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The Expected Value of a bet shows us how much we can expect to win (on average) per bet, and as such is the most valuable calculation a bettor can make when comparing bookmakers' odds. How can you calculate Expected Value in sports betting in order to predict your winnings? Read on to find out.

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[[url:pagename|userkey=key1]]Ever wondered how bookmakers set the odds? The odds you are being offered reflect not only what the bookmaker considers as a likely outcome but also how much money the customers are betting on the markets. <o:p></o:p>

So what happens when bettors ignore statistics and bet based on widely-held misconceptions? Well, that’s when profit opportunities arise. In a series of articles, Pinnacle will be exposing some of the biggest fallacies in the cliche-driven world of sports, and with the Champions League now back in full swing, where better to start than this&nbsp;common soccer-based myth?

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<h4>They will be tired after playing in Europe</h4>

“They had a Champions League match before. It must have taken a lot out of them. You should oppose them” is a commonly held wisdom, but scratching the surface of this idea provides plenty of cause to question it. <o:p></o:p>

Half of European matches are played at home and even away matches are mostly within a maximum of a three hour flight, which means players will be back in the their own beds after a European fixture. Add to the mix the top training facilities and fitness personnel the teams have at their disposal and it becomes even less plausible that&nbsp;Premier League players should in anything but&nbsp;prime condition despite continental commitments.&nbsp;

<h4>League win rate after UCL games for Arsenal, Chelsea &amp; Man City </h4>

With three top Premier League teams currently playing in the <a href="https://www.pinnacle.com/en/odds/specials/soccer/uefa-champions-league">Champions League</a> knock-out phase, here is a look at how they have performed after European games in the past six-year period according to a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35146716" target="_blank">study conducted by BBC</a>. <o:p></o:p>

Since 2010-2011 Arsenal has improved their performance in the League following a European fixture in three seasons and deteriorated in the rest three, however with a relatively small difference.<o:p></o:p>

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Unlike their excellent past record, Chelsea has been consistently underperforming after European matches in the final two seasons under Mourinho. <o:p></o:p>

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Man City has failed to make significant progress in the Champions League since returning to Europe’s elite competition in 2011-2012. <o:p></o:p>

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Bear in mind though that, all in all, 60% of the Premier League teams included in the study did better or exactly the same after European games.
With this in mind, perhaps bettors will now approach betting on post-European soccer matches differently, as opposed to simply&nbsp;accepting age-old clichés that very rarely have any statistical substance.&nbsp;

In soccer there is a number of commonly held beliefs, so plausible that almost everyone accepts them as true. Some are right, some not. When it comes to betting, though, received wisdom is a dangerous territory. We thought it was only right to start busting a few common myths for you, starting with an age-old European soccer misconception.