The four fold is one of the most common accumulators that
you can create in football betting. It is popular because it has fewer teams
yet offers more reward than a treble, double or single. Like all accumulators,
a four fold is a risky venture as the failure of any one team means the bet is
lost. However, combining four teams into a four fold means the profit is
massive on a small stake.
What is a four fold? It is a bet made of four selections. It
is an accumulator and so all the teams must win for the bet to be a success. If
on the contrary one or two of the teams in the bet fails to get the predicted
outcome, the bet fails and your stake is lost. In a four fold, the odds are
multiplied to give you combined massive odds and hence the huge potential profits.
Simply put, the winnings from the first to the second, third and fourth
selections combine to yield a bigger return on the four fold.
Let us look at an example of a four fold. Our teams will be
Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. Assume that on one football
day, all the teams are playing and we consider them all odds on to win. We can
then combine them all into one bet as follows:
Manchester United to win @1.80
Chelsea to win @1.70
Arsenal to win @1.50
Liverpool to win @1.60
If we select all the four teams and put our bet using Ksh
200. Then our earnings will be 1.80 x 1.70 x 1.50 x 1.60 x 200, which is Ksh
1468.80. That is massive return on just four teams! The profit is Ksh 1268.80
which is quite impressive. From the calculation above, you can see why it is
quite rewarding to actually back a four fold bet. But you must remember that if
one of the teams in the four fold fails then your bet bombs. In a four fold,
all your selections must win. If any of them loses, you lose.
Like all other accumulators, a four fold has attractive odds
and amazing return. However, you must bet logically and with good sense, always
considering the other side of things. You must always remember that even if you
pick four teams that are stronger than their opponents and are favorites to
win, it is still difficult for all the four teams to win and all your
predictions to be correct. Few people achieve this on a regular basis.
Therefore, it is important to research the teams you put in your four fold
thoroughly. You should also consider any offers provided by bookmakers on
accumulators of four teams. For example, some bookmakers may return your stake
if the four fold fails by just one team.
Another way to try to give yourself some insurance with four
folds is to pick six (6) teams and use the teams to build 15 four folds. This
means that you combine the six teams in different ways until you have 15
different four fold bets. You will need a stake 15 times as large as the
minimal unit you want to use per bet, so you can divide it into 15 equal
portions for the bets. With the 15 four folds, you are covered a little bit
better than in a normal four fold, but the risk is increased because you are
going to use more money.