How to profit from 2up - Matched Betting

Firstly what is 2up?

2up is an offer that currently runs on Bet365 and Paddy Power. The offer will pay out bets if your team goes 2 goals ahead!

 

How it works:

  1. Place a pre-match bet on the standard Full Time Result market for football games from selected competitions.

  2. For single bets, if the team you back goes 2 goals ahead at any stage during the match, Bet365 and Paddy Power will pay out your bet in full regardless of whether the opposition comes back to draw or win the match.

  3. For accumulators/multiple bets and bet builder bets, if a team you have backed on the standard Full Time Result market goes 2 goals ahead, this selection will be marked as won. The remaining selections will be left to run.

How can you make money from 2up?

2up can be very profitable but it does require a bit of luck. Whether you’re in the early stages of Matched Betting or a seasoned pro, it can give your bank roll a hefty boost.

  • Firstly you will bet on a team whose back odds and lay odds are extremely close. This will minimize your qualifying loss.

  • Now there is two options for when your team goes 2 goals ahead. You can either let the game play out and hope the opposition gets back into the game or you can lock in a profit.

 

Let the game play out

This option is obviously very simple. You just wait till the final whistle and hope that the game ends in a draw or a loss for your team.

However, this is high variance and you’re not likely to have many profits this way. Expect long stretches of no profits and some small qualifying losses.

Example:

You back a team for £50 at odds of 4.0 and lay them at 4.0

Commission on the lay bet is 2% and therefore you have a qualifying loss of £0.76

Now you sit back and relax and hope that its your lucky day.

If your team goes 2-0 up but still wins or if they don’t go 2-0 up, you make nothing and lose £0.76

If your team goes 2-0 up and then draws or loses, you would make £200 on the back bet and £50 on the lay bet. Total winnings £250

 

Lock in a profit

If you want to use this strategy the Early Pay Out Matched Betting Calculator is an essential tool (only available to Platinum Members and above)

If you’re team goes 2 goals ahead in the game you can trade out your position on the exchange (cash out) by placing a new back bet on your team to win.

The back stake you would need to use is worked out for us from the back odds on your team at the exchange and by the Early Pay Out Calculator. The back odds at this point will be very low as being 2 goals up your team is now expected to win the game.

As soon as your team goes 2 goals ahead you know that Bet365 or Paddy Power will pay you for the win. By cashing-out (trading-out) the lay bet at the exchange once this happens we can ensure we will now make a profit whether your team go on to win the game or not.

Sign up to the free trial and start your journey into matched betting today.

You can earn up to £45 in the free trial!

You can also use partial cash outs to reduce your qualifying loss and guarantee a small amount of profit.

As an example here’s what a member’s preferred strategy on 2up is:

Everyone will have different strategies, and each will have their merits but personally I generally go for:

2-0 take 25% to cover qls and lock in a small profit dependant on odds

2-1 take a further 25%

2-2 take the remaining 50%

you can either use the advanced mode on the calc for this or just simply enter it manually. So for say a £200 stake you would just put a £50 stake into the early payout calculator to represent 25% of the stake and go on from there.

The important thing to know is when you really get the hang of doing 2up offers they can make you a lot of money. There will be losses on the way – and if you’re quite new to matched betting with a small bankroll this is important to bear in mind before tackling 2up offers.

Start with just doing 1 or 2 teams with small £20 bets and work your way up to doing lots of teams with £50 to £100 stakes.

You will see in the Profit Accumulator forum some of their really experienced members use very large stakes, even up to a couple of thousand! They are confident in using such stakes because 2ups have been so profitable for them on a regular basis!