GG/NG betting explained in one line: you are betting on whether both teams find the net. GG means both teams score (Goal/Goal), NG means at least one of them does not (No Goal). You are not picking a winner and you do not care about the final margin. A 1-1 draw and a 5-3 thriller both settle the same way, because both sides scored in each. This is the same idea as the both teams to score market you will see badged as BTTS on a lot of coupons. This guide covers how the market settles, a full worked example with real numbers, a scoreline table, and how GG/NG pairs neatly with the most popular betting markets like Over/Under.
Quick answer
GG/NG is a bet on whether both teams score in a match. GG (Goal/Goal) wins if each team scores at least one goal. NG (No Goal) wins if one team or both fail to score. The result and the number of goals do not matter, only whether both teams got on the scoresheet. It is the same market as both teams to score, or BTTS.
How GG/NG betting works
The bookmaker offers two prices: one for GG (often written Yes or BTTS Yes) and one for NG (No or BTTS No). You back the option you think is more likely. There is no line to clear and no winner to predict. The single question is whether both teams will score.
A clean way to picture it: GG needs two boxes ticked, one for the home team scoring and one for the away team scoring. If either box stays empty, NG wins. That means any clean sheet, by either side, settles NG. A 0-0, a 1-0, a 3-0, all of them are No Goal, because one team failed to score. This is what sets it apart from result markets like the 1X2 home, draw or away bet, where the winner is the whole point.
At Campeonbet this market is usually listed as Both Teams To Score, with a Yes price and a No price side by side. A fairly even fixture might look like this:
- GG (both teams to score, Yes) at 1.80
- NG (No, one or both fail to score) at 1.95
Those prices tell you the book leans slightly towards both teams scoring, but not by much. When two free-scoring sides with shaky defences meet, GG can shorten to 1.55 or lower. When a watertight defence faces a blunt attack, NG drifts in as the more likely call and GG lengthens out.
A worked example: GG/NG on a single match
Say Inter play Napoli and you expect goals at both ends. The GG price is 1.80 and you stake 10.
| Your bet | You win if | Stake at 1.80 | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|
| GG (both score) | Both teams score at least once | 10 | 18.00 |
| NG (No) at 1.95 | One or both teams fail to score | 10 | 19.50 |
If the match ends 2-1, both teams scored, so GG wins and returns 18.00, a profit of 8. A 1-1 settles GG the same way. So does a wild 3-3. The margin is irrelevant. What matters is that both names appear on the scoresheet. Because the result does not affect it, GG/NG also behaves differently from a draw no bet selection, which still hinges on which side wins.
Now flip it. If the game finishes 2-0, 1-0 or 0-0, one side drew a blank, so NG wins instead. With NG priced at 1.95, a 10 stake would have returned 19.50. The key thing to hold on to is that GG/NG ignores who wins entirely. A 1-0 home win and a 0-0 draw both land NG, even though the results could not be more different.
Settlement by scoreline
The fastest way to learn this market is to read it off the scoreline. Here is how a range of common results settles, no matter which team scored what.
| Scoreline | Both teams scored? | Settles as |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | No | NG |
| 1-0 | No | NG |
| 2-0 | No | NG |
| 1-1 | Yes | GG |
| 2-1 | Yes | GG |
| 3-2 | Yes | GG |
| 4-0 | No | NG |
| 3-3 | Yes | GG |
The pattern is simple once you see it. Any clean sheet, for either team, means NG. The moment both teams have at least one goal, it flips to GG, and it stays GG however many more go in. A 1-1 and a 4-4 are the same bet to GG/NG. The goals after the first one on each side change nothing.
How GG/NG pairs with Over/Under
This is where GG/NG gets interesting, because it slots in beside the goals total rather than competing with it. The Over/Under market asks how many goals in total. GG/NG asks whether both teams contributed. They answer different questions, so plenty of bettors combine them.
The classic combination is Over 2.5 and BTTS. You are saying you expect an open, end-to-end game: at least three goals, shared across both teams. A 2-1 or a 3-1 lands both legs. A 3-0 clears Over 2.5 but fails BTTS, so a combined bet on the two would lose. That is the trade-off worth understanding before you stake, and it is the same all-or-nothing logic that governs combining picks into accumulators, where every leg has to come in.
The table below shows how a few scorelines settle across both markets at once, using a 2.5 goals line.
| Scoreline | Over/Under 2.5 | GG/NG | Over 2.5 and BTTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Under | NG | Loses |
| 2-0 | Under | NG | Loses |
| 3-0 | Over | NG | Loses |
| 1-1 | Under | GG | Loses |
| 2-1 | Over | GG | Wins |
| 3-2 | Over | GG | Wins |
Read across the rows and you can see why the combined bet pays more than either leg alone. It needs two things to be true at the same time, plenty of goals and a share-out between both teams. A high-scoring rout like 4-0 breaks it, and so does a tight 1-1. The sweet spot is the open game where both sides score and the total clears three.
Some books let you build this as a single pre-made selection, often labelled Over 2.5 & BTTS, at a longer combined price. Campeonbet lists the both teams to score markets right next to the goals totals, so you can also add both legs to a bet slip yourself if you prefer to set it up by hand. Either way the logic is the same: both conditions have to land for the bet to win.
When GG/NG is worth a look
GG/NG rewards reading how teams play rather than how good they are, which makes it a good fit for the kind of football betting approach beginners can build on. A few patterns come up again and again.
Two attacking sides with leaky defences are the obvious GG candidates. Neither has to be brilliant. They just both need to score and concede regularly, which keeps the scoresheet busy at both ends. Derbies and high-tempo league games often trend this way.
NG suits the opposite shape. A side built on a low block and a clean sheet, facing an attack that struggles to break teams down, points towards one of them drawing a blank. A heavy favourite at home against a defensive minnow can also land NG, because the underdog parks the bus and rarely threatens, so a comfortable 2-0 or 3-0 is on the cards.
Form matters more than reputation here. Check how often each team has scored and conceded across their recent games, not the season as a whole, since a new manager or a key injury can change a side’s habits fast. Expected goals data helps too, because it shows whether recent clean sheets were earned or simply lucky.
There is no trick that turns GG or NG into a sure thing, and anyone selling one is wrong. What you can do is judge the styles on show and price up the match for yourself before you compare it to the book’s number. That habit of working out your own chances and checking them against the odds is the heart of finding value in a betting market.
Frequently asked questions
What does GG/NG mean in betting? GG/NG means Goal/Goal or No Goal. GG wins if both teams score at least one goal in the match. NG wins if at least one team fails to score, which includes any clean sheet by either side. It is the same market as both teams to score, shown as BTTS Yes (GG) and BTTS No (NG).
Is GG the same as both teams to score? Yes. GG and BTTS Yes are two labels for the identical bet: both teams must find the net. NG is the same as BTTS No. Different bookmakers use different wording, but the market settles exactly the same way whichever name is on the coupon.
Does GG/NG include own goals? Yes. An own goal counts towards the team it is credited to for settlement, so it can complete a GG bet. If the only goal a side has comes from an opponent putting it into their own net, that still counts as that team scoring for both teams to score purposes.
Does GG/NG count extra time and penalties? No, not by default. The market settles on 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out only count if the market specifically says so, which is rare. In a cup tie that can run on, always read the bet name before you stake.
Can I bet GG/NG during a live match? Yes. The price shifts as the clock runs and goals go in. Once one team scores, GG shortens because it is halfway home, and the moment both have scored the market is settled. Reacting to how a game actually flows is a common reason people use in-play betting.
Conclusion
GG/NG keeps things simple: back GG if you think both teams will score, back NG if you expect a clean sheet at one end, and ignore who actually wins. Learn to read it off the scoreline, weigh the attacking and defensive habits of both sides, and you have a market that pairs neatly with a goals total when you fancy an open game. Once it clicks, the same scoreline thinking carries over to markets like handicap betting on the margin, where the gap between the teams takes centre stage. The two markets reward the same habit of reading a fixture before you ever look at a price. From here it is worth seeing how the pieces fit together in our guide for new bettors.
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