Football Rules: Time of First Team Goal Over/Under
Market description: Predict whether a nominated team scores their first goal before or after a specified time.
1. Bets are settled on the events that occur in normal time. This includes any injury/stoppage time added on by the match official at the end of normal time.
2. Extra time doesn't count.
- Bets placed on up to and including 15th minute will be settled on the events that occur from 0:00 to 14:59.
- Bets placed on 16th minute and over will be settled on the events that occur from 15:00 to full time and will include any injury/stoppage time added on by the match official at the end of normal time.
- Bets placed on up to and including 30th minute will be settled on the events that occur from 00:00 to 29:59.
- Bets placed on 31st minute and over will be settled on the events that occur from 30:00 to full time and will include any injury/stoppage time added on by the match official at the end of normal time.
- Bets placed on 46th minute and over will be settled on the events that occur from the start of the second half to full time and will include any injury/stoppage time added on by the match official at the end of normal time.
3. The ball must actually cross the goal line within the specified time period of the match to count.
4. A goal won't count if a shot is taken within the specified time period of the match and the ball doesn't actually cross the goal line until after the timeframe has expired.
5. If the nominated team doesn't score a goal, the winning selection in this market will be no goal.
6. If a match is postponed, normal postponed match rules apply.
7. If a match is abandoned, normal abandoned match rules apply.
- If a match is abandoned and a winning selection has been established in the time played before abandonment, bets placed on that selection will have already won and will be settled as winners. Bets placed on other selections will have already lost.
- If a match is abandoned and no winning selection has been established in the time played before abandonment, bets placed will be void, subject to normal abandoned match rules, because the match didn't play for the full duration.
8. Settlement of all stats markets will be based on data provided by OPTA (Part of the Stats Perform Group).
- OPTA stats are available here.
- OPTA may occasionally go back and make amendments to ensure accuracy. We'll settle all markets based on their final decision.
- Adjustments to the settlement of markets won't be made for changes or adjudications made by governing bodies after the event.
- OPTA have a long-established list of ‘Event Definitions’ which are adhered to across all of their data collection centres. They can be accessed here.