Both teams to score, shortened to BTTS, is a bet that each side will get at least one goal. A 1-1 draw wins it, and so does a 3-2. A 1-0 or a 4-0 loses it. Every Saturday and Sunday match in the table below has a predicted score, so you can see the BTTS answer at a glance: both numbers above zero is a yes.
The table is from an outside provider and we show it as published. This page looks at something people often miss. A BTTS bet sits inside the match result, and a draw, a home win and an away win each carry a very different BTTS rate.
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How BTTS is settled
Normal time and added time decide it, with penalties and own goals counting as goals. Extra time and shoot-outs are ignored. If a match is abandoned, most bookmakers void the bet unless both teams have already scored. Some call the bet GG and NG. The rules are the same everywhere in principle, but read the version on your slip.
BTTS inside each result
The two results most often paired with BTTS are a draw and a narrow win. Here’s what we found in 14,617 league matches from July 2024 to October 2026:
| Result | BTTS yes |
|---|---|
| Draw | 73% |
| Home win by one goal | 54% |
| Away win by one goal | 56% |
| Home win by two goals | 44% |
| Home win by three or more | 31% |
A draw is the most BTTS-friendly result there is, because three of every four draws are 1-1, 2-2 or 3-3. The only draw that fails is 0-0. By contrast the more one-sided the win, the less likely both teams scored. A three-goal home win was a BTTS yes only 31% of the time, since most of them are 3-0 and 4-0.
This is where a weekend list can fool you. If the table shows a predicted score of 2-0, the BTTS answer is already no. If it shows 1-1 or 2-2, it’s yes. The score and the result carry the BTTS answer with them.
What each predicted score says about BTTS
Because every score has a fixed BTTS answer, you can read it directly off the table:
| Predicted score | Result | BTTS |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Draw | No |
| 1-0 or 2-0 | Home win | No |
| 1-1 or 2-2 | Draw | Yes |
| 2-1 or 3-2 | Home win | Yes |
| 3-0 or 4-0 | Home win | No |
| 1-2 or 2-3 | Away win | Yes |
| 0-1 or 0-2 | Away win | No |
Two cases are worth a second look. A predicted 1-0 is the commonest score after 1-1 and it’s a BTTS no, but a 1-0 in a match between two attacking sides can easily become 1-1 or 2-1. And a predicted 2-1 is the commonest BTTS yes outside the draws, so if the table’s goals figure is low next to it, the two don’t quite agree.
What the weekend is like for BTTS
Weekend matches had both teams scoring 54.1% of the time, against 52.1% in midweek matches. Saturday was 54.8%, Sunday 52.9% and Friday 54.0%. These are close, and the midweek group is much smaller.
More interesting is the variation from weekend to weekend. We grouped 81 weekends and found a BTTS rate that averaged 54.3% but ran as low as 43% and as high as 67%. Six weekends reached 60% or more, and another six were at 48% or less.
If you’re picking from a long list, that’s the thing to remember. A weekend where BTTS lands in two matches out of three, or in only two out of five, is within the normal range. It says nothing about the next one.
Which leagues to expect it in
The league decides the baseline. The Eredivisie (61%) and the Bundesliga (59%) are the most generous for both teams scoring. Serie A (49%), the Primeira Liga (49%) and the Greek Super League (49%) are the least. On a weekend table that contains a lot of Italian football, expect fewer BTTS yes results than the overall average.
Putting BTTS with the result
Many people build a weekend slip by pairing BTTS with a result, for example a draw and BTTS yes, or an away win and BTTS yes. The numbers show why that can be a trap. BTTS yes inside a draw is already 73%, so adding BTTS to a draw prediction asks for little more than the draw itself. BTTS yes inside a home win by two or more goals was 44% and by three or more 31%, so adding it to a strong home win asks for a lot.
In short, the more lopsided the result you expect, the less likely BTTS yes becomes. Choose the result first and let it tell you the BTTS answer, not the other way round.
Five rules we follow
- Read the BTTS answer off the predicted score. Both numbers above zero is yes.
- Treat a predicted draw as a strong BTTS yes. 73% of draws are 1-1, 2-2 or 3-3. The exception is 0-0.
- Treat a comfortable win as a BTTS no. The bigger the winning margin, the less likely both scored.
- Remember the weekend swing. The BTTS rate for a whole weekend can run from 43% to 67%.
- Don’t stack. Three yes picks at 55% each all land together only 17% of the time.
Common mistakes
The most common mistake is backing BTTS yes on a team that “always scores” without checking who’s on the other side. The visitors fail to score in nearly a third of matches.
Another is backing BTTS yes and a home win together. A home win by two or more goals went BTTS yes only 44% of the time and by three or more only 31%.
The third is treating a weekend as a single sample. A BTTS selection that lands on Saturday but not on Sunday hasn’t failed, because the rate varies a lot between days.
Questions about weekend BTTS
What does BTTS yes mean? Both teams score at least once.
Does a draw count as BTTS yes? Only if both teams scored. 1-1 and 2-2 do. 0-0 doesn’t.
How often does BTTS land in a draw? In 73% of draws.
Is BTTS more common at the weekend? Slightly. 54.1% against 52.1% midweek.
How much does BTTS vary from weekend to weekend? From about 43% to 67% in our sample.
Which league has the most BTTS? The Eredivisie, at about 61%.
Where can I see the other days? On BTTS for today and the tomorrow page. For goal totals, see over and under for the weekend.
These are estimates and nothing more. If you bet, you must be 18 or over, and the stake should be money you can afford to lose.