Van Nistelrooy’s Injury Has an Impact on Betfair Markets

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 24, 2008 – Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s serious injury has already affected his team’s chances, if the punter’s opinion is anything to go by. Betfair markets involving Real Madrid’s performance have been jolted following the striker’s knee troubles.    

Just hours after hearing that the Dutchman will be out for the remainder of the season, the value of Real Madrid to win in Betfair’s Spanish League and Champions League markets has changed significantly.  In the Spanish League winner market, Real Madrid witnessed how Barcelona (1,75 to 1) takes a significant lead as favourite against the current champions  (3,75 to 1). The scenario repeats itself in the Champions League, where Manchester, Chelsea, Barcelona and Juventus are amongst 6 teams with better odds than the team managed by Bernd Schuster (15 to 1). The negative run in the last few games and the loss of the Dutch striker have been reflected in the markets at Betfair, the biggest online betting company in the world.

Betfair (http://apuestas.betfair.es/ ) is the world’s biggest online betting company and was the first to introduce the betting exchange, where users bet against each other instead of against the company. Betfair processes up to 1000 transactions per second and matches up to 5 million bets a day.