Yo,

Lay The Draw has probably created more Betfair traders than almost any other football strategy.

The idea is simple.

Lay the draw before the match.

Wait for a goal.

Then trade out for a profit.

But football markets have changed a lot over the years.

So does the strategy still hold up in 2026?

That’s what we’re testing in today’s podcast.

We ran a Lay The Draw strategy through the LightSpeed Stats backtesting software and looked at:

The overall profit.

The strike rate.

The biggest losing runs.

The drawdown.

And the rules that made the biggest difference to the results.

Because there is a huge difference between laying the draw in every random match...

And using data to find the matches where the strategy has a genuine edge.

You can watch it in full here: https://youtu.be/QyY7GZ0MBPk

Come and see whether this classic Betfair trading strategy still deserves a place in your trading plan.

Martin

P.S. Some strategies age like a fine wine. Others age like the banana you forgot was in your work bag.