Edit My Acca: How Does It Work and Why Use It?

Ahh, the humble acca, the football bet that started it all. Back in the days of the minimum treble requirement, the Acca was just about the ONLY football bet UK punters could place. How things have changed.

Fast forward to 2024, and football punters have never faced so much choice: stats-based punts, endless varieties of free bets, more winning systems than you can shake a stick at, bet builders and more. And yet, the Acca remains.

Except, of course, an Acca isn’t just an Acca anymore. In many ways, placing your Acca is just the beginning of the process.

To cash out or not to cash out, is a question which stares back at us from our screens, and now, thanks to those ever-innovative bookmakers, we have the opportunity to Edit our Acca bets.

Regret adding a team to your Saturday Acca? Frustrated at…just…one…leg letting you down once again?

No need to sit idly by – the Edit My Acca feature lets you take action. Here, we look at how it all works.

How Edit My Acca Works

Now available at an increasing number of online betting sites, the Edit My Acca/Edit Bet feature gives you the power to alter your Acca after clicking the “Place Bet” button.

At some bookmakers, you can edit your bet up until kick-off. At others, you may make alterations right up until the final whistle.  

Whilst editing options vary between bookmakers, the following are the most commonly available:

• Remove a leg – Simply click to delete an unwanted or losing leg from your Acca.
• Add a team – Spotted another side you wish you had included in your Acca? Head to the Edit My Acca section and add them to your bet.
• Swap a leg – A combination of the above – kick one team out and add a replacement.

Editing an Acca follows a two-step process:

1. The existing bet is Cashed Out.
2. The cash-out value becomes the new stake for the edited Acca. Note that the odds used in the updated acca will be the current odds and not those available at the time you placed your original bet.

Why Use Edit My Acca?

There are many reasons to edit an Acca, including:

• Reacting to Team News: Horrified to learn that one of your selected sides is fielding an understrength side? Use Edit My Acca to remove them from your bet.
• Escaping with Something Rather than Nothing: Only one leg letting you down and seeming unlikely to turn around? Use Edit My Acca to at least salvage something from your bet.
• Adding Value Bets: Not keen on the pre-match price of a side but feel that they offer solid value in the In-Play market? Use Edit My Acca to add them to your bet.
• Act On What You See: Even the most well-thought-out bets don’t always pan out as expected. Watching live as your selected side can’t seem to string two passes together? Kick them out before their poor performance begins to show on the scoresheet.

Are There Downsides?

The potential perks of the Edit My Acca tool should now be clear, but there are a couple of downsides:

1. Bookmaker Margins: Place one bet, and you pay the bookmaker’s margin once. Place two, and you pay it twice. When editing an Acca, you turn one bet into two – the first, which is cashed out, and the second updated Acca.
2. Promotional Terms: Cash-out bets are excluded from many promotions with qualifying criteria. As such, an Acca may be accepted as a qualifying bet when you place it, only to be excluded when you edit the bet and trigger the cash-out/new bet process. Whilst the new bet may meet the qualifying criteria, be aware that the adjusted stake may fall short if the adjusted stake falls below a specified level.

Putting those relatively minor negatives aside, the Edit My Acca tool is a welcome addition to the football betting market. If used wisely, it may help many avoid Acca-related heartache over the course of the season.

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