Accumulator Calculator (Ireland): Combined Odds, Payout and Real Win Chance
Accumulators are fun because the payout looks huge. Before you build one, run the legs through this calculator and look at the last line: the chance all of them actually land. That number tends to sober people up, in a good way.
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How accumulator odds are worked out
Multiply the decimal odds of every leg. Three legs at 1.80, 2.05 and 1.65 give 1.80 × 2.05 × 1.65 = 6.09. Your return is stake × 6.09, if all three win. Lose one and the whole acca is gone.
Why margins pile up
Every leg already has the bookie's margin in it. If each leg is priced about 5% below fair, three legs leave you roughly 14% below fair overall, and five legs about 23% (because 0.95 × 0.95 × 0.95 ≈ 0.86, and 0.95⁵ ≈ 0.77). That's why a long acca can feel close to a lottery ticket. Check single-market margins with the margin checker.
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Watch out for linked legs
Some legs move together (a team winning and its striker scoring, for example). Many books block or re-price these "correlated" combos, and same-game builders often carry higher margins. If two legs depend on each other, the simple multiplication above overstates your true price.
Keep it sensible
- Stake accumulators from a fixed fun budget, not from money you need.
- Fewer legs, better prices beats more legs, worse prices.
- Write down what you staked and what came back. After a month, the numbers tell you the truth.
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How we built this tool and check our facts: editorial methodology.
Questions players ask
How many legs should an acca have?
There's no magic number, but every extra leg adds margin and cuts your chance of winning. Run your slip through the calculator and look at the win-chance line.
Does a void or postponed leg kill the slip?
Usually a void leg is treated as odds of 1.00, so the rest of the slip stands at reduced odds. Check the operator's own rules.
Can I mix odds formats?
Pick one format in the dropdown and enter every leg in that format.
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