Best Chinese Super League Betting Sites

Asian Handicap

If you have used Chinese betting sites before, then you’ll know exactly how Asian Handicaps work. This type of betting market originated in the Far East and eliminates the possibility of a draw. You will see numbers such as 0, -0.5, and -1 listed beside their respective odds. Here’s what these figures mean:

• The 0 Asian Handicap is a popular choice when evenly matched teams play each other. You receive your stake (the amount of money you bet) if the match ends in a draw. If the team you bet on wins, your bet wins. If the other team wins, you lose.
• The -0.5 Asian Handicap means your team is starting with a disadvantage on the scoresheet. Your team must win by at least one goal for your bet to win. If the other team wins or the match ends in a draw, you lose.
• The -1 Asian Handicap works in the same way, except this time your team must win by two or more goals. If your team wins by one goal, you receive your stake. If the other team wins or the match ends in a draw, you lose.

Of course, you could also select +0.5 and +1. The handicap bets mean the team you’ve selected start with a half-goal and one-goal lead, respectively.

Booking Points

Chinese Super League matches are often fiery affairs, especially derbies such as Shanghai Shenhua vs Shanghai SIPG, Beijing Guoan vs Shanghai Shenhua, and Guangzhou Evergrande vs Guangzhou R&F.

Chinese football supporters do not take kindly to their team losing to rivals. As expectations are high, players often tackle even harder than usual. If a player mistimes their tackle and hurts a player from the opposition, the referee may show a yellow or red card. Other players may remember this challenge and seek revenge by making tough tackles of their own.

CSL betting sites allow you to bet on the number of booking points in a match. A yellow card is worth 10 points and a red card is worth 25 points. If a player receives a second yellow, the referee will show a red card. Each player can receive a maximum of 35 booking points.

Let’s say you bet over 60.5 booking points in a clash between Shanghai Shenhua vs Shanghai SIPG at odds of 2.00. This means there must be at least seven yellow cards, one red card and three yellow cards, or two red cards in the match for your bet to win.

Match Corners

It can be exhausting watching a Chinese Super League match. Most teams have an attacking mindset and like to counterattack at the speed of light, meaning a flurry of action at both ends of the pitch.

As both teams attack so frequently, they both have lots of shooting opportunities. Goalkeepers and defenders block many of these shots, resulting in corners. You can use this to your advantage by betting on the total number of corners in a match.

Let’s say you bet over 10.5 corners in the national derby between Beijing Guoan vs Shanghai Shenhua. If the match ends with 11 or more corners, you win.

Match Goals

There’s a reason so many Chinese Super League betting tips focus on goals: CLS matches are often high-scoring affairs. As mentioned above, Chinese teams take an attacking approach and unleash shots from everywhere. Interestingly, the most goals scored in a CSL match is eight: Shanghai SIPG 8–0 Dalian Yifang (3 March 2018).

If you expect teams to score goals for fun, check out the over/under odds. As online bookmakers expect more goals in Chinese Super League matches compared to many other leagues around the world, they set over/under odds accordingly. Over 2.5 goals may be 1.40, meaning you must bet £100 to win £40. For odds closer to even money, you may have to bet on over 3.5 goals.

Of course, you can also bet on fewer goals. Many successful Chinese Super League punters bet under in matches expected to have lots of goals in the hope of both teams cancelling each other out. For instance, you may find favourable odds on under 4.5 goals, meaning you win if there are less than five goals.