Both teams to score: what it means and how it settles

What do Both Teams to Score Yes and No mean?

Both teams to score is a football market that asks one question: does each side score at least one goal? Sportingbet's football rules describe it as "A prediction on whether both teams will score a goal in regular play" [1]. The market has two sides, Yes and No.

Yes wins if the home side and the away side each score at least once. No is the other side: it wins if at least one side finishes without a goal, which includes a 0-0 draw and any win to nil. For Sportingbet that description of No is our reading. The rule we read spells out only Yes, in its abandonment wording [1].

SportyBet words both sides of the market: "Predict whether both teams will score in the match at regular time. *Yes (GG both teams score) *No (NG any team not to score)." [2] It also uses the labels GG and NG. Our reading: "any team not to score" covers a 0-0 draw and any win to nil.

The total number of goals does not change the result. A 1-1 draw and a 4-3 win both settle Yes, because each side scored. A 5-0 win settles No, because one side did not. The market is about whether both sides score, not about who wins.

Does both teams to score settle on 90 minutes?

On Sportingbet, yes: goals in regular play count, and extra time and penalties do not. Its football rules define regular play as "2 x 45 minute halves plus injury time", and say that all markets are settled on it unless displayed otherwise. Settlement "includes any added injury or stoppage time but does not include scheduled extra time or penalty shoot-outs, if played" [1].

Its general rules say the same for any sport with a playing time: "the result after regular playing time (including injury/added time) is decisive. Any extra time or penalty shoot-outs etc. will have no influence on the settlement of any bets." Exceptions are announced as they occur or sit in the sport's special rules [3].

SportyBet's soccer rules say: "All markets (except halftime, first-half markets, overtime and penalty shootout) are considered for regular time plus injury time. Unless otherwise stated for specific bet typologies overtimes and penalty shootouts will not affect the outcome of the bet." [2]

Its "Regular 90 Minutes" rule says markets "are based on the result at the end of a scheduled 90 minutes play unless otherwise stated", which "includes any added injury or stoppage time but does not include extra-time, time allocated for a penalty shootout or golden goal." [2] The both teams to score description above says "at regular time", and the page states no exception for it.

So take a cup tie that is 1-0 to the home side after 90 minutes plus stoppage time, and the away side scores in extra time. Our reading of the Sportingbet and SportyBet rules is that both teams to score settles on the 1-0: Yes loses and No wins. A goal in stoppage time before the final whistle does count. The same goal in extra time does not.

Do own goals count in both teams to score?

Sportingbet says they do. The rule ends "Own goals count in this market" [1]. Goalscorer markets work the other way: Sportingbet's rule for them says "Own goals do not count for any goalscorer markets" [1]. Whether an own goal counts depends on the market, so read the rule for the one you are betting on.

The both teams to score rule does not say which side an own goal is credited to. A different Sportingbet market, team to score first, second or next goal, says "Own goals count to the side credited with the goal" [1]. We found no such wording for both teams to score, so we do not apply it here. Another bookmaker may count own goals differently.

In SportyBet's soccer rules, own goals appear only in its goalscorer, assist, player goals and next scoring type rules. The goalscorer rule says "Own goals will not be considered for Anytime Goalscorer or Player to score X or more settlement purposes and are ignored." [2] The page has no own-goal wording for both teams to score, so we do not say whether SportyBet counts them there.

What happens if the match is abandoned or postponed?

The rule varies by bookmaker. Sportingbet is the one whose both teams to score rule names abandonment. It says: "If a match is abandoned, all bets will be made void except where settlement has been determined, e.g. if both teams have already scored at the point of abandonment then YES will be settled as the winner" [1].

Our reading of that rule, with invented scores: a match abandoned at 1-1 settles Yes as the winner. A match abandoned at 1-0 or 0-0 has settled nothing yet, because a side could still have scored, so the bet is void. Where a single bet is void, Sportingbet's rules count it as won at odds of 1.00, so the stake comes back [3].

A suspended match is a separate case. Sportingbet's football rules void bets on a match suspended before regular play is complete if it "is not restarted on the same day (local time) and played to completion", and add that "Bets the outcome of which has already been determined at the time of suspension will stand" [1].

For a postponed match, Sportingbet's football rules void bets struck before kick-off "unless the match is delayed prior to the scheduled kick-off time and takes place on the same day (local time at venue)" [1]. Its general rules give a wider window: a postponed event that restarts not later than 72 hours from the displayed start date still counts [3]. The football rules say they "take precedence over the Sports betting general rules" [1].

SportyBet's both teams to score description has no abandonment wording, and the full text of its sports rules page has none for it. Its soccer rules say: "If a match is interrupted and continued within 48h after initial kickoff, all open bets will be settled with the final result. Otherwise all undecided bets are considered void." [2]

They add: "If a match is interrupted or postponed and is not continued within 48h after initial kick-off date betting will be void." Its general rules say: "If a match is not completed or not played (e.g. through disqualification, interruption, withdrawal, changes in draws, etc.) all undecided markets are considered void." [2]

The same page makes an exception for pre-match bets on friendly matches, which "will be settled based on the actual duration of the match". Only those "played for less than 45 minutes or more than 120 minutes are considered void" [2]. For other matches, the pages do not say whether a Yes bet counts as decided once both sides have scored, so we do not say how SportyBet settles one.

SportyBet's help page says a void match counts as "an odd of 1.00" and that "other selections of a winning ticket will then be paid out regularly" [4]. It does not say what a voided single bet returns. Our reading: if SportyBet settles it at odds of 1.00 too, a single gets the stake back.

Supabets words it differently. Its betting terms say: "For all sports unless clearly stated, events whose start time is postponed and then rescheduled to a time more than 24 hours after the original start time will automatically be deemed void for settling purposes" [5]. We found no both teams to score rule in those terms. Read your bookmaker's rule before you bet.

What is match result and both teams to score?

It is one selection that asks two questions about a match: who wins, and do both sides score? Sportingbet's football rules describe it as "A prediction on who will win the match with both teams scoring a goal during regular play" [1]. The selection wins only when both parts are true. That is our reading of the description.

The same rule says "All other outcomes are available under this market including team 1 or 2 to win to nil, both teams not to score and both teams to score and the match to end in a draw" [1]. It also says: "If a match is abandoned all bets on these markets will be made void" [1].

That is stricter than the plain both teams to score rule. With the plain market, a match abandoned after both teams have scored still settles Yes as the winner. With the combined market, Sportingbet's wording voids all bets on abandonment, with no exception for a part that was already settled.

SportyBet lists the same combination as "1X2 & Both Teams To Score" and describes it as "Predict the winner in regular time and whether both teams will score." [2] The page has no abandonment or void wording written for it, so we do not say how SportyBet settles it.

Can I combine both teams to score with other bets from the same match?

It depends on the bookmaker and on how the bet is built. Sportingbet's general rules say: "The customer may not combine (parlay) related bets on the same event. Related bets are two or more different bets that have related contingency." [3] It reserves the right to decide which bets are related.

Sportingbet's Build a Bet is the feature built for several selections from one match. Its terms call it "a bet with two or more legs (selections) within a single event with the odds calculated based on the relationship between the different legs". If one leg is voided, "the entire Build a Bet will be voided, regardless of the outcome of the other legs" [6].

The same terms list selections that conflict, and one pair involves this market: "Under 1.5 Total Goals" with "Both Teams to Score (BTTS) - Yes". The reason given is "If both teams score, there must be at least 2 goals." [6] The over/under guide covers total goals.

Supabets has its own rule for multiples: "Multiple bets are not accepted where the outcome of one part of the bet contributes to the outcome of another. When a multiple bet of this type has been accepted in error, it will be settled by equally dividing the stake unit where the related outcomes clash." [5] It lists no both teams to score combination.

SportyBet's soccer rules list combined markets, including "Over/Under & Both Teams To Score" and "Double Chance & Both Teams To Score". The first is described as "Predict whether the total number of goals at regular time is over/under a given line and if both teams will score." [2]

SportyBet's terms say multiple bets combining selections from one event "are only accepted where the specific combination is permitted as a Bet Builder or a specific market type, e.g. 1X2 and Over/Under 2.5 Goals", and that "Any related bets accepted in error will be settled as split stake single bets." [7]

What does a both teams to score bet pay? A worked example

The prices below are invented. They come from no bookmaker and no match. The arithmetic is the one in the decimal odds guide: the return on a winning bet is the stake multiplied by the price, the profit is the return minus the stake, and the chance a price implies is 1 divided by the price.

The two implied chances for Yes and No add up to about 105.3%, not 100%. The extra 5.3 points is the margin built into the two prices, explained in the decimal odds guide. A price tells you what a bet pays, not whether it will win, and no bet is certain.

The combined price is longer because the bet needs two things at once: the home side must win and both sides must score. It cannot be more probable than either of its parts alone. A longer price means a bigger return if it wins and a smaller implied chance, not a better bet.

Whose rules does this guide use?

We read the published betting rules of three of the eight bookmakers we review: Sportingbet's football, general and Build a Bet pages and Supabets' betting terms on 28 October 2026, and the SportyBet help pages on sports rules, FAQ and terms on 29 October 2026. SportyBet's sports rules sit in collapsed sections, so we read the full text of the page.

Supabets' terms had no both teams to score rule, so this guide uses them only for postponed events and related outcomes. The SportyBet rule for the market is its one-line description, and its abandonment and related-bet rules are general ones that do not name it. The pages say nothing about own goals for it.

We could not read the rules of Betway, Hollywoodbets or World Sports Betting. From our own network, our internet provider sent all three to a block page. From a second network, Betway's rules page loaded but did not show its rules text, and Hollywoodbets and World Sports Betting returned an access-denied response (HTTP 403).

On 29 October 2026, 10bet returned HTTP 403 with a page titled 'Just a moment...'. Easybet redirected us to a page titled 'easybet.co.za - Only Available in South Africa'. We worked around none of these.

Before you bet: limits and help

1. Read the market's own rules for what counts (regular play or more), whether own goals count, what happens if the match is abandoned or postponed, and how a combination is settled.
2. Set your betting limits before you deposit, not after a loss.
3. If a bet is settled in a way you do not understand, ask support in writing and keep the reply.
4. If that does not settle it, check the bookmaker's licence and contact the provincial board that issued it. If the board has not been able to assist, the NGB says to escalate the complaint in writing to [email protected] [8].
5. If betting stops being a pastime, see responsible gambling and the helpline.

Sources

The numbers in the text point to these pages. Each was opened on the date shown.

1. Sportingbet South Africa, Help: Sports Betting Special Rules, Football. Read 28 October 2026.
2. SportyBet South Africa, Help: How to play, Sports (Soccer rules and market descriptions). Read 29 October 2026.
3. Sportingbet South Africa, Help: Sports Betting General Remarks (the page is marked last updated 05/10/2017). Read 28 October 2026.
4. SportyBet South Africa, Help: How to play, FAQ. Read 29 October 2026.
5. Supabets, Betting Terms and Conditions. Read 28 October 2026.
6. Sportingbet South Africa, Help: Build a Bet Terms and Conditions. Read 28 October 2026.
7. SportyBet South Africa, Help: About, Terms and Conditions (Related Contingency Betting). Read 29 October 2026.
8. National Gambling Board, Frequently Asked Questions. Read 28 October 2026.

About this guide

Published by Avenmark Media. A separate pass re-opened every source above and checked each claim against it, on 29 October 2026. A second, independent check compared a sample of the claims with the same sources. How we write and correct our pages.

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