Premier League betting guide for the season
Premier League betting is the core of the weekend betslip for many punters in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. Twenty clubs play each other home and away, 38 matches each and 380 in total, from August to May. The bottom three are relegated.
Kick-off times in West and East Africa
English kick-offs are set in UK time, which moves an hour twice a year. The local time in Accra, Lagos and Nairobi moves with it. A Saturday 3pm UK kick-off falls at:
| City | Late March to late October | Rest of the season |
|---|---|---|
| Accra | 2pm | 3pm |
| Lagos | 3pm | 4pm |
| Nairobi | 5pm | 6pm |
The 3pm Saturday matches are kept off live UK television. They are broadcast across Africa, so you can watch every game on your slip. Confirmed line-ups arrive about an hour before kick-off, your last chance to check that a key player starts. Sunday, Monday and midweek games follow the same shift.
Markets and outrights
The popular match markets are the result (1X2), double chance and both teams to score, shown as GG or NG on Nigerian and Ghanaian sites. Over or under 2.5 goals, the Asian handicap and player markets such as anytime goalscorer, shots and cards follow. All of them settle on 90 minutes plus stoppage time.
Outright markets cover the title, the top four, relegation and the Golden Boot. Prices are sharpest before the season and after the January transfer window, when squads are settled.
Relegation markets reward homework. Newly promoted sides start among the favourites to go down, and in both 2023/24 and 2024/25 all three promoted clubs went straight back down. Outrights tie your stake up for nine months, so they deserve only a small share of the bankroll.
Weekend accas and bonuses
A full matchday has ten games, and putting all ten on one slip is tempting. Ten favourites at 1.50 give total odds of about 57. Even with a 62% chance each, that slip lands less than 1% of the time.
Two or three selections studied properly beat a slip of ten guesses. Team news, injuries and fixture congestion after European midweek games are the places to start.
Many welcome offers demand accumulators of three or more legs at 1.40 or higher. Premier League favourites regularly sit below that price, so a slip of short home wins falls outside the bonus count.
How betting bonuses work explains the rules, and handicap betting explained covers the Asian lines. Our bankroll management guide spreads Premier League betting stakes across the season.