Handball Betting Guide

Introduction to the Handball Betting Guide

Introduction to the Handball Betting Guide: Handball has a significant level of popularity mainly in Continental Europe, but it is only a minor sport in the United Kingdom.

The founding fathers of handball were German physical education specialists who based the new sport on two games: Raffball (snatchball) and Koningsbergball in the early 20th century.

Handball gradually spread to Denmark, Norway and Sweden and later to central European countries.

Handball is even starting to be more popular in Spain and the Basque region.

The Spaniards have their own variant of handball called Pelota Basque.

The Irish version of handball is known as Gaelic handball. What are the benefits of playing handball?

Firstly, it allows you to burn a lot of calories and become ambidextrous.

It increases your coordination between hands and vision and, most importantly, it is a team sport in the very essence of the word.

Defend and attack as a unit – one for all and all for one.

Handball competitions

The most popular tournaments widely covered by the biggest online bookmakers include:

Olympic Games: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics enjoyed great popularity among bettors. Handball has been an Olympic discipline since 1972, but the turning point in the popularity of handball betting came much later, at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

The Men’s Handball World Championship: This major international handball event has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938. It is played biannually and enjoys a high profile in Continental Europe.
The EHF Champions League: Europe’s regional men’s handball tournament is organized by the European Handball Federation.
The European Men’s Handball Championship: This biannual tournament is played by Europe’s top men’s handball teams, also serving as a qualifying tournament for the World Championships.
The EHF Cup Winners’ Cup: Annual competition for European men’s and women’s clubs that win their domestic cups.
Handball betting in domestic leagues: Probably the strongest handball league is the German Bundesliga, and among the top online bookmakers it receives the most betting coverage. The Spanish League ASOBAL is also a very popular choice among bettors.

Handball bet types

Match Bet – prediction of which team will win the match (usually also with the result of a tie)
Interval Bet – Prediction of which team will lead the interval
Bet with Handicaps – in this type of bet, the team that the bookmakers consider to be weaker is given a disadvantage in the form of goals, so that in favor of the bet, the chances of both teams are close to the same value – the chances of the favorite team go up, the chances of the other team go down.
More / Under Goals Bet – prediction on whether the total number of goals in the match will be higher or lower than the value defined by the hypothesis creators.

Other bets:

Will the total number of goals be even or odd?

Will the total number of goals in the first half be odd or even?

Will the total number of goals in the second half be odd or even?

Will more goals be scored in the first or second half?

Handball betting tips

A good goalkeeper, in addition to betting during the game, means profit

In handball, a good charismatic goalkeeper is often held to be the key to success.

What is most important for a goalkeeper to have a great defensive performance is to drain the confidence levels of the opponents in the early stages of the game.

What often happens next is that opponents become unsure of their abilities and hesitate to throw the ball into the goal.

Goals are scored very often in handball.

If a goalkeeper stops a shot, he is often considered an exceptional defender, unlike football where attackers miss opportunities very often.

If you have the opportunity to witness this phenomenon when watching a handball game (TV or Live Broadcast), you can try your hand at live betting and support the team with the most inspired goalkeeper.

Never bet on a draw

Handball matches rarely result in a draw, which means that there are very high payout chances.

But in most cases, it is better to support one of the teams as the game’s winning team.