The European Handicap (EH) is very similar to the Asian handicap (AH), with the main difference being that this market is focused on 3 selections instead of 2; home win, draw & away win.

For instance, a game between the winners of the 2019/20 Champions League, Bayern Munich, and Lokomotiv Moscow in group A. It is quite obvious that Bayern Munich is a big favorite in this match-up.

An example of the European Handicap would look like this:

Bayern Munich (-1) = 1.65 in odds.

Draw (-1) = 3.9 in odds.

Lokomotiv Moscow (+1) = 4.10 in odds.

What wager wins depends on the selection you have decided on inside this market. This means that if you selected Bayern Munich (-1) and they win by two or more goals then your wager has won, but if they win by only 1 goal of difference then your bet has lost. So examples of a winning scoreline would be Munich winning 2-0, 3-1, 4-2, etc.

If Bayern wins by 1 goal, the selection of Draw (-1) wins. So you’re basically saying, I’m betting on the favorite to win by a margin of 1 goal, and if you took that 1 goal advantage away it would be a draw. Winning scorelines in this scenario are 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, etc.

If Lokomotiv Moscow draws or wins the game then the Lokomotiv Moscow (+1) wager wins. Note that if Bayern wins by one goal, you would lose the bet.

The main difference here is to understand is that if Bayern Munich with a wager of Asian Handicap (-1) or Lokomotiv Moscow (+1) and Bayern win the game by exactly 1 goal of difference then the bet would be voided and you would have your stake returned to you, but with the European handicap, the wager would be considered a loss as the draw selection would be the winning outcome.

Bayern Munich EH (-1) is the same as AH (-1.5).

EH Draw (-1) does not have an Asian handicap alternative.

Lokomotiv Moscow EH (+1) is the same as AH (+0.5).

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