There are so many ideas about football betting that exist today and handicap betting is one of them. 

Even in the world of handicap betting there are categories. 

And this guide is focused on away handicap 0.2 betting. 

One thing that gave me concern as a newbie betting is understanding what handicap means. 

Just like me there are a lot of bettors who do not exactly understand what it means to play handicap betting and we want to use this post to show you what it means to play handicap betting. 

This guide is a complete explanation of what away handicap 0.2 means in football betting. 

For us to get the full idea of what it is, we have to begin with what handicap betting means. 

What is Handicap Betting?

Handicap betting is a system that is used by bookmakers to make football matches more balanced. 

Now you will ask, why does it need to be balanced or how can it be balanced?

The simple idea is that some games already look like it favors a particular team. 

A match between one big team and one small team can be considered one-sided so the handicap is used to even the odds - like make it look as though both teams are the same. 

The way to even out the odds is to give one team, the bigger team a handicap - such that the smaller team can feel like an equal. 

That is basically what handicap betting is about. 

What Then is Away Handicap 0.2?

Away handicap is when the handicap is given to the away team so if there is a game between Manchester United and Barnsley at Old Trafford and we say away handicap 0.2 it means that we are saying the away side is beginning the match either with the advantage of 2 goals or a disadvantage of 2 goals. 

Basically, the “0.2” handicap is actually a quarter-goal handicap in Asian handicap betting. 

As you can tell, it is between 0 and 0.5.

We see this displayed as +0.25 or -0.25 depending on the side you bet on. 

Why is this kind of betting good? 

The away handicap 0.2 or the handicap in general is useful to reduce risk. You know that football betting can be risky - if we want to reduce the risk of betting then we use the handicap. 

Quarter handicaps differ from whole (0, 1, 2) and half (0.5, 1.5) handicaps because they allow half-wins or half-losses depending on the match outcome.

How Away Handicap 0.2 Works in Practice

That definition alone does not cut it and we know that. 

Even for me, I only fully understood the away handicap when I saw it work in real terms. 

So I have explained it with an exact example for you. 

If you bet on away handicap 0.2, your bet is going to be divided equally between the 0 handicap and the 0.5 handicap. 

Still don’t understand?

This is how it works exactly:

1. If the away team wins the match then the bet has won. 

2. If the match ends in a draw then half your stake is going to be refunded to you and the other half will be lost ‘

3. If the away team loses the match then you lose entirely. 

The way it works is for those who do not like risks. 

But even with that, it still needs to be used in a system where we are sure that the away side is not going to lose. 

That is the only time that the away handicap 0.2 bet can work. 

At least, when they draw, you will not lose everything. 

Examples of Away Handicap 0.2 Bets

For more clarity, let us use a real example so we can see how an away handicap 0.2 bet is going to work for you. 

So let’s say we give you a game - away handicap 0.2 and the game is between Chelsea and PSG at Stamford Bridge. 

You then decide to stake on the game with ₦10,000 on Away Handicap +0.2 (or +0.25) at odds of 1.90.

• If the away team wins, you win ₦19,000 (₦9,000 profit).

• If the game ends in a draw, you lose ₦5,000 (half your stake) and get ₦5,000 back.

• If the away team loses, you lose the full ₦10,000.

We can compare it with the away handicap 0 and away handicap 0.5. 

For the first, away handicap 0, you get full refunds if there is a draw. 

Then for the second - away handicap 0.5 - you get a win because that is what a draw is counted as. 

Looking at how complex it is, you could ask - what then is the use of this betting market? 

Or a smarter question would be why should anyone want to bet on away handicap 0.2? 

So Why Use Away Handicap 0.2?

I think the major reason why is because you want value but not to be reckless. 

Everyone wants something that can give them profit. 

It is profit and value not either one of the two. 

So if you go for a bet, it has to be giving you security and then it has to be profitable and that is really what the away handicap 0.2 is. 

At least for one, this is a market that gives you better odds than draw no bet. 

You must have heard that draw no bet is safe. 

That is true but you do not get high odds with that market and that brings us to talk about away handicap 0.2 - where you get safe bets and still get more value. 

So when should you use this market?

There is only once case that you should go for a handicap betting like this one and that is when we are sure that the away side is going to play better. 

The reason we use it when we feel there is going to be a draw lurking so we just use it for the added security - without losing the profit obviously. 

Conclusion

That does it on what the away handicap 0.2 means in football betting. 

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