Football - Match Stat Markets

Opta collect data for all the competitions that we offer stats markets on. SkyBet will always use Opta for resulting. Live Opta stats can be found here.

Please be aware that some websites, including uefa.com and fifa.com choose to use a different data provider, and therefore, on occasion, those websites might differ to Opta.

Please find full Opta Definitions here: https://support.skybet.com/app/answers/detail/opta-football-statistics-definitions/

All bets are settled on the result after 90 minutes play unless otherwise specified.

All Markets Below Will be Resulted Against Data Received From Opta at the Point of Settlement.

Please see: New Opta Markets!

Player Specific Markets

If the player does not take part in the match, bets will be made void. Exceptions will be specified in relevant market rules.
For player multiples where one of the named players does not take part, bets will be made void.
When a shot on target occurs that is pulled back for offside/a free kick, this does not count towards settlement.

Return the Favour

If one of the named players do not take part in the match, bets will be made void.
Player A must assist Player B, and Player B must assist player A, in separate goals, for the bet to be a winner.
Please see the full Opta Definitions above for a breakdown of what an 'assist' is defined as.

Player to have the 1st Shot on Target

You're betting on: which player, will have the 1st shot on target in the match(es) specified.

If a player does not take part in their respective match, or comes on as a substitute after the 1st shot on target has already occurred, the selection will be made void.
All bets are settled off official OPTA data.

Player 1st Half Combined Player Shots on Target

You're betting on: the players named, combined, to register the number of Shots on Target/Tackles specified.

If a player takes no part in the first half, the selection will be made void.
All bets are settled off official OPTA data.

Player Combined Player Shots on Target/Combined Player Tackles

You're betting on: the players named, combined, to register the number of Shots on Target/Tackles specified.

If a player takes no part in the match, the selection will be made void.
All bets are settled off official OPTA data.

Player Shots and Shots on Target location

You're betting on: a nominated player to have a shot or shot on target from a given location, e.g. inside the box, outside the box, inside the six yard box.

'The box' refers to the 18-yard penalty area
Bets will be settled using Opta shot location data
All standard definitions of shots and shots on target will apply

Player Shots on Target in Both Halves

You're betting on: a nominated player having a shot on target in BOTH the first half AND the second half.

If the nominated player is registered as having a shot on target in both the first half and the second half, the selection will be settled as a winner.
If the nominated player fails to take part in the first half of the match or any part of the match, the selection will be settled as void.
If the nominated player takes part in the first half of the match and fails to register a shot on target, the selection will be settled as a loser regardless of their level of participation in the second half of the match.
If the nominated player takes part in the first half of the match and does register a shot on target, but then takes no part in the second half of the match, the selection will be made void.

Passes

You're betting on: the number of completed passes by:

The Named Player
Team Total Completed Passes
Match Total Completed Passes

To Score From Inside the six-yard box

You're betting on: the named player to score for their own team from inside the six-yard box.

If the shot is deflected off any other player then the scorer of the goal will follow the rules given by Opta where possible, followed by our Feed Provider and finally any official Competition website (as per our first goalscorer rules).
Bet will be voided if player doesn't participate in the match.
Own Goals do not count.

To Score From Outside the Area

You're betting on: the named player to score for their own team from outside the penalty area

If the shot is deflected off any other player then the scorer of the goal will follow the rules given by Opta where possible, followed by our Feed Provider and finally any official Competition website (as per our first goalscorer rules).
Bet will be voided if player doesn't participate in the match.
Own Goals do not count.

Quality Over Quantity

A full time result market settled using headed goals and goals outside the area only. If none of the goals scored fulfill this criteria, the result will be settled as a draw.

PL Shot On Target Foursomes

You're betting on: the pair who has the highest combined total number of shots on target in the mythical foursomes matchup.

Bets void if tied. All four players must start for bets to stand.
OPTA adjudicated.

Goalkeeper Saves

You're betting on: A goalkeeper preventing the ball from entering the goal with any part of their body when facing an intentional attempt from an opposition player.

Saves have the following attributes:

Body part - Hands/Feet/Body
Save type - Caught/Collected/Parried Safe/Parried Danger area/Fingertip
Goalkeeper position - Diving/Standing/Reaching/Stooping

Opta collect data for all competitions that Sky Bet offer stats markets on. Sky Bet will always reference Opta for resulting.

Chances Created

Chances Created are defined by Opta as Key Passes plus Assists. A player will be credited with a Chance Created if they play the final pass leading to the recipient of the ball having an attempt at goal (Key Pass), or if they are or are credited with an Assist or a Fantasy Assist. Where the final pass prior to a shot is blocked or deflected, this will not be credited as a Key Pass for the purposes of Chances Created.

Player Fouls (Committed/Conceded)

You're betting on: The number of fouls conceded by a player, as adjudicated by Opta.

A foul conceded is defined as any infringement penalised as foul play by a referee that results in a free-kick or penalty event.
Incidents where a match official has played advantage and subsequently cautioned a player do not contribute towards the total foul count for the player or team. In these scenarios a free-kick or penalty event must occur for a foul to be awarded.
Offsides are not given as a foul conceded.

In-Play Match Stat Special: Player to Come On and Score

You're betting on: a player currently on the subs' bench to be substituted on to the field and then also score a goal (in 90 minutes)

If the player does not get substituted on to the pitch in normal time bets will be settled as losers.
Goals in Injury Time of normal time do count. Goals in Extra Time or penalty shootouts do not count.

In-Play Match Stat: 'Most' Selections

You're betting on: which player will have the most of a specified statistic in the match (in 90 minutes)

If a player is tied for the most of the specified statistic, bets will be settled as losers
Extra Time or penalty shootouts do not count

Total Tackles, Total Shots on Target, Total Shots off Target, Total Shots, Total Offsides, Total Fouls Conceded, Total Fouls Won, Combined Shots on Target Multiples, are also all settled against Opta data received. Live Opta stats can be found here .

New: Player XG

You're betting on: The total Expected Goals accumulated by the named player, according to Opta's xG model. Please note that xG values are likely to be amended or updated during and after a game.

Opta defines Expected Goals (xG) as a measure of the quality of a shot based on several variables such as assist type, shot angle and distance from Goal, whether it was a headed shot and whether it was defined as a big chance. Adding up a player or team's expected Goals can give us an indication of how many Goals a player or team should have scored on average, given the shots they have taken.
Where a team has multiple chances in the same phase of play, the sum of Player xG for that event may be greater than the team xG. Therefore Team xG and the sum of Player xG in a match may not always be equal.
You can find a detailed explanation of Opta's xG model here > https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/08/what-is-expected-goals-xg/
Different xG models may vary. Sky Bet will always reference Opta for resulting. Full market rules available via the Help and Support page.

New: Opta Player Of The Match

You're betting on: The player to achieve the highest score according to Opta's Opta Points Index in the match.

For Home/Away Opta Player of the Match betting, you're betting on the highest-scoring player on their team.
Points are awarded for the following stats. Where a single action achieves more than one stat, the player is awarded points for both (e.g. a Goal is worth 14 points: 10 for the goal and 4 for the Shot on Target).
Points accumulated during Extra Time will count for settlement of this market.
Opta Points can be tracked live on each game through Opta's Live Scores feed here > https://optaplayerstats.statsperform.com/en_GB/soccer