When I place sports bets, I like to study the statistics of previous games, check the lineup, and consider the importance of the match. If I’m unsure about the odds, I’ll most likely avoid betting. Only if I want to watch the game and make it more exciting, I might place a small bet. I rarely go for pure luck, and usually, I don’t win that way.
Football is not even something someone will place a bet on without knowing what you are doing and wanting to depend on luck alone. Anyone who wants to depend on luck will go for luck-only-based games, which are only found in slots, random picking for football matches, and making your guess, which will most likely lead to losing. It's better you know what you are doing even if you are unsure of your prediction than going in blindly.
As you have said, before we can even gamble or consider what to do, we have to understand which game specifically are we playing and why are we so interested in playing it, do we have an experience on it before or not, lastly, we can also asked ourselves well if the game is all about luck or we have to acquire some experience in playing it, because all these aspects are very important to put in check in other to avoid bad impression while playing games that may not be suitable to our personal abilities.