A modest £2.50 wager placed with Sky Bet has transformed into a windfall of over £16,000 for one customer, following the extraordinary success of a 14-fold ‘both teams to score’ accumulator this past weekend.
The bet, a high-stakes lottery of football matches spanning continents and leagues, required goals from both sides in every single one of its 14 selections. Against staggering odds, each fixture delivered, culminating in one of the operator’s standout customer wins.
The Tense Wait for Goals
While many of the matches saw goals early, the bettor’s nerves were frayed by five fixtures where the crucial second goal—ensuring both teams scored—arrived painfully late. According to the details of the win, the decisive strikes in these games all came between the 70th and 83rd minutes.
The drama was particularly acute in Peru, where UTC Cajamarca’s goal in their Liga 1 match against Sporting Cristal arrived with just seven minutes of regular time remaining. Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, the KNVB Cup final between AZ Alkmaar and NEC Nijmegen saw Nijmegen find the net only in the 78th minute, securing the vital goal for the accumulator.
The Full Winning List
The ambitious bet, which appears to have been settled over the weekend of 18-19 April 2026, took in a truly global selection of fixtures. The full list of winning legs, with their scheduled dates, was:
• Pisa v Genoa (Serie B, Italy – 19 April 2026)
• Vejle v FC Copenhagen (Danish Superliga – 19 April 2026)
• Albacete v Granada (Segunda División, Spain – 19 April 2026)
• Eibar v Huesca (Segunda División, Spain – 19 April 2026)
• Union St Gilloise v Club Brugge (Belgian First Division A – likely 19 April 2026)
• B68 Toftir v HB Torshavn (Faroe Islands Premier League – 19 April 2026)
• AZ Alkmaar v NEC Nijmegen (KNVB Cup Final, Netherlands – 19 April 2026)
• Sporting Cristal v UTC Cajamarca (Peruvian Liga 1 – 19 April 2026)
• Vysocina Jihlava v FC Zbrojovka (Czech First League – 19 April 2026)
• UD Ourense v CD Lealtad (likely lower Spanish division – around 19 April 2026)
• Coruxo v SD Rayo Cantabria (likely lower Spanish division – around 19 April 2026)
• FK Radnicki 1923 v Radnicki Nis (Serbian Super Liga – 19 April 2026)
• CSD Yupangui v CA Puerto Nuevo (likely Argentinian Primera C – around 19 April 2026)
• Jeunesse d’Esch v Swift Hesperange (Luxembourg National Division – 19 April 2026)
Such accumulator bets, known commonly as ‘accas’, are popular for their potential to turn a small stake into a life-changing sum, though all selections must win for the bet to pay out. The ‘both teams to score’ market is a frequent choice for such wagers, adding sustained tension to the viewing of multiple matches.
The scale of this win underscores the astronomical odds involved in a 14-fold accumulator. Recent examples of similar long-odds wins in the UK include a 37-fold acca paying over £10,000 from a 50p stake and a 19-fold win landing £585,000 from an 80p bet.
In the UK, the gambling industry is regulated by the Gambling Commission, which enforces rules on fair play and mandates operators to provide responsible gambling tools. Support for anyone affected by problem gambling is available through organisations like GamCare, which operates the National Gambling Helpline, GambleAware, Gordon Moody, and the Samaritans.
