BTTS Meaning: Both Teams to Score Betting Explained, with League Stats
October 12, 2026
BTTS stands for Both Teams To Score: a bet on whether each team scores at least one goal. It is offered as Yes or No, and some sites write it as GG (goal–goal) and NG (no goal). This guide explains how BTTS bets are settled, reads a real BTTS price, and shows how often both teams scored in Europe’s top five leagues.
What does BTTS mean in betting?
Under 22bet’s rules:
- Both teams to score – Yes wins if each team scores at least one goal.
- Both teams to score – No wins if at least one team fails to score. A 0-0 draw is a No.
- Regulation time only: 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Extra time and penalty shoot-outs do not count unless the market says so.
The result and the number of goals do not matter: 1-1, 3-2 and 1-4 are all Yes; 0-0, 2-0 and 5-0 are all No.
Reading a BTTS price
22bet’s prices for Brentford v Liverpool (Premier League, 17 October 2026):
| Market | Selections | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Both teams to score | Yes / No | 1.44 / 2.622 |
| Total goals 2.5 | Over / Under | 1.51 / 2.35 |
| 1X2 | Brentford / Draw / Liverpool | 2.515 / 3.6 / 2.645 |
A 100,000 VND stake on Yes at 1.44:
| Score | Yes (1.44) | No (2.622) |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Wins, returns 144,000 VND | Loses |
| 2-0 or 0-2 | Loses | Wins, returns 262,200 VND |
| 0-0 | Loses | Wins, returns 262,200 VND |
Odds of 1.44 imply a probability of 1 ÷ 1.44 = 69.4%, and 2.622 implies 38.1%. The two add up to 107.6%; the 7.6% above 100% is the bookmaker’s margin. With the margin removed, the market rates the chance of both teams scoring in this match at about 64.5%. How to convert odds to probability is covered in Asian odds explained and the house edge page.
BTTS stats: Europe’s top five leagues
Computed from every match of the 2025/26 season (data from football-data.co.uk), regulation time only:
| League | BTTS | Over 2.5 | Both | 0-0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 61.8% | 63.7% | 50.7% | 3.9% |
| La Liga | 56.6% | 50.0% | 41.3% | 3.9% |
| Premier League | 56.1% | 55.0% | 43.7% | 7.1% |
| Ligue 1 | 50.7% | 52.6% | 41.2% | 7.8% |
| Serie A | 45.3% | 45.8% | 35.5% | 9.5% |
In 2024/25 the BTTS rate was 57.4% in the Premier League, 56.9% in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, 54.2% in La Liga and 51.6% in Serie A. “Both” is the share of matches that were BTTS and had three or more goals.
- First half: both teams scored before half-time in only 15–22% of 2025/26 matches (Premier League 17.4%, Bundesliga 22.2%).
- How BTTS matches end: in the 2025/26 Premier League, 35.8% of all matches were BTTS with a winner and 20.3% were BTTS draws (1-1, 2-2, 3-3).
Premier League BTTS stats by team, 2025/26
The share of each club’s 38 matches in which both teams scored, with the number of matches the club failed to score and kept a clean sheet:
| Club | BTTS matches | Failed to score | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 71.1% (27/38) | 4 | 8 |
| Liverpool | 68.4% (26/38) | 4 | 10 |
| Bournemouth | 65.8% (25/38) | 7 | 11 |
| Newcastle United | 65.8% (25/38) | 9 | 8 |
| Chelsea | 63.2% (24/38) | 7 | 9 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 60.5% (23/38) | 7 | 9 |
| Aston Villa | 57.9% (22/38) | 10 | 9 |
| Burnley | 57.9% (22/38) | 14 | 4 |
| Leeds United | 57.9% (22/38) | 12 | 8 |
| Brighton | 55.3% (21/38) | 9 | 10 |
| Brentford | 52.6% (20/38) | 12 | 10 |
| Crystal Palace | 52.6% (20/38) | 12 | 12 |
| Fulham | 52.6% (20/38) | 11 | 9 |
| West Ham United | 52.6% (20/38) | 13 | 7 |
| Everton | 50.0% (19/38) | 10 | 11 |
| Manchester City | 50.0% (19/38) | 4 | 16 |
| Arsenal | 47.4% (18/38) | 3 | 19 |
| Nottingham Forest | 47.4% (18/38) | 14 | 9 |
| Sunderland | 47.4% (18/38) | 13 | 11 |
| Wolverhampton | 44.7% (17/38) | 19 | 4 |
The last two columns explain the order: a match is only a No when one side fails to score. Arsenal (19 clean sheets) and Manchester City (16) sit in the lower half even though they rarely failed to score, while Wolverhampton are last because they failed to score 19 times. For Brentford v Liverpool above, last season’s BTTS rate was 52.6% for Brentford and 68.4% for Liverpool.
BTTS vs over 2.5 goals
| Score | BTTS – Yes | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Wins | Loses |
| 3-0 | Loses | Wins |
| 2-1 | Wins | Wins |
| 1-0 | Loses | Loses |
In the 2025/26 Premier League, 77.9% of BTTS matches also had three or more goals. Goal totals and quarter lines are explained in Asian total goals, and BTTS selections from several matches can be combined on one slip: see accumulator bets.
Where to bet on BTTS
22bet prices “Both teams to score” on the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and many other leagues, next to 1X2, Asian handicap, totals and corners. Read the full 22bet review or compare sportsbooks on our betting sites page.
Bet responsibly
A season’s BTTS rate describes hundreds of matches; it does not tell you whether both teams will score in the next one, and the bookmaker’s margin is built into every price. Only stake what you can afford to lose, set a limit before each round of fixtures, and never chase losses. Betting is for adults 18+ only.
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Both teams to score FAQ
What does BTTS mean?
Both Teams To Score. BTTS Yes wins if each team scores at least one goal; BTTS No wins if at least one team fails to score.
Does a 0-0 draw count as BTTS No?
Yes. Neither team scored, so No wins.
Is BTTS the same as over 2.5 goals?
No. A 1-1 draw is BTTS Yes but under 2.5 goals, and a 3-0 win is over 2.5 but BTTS No. In the 2025/26 Premier League, 77.9% of BTTS matches also had three or more goals.
Does extra time count for BTTS bets?
No. BTTS is settled on 90 minutes plus stoppage time; extra time and penalties do not count unless the market says so.
Which league has the most BTTS matches?
Of Europe’s top five leagues in 2025/26, the Bundesliga had the highest rate at 61.8% and Serie A the lowest at 45.3%. The Premier League was 56.1%.
What do GG and NG mean?
GG (goal–goal) is BTTS Yes and NG (no goal) is BTTS No. They are another way of writing the same market.