Football Rules: Last Goalscorer
Market description: Select a player to score the last goal in a match.
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 last goalscorer.
- If the last goal in the match is an own goal, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the second last goal.
- If the second last goal is also an own goal, the winning goalscorer selection in this market will be the scorer of the third last goal and so on.
4. Goals scored by a goalkeeper don't count towards the last goalscorer.
- If the last goal in the match is scored by a goalkeeper, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the second last goal.
- If the second last goal is also scored by a goalkeeper, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the third last goal and so on.
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 enters the field of play at any time, bets placed on that player in this market will stand.
7. If the selected player leaves the field of play before the last goal is scored, bets placed on that player in this market will lose and will be settled as losers.
8. If the selected player takes no part in the match, bets placed on that player in this market will be void.
9. If a match is postponed, normal postponed match rules apply.
10. If a match is abandoned, bets placed on this market will be void, subject to normal abandoned match rules, because the match didn't play for the full duration.
11. 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.