Gaelic Football Betting Odds

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☘️ Bet on Gaelic Football Competitions	All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Leinster Senior Football Championship, Munster Senior Football Championship, Connacht Senior Football Championship, and Ulster Senior Football Championship
🖋️ Gaelic Football Betting Markets	Match Winner, Draw No Bet, First Goal Scorer, First Scoring Play, Winning Margin, Handicap Betting
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While punters from the Emerald Isle enjoy placing bets on a range of sports, Gaelic football is the most popular. This sport dates back hundreds of years, and thousands from across Ireland tune in to watch and place bets on the big matches.

If you want to start betting on Gaelic games such as Gaelic football, then check out this guide. It covers key markets, major competitions, and practical betting tips.

Gaelic Football Rules Explained by Betiton Ireland

Obviously, before you go ahead and start placing bets on this sport, you need to be extremely familiar with Gaelic football rules. There is nothing preventing you from betting on this sport with lit

Before placing bets on this sport, it is essential to be thoroughly familiar with Gaelic football rules. You can bet without much knowledge, but expect to lose more often. Below, we have provided you with the main rules of Gaelic football:

• A player is only allowed to carry the ball in their hands for four steps, and the ball can be passed to a team-mate via a hand-pass or a kick. A hand-pass involves striking the ball with the hand or fist (throwing is not allowed).
• Players may carry the ball for up to four steps, then must either bounce it or solo (toe-tap). You cannot bounce twice in succession, but you can alternate between bounce and solo.
• Players can try to win possession of the ball by shoulder charging their opponents or using their hands.
• A point (1 point) is scored by sending the ball over the bar with the foot or fist. A goal (3 points) is scored by sending the ball into the net; a fisted goal is allowed, but a palmed goal is not.
• A referee oversees the match, assisted by linesmen and umpires. Umpires raise a green flag for a goal and a white flag for a point.

Gaelic Football Betting Odds

There are three main odds formats at the top Irish football betting websites, and these are decimal, fractional, and American. At Betiton Ireland, we offer all three formats, but the default setting is decimal. You can switch odds format in your account or site settings. However, if you are new to placing bets on Gaelic football, then we suggest that you stick to decimal odds since they are the simplest to understand.

Let us briefly explain each format now:

• Decimal odds: The number tells you the total payout and not the total profit. If you bet €10 on odds of 4.00 and it is a winning bet, you will get €40 back – €30 profit and €10 stake.
• Fractional odds: The number indicates the amount that is up for grabs for every €1 that you bet. For example, if you bet €10 on odds of 6/1 and you land a winner, you will get a return of €70 – €10 wager and €60 of profit.
• American odds: These come with + and – signs, with the former representing the underdogs and the latter representing the favourites. The + is how much you can potentially land by placing a $100 bet, while the – is the amount that you would have to stake to earn $100 from a successful bet.

The Biggest Gaelic Football Competitions

☘️ Gaelic Football Competition	🏟️ Place	📅 Dates
✔️ All-Ireland Senior Football Championship	Various venues around Ireland	5th April – 27th July
✔️ Leinster Senior Football Championship	Leinster	5th April – 11th May
✔️ Ulster Senior Football Championship	Ulster	5th April – 11th May
✔️ Munster Senior Football Championship	Munster	5th April – 11th May
✔️ Connacht Senior Football Championship	Connacht	5th April – 11th May

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

This is the biggest Gaelic football tournament in the Emerald Isle, and it has been played each year since 1889. Today, the final is played at Croke Park, Dublin, with rare historical exceptions (e.g., 1947 in New York). Tens of thousands make their way to the capital to soak up the atmosphere and take in all of the drama. Not only is there a women’s version of the All-Ireland Football Championship, but there are also editions for youngsters as well.

Kerry has had the most success in this competition, winning the title 38 times, while Dublin sits in second place with 31 titles under their belt. Sixteen teams qualify for this competition, and they are drawn into four groups of four. The top three qualify for the knockouts, with the winners getting a bye into the quarter-finals, and those in second and third entering the preliminary quarter-finals.

Leinster Championship

The Leinster Championship is the premier provincial competition in Leinster, and has been held annually since 1888.

A total of 11 teams compete, and Dublin is the most successful team with 63 titles to their name. Meath are in second place with 21, which shows you Dublin’s dominance – they won the title for 13 years in a row. Their streak was broken by Louth, who won its first Leinster SFC title in 68 years.

This is a straight knockout competition, and a seeded draw determines who will play whom.

The semi-finalists from the previous year receive a bye into the quarter-finals, while six of the seven remaining teams get drawn into three first round games – the seventh team receives a bye to the last eight. The finalists qualify for the Round Robin stage of the All-Ireland Championship.

Leinster Football Championship Teams:

• Carlow
• Dublin
• Kildare
• Laois
• Longford
• Louth
• Meath
• Offaly
• Westmeath
• Wexford
• Wicklow

Munster Football Championship

This is the biggest Gaelic football event in Munster, and it has been played yearly since 1888. Kerry has been utterly dominant over the years, winning a total of 84 titles, which is 47 more than Cork, who sit in second place. Since 2010, Kerry has won the title 12 times and is the reigning champion.

This is a knockout event, with four of the six participating teams being drawn randomly into the quarter-finals, while the other two teams, typically the finalists from the previous season, advance directly to the semi-finals. The winning team and the losing finalists enter the All-Ireland Round Robin stage

Munster Football Championship Teams:

• Clare
• Cork
• Kerry
• Limerick
• Tipperary
• Waterford

Ulster Football Championship

The Ulster Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football tournament in Ulster, established in 1888. Out of all the provincial competitions, this one is considered to be the most difficult to win. There are a total of nine teams, and Cavan have had the most success with 40 titles to their name. Derry has won the title in 2022 and 2023, accumulating nine trophies overall. Donegal secured its 11^th and 12^th titles in 2024 and 2025.

Like the other provincial tournaments, this competition features a knockout format, with seven teams drawn into the quarters and the remaining two sides competing in a preliminary match. The two teams that make it to the final will automatically qualify for the All-Ireland Championship.

Ulster Football Championship Teams

• Antrim
• Armagh
• Cavan
• Derry
• Donegal
• Down
• Fermanagh
• Monaghan
• Tyrone

Connacht Football Championship

The Connacht Football Championship was established in 1888 and is the largest tournament in the province. There are seven teams that compete in this event – it includes five counties from Connacht and a team from New York and London. Galway and Mayo have dominated this competition, winning a combined total of 97 titles.

Over the last decade, both Mayo and Galway have picked up four trophies apiece, while Roscommon have won twice. It features a knockout format, where six of the seven participating teams are randomly drawn into the quarter-finals, with the previous year’s winners advancing to the semi-finals. The winning team and runners-up will book themselves a spot in the All-Ireland Senior Championship.

Connacht Football Championship Teams

• Galway
• Leitrim
• London
• Mayo
• New York
• Roscommon
• Sligo

Gaelic Football Betting Markets

When it comes to Gaelic football betting markets, Irish punters have a variety of betting options to choose from. In this section of our guide, we are going to take a look at five of the most popular ones that Gaelic football fans enjoy the most.

Match Winner:

With this bet type, what you are tasked with doing is trying to predict the team that will go on and win the match. If you are new to Gaelic football betting, then this is a great place to start since it is a simple bet to get to grips with.

Draw No Bet:

This bet type removes the possibility of a tie. Thus, you are betting on either the home or away side to win. If the game ends in a draw, you will receive your stake back. Since you have this insurance, the odds on offer will not be as high as the match winner odds.

Winning Margin:

If you have confidence in a team, you can try to shoot for bigger returns by placing a bet on how much they will win by. Your bookmaker will provide you with a total, and you bet on whether your selected team will finish with more points than the total or fewer points than the total. Alternatively, you can wager on a specific winning margin.

Score the First Goal:

This is a great bet type for those who enjoy long odds in Gaelic football betting. You can put money on the team that you think will score the first points or the player that you think will get the scoring underway.

First Scoring Play:

This type of bet is similar to the first goal scorer bet in football, but instead of betting on a player, you are betting on how the first points of the match will be scored. As there are several ways to score points, this is a unique wager that you will hardly find for other sports.

How to Bet on Gaelic Football at Betiton Ireland?

Placing a bet on Gaelic football at Betiton Ireland is straightforward. All you have to do is follow these easy steps:

1. Sign in to your Betiton Ireland account, and head on over to our Gaelic football betting section.
2. Browse the markets and click your selection to add it to the bet slip.
3. Your chosen markets will be added to your betting slip automatically.
4. Add your stake to the necessary box, click “Submit”, and place your first Gaelic football bet.

Gaelic Football Tips on Betting by Betiton Ireland

In this section of our Gaelic football guide, we are going to give you some quality Gaelic football tips that you should make use of when you are considering doing a spot of GAA football betting. Nobody is going to force you to use these tips, but if you place random bets without any research, then do not be surprised when you lose more often than you win.

• Check Form – Before you bet on a team, check out their form. If they are on a losing streak, consider betting on something else.
• Check out Head-to-Heads – Teams usually have bogey teams in sports, so before you bet on a team to win, consider how they have done against their opponents in the recent past.
• Look out for Injuries and Suspensions – Gaelic football is a demanding sport, so injuries are not rare. Additionally, players can be sent off or sin-binned for committing bad tackles and may receive subsequent bans. If a team is missing key players, then their chances of winning will decrease.

Free Gaelic Football Betting Offer

At Betiton Ireland, we do not have any specific Gaelic football betting offers, but we do welcome any new players with a free bet bonus that you can use on any of the sports that we have available.

Those who register here can claim a €10 free bet once they have put down a €15 qualifying bet. The main T&Cs can be seen below:

• New players only.
• Odds of at least 2.00.
• 14 days to spend the free bet.
• Skrill, PayPal, Neteller, and Paysafecard payments are restricted.

Responsible Gambling

At Betiton Ireland, we take responsible gambling seriously, which is why we offer several features to help you keep track of your spending. We offer the option to set daily, weekly, and monthly deposit limits. If you believe your gambling has become a problem, we also provide a self-exclusion option. Additionally, set yourself a budget with a figure that you know you can afford to lose, potentially. When your budgeted money has been spent, never chase your losses.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gaelic Football Betting