Football Rules: First Goal to be an Own Goal
Market description: Predict whether or not the first goal in a match will be an own goal.
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.
3. If the match ends in a 0-0 draw, bets placed on this market will have lost.
4. If a match is postponed, normal postponed match rules apply.
5. If a match is abandoned, normal abandoned match rules apply.
- If the first goal was an own goal in the time played before abandonment, bets placed on that selection in this market will have already won and settled as winners.
- If the first goal wasn't an own goal in the time played before abandonment, the winning selection in this market will be ‘no’.
- If no goal has been scored 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.
6. 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.