Football Rules: Player to Score First or Last Goal/Player to Score First or Last Goal Live
Player to Score First or Last Goal
Market description: Select a player to score the first or 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 first and/or last goalscorer.
- If the first and/or last goal in the match is an own goal, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the second and/or second last goal.
- If the second goal and/or second last goal is also an own goal, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the third and/or third last goal and so on.
4. Goals scored by a goalkeeper don't count towards the first and/or last goalscorer.
- If the first and/or last goal in the match is scored by a goalkeeper, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the second and/or second last goal.
- If the second goal and/or second last goal is also scored by a goalkeeper, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the third and/or 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. All other bets placed on this market will have lost.
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 first goalscorer market has been won, bets placed on that player in this market will have lost 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, 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 be void.
- 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 and will be settled as losers.
- 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.
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.
Player to Score First or Last Goal Live
Market description: Select a player to score the first or 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. In-play bet acceptance rules apply.
4. Own goals don't count towards the first and/or last goalscorer.
- If the first and/or last goal in the match is an own goal, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the second and/or second last goal.
- If the second goal and/or second last goal is also an own goal, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the third and/or third last goal and so on.
5. Goals scored by a goalkeeper don't count towards the first and/or last goalscorer.
- If the first and/or last goal in the match is scored by a goalkeeper, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the second and/or second last goal.
- If the second goal and/or second last goal is also scored by a goalkeeper, the winning selection in this market will be the scorer of the third and/or third last goal and so on.
6. 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. All other bets placed on this market will have lost.
7. 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.
8. 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 be void.
- 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 and will be settled as losers.
- 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.
9. 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.