Asian Handicap

Asian Handicap (also known as Hang Cheng) eliminates the possibility of a draw in a soccer game. This means that either the home side or the away side is a winner on your bet. Each team is given a handicap by the bookmaker, which is supposed to balance them so that an equal number of betters will bet each side.
 
Example:
Let's say Milan play Juventus at San Siro
The handicap is:
 
Home team
Away team
Odds home
Handicap
Odds away
Milan
Juventus
2.00
0 : 1/2
1.85

This can be read like: "Milan giving 1/2 ball to Juventus"
Said in another way: Juventus have a "a half goal" (ball) advantage when the match starts.

Bet on Milan:
If Milan win the game you will win stake x 2,00 (odds), otherwise you will lose.
 
Bet on Juventus:
If the game ends in a tie or Juventus win you will win stake x 1,85 (odds)
 
Let's make another example:
Arsenal play Leeds at Highbury
The handicap is:
 
Home team
Away team
Odds home
Handicap
Odds away
Arsenal
Leeds
1.925
0 : 3/4
1.975

1/4, 3/4, 1 1/4 etc. asian handicaps bring new rules into the game
This can be read like: "Arsenal giving 3/4 ball to Leeds". It can also be known as , 1 ball ("half, one ball")
 
Bet on Arsenal:
If Arsenal win the game by two goals or more you will win full stake x 1,925 (odds)
If Arsenal win the game by one goal you will win half your stake: 1,925 (odds) x 0.5 x stake.
 
Bet on Leeds:
If the game ends in a tie or Leeds win, you will win stake x 1,975 (odds)
If Arsenal win the game by one goal you will lose half your stake: 1.975(odds) x 0.5.
 
We will make a third example:
Barcelona play Real Madrid at Nou Camp
The handicap is:  
 
Home team
Away team
Odds home
Handicap
Odds away
Barcelona
Real Madrid
1.925
0 : 1
1.975

This can be read like: "Barcelona giving 1 ball to Real Madrid"
 
Bet on Barcelona:
If Barcelona win the game by two goals or more you will win stake x 1,925 (odds)
If Barcelona win the game by one goal you will get your stake back
 
Bet on Real Madrid:
If the game ends in a tie or Real Madrid win you will win stake x 1,975 (odds)
If Barcelona win the game by one goal you will get your stake back.
 
Result calculation:
Asianhandicap.com has a really good program that can help calculate your exact winnings based on the Asian Handicap odds and rates. You can find it over at here.

The table below shows how many percentage you will win/lose. "No bet" means
that your stake will be re-funded.


-
Handicaps
Result
0 : 0
1 : 0
0 : 1
2 : 0
3 : 0
Home
Away
0
0
-
no bet
+100%
-100%
-100%
+100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
Home
Away
0
1/4
-
-50%
+50%
+100%
-100%
-100%
+100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
Home
Away
0
1/2
-
-100%
+100%
+100%
-100%
-100%
+100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
Home
Away
0
3/4
-
-100%
+100%
+50%
-50%
-100%
+100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
Home
Away
0
1
-
-100%
+100%
no bet
-100%
+100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
 
-
Handicaps
Result
0 : 0
1 : 0
0 : 1
2 : 0
3 : 0
Home
Away
0
1 1/4
-
-100%
+100%
-50%
+50%
-100%
+100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
Home
Away
0
1�
-
-100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
Home
Away
0
1 3/4
-
-100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
+50%
-50%
+100%
-100%
Home
Away
0
2
-
-100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
no bet
+100%
-100%
Home
Away
0
2 1/4
-
-100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-100%
+100%
-50%
+50%
+100%
-100%