Football Rules: Second Half First Goal
Market description: Select a team to score the first goal in the second half of a match.
1. Bets are settled on the events only that occur in the second half. This includes any injury/stoppage time added on by the match official at the end of the second half.
2. The events that occur in the first half of the match and extra time don't count unless otherwise stated.
3. If the first goal scored in the second half is an own goal, the winning selection in this market will be the team that is awarded the goal.
4. If no goal is scored in the second half, the winning selection in this market will be no goal.
5. If a match is postponed, normal postponed match rules apply.
6. If a match is abandoned, normal abandoned match rules apply.
- If a match is abandoned during the second half and a winning selection has been established in the time played before abandonment, bets placed on the team that scored the first goal will have already won and will be settled as winners. Bets placed on other selections in this market will have already lost.
- If a match is abandoned during the second half and a goal hasn't 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.
7. 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.