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Top-six home team against a side eight places below

A top-six side at home against a team far below in the table is a bet worth taking at any price.

Result to look into

Profitable overall, but its performance stays irregular and the result may still come down to variance.

ROI
+1.1%
Profit
+12.3 units
Bets
1,091
Win rate
70.6%
Average odds
1.47
Worst drawdown
23.8 units

The rules, exactly as tested

  • Home win
  • Home team in the top 6 true
  • Standings gap ≥ 8
  • CompetitionsLigue 1, La Liga, Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A
  • Seasons2021/22 to 2025/26
  • OddsClosing odds, real only

Season by season

SeasonROIBetsWin rate
2021/22−3.9%21968.9%
2022/23+4.2%23072.6%
2023/24+4.0%22474.1%
2024/25−5.2%20568.8%
2025/26+5.9%21368.1%

League by league

LeagueROIBets
La Liga+5.0%237
Premier League−3.9%235
Serie A−4.0%216
Ligue 1+9.7%215
Bundesliga−1.4%188

Points of attention

  • Gap between history and validation period ROI varies by 5.9 points between the two periods. Performance could be less consistent than the overall result suggests.

What happens when you move the thresholds

undefined variants of this strategy were simulated: 3 end up positive and 0 of its criteria hold across the range tested.

The variants themselves, and which thresholds hold, are visible in the app.

Test your own version of this strategy.

Open it in the builder with these exact rules, change a threshold, a league or an odds range, and see whether the verdict changes.

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Computed on September 10, 2026

Past results on historical odds do not guarantee future returns. Bet responsibly.

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