[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":117},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-to-deal-with-partially-matched-bets":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"badge":6,"body":7,"category":106,"date":107,"description":108,"extension":109,"image":6,"meta":110,"navigation":111,"path":112,"seo":113,"stem":115,"vimeoAspect":6,"vimeoId":6,"__hash__":116},"pages\u002Fguides\u002F10.how-to-deal-with-partially-matched-bets.md","How to Deal With Partially Matched Bets",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":98},"minimark",[10,25,30,33,50,62,66,77,81,84,88],[11,12,13,14,19,20,24],"p",{},"A partially matched bet is when only part of your ",[15,16,18],"a",{"href":17},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-a-lay-bet","lay bet"," gets matched, usually because there is not enough ",[15,21,23],{"href":22},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-liquidity","liquidity"," in the market at your odds. The matched part is covered. The unmatched part is not, so your position is only partly protected.",[26,27,29],"h2",{"id":28},"how-to-handle-it","How to handle it",[11,31,32],{},"You have a couple of options:",[34,35,36,44],"ul",{},[37,38,39,43],"li",{},[40,41,42],"strong",{},"Wait:"," leave the unmatched part in the market. More liquidity often arrives as the event gets closer, and it may match on its own.",[37,45,46,49],{},[40,47,48],{},"Adjust your odds:"," edit the unmatched bet to slightly higher lay odds. Higher lay odds are easier to match, at the cost of a little profit.",[11,51,52,53,56,57,61],{},"To get the new numbers right, use the ",[40,54,55],{},"partially matched"," toggle in the ",[15,58,60],{"href":59},"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-to-use-the-matched-betting-calculator","matched betting calculator",". Enter how much has already been matched and the odds it was matched at, then enter your new lay odds at the top of the calculator. It works out the correct stake for the rest so you end up fully covered.",[26,63,65],{"id":64},"how-to-avoid-it","How to avoid it",[11,67,68,69,71,72,76],{},"The best way to deal with a partially matched bet is to not get one in the first place. Before you lay, check the market has enough ",[15,70,23],{"href":22}," to cover your full ",[15,73,75],{"href":74},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-liability","liability",".",[26,78,80],{"id":79},"why-it-matters","Why it matters",[11,82,83],{},"If you leave a chunk unmatched and the event starts, that part is exposed to the result, which is the one thing matched betting is designed to avoid. Always aim to be fully matched before the event begins.",[26,85,87],{"id":86},"next-steps","Next steps",[11,89,90,91,93,94,76],{},"Brush up on ",[15,92,23],{"href":22},", or read the ",[15,95,97],{"href":96},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-matched-betting","complete guide to matched betting",{"title":99,"searchDepth":100,"depth":100,"links":101},"",2,[102,103,104,105],{"id":28,"depth":100,"text":29},{"id":64,"depth":100,"text":65},{"id":79,"depth":100,"text":80},{"id":86,"depth":100,"text":87},"Techniques","2026-06-18","Sometimes a lay bet only partly matches. Here is what that means and the simple ways to handle it.","md",{},true,"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-to-deal-with-partially-matched-bets",{"title":5,"description":114},"A partially matched bet is when only part of your lay gets matched. Learn what it means and the simple ways to handle it so you stay fully covered.","guides\u002F10.how-to-deal-with-partially-matched-bets","D4TSAI9FaoDeN-kEJLXT3ATeLSF2zszV5r3LTAdIoEw",1781933160154]