Football Rules: Next Goal Method Live
Market description: Predict how the next goal will be scored from one of the following options:
- Shot
- Header
- Penalty
- Free Kick
- Own Goal
- No 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. There can only be one (1) winning option based on the following criteria:
- An own goal scored from a player’s head will count as an own goal not a header.
- A free kick or penalty won't count as a shot.
- A rebound from a penalty will count as a shot.
- Where a free kick isn't scored from the initial touch or is deflected, it'll only count if the player taking the fee kick is awarded the goal.
- The last touch from any part of the body other than the head will be counted as a shot.
4. If a match is postponed, normal postponed match rules apply.
5. If a match is abandoned, normal abandoned match rules apply.
- If a goal is scored in the time played before abandonment, bets placed on the correct option in this market will have already won and will be settled as winners. Bets placed on other options in this market will have lost and be treated as losers.
- If no goal is scored in the time played before abandonment, bets placed in this market 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.