Win Either Half Predictions

Today's Picks

Each row names the side we are backing and the price. Home picks are often shortened to HWEH and away picks to AWEH. Click into a fixture for both teams' form and goal record before it goes on your slip.

What Does Win Either Half Mean?

You are backing a team to outscore its opponent in the first half, the second half, or both. Each half is treated as its own little match that starts at 0-0, and the final score does not matter. So the bet can still win when the game is drawn, and occasionally even when your team loses it, as long as your side came out on top in a single half. Added time at the end of each half counts; extra time in cup ties does not.

How It Settles

• Half time 1-0, full time 1-1: the home side took the first half and the visitors the second, so both HWEH and AWEH win.
• Half time 0-0, full time 2-0: the home side took the second half, so HWEH wins and AWEH loses.
• Half time 1-1, full time 2-2: neither half had a winner, so both bets lose.
• Half time 0-1, full time 0-1: the visitors took the first half and the second was goalless, so AWEH wins and HWEH loses.

Yes and No Options

Many bookmakers, the big Nigerian ones included, show this market with a Yes and a No button for each team. Yes is the bet described here. No is the opposite: it pays only if that team fails to win either half.

The Odds

Because one good half is enough, the price is cheaper than backing the outright result. A strong home favourite usually sits somewhere between about 1.30 and 1.60, while an underdog tends to be priced above 2.00. You accept a smaller return for an outcome that lands more often than a full-time win.

What Makes a Good Pick

Look at when a team does its damage. A number of sides tend to be ahead by the break; others are slow to get going but strong in the last half hour. Either pattern suits this market. A clear gap in quality helps, as does a home side that rarely goes 45 minutes without scoring, or an opponent that concedes in bursts. Recent half-time scores are the best guide: a team that wins plenty of halves but drops points late is a natural fit for this bet.

For another market built around the halves, see our HT/FT predictions. For full-time picks, try our home win or away win lists, or cover the draw with double chance.