Football: In many countries outside of the United States, soccer is referred to as football. Therefore, soccer games are commonly called football matches. Matches: The term "match" is widely used to describe a soccer game, especially in formal contexts and official communications within the sports community.

"Match" is usually used in the UK and other non-American English speaking areas, where the most popular sports include football/soccer, rugby and cricket. On the other hand, "game" is used when talking about largely American sports like basketball, baseball and American football.

So, when you place an "Over 1.5" bet, you are essentially betting that there will be at least two goals or points scored in the match. If the final score of the game is 2-0, 2-1, 3-0, or any other combination where the total goals or points are two or more, your bet wins.

Specifically, over 1.5 refers to a bet on the total number of goals scored in a match. In soccer, for example, if you place an over 1.5 bet, it means you are predicting that there will be two or more goals scored in the match.