Brazilian Women’s Serie A1 Betting Guide

Women's football in Brazil took a long time to become mainstream and gain any attention from TV broadcasters and football fans. There were no official leagues and it took a long time for female footballers to receive any kind of funding. Women's football was in fact illegal in Brazil until 1983, and only after it was legalised was a tournament formed, the Women's Football Brazil Trophy. This tournament was renamed to the Torneio Nacional in 1990 and Taça Brasil de Clubes in 1993. The tournament had to be cancelled in 2001 due to a lack of funding. This left the country with state leagues and no official national league for women's football. In the mid-2000s, there was an attempt to create a national league, though it was only played in the Sao Paulo state and in multiple towns of the Rio de Janeiro state.

Despite this, the women's national team was establishing itself as a formidable force, with players such as Marta and Cristiane. They even made it to the finals of the 2004 and 2008 Olympics women's football tournament.

In 2013, the Brazilian Football Confederation established the Serie A, a national short league that runs for 3 months, followed by the playoffs. Women's football in Brazil has hence become more popular nationally.

16 teams play in the Serie A1, which is the top flight of Brazilian women's football. There are a further two leagues, the Serie A2 and Serie A3, in which 36 and 32 teams play. In the Serie A1, the 16 teams play in a robin round format, meaning each team will play 15 league matches. At the end of the regular season, the top 8 teams proceed to the playoffs. The playoffs are played in an elimination round format, starting from the quarter finals and proceeding to the finals. Each round is played over two legs, using the away goal rule if there is a tie, and extra time and penalties if the game is still a tie.

The finals are also played over two legs, with the winner becoming the new champion of the Serie A1.

The Corinthians have won the league the most times, with three wins, followed by Ferroviaria with two wins and Rio Preto, Centro Olimpico, Flamengo and Santos with one win each.

How to Bet on the Serie A

Match Result

For all games, bets can be placed on one of the teams to win the game or for the game to end in a draw. The team with the shorter odds is the favourite to win, and the team with longer odds is the underdog.

Double Chance

When the teams playing are evenly matched, then it may be worth looking at the odds offered for double chance bets. The market gives punters three options to choose from: home team win or draw, away team win or draw, or home team win or away team win. As such, each option covers two of the possible three outcomes of a match. While the odds offered are shorter than a direct bet on which team will win, the risk is considerably reduced.

Handicap Bets

Punters who want to increase their odds may explore the range of bets with goal handicaps. Handicaps of -1.5, -2.5 and more can be set on a team, meaning they will have to win the game by at least 2, 3 or more goals. Alternatively, positive handicaps can be used such as +1.5, +2.5 and so on. These can be placed on the underdog, meaning that the bet will payout if they win the match or do not lose by more than the number of goals given in the handicap.

Over/Under Bets

There are many bets available in the over/under category. These are not directly related to the match result, they instead rely on certain game statistics. Aspects such as how many goals will be scored in a game, how many corners will be won, how many fouls, and more, may have over/under bets. For example, with the total goals market, the bet is on the total number of goals scored by both teams being over or under the value supplied by the market. There will usually be a choice of several values.

Game and Player Props

There are a number of bets that focus on more specific aspects of each game, offering fans long odds and even more excitement. Props may involve bets such as a certain player to score in the match, will there be a penalty, will the game have an even or odd number of goals, correct score prediction and many more.

In addition to these bets, there are a number of predefined parlay bets that mix up some of the other bets mentioned previously. These may include bets such as a team to lose the first half but win the game, a team to win the game scoring under 2.5 goals, the match to end in a draw with over 1.5 goals from both teams and more.

Often there are hundreds of different bets available for each football match. Therefore, it is worth taking a few minutes to look through them all, as each presents a different chance to win. While not all of these bets have been discussed here, using the principles explained you will have no problem understanding how each bet works.