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  Here comes my value-strategy : 
 
Use a good source  which shows you the probabilities  (percentage-distribution)  
of results on the basis of good statistics . 
 
It's not easy to find such a good source - an example would be: 
http://invarius.ivnet.ru/soccer/champ/champ.htm 
(from Russia and partly Russian, but still usable) 
 
Then you take the current odds  of your favourite bookie  
(that's the one where you have got the most money in the  
betting account   ) 
 
Then you have to compare  the statistical percentages 
with the current odds .  
Decimal odds can be simply converted into percentages by  
dividing 1 by the odds (e.g. 1 / 1.5 = 0.666 = 67%) 
Example: 
Arsenal Chelsea 27 39 34  
Odds on Chelsea at e.g. Betfair  are 2.40  
1 / 2.40 = 0.416 --> meaning 42%  
Gives you a difference  of 42% - 34% = 8% 
Then you can stake those 8% according to the Kelly-strategy .  
Stake according to Kelly amounts to:  
budget (e.g. £500) multiplied by 1/10th of the  
valuation (here 8% thus 0.08) divided by the  
decimal odds minus 1 (here 2.40 - 1 = 1.40) 
 
Thus, at our match 40 divided by 1.40 = a £28.57 stake 
 
The Kelly-strategy  has the advantage  that the stake 
is calculated on the basis of probabilities and  your currently available 
budget . 
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