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**BILLKOR** · Newbie

Can someone please explain me why the Z ave factor has to be more than 1.040?If its below that its not worth it?

**admin** · Administrator

Generally, when you use "Stake Wizard 3", try to find those
variants which have Zave (average growth factor) not less than 4%
(or 1.040 in SW 2) in order to avoid possible computation inaccuracy.
Another tip: don't choose teams going down while the opposite team
goes up (check that at menu "Charts -> Team vs Team).

**BILLKOR** · Newbie

So what s more important to look at?The Z ave factor or the R95 factor?Sometimes the game with the best R95 is not the game with the best Zave.Which one is best to choose?And why sometimes even though on the charts a team is on a downtrend if you check the last games you migh see that the team has the same wins in the last few match with their opponents.Why is that?

**admin** · Administrator

That's right, R95 and Zave are different values. The most important is R95! However you still may check Zave to be >= 4%. By the way, some users start placing stakes when Zave >= 1.5%. There is no rigorous proof as of what threshold value of Zave is better: either use less Zave and place many stakes, or use greater Zave and place less stakes.

The team in the downtrend may still be stronger than some weak opponents.