 | Malaysia | Super League | Malaysian Super League | 1 | 951.00 | 6.00 | 2,892.00 | 1,849.00 | 109.00 | 5,483.00 | 194% | 6,267.00 | 3,753.00 | 12,926.00 | 339% |
| 65 | Ireland | Division 1 | Irish Division 1 | 2 | 1,326.00 | 115.00 | 3,474.00 | 1,824.00 | 178.00 | 4,729.00 | 138% | 14,386.00 | 10,720.00 | 18,651.00 | 789% |
| 66 | Costa Rica | Primera Division | Costa Rican Primera Division | 1 | 610.00 | 68.00 | 2,477.00 | 1,715.00 | 407.00 | 7,227.00 | 281% | 12,745.00 | 10,448.00 | 28,334.00 | 743% |
| 67 | Qatar | QSL | Qatari Stars League | 1 | 628.00 | 48.00 | 1,483.00 | 1,697.00 | 833.00 | 4,147.00 | 270% | 12,681.00 | 9,613.00 | 17,573.00 | 747% |
| 68 | Germany | 3. Liga | German 3 Liga | 3 | 667.00 | 5.00 | 2,913.00 | 1,555.00 | 177.00 | 3,955.00 | 233% | 21,569.00 | 5,486.00 | 43,215.00 | 1387% |
| 69 | Paraguay | Copa de Primera | Paraguayan Primera Division | 1 | 739.00 | 114.00 | 1,488.00 | 1,552.00 | 285.00 | 5,194.00 | 210% | 15,373.00 | 9,256.00 | 19,321.00 | 991% |
| 70 | Hungary | NB I. | Hungarian NB I | 1 | 2,147.00 | 236.00 | 951.00 | 1,537.00 | 450.00 | 2,525.00 | 72% | 12,082.00 | 3,531.00 | 15,531.00 | 786% |
| 71 | Venezuela | Liga FUTVE | Venezuelan Primera Division | 1 | 542.00 | 56.00 | 1,827.00 | 1,501.00 | 390.00 | 4,818.00 | 277% | 14,811.00 | 8,314.00 | 34,056.00 | 987% |
| 72 | Uruguay | Liga AUF Uruguaya | Uruguayan Primera Division | 1 | 525.00 | 0.00 | 1,670.00 | 1,500.00 | 70.00 | 5,729.00 | 286% | 16,190.00 | 7,582.00 | 35,411.00 | 1079% |
| 73 | Jordan | Premier League | Jordanian Premier League | 1 | 1,513.00 | 111.00 | 799.00 | 1,486.00 | 452.00 | 2,520.00 | 98% | ||||
| 74 | Colombia | Primera B | Colombian Primera B | 2 | 741.00 | 18.00 | 3,795.00 | 1,472.00 | 56.00 | 5,495.00 | 198% | 19,362.00 | 6,566.00 | 35,184.00 | 1316% |
| 75 | Scotland | League One | Scottish League One | 3 | 819.00 | 53.00 | 3,121.00 | 1,452.00 | 120.00 | 3,928.00 | 177% | 4,503.00 | 687.00 | 10,354.00 | 310% |
| 76 | Cyprus | Cyprus League | Cypriot 1st Division | 1 | 474.00 | 63.00 | 1,357.00 | 1,451.00 | 115.00 | 5,340.00 | 306% | 9,136.00 | 2,564.00 | 42,929.00 | 630% |
| 77 | Turkey | 1. Lig | Turkish 1 Lig | 2 | 522.00 | 45.00 | 1,636.00 | 1,278.00 | 141.00 | 4,188.00 | 245% | 17,363.00 | 153.00 | 103,699.00 | 1358% |
| 78 | Argentina | Primera Nacional | Argentinian Primera B Nacional | 2 | 672.00 | 46.00 | 2,103.00 | 1,240.00 | 178.00 | 3,326.00 | 185% | 12,493.00 | 4,304.00 | 20,873.00 | 1007% |
| 79 | Scotland | League Two | Scottish League Two | 3 | 643.00 | 163.00 | 1,121.00 | 1,172.00 | 430.00 | 2,253.00 | 182% | 2,414.00 | 153.00 | 5,321.00 | 206% |
| 80 | South Korea | K League 2 | South Korean K League 2 | 2 | 579.00 | 53.00 | 1,751.00 | 1,167.00 | 231.00 | 3,847.00 | 201% | 6,478.00 | 2,135.00 | 10,946.00 | 555% |
| 81 | USA | USL Championship | US United Soccer League | 2 | 487.00 | 6.00 | 1,528.00 | 1,117.00 | 58.00 | 4,022.00 | 229% | 7,082.00 | 1,102.00 | 11,152.00 | 634% |
| 82 | Lithuania | A Lyga | Lithuanian A Lyga | 1 | 560.00 | 44.00 | 839.00 | 1,087.00 | 623.00 | 1,466.00 | 194% | 8,087.00 | 116.00 | 18,449.00 | 744% |
| 83 | Norway | OBOS-ligaen | Norwegian 1st Division | 2 | 924.00 | 19.00 | 2,035.00 | 996.00 | 132.00 | 3,898.00 | 108% | 8,874.00 | 1,535.00 | 15,321.00 | 891% |
| 84 | Slovakia | Nike liga | Slovakian Super League | 1 | 397.00 | 57.00 | 1,042.00 | 936.00 | 94.00 | 4,415.00 | 236% | 12,225.00 | 5,002.00 | 36,226.00 | 1306% |
| 85 | Romania | Liga 2 | Romanian Liga II | 2 | 345.00 | 0.00 | 2,982.00 | 868.00 | 40.00 | 3,313.00 | 251% | 12,897.00 | 3,251.00 | 16,106.00 | 1486% |
| 86 | Israel | Ligat ha Al | Israeli Premier League | 1 | 319.00 | 0.00 | 1,302.00 | 860.00 | 164.00 | 1,744.00 | 270% | 8,294.00 | 3,768.00 | 16,484.00 | 964% |
| 87 | Portugal | Liga Portugal 2 | Portuguese Segunda Liga | 2 | 1,117.00 | 87.00 | 610.00 | 831.00 | 520.00 | 1,252.00 | 74% | 32,129.00 | 12,532.00 | 68,512.00 | 3868% |
| 88 | South Africa | Betway Premiership | South African Premier Division | 1 | 534.00 | 6.00 | 1,841.00 | 797.00 | 16.00 | 2,576.00 | 149% | 2,643.00 | 66.00 | 12,099.00 | 332% |
| 89 | France | National | French National | 3 | 401.00 | 81.00 | 676.00 | 769.00 | 132.00 | 2,432.00 | 192% | ||||
| 90 | Azerbaijan | Premier League | Azerbaijan Premier League | 1 | 676.00 | 26.00 | 779.00 | 721.00 | 216.00 | 1,091.00 | 107% | 5,217.00 | 234.00 | 6,717.00 | 724% |
| 91 | Croatia | Prva NL | Croatian 2 HNL | 2 | 1,452.00 | 250.00 | 8,081.00 | 683.00 | 211.00 | 1,178.00 | 47% | 8,015.00 | 4,832.00 | 13,377.00 | 1174% |
| 92 | Slovenia | Prva liga | Slovenian Premier League | 1 | 619.00 | 116.00 | 1,426.00 | 675.00 | 174.00 | 2,255.00 | 109% | 20,398.00 | 5,169.00 | 82,575.00 | 3023% |
| 93 | Morocco | Botola Pro | Moroccan Botola Pro 1 | 1 | 443.00 | 61.00 | 1,146.00 | 628.00 | 107.00 | 1,421.00 | 142% | ||||
| 94 | Czech Republic | ChNL | Czech 2 Liga | 2 | 401.00 | 14.00 | 1,427.00 | 594.00 | 20.00 | 2,344.00 | 148% | 5,425.00 | 20.00 | 6,476.00 | 914% |
| 95 | Switzerland | Challenge League | Swiss Challenge League | 2 | 1,117.00 | 69.00 | 480.00 | 549.00 | 367.00 | 762.00 | 49% | 13,472.00 | 1,523.00 | 35,012.00 | 2454% |
| 96 | Belgium | Challenger Pro League | Belgian First Division B | 2 | 308.00 | 33.00 | 710.00 | 519.00 | 72.00 | 985.00 | 168% | 6,933.00 | 10.00 | 12,800.00 | 1335% |
| 97 | Bahrain | Premier League | Bahraini Premier | 1 | 269.00 | 74.00 | 694.00 | 512.00 | 78.00 | 1,082.00 | 190% | 3,654.00 | 3,509.00 | 3,799.00 | 714% |
| 98 | Northern Ireland | NIFL Premiership | Northern Irish Premiership | 1 | 347.00 | 0.00 | 1,474.00 | 508.00 | 43.00 | 2,143.00 | 146% | 7,023.00 | 5,209.00 | 10,566.00 | 1382% |
| 99 | Poland | Division 1 | Polish I Liga | 2 | 437.00 | 43.00 | 654.00 | 478.00 | 119.00 | 1,536.00 | 109% | 16,330.00 | 10,582.00 | 38,404.00 | 3415% |
| 100 | Kuwait | Premier League | Kuwaiti Premier League | 1 | 259.00 | 6.00 | 652.00 | 414.00 | 27.00 | 1,099.00 | 160% | 14,458.00 | 4,326.00 | 26,034.00 | 3494% |
| 101 | Honduras | Liga Nacional | Honduras Liga Nacional | 1 | 234.00 | 5.00 | 1,250.00 | 405.00 | 79.00 | 1,415.00 | 173% | 6,721.00 | 3,957.00 | 9,949.00 | 1659% |
| 102 | Vietnam | V.League 1 | Vietnamese V-League | 1 | 286.00 | 26.00 | 302.00 | 384.00 | 180.00 | 514.00 | 134% | 13,281.00 | 6,509.00 | 17,319.00 | 3462% |
| 103 | India | ISL | Indian Shillong Premier League | 1 | 160.00 | 0.00 | 885.00 | 383.00 | 1.00 | 862.00 | 240% | ||||
| 104 | Malta | Premier League | Maltese Premier League | 1 | 141.00 | 0.00 | 356.00 | 375.00 | 64.00 | 1,358.00 | 267% | 2,224.00 | 48.00 | 8,993.00 | 593% |
| 105 | Thailand | Thai League 1 | Thai League 1 | 1 | 222.00 | 13.00 | 972.00 | 360.00 | 79.00 | 1,973.00 | 162% | 4,083.00 | 3,988.00 | 7,406.00 | 1134% |
| 106 | Israel | Leumit League | Israeli National League | 2 | 177.00 | 0.00 | 864.00 | 293.00 | 44.00 | 956.00 | 166% | 5,967.00 | 25.00 | 12,532.00 | 2035% |
| 107 | Montenegro | Prva Crnogorska Liga | Montenegrin 1st League | 1 | 746.00 | 4.00 | 2,344.00 | ||||||||
| Country | Betaminic League Name | Betfair League Name | Tier | 60m TV Average | 60m TV LOW | 60m TV HIGH | 1m TV Average | 1m TV LOW | 1m TV HIGH | Increase 60m to 1m | FT TV Average | FT TV LOW | FT TV HIGH | Increase 1m to FT |
The Betfair.com Exchange data in the table shows the average, minimum and maximum traded volume figures for the match odds markets at 60 minutes before kick-off, 1 minute before kick-off and at full time.
Table Key
Tier The level of the league in that country. Tier 1 means the top level league.
60m TV Average The average Traded Volume (TV) at the 60 minutes before kick-off mark.
60m TV LOW The lowest recorded Traded Volume at the 60 minutes before kick-off mark.
60m TV HIGH The highest recorded Traded Volume at the 60 minutes before kick-off mark.
1m TV Average The average Traded Volume at the 1 minute before kick-off mark.
1m TV LOW The lowest recorded Traded Volume at the 1 minute before kick-off mark.
1m TV HIGH The highest recorded Traded Volume at the 1 minute before kick-off mark.
“Increase 60m to 1m” The % change in average Traded Volume from the 60m to 1m before kick-off mark.
FT TV Average The average Traded Volume at Full Time.
FT TV LOW The lowest recorded Traded Volume at Full Time.
FT TV HIGH The highest recorded Traded Volume at Full Time.
“Increase 1m to FT” The % change in average Traded Volume from 1m before kick-off until Full Time.
Let’s focus on the traded volume at 1 minute before kick-off. Since most people are betting pre-match on Betamin Builder picks, ranking the leagues by this figure may be of most use.
£100k-600k
The top 5 leagues by average traded volume between £100k-600k have no surprises.
It is worth noting that the lowest recorded traded volume for a Spanish Segunda match was £903 and as low as £68 for a Brazilian Serie A match. This indicates then when other major league matches are on, then these leagues do lose out a lot in popularity. Or it could mean that for some matches with lesser known teams, the traded volumes drop significantly.
£10k-20k
The next 12 leagues by average traded volume between £10k-20k see some big variations between their lows and highs. We see quite a few leagues where their games are often at different times to the major leagues in Europe. This makes them great second choices for bettors looking for something to bet. Japanese J League and Chinese Super League games will be kicking off before the UK matches. The Argentinian Primera Division and US MLS will be kicking off after the UK matches.
Again, some leagues have very low minimum traded volumes. One Armenian Premier League match only had £124 on it at kick-off. One US MLS match even recorded “£0”. This may be because the market was open, but betting may have been suspended, or the market on Betfair was still open when the game was known to be postponed due to bad weather, or the team names were the wrong way round, and people stayed away. We include these results to show the wide range of betting volumes. So just because a league has a low average of £10k does not mean it should be excluded from strategies since some matches get really high traded volumes of £50-90k if that match is at a time without much competition and is the “best on offer” at that moment. If you are ready with the data and know the value trends in those leagues, then you get an advantage over the casual bettor who just wants to get a bet on anywhere at that time.
£5-10k
The next 12 leagues by average traded volume between £10k-20k see a surprising consistency to their lows and highs. Most of them have lows of around £1.5k and highs £20-30k. This grouping includes a lot of well-supported tier 1 teams from countries like Greece, Romania, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Finland, South Korea and Ireland. These bets are most likely from people who know their home country’s leagues and bet on teams they know. It is interesting to see the Tier 4 English League 2 up there, too. Another league with many passionate fans who may be betting on their own teams.
The remaining 70 leagues have traded volumes between £250-£5,000.
The interesting thing about these leagues is that their traded volume at Full Time can reach highs of £130k.
Again, this is a sign that a lot of action comes into these games if they are the “best option available right now” as bettors browse in play matches and start betting on matches they may not have been interested in pre-match, but have become interested in due to how it has developed in play or being the only match still 0-0 at that time. Once again, if we have researched winning trends for those leagues, then we can try to find a way to take advantage of that.
If you were considering dividing leagues into major and minor leagues based on traded volume, we might suggest using the £5k mark as the dividing line. The leagues above this level have a consistent support base of people who bet both pre-match and in-play. The leagues below that level get more money action in play, and it can depend on its market competition, in other words, on how many other suitable matches are on at the same time.
Major Leagues (by Betfair Exchange pre-match trade volume)
|
# |
Country |
Betaminic League Name |
Betfair League Name |
Tier |
|
1 |
England |
Premier League |
English Premier League |
1 |
|
2 |
Spain |
LaLiga |
Spanish La Liga |
1 |
|
3 |
Italy |
Serie A |
Italian Serie A |
1 |
|
4 |
Germany |
Bundesliga |
German Bundesliga |
1 |
|
5 |
France |
Ligue 1 |
French Ligue 1 |
1 |
|
6 |
Portugal |
Liga Portugal |
Portuguese Primeira Liga |
1 |
|
7 |
Turkey |
Super Lig |
Turkish Super League |
1 |
|
8 |
England |
Championship |
English Sky Bet Championship |
2 |
|
9 |
Brazil |
Serie A Betano |
Brazilian Serie A |
1 |
|
10 |
England |
League One |
English Sky Bet League 1 |
3 |
|
11 |
Germany |
2. Bundesliga |
German Bundesliga 2 |
2 |
|
12 |
Spain |
LaLiga2 |
Spanish Segunda Division |
2 |
|
13 |
Netherlands |
Eerste Divisie |
Dutch Eredivisie |
1 |
|
14 |
Scotland |
Premiership |
Scottish Premiership |
1 |
|
15 |
Argentina |
torneo betano |
Argentinian Primera Division |
1 |
|
16 |
Italy |
Serie B |
Italian Serie B |
2 |
|
17 |
China |
Super League |
Chinese Super League |
1 |
|
18 |
Armenia |
Premier League |
Armenian Premier League |
1 |
|
19 |
Japan |
J1 League |
Japanese J League |
1 |
|
20 |
Belgium |
Jupiler Pro League |
Belgian First Division A |
1 |
|
21 |
USA |
MLS |
US MLS |
1 |
|
22 |
Switzerland |
Super League |
Swiss Super League |
1 |
|
23 |
Austria |
Bundesliga |
Austrian Bundesliga |
1 |
|
24 |
Denmark |
Superliga |
Danish Superliga |
1 |
|
25 |
Brazil |
Serie B Superbet |
Brazilian Serie B |
2 |
|
26 |
Greece |
Super League |
Greek Super League |
1 |
|
27 |
France |
Ligue 2 |
French Ligue 2 |
2 |
|
28 |
Romania |
Superliga |
Romanian Liga I |
1 |
|
29 |
Sweden |
Allsvenskan |
Swedish Allsvenskan |
1 |
|
30 |
Norway |
Eliteserien |
Norwegian Eliteserien |
1 |
|
31 |
England |
League Two |
English Sky Bet League 2 |
4 |
|
32 |
Kazakhstan |
Premier League |
Kazakhstan Premier League |
1 |
|
33 |
South Korea |
K League 1 |
South Korean K League 1 |
1 |
|
34 |
Austria |
2. Liga |
Austrian Erste Liga |
2 |
|
35 |
Finland |
Veikkausliiga |
Finnish Veikkausliiga |
1 |
|
36 |
Ireland |
Premier Division |
Irish Premier Division |
1 |
Minor Leagues (by Betfair Exchange pre-match trade volume)
|
# |
Country |
Betaminic League Name |
Betfair League Name |
Tier |
|
37 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Professional League |
Saudi Professional League |
1 |
|
38 |
Mexico |
Liga MX |
Mexican Liga MX |
1 |
|
39 |
Finland |
Ykkosliiga |
Finnish Ykkosliiga |
2 |
|
40 |
Bulgaria |
efbet League |
Bulgarian A League |
1 |
|
41 |
England |
National League |
English National League |
5 |
|
42 |
Czech Republic |
Chance Liga |
Czech 1 Liga |
1 |
|
43 |
Netherlands |
Eredivisie |
Dutch Eerste Divisie |
2 |
|
44 |
Colombia |
Primera A |
Colombian Primera A |
1 |
|
45 |
Ukraine |
Premier League |
Ukrainian Premier League |
1 |
|
46 |
Croatia |
HNL |
Croatian 1 HNL |
1 |
|
47 |
Sweden |
Superettan |
Swedish Superettan |
2 |
|
48 |
Egypt |
Premier League |
Egyptian Premier |
1 |
|
49 |
Poland |
Ekstraklasa |
Polish Ekstraklasa |
1 |
|
50 |
Serbia |
Mozzart Bet Super Liga |
Serbian Super League |
1 |
|
51 |
Peru |
Liga 1 |
Peruvian Primera Division |
1 |
|
52 |
Ecuador |
Liga Pro |
Ecuadorian Serie A |
1 |
|
53 |
Chile |
Liga de Primera |
Chilean Primera Division |
1 |
|
54 |
Estonia |
Meistriliiga |
Estonian Premier League |
1 |
|
55 |
Denmark |
1st Division |
Danish 1st Division |
2 |
|
56 |
Wales |
Cymru Premier |
Welsh Premiership |
1 |
|
57 |
Scotland |
Championship |
Scottish Championship |
2 |
|
58 |
Bolivia |
Division Profesional |
Bolivian Liga de Futbol Profesional |
1 |
|
59 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
WWIN Liga BiH |
Bosnian Premier League |
1 |
|
60 |
Chile |
Liga de Ascenso |
Chilean Primera B |
2 |
|
61 |
Iceland |
Besta Deild Karla |
Icelandic Urvalsdeild |
1 |
|
62 |
United Arab Emirates |
UAE League |
UAE Arabian Gulf League |
1 |
|
63 |
Japan |
J2 League |
Japanese J League 2 |
2 |
|
64 |
Malaysia |
Super League |
Malaysian Super League |
1 |
|
65 |
Ireland |
Division 1 |
Irish Division 1 |
2 |
|
66 |
Costa Rica |
Primera Division |
Costa Rican Primera Division |
1 |
|
67 |
Qatar |
QSL |
Qatari Stars League |
1 |
|
68 |
Germany |
3. Liga |
German 3 Liga |
3 |
|
69 |
Paraguay |
Copa de Primera |
Paraguayan Primera Division |
1 |
|
70 |
Hungary |
NB I. |
Hungarian NB I |
1 |
|
71 |
Venezuela |
Liga FUTVE |
Venezuelan Primera Division |
1 |
|
72 |
Uruguay |
Liga AUF Uruguaya |
Uruguayan Primera Division |
1 |
|
73 |
Jordan |
Premier League |
Jordanian Premier League |
1 |
|
74 |
Colombia |
Primera B |
Colombian Primera B |
2 |
|
75 |
Scotland |
League One |
Scottish League One |
3 |
|
76 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus League |
Cypriot 1st Division |
1 |
|
77 |
Turkey |
1. Lig |
Turkish 1 Lig |
2 |
|
78 |
Argentina |
Primera Nacional |
Argentinian Primera B Nacional |
2 |
|
79 |
Scotland |
League Two |
Scottish League Two |
3 |
|
80 |
South Korea |
K League 2 |
South Korean K League 2 |
2 |
|
81 |
USA |
USL Championship |
US United Soccer League |
2 |
|
82 |
Lithuania |
A Lyga |
Lithuanian A Lyga |
1 |
|
83 |
Norway |
OBOS-ligaen |
Norwegian 1st Division |
2 |
|
84 |
Slovakia |
Nike liga |
Slovakian Super League |
1 |
|
85 |
Romania |
Liga 2 |
Romanian Liga II |
2 |
|
86 |
Israel |
Ligat ha Al |
Israeli Premier League |
1 |
|
87 |
Portugal |
Liga Portugal 2 |
Portuguese Segunda Liga |
2 |
|
88 |
South Africa |
Betway Premiership |
South African Premier Division |
1 |
|
89 |
France |
National |
French National |
3 |
|
90 |
Azerbaijan |
Premier League |
Azerbaijan Premier League |
1 |
|
91 |
Croatia |
Prva NL |
Croatian 2 HNL |
2 |
|
92 |
Slovenia |
Prva liga |
Slovenian Premier League |
1 |
|
93 |
Morocco |
Botola Pro |
Moroccan Botola Pro 1 |
1 |
|
94 |
Czech Republic |
ChNL |
Czech 2 Liga |
2 |
|
95 |
Switzerland |
Challenge League |
Swiss Challenge League |
2 |
|
96 |
Belgium |
Challenger Pro League |
Belgian First Division B |
2 |
|
97 |
Bahrain |
Premier League |
Bahraini Premier |
1 |
|
98 |
Northern Ireland |
NIFL Premiership |
Northern Irish Premiership |
1 |
|
99 |
Poland |
Division 1 |
Polish I Liga |
2 |
|
100 |
Kuwait |
Premier League |
Kuwaiti Premier League |
1 |
|
101 |
Honduras |
Liga Nacional |
Honduras Liga Nacional |
1 |
|
102 |
Vietnam |
V.League 1 |
Vietnamese V-League |
1 |
|
103 |
India |
ISL |
Indian Shillong Premier League |
1 |
|
104 |
Malta |
Premier League |
Maltese Premier League |
1 |
|
105 |
Thailand |
Thai League 1 |
Thai League 1 |
1 |
|
106 |
Israel |
Leumit League |
Israeli National League |
2 |
|
107 |
Montenegro |
Prva Crnogorska Liga |
Montenegrin 1st League |
1 |
Armed with this new data, why not try filtering some strategies right now in the Betamin Builder and see if you can spot new value trends and betting patterns!