Pool betting
Sportstake 13: the fixtures, and what the market thinks
Thirteen matches, three outcomes each, one pool. We will not tell you what to pick.
What we can show you is what the bookmakers' own prices say about every fixture on the ticket. That is the market's opinion, not ours.
This round
The thirteen
Sportstake rounds carry thirteen matches. We can currently price 11 of the South African fixtures on the board, because that is how many Hollywoodbets had open when we collected. Every price below is measured. We do not fill the remaining rows with invented ones.
11 priced fixtures, with market view
Real measured prices| # | Fixture | Home | Draw | Away | Market lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Arrows v Milford | 1.55 | 3.50 | 6.00 | Home |
| 2 | AmaZulu FC v Midlands Wanderers | 1.20 | 6.00 | 11.00 | Strong home |
| 3 | Mamelodi Sundowns v Marumo Gallants | 1.14 | 7.00 | 15.00 | Strong home |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates v Milford | 1.30 | 4.30 | 11.00 | Strong home |
| 5 | Kruger United v Kaizer Chiefs | 8.00 | 4.00 | 1.40 | Strong away |
| 6 | Stellenbosch v AmaZulu FC | 2.40 | 3.00 | 3.00 | Open |
| 7 | Golden Arrows v Chippa United | 1.60 | 3.50 | 5.50 | Home |
| 8 | Mamelodi Sundowns v Polokwane City | 1.35 | 4.00 | 9.00 | Strong home |
| 9 | Orlando Pirates v Durban City | 1.35 | 4.00 | 9.00 | Strong home |
| 10 | Kaizer Chiefs v Golden Arrows | 1.40 | 3.80 | 8.00 | Strong home |
| 11 | AmaZulu FC v Sekhukhune United | 1.70 | 3.25 | 5.00 | Home |
"Market lean" is derived from the prices, not from an opinion: a short price means the market considers that result likely. Every price here comes from our Hollywoodbets collection of 24 July 2026. Grouping them into a round is our doing; the operator sets the real ticket.
The economics
Why a pool is not a bet, and why it matters
Understanding which product you are actually playing is worth more than any tip.
A straight bet carries a price
When you back a team at 2.10 you are taking a price with a fee inside it. Our weekly index measures that fee across every book. The cheapest book we measured this week charged around 6%, the dearest above 10%, on identical matches.
A pool carries a deduction
Sportstake has no per-outcome price. The operator takes a cut of the total pool and shares the rest between winning tickets. Your return depends on how many other people picked the same thirteen results, which is a completely different question from whether the odds were fair.
Where the two meet
The bookmakers' prices are still the best available read on each fixture, because that is a market with real money behind it. So the useful move is to use the prices as information about likelihood, then think about which results the crowd will pick differently from you.
The accumulator trap
Every leg you add to an accumulator multiplies the bookmaker's fee, not just your payout. A five-leg slip is a bet against the maths five times over. A pool at least applies one deduction rather than compounding.
Nobody can predict thirteen matches
Any site selling you Sportstake 13 predictions is selling a guess. Thirteen three-way results is 1.5 million combinations. Treat that number as the reality check it is.
Play it as entertainment
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Straight answers
Sportstake 13 questions
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See what the same matches cost as straight bets
Every fixture on the ticket is also priced by the bookmakers. That price, and the fee inside it, is on our fixtures pages.