Football Rules: InsureBet First Goalscorer
Market description: Select a player to score the first goal in a match.
- If the player fails to score the first goal, but scores any other goal, the stake will be refunded.
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. Own goals don't count towards the first goalscorer.
- If the first goal in the match is an own goal, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the second goal.
- If the second goal is also an own goal, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the third goal and so on.
- If no further goals are scored, the winning selection in this market will be no goalscorer.
4. Goals scored by a goalkeeper don't count towards the first goalscorer.
- If the first goal in the match is scored by a goalkeeper, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the second goal.
- If the second goal is also scored by a goalkeeper, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the third goal and so on.
- If no further goals are scored, the winning selection in this market will be no goalscorer.
5. If the final score is 0-0 or in the event of only own goals and/or only goals scored by a goalkeeper in the match, the winning selection in this market will be no goalscorer.
6. If the selected player doesn't start the match and enters the field of play before the first goalscorer market has been won, bets placed on that player in this market will stand.
7. If the selected player doesn't start the match and enters the field of play after the first goalscorer market has been won, bets placed on that player in this market will be void.
8. If the selected player leaves the field of play before the first goalscorer market has been won, bets placed on that player in this market will have lost and will be settled as losers.
9. If the selected player takes no part in the match, bets placed on that player in this market will be void.
10. If a match is postponed, normal postponed match rules apply.
11. If a match is abandoned, normal abandoned match rules apply.
- If a winning first goalscorer selection has been established in the time played before abandonment, bets placed on that player in this market will have already won and will be settled as winners. Bets placed on other players in this market will have already lost.
- If the selected player has left the field of play without scoring the first goal in the time played before abandonment, bets placed on that player in this market will have already lost.
- If a winning first goalscorer selection hasn't been established in the time played before abandonment, bets placed on players that are still on the field of play in this market will be void, subject to normal abandoned match rules, because the match didn't play for the full duration.
12. 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.