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Please enter values:

Back stake (£):
Back odds (decimal):
Back commission (%): For the majority of bookmakers this is 0.
Lay odds (decimal):
Lay commission (%): For Betfair this is 5.

Type of bet:

Qualifier bet (using your own money)
Free bet, stake returned
Free bet, stake not returned

Lay stake (£): (lay this much at the betting exchange)
Liability (£): (ensure you have this much in your betting exchange account to cover the bet)

Results matrix Net result at the bookmakers (£) Net profit at the bookmakers (£) Net result at the betting exchange (£) Net profit at the betting exchange (£)
If you win at the bookmakers
If you lose at the bookmakers

Net profit overall (£) Percentage of original bet retained