Dutching Calculator
Back several selections in the same event and split your stake so every one of them returns the same amount. Enter your total stake and the prices — we'll do the split and tell you honestly whether it can actually profit.
Profit whichever wins
+£71.42
£100.00 staked returns £171.42 whichever selection wins.
Combined market: 58.3%. Under 100%, so the split returns more than it costs on every outcome.
How dutching works
Every price implies a probability: a 4.00 shot implies 25% (1 ÷ 4). Dutching stakes each selection in proportion to its implied probability, so the shorter price takes more of the stake and every outcome pays back the same.
Add those implied probabilities together and you get the combined market percentage. At a single bookmaker this is almost always above 100% — that difference is their margin, and it's why dutching two or three selections at one bookmaker reliably loses a small amount whichever one wins. The calculator states that outright instead of dressing it up.
When dutching is actually worth doing
It becomes useful when you take each selection at the best available price across different bookmakers, which can pull the combined percentage down. Our Bet Finder shows which bookmaker is paying most on each selection, and the odds comparison pages list every price side by side.
Punters also dutch for practical reasons rather than mathematical ones — covering two horses in a race, or a couple of scorelines — accepting a small guaranteed cost in exchange for a wider chance of a return.
Frequently asked questions
- What is dutching?
- Dutching means backing more than one selection in the same event, splitting your stake so that whichever of them wins, your return is identical.
- Does dutching guarantee a profit?
- No. It guarantees an equal return, not a positive one. If the combined implied probability of your selections is over 100% — normal at a single bookmaker because of their margin — dutching loses the same amount on every outcome.
- How do you work out dutching stakes?
- Each selection's stake is proportional to its implied probability (1 divided by its decimal odds), divided by the total implied probability of all selections, multiplied by your total stake.
- What is the difference between dutching and an accumulator?
- Dutching backs several outcomes in the same event so one of them winning pays you. An accumulator combines selections across different events and needs every one to win.
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