Use a separate bankroll
Money reserved for betting should be separate from essential living expenses, bills and savings. If losing the bankroll would create financial difficulty, the bankroll is too large.
Think in units
A unit is a standard stake size expressed as a fraction of the bankroll. Tracking performance in units makes it easier to compare results over time without focusing on the size of individual cash stakes.
The Under Over Club reports performance using a fixed one-unit approach for its published statistics, which keeps the historical record easier to interpret.
Expect losing sequences
Even a strategy with a genuine long-run edge can experience several losses in a row. Stake sizing should therefore be designed for variance rather than assuming the next selection will recover previous losses.
Increasing stakes aggressively after losses can amplify risk and turn a normal losing run into a major drawdown.
Track every settled selection
A useful record includes the market, selection, odds, stake, result, return and running bankroll. ROI and units profit can then be evaluated over a meaningful sample rather than by memory.
Responsible betting
Football probabilities are estimates, not guarantees. Past results do not ensure future performance. Never stake money you cannot afford to lose and use licensed operators where gambling is legal for you.
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