Betting on Asian football – Football Betting Tips & odds

On this page you find lots of information about the best teams and the biggest games on the Asian continent. All sports fans who like to bet, but do not have Asia on the map in terms of football, will get their money’s worth here.

The Asian continent is emerging when it comes to the football business – with an emphasis on both football and business. China is leading the way and markets football in an unprecedented quality for Asian conditions and around it numerous countries are involved.

Asian Football Live Betting

The leagues in Japan and South Korea have been established for a long time, India followed with the founding of the new Super League, and Southeast Asian countries and Iran are also attracting more and more interesting foreign players.

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In addition, Australia has been another, often trend-setting member of the Asian Football Association for some time after the “Aussies” felt underwhelmed in the oceanic association.

In addition to the well-known Asia Cup for national teams, which is also widely covered by the press in Europe, there is also a Champions League in Asia, in which the best teams from the numerous member associations take part.

The AFC Champions League is an extremely exciting and entertaining competition because teams from numerous cultural backgrounds meet here and, moreover, significantly a higher amount of goals than in the counterparts in Africa or North America is scored.

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Betting on the AFC Champions League

The Asian version of the Champions League was held for the first time in 1967 and underwent some mode and name changes until it was renamed the AFC Champions League in 2003. Since then, the tournament has been played as it is today. After a short qualification stage, 32 teams take part in a group stage and then the tournament is played from the round of 16 with a return leg until the final games.

As on several other continents, such as the Copa Libertadores or the CAF Champions League in Africa, the final of the AFC Champions League is also played with a return leg. The most successful nation of the tournament is South Korea, which won twelve titles, followed by Japan with seven and Saudi Arabia with six.

The most successful teams in the AFC Champions League

4 Al-Hilal (KSA)
3              Pohang Steelers (KOR)
2              Esteghlal Teheran (IRN)
                Seongnam FC (KOR)
                Ittihad FC (KSA)
                Jeonbuk Motors (KOR)
                Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
                Al-Sadd (QAT)
                Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN)
                Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR)
                Suwon Bluewings (KOR)
                Thai Farmers Bank (THA)
Ulsan Hyundai (KOR)

A team that is clearly superior, like on other continents, cannot be found in Asia. There were a total of 24 different Champions League winners and the most successful side is Saudi Arabia’s top team Al-Hilal which won four trophys, the last in 2021. To build up a new record here would only require a short winning streak. In the past 15 years, most of the tournament’s top scorers have come from Brazil, and also players like Bafetimbi Gomis and Asamoah Gyan have been the top scorers in recent years. The record wins at the tournament also show higher results than in comparable competitions on other continents: In the group phase, there were two 15-0 wins in the 2000s, the highest triumphs in the quarter and semi-finals were several 6-0 wins and in the 2004 final, Ittihad FC won 5-0 against Seongnam.

Betting on Asian leagues

The enthusiasm for football, but also the willingness of the clubs in Asia to invest, is increasing rapidly and so the top leagues are never boring, but also the leagues in smaller football nations. In terms of finances, China is clearly the industry leader in Asia, but the Arab countries and the long-established East Asian leagues do not stand still and are building more professional structures on and on. Of all non-European leagues and tournaments, the Asian are the ones with the most goals scored on average. A kingdom for live betting!

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China – Betting on the Super League

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Big games in China

In China there are a large number of city derbies and regional clashes with a high level of explosiveness. There are no long derby stories in China because many of the clubs have only recently been founded or at least have been newly constituted. However, some duels attract big crowds and make the otherwise calm minds of the Chinese people go wild.

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Japan – Betting on the J-League

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South Korea – Betting on K League 1

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Big games in South Korea

Even though the clubs in South Korea, like in other Asian countries, are relatively young, South Korea has a greater derby tradition than Japan or China. There are numerous great rivalries here, which can even come up because of sponsors. Three derbies outshine everything:

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Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Co. – Betting on the desert leagues

In the 2000s, large amounts of money were invested into football on the Arabian Peninsula. On the one hand in the form of sponsorships in Europe, but on the other hand also in the own infrastructure and the top clubs. But many long-established clubs also went with the times and were lifted into new spheres. We look at the main teams and duels in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Al-Hilal – Betting on the Super Team from Riyadh

15 championship titles, 15 runner-up titles – that is the all-time record of Al-Hilal Riyadh, the absolute top team and record champion of Saudi Arabia. The team was founded in 1957 and established a large dominance in the Saudi Professional League in the 1980s. Especially in recent years, the Blue and Whites have been able to consolidate this position and impressed with ruthless attacking football, which also led to success on a continental level. With four wins – the last in 2021 – in the AFC Champions League, Al-Hilal are the new record winners of the competition. Due to the high amount of goals scored, Al-Hilal is one of the reasons for the high-scoring Saudi Professional League, which scratches the 3.00 goals per game mark practically every season. Absolute top players from the past played here, such as the Brazilian world champion Rivelino or Andrei Kanchelskis, but also stars from recent years, such as Sebastian Giovinco, Bafetimbi Gomis or Jonathan Soriano. Razvan Lucescu, Zlatko Dalic, Thomas Doll, Eric Gerets or, in the 1980s, the Hungarian-Spanish legend László Kubala took their places on Al-Hilal’s coaching bench.

Al-Nasr – Betting on ‘The International’

“Al-Nasr” is a name that can be found in many Arab countries. It means “victory” and on the Arabian Peninsula and beyond, some clubs are named like that. But no Al-Nasr is as successful as that in Saudi Arabia. Nine national championship titles and numerous victories in various cups make Al-Nasr the second most successful club in the country after Al-Hilal. The club was the first to take part in a FIFA Club World Cup and to win the Fair Play Award, which earned it the nickname “The International”. You could also call the club that because of the high number of international coaches: Fabio Cannavaro, Walter Zenga, Artur Jorge, Henri Michel and even Rene Higuita worked here. Just like Al-Hilal, Al-Nasr is a club that is known for great spectacle and likes to attack. The two teams also host the capital derby of Saudi Arabia.

Al-Ittihad – Betting on the People’s Club

The most impressive club in Saudi Arabia is Al-Ittihad, which means “United”. The club was founded in 1927 and is called the “Tiger” on the one hand, but also the “People’s Club” on the other. The Jeddah team won eight Saudi championships and twice the AFC Champions League. In addition to famous coaches such as Matjaz Kek, Slaven Bilic or Bruno Metsu, star players such as Bebeto, Jared Borghetti, Roberto Donadoni, Rob Witschge, Milenko Acimovic or Sulley Muntari played here. At the end of the 2000s, Al-Ittihad lost its long-standing supremacy in Saudi Arabia and was gradually replaced by the two major Riyadh clubs. Above all, the impact of their offensive lines suffered in the past decade and the people’s club lags far behind its claims. Because of numerous manager changes, they could never ensure continuity and keep up with the strong clubs from the capital. This almost permanent lack of stability and familiarity ensures that Al-Ittihad is still one of the teams in the Professional League with the most goals per game. In some cases, the club’s games have seen 3.50 goals per game in recent years. They still score a decent number of goals – if not as many as before – but have also conceded far too many for a long time.

Al-Hilal v Al-Ittihad: Betting on Saudi El Clasico

In Saudi Arabia there are three large games that are composed quite logically in the desert state: on the one hand, there are the derbies in the two large cities of Riyadh and Jeddah, on the other hand there is the Saudi Clásico between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. This is where the two most successful Saudi clubs meet on the continental level and at the same time the duel is the battle of the cities between Al-Hilal from Riyadh and Al-Ittihad from Jeddah. Officially, there were almost 150 derbies between the two rivals and Al-Hilal is ahead with almost 43% of the wins. This is mainly due to the home games that Al-Hilal wins with great reliability, while the games at Ittihad were almost exactly balanced looking at the overall balance of the duel.

Al-Sadd – Betting on the White Shirts

The most important club in Qatar are the Whites of Al-Sadd. With 14 championship titles, the club from the capital Doha is record champion of the Emirate and one of the most exciting teams in the already high-scoring Qatar Stars League, where the amount of goals per game over a whole season is always over 3.00, sometimes even up to 4.00. In 2019, for example, Al-Sadd became champions with 100 goals scored in just 22 rounds. Al-Sadd was previously home to numerous major ex-stars such as Abédi Pelé, Karim Bagheri, Ali Daei, Victor Ikpeba or Romário. Later, players like Mauro Zárate, Raúl and Xavi were brought to Doha. The latter became coach at the club after his active career, which he ended after four seasons as an active player at Al-Sadd.

Al-Duhail – Betting on the Red Knights

The second team, which currently plays an important role in Qatar, is currently only sixth in the all-time list of champions with six championships won, but will probably climb up in this ranking. Al-Duhail, founded in 2009 as Lekhwiya SC and also based in Doha, only needed nine seasons to win the first six championship titles due to great financial possibilities. Players like Aruna Dindane, the Qatari national hero Almoez Ali or Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic played here. In addition, well-known coaches such as Eric Gerets or Michael Laudrup were signed by the club. Just like Al-Sadd, Al-Duhail is a team that prefers an extremely attacking style of play. In recent years there has always been a goal scoring average of over 3.00 goals per game, but in some seasons it has even gone up to 4.30 per game on average.

Al Ain – Betting on The Boss

Al-Ain are the defining force in the UAE Pro League, the top division of the United Arab Emirates. The league is not as spectacular as the Qatar Stars League and is also in some competition with the league, which recently started signing stars that might otherwise have switched to the Emirates League. Nevertheless, the UAE Pro League is “high scoring” with a season average of between 2.90 and 3.50 goals per game, which is often due to the 13-time champions Al-Ain. In the AFC Club Ranking of the Asian association, the club always occupies one of the highest places and is therefore considered one of the best clubs in Asia. At the end of 2019, the team was only beaten by Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia. Al-Ain’s orientation is attacking and in their defense mainly strong players from the Emirates play. Especially at home games in the east of Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain is always very aggressive and unerring.

Shabab Al-Ahli FC – Betting on the top team from Dubai

The second most important team in the UAE Pro League and at the same time the toughest rival of Al-Ain is Shabab Al-Ahli from Dubai, who has won seven championship titles so far and in the past players like Ali Karimi, Fabio Cannavaro, Aristide Bancé, Grafite and Ricardo Quaresma were signed by the rich club. The club is considered extremely wealthy due to its ownership structure and also has an upright cooperation with the Spanish La Liga. Even if Shabab Al-Ahli also scores quite a few goals, in terms of regular goal scoring they are a long way behind Al-Ain. A recognizable pattern in the game concept of the club is the very successful counter tactics in away games. The team does not impose their own game on the opponent and lets him come and then switch from defense to offense at high speed. For example, within three seasons between 2015 and 2018, Shabab Al-Ahli conceded only 25 goals in 37 away games.

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Iran: Betting on the Persian Gulf Pro League

The Iranian league is not a special treat for fans of cultivated attacking football. The average number of goals per game lies between 1.95 and 2.20 over a whole season, which makes the Persian Gulf Pro League a very low-scoring league. However, it is still an extremely heated league with up to 80,000 spectators for individual games and some exciting teams that always produce great talents.

Persepolis – Betting on the Red Army

Iranian record champions are the Tehran club Persepolis, which has won twelve championship titles so far and had 100,000 spectators in the final of the 2018 AFC Champions League which is a competition record. Persepolis was able to sell numerous top players to Europe, especially to Germany. Players like Ali Karimi, Ali Daei, Vahid Hashemian and Mehdi Mahdavikia made their first steps here before they chose to go to Europe. In Iran, the team is considered more than just a football club, operates its own sports university, a TV station, several restaurants and sells drinks. Persepolis mostly provides teams that are characterized by high defensive stability and receives very few goals. Especially in home games, Persepolis has an average of a maximum of 1.00 per game in terms of conceded goals every season.

Esteghlal – Betting on Taj Tehran

Esteghlal Tehran, also called “Taj”, meaning “crown”, is the big challenger of Persepolis and the second hugely popular club in the Iranian capital. While Persepolis has now been privatized, Esteghlal still belongs to the Iranian Ministry of Sport and Youth. The eight-time champions did not bring out as many stars as Persepolis, but at least developed the later Austrian Bundesliga players Mehdi Pashazadeh and Farhad Majidi, for example. Just like Persepolis, Esteghlal is also a team that likes to have control over the ball and doesn’t attack ruthlessly. Exceptions like the 2008/09 season, in which Esteghlal scored 70 goals, are very rare and the team usually scores 40 to 50 times (currently) in the 30 game days of an Iranian Gulf Pro league season. Since the league was founded in 2001 as the Persian Gulf Pro League, the team has only scored six goals in one single game and conceded a maximum of four goals in one game, which in turn was the case four times.

Sepahan – Betting on the Asian Yellow Storm

The third highly interesting club in the Iranian league are five-time champions Sepahan, who are already in third place in the all-time table and in close contact with the two Tehran clubs. The club won four of its five titles in the 2010s, making it the dominant force in Iran in recent years. The club is known for its constant and professional work and also has one of the best youth academies in Iran, which is a good sign of the future of the Yellow and Blacks. Sepahan is also a club that does not celebrate too many goal festivals, but takes its victories pragmatically and hardly has an average of more than 1.5 goals scored per game even in their best seasons. Safety is also the top priority for the challengers of the two major capital clubs.

Persepolis – Esteghlal: Betting on the Tehran Derby

The Tehran Derby between Persepolis and Esteghlal is arguably the hottest game in all of Asia. Up to 80,000 spectators take part in this spectacle and the capital is divided into two parts with this game. The first duel of the two teams took place in 1968 and since then there have been over 85 duels between the bitter rivals. The prevailing result in this derby is a draw: 44% of the games end in a draw, which is an extremely high value. The two teams have won almost the same number of games so far. The Tehran Derby is also one of the lowest-scoring derbies in the world: the average of 1.89 goals per game undercuts even many derbies in North Africa. The highest derby victory of all time was achieved by Persepolis in 1973 when the Red Army won 6-0. The second highest win took place only a year earlier: But a 4-1 cannot really be considered ‘high’.

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Australia: Betting on the A-League

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Derbies in Australian football

Two city duels and a battle of the regions: These are the three games that dominate Australia’s football. Always there: The two big cities of Sydney and Melbourne, which outshine the few West Australian professional teams, but also the competition from Queensland.