Over/Under markets give you a line to go above or below. Exact Goals and Multigoal markets give you a specific number or a defined band of acceptable totals. These are distinct ways to bet on the total goals in a match, each with different settlement conditions and different odds implications.
What is Exact Goals in betting?
Exact Goals asks you to predict the precise total number of goals in the match — both teams' goals combined. There are no ranges and no catch-all lines: the total must be exactly the number you selected.
Example: "Exact Goals 2" — wins only if the final total is exactly 2 goals. This includes scores like 2-0, 1-1, and 0-2. A match ending 3-0 loses this market (3 goals, not 2). A match ending 1-0 loses (1 goal, not 2).
Exact Goals is typically available for totals from 0 through to a "6+" catch-all option. The "6+" selection covers all matches where the total is 6 or more goals — it is the only band in Exact Goals that covers multiple outcomes.
What is Multigoal (Multigoals) betting?
Multigoal gives you a band of acceptable outcomes rather than a single exact number. You select a range, and you win if the total goals fall anywhere within that band.
Example: "Multigoal 2-4" — wins if total goals are 2, 3, or 4. A total of 1 loses (below the band). A total of 5 loses (above the band). Totals of 2, 3, or 4 all win.
Common bands offered by bookmakers include: 1-2, 2-3, 1-3, 2-4, 3-5, 4-6, and others. The exact bands available vary by bookmaker.
What is Multigoal Home / Multigoal Away?
Instead of the combined total, Home and Away Multigoal markets apply the range to a single team's goals only. The other team's goal tally is irrelevant.
Home Multigoal 1-2: The home team must score exactly 1 or 2 goals. The away team can score any number. Final score 2-3: home team scored 2 — wins. Final score 3-1: home team scored 3 — loses (above the band).
Away Multigoal 0-1: The away team must score 0 or 1 goal. Final score 2-0: away team scored 0 — wins. Final score 2-2: away team scored 2 — loses.
What is Multiscores?
Multiscores is a variant where instead of a goals-range band, you predict that the final score falls within a defined set of correct score outcomes. For example, "Multiscores 1-0 / 2-0 / 2-1" wins if the final score is any one of those three — it is essentially a multiple correct score selection bundled into one market. Available on some bookmakers, it offers lower odds than a single Correct Score but higher odds than a broad range like Multigoal.
Exact Goals vs Over/Under vs Multigoal: a comparison
| Market | Example | Wins on | |--------|---------|---------| | Over 2.5 | Goals exceed 2 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... | | Under 2.5 | Goals below 3 | 0, 1, 2 | | Exact Goals 2 | Exactly 2 goals | 2 only | | Multigoal 2-3 | 2 or 3 goals | 2 or 3 only |
Over/Under covers everything above or below a line with no upper or lower cap. Exact Goals is a single specific number. Multigoal is a defined window with both a lower and upper limit.
Note on Goal Range on SportyBet
SportyBet's Goal Bound market is similar to Multigoal but uses a specific set of pre-defined bands (0-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6+). The bands do not overlap and cover all possible totals. See Goal Bound Explained for how that specific variant works.
For the Over/Under total goals market, see Over/Under Goals Explained. For the SportyBet-specific version, see Goal Bound Explained. For the full overview of football markets, see Football Betting Markets Explained.
Frequently asked questions
What counts in Exact Goals — regular time only? Yes. Exact Goals and Multigoal markets settle on 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Goals scored in extra time in a knockout match do not count toward the total for standard Exact Goals or Multigoal markets unless the market is specifically labelled as including extra time.
What if the total goes over the highest band? If you selected "Exact Goals 6+", you win for any total of 6 or more goals — that band is open-ended at the top. If you selected a specific number such as "Exact Goals 3" and the match ends 4-1 (5 goals), you lose. The "6+" band is the only Exact Goals selection that covers multiple totals.
Does Multigoal Home count own goals? Own goals are typically counted as a goal for the team that conceded them in goal-counting markets — meaning an own goal by the away team adds to the home team's goal tally. However, treatment of own goals in Home/Away Multigoal markets can vary by bookmaker. Check the specific bookmaker's rules if you have a match with own goal scenarios.