IG Index - Football

Sports Bet Details

Football

a) Individual Matches

Bets on football matches are, unless otherwise stated, for the scheduled 90 minutes plus injury time, but excluding extra time. Extra time markets may be introduced at the end of the scheduled period. Bets on the amount of time before the first goal is scored will, in the case of a goalless draw, or of the first goal being scored in second half injury time, be settled at 90 minutes. Bets on the time of the last goal, in the event of a goalless draw, will be settled at zero minutes. If the venue of a game is changed, all bets will stand provided that the ground to which the game is moved is not the ground of either team involved in the match, in which case all bets on that individual game shall be void, whether open or closed.

b) Groups of Matches (Goal Supremacy)

Where a goal supremacy market is offered on a group of matches (e.g. a homes/aways market), and one or more matches is cancelled or postponed, then, regardless of their rescheduling, the price will be adjusted by the mid-market quote of the cancelled/postponed game(s) at the time of cancellation/postponement. Should a match be abandoned the mid-market quote at the time of abandonment (or kick-off time if not updated in-running) will be used. Where IG Index's individual goal supremacy market is not available for any match which is cancelled, postponed or abandoned, a midpoint for that match will be derived from IG Index's Mini-Performances being quoted for the teams involved in that match at the time of cancellation/postponement. This midpoint will be calculated by dividing the difference between the two team's Mini-Performance Prices (Midpoints) by 17 and rounding to the nearest 0.1. Where less than 50% of the matches within the group are completed, any bet on the market shall be void, whether open or closed.

c) Groups of Matches (Total Goals)

Where a total goals market is offered on a group of matches, and one or more matches is cancelled or postponed, then, regardless of their rescheduling, the price will be adjusted by the mid-market quote of the cancelled/postponed game(s) at the time of cancellation/postponement.

Should a match be abandoned the mid-market quote at the time of abandonment (or kick-off time if not updated in-running) will be used. Where IG Index's total goals market is not available for any match which is cancelled, postponed or abandoned, every such game will have allocated to it the average of the mid-market quotes for all games within the group at the time of the earliest cancellation, postponement or kick-off. Where less than 50% of the matches within the group are completed, any bet on the market shall be void, whether open or closed.

d) Shirt Numbers

When a bet is about the aggregate of the shirt numbers of the goal scorers in a match or matches:

(i) if any goal is an own goal, the shirt number of the scorer of the own goal will be counted. It will count towards whichever side is credited with the goal.

ii) in the event of uncertainty about who scored a goal, the opinion of the TV station which is broadcasting the game will be applied. If there is disagreement within the television station about who scored the goal, or if the game is being covered by more than one television station and the television stations disagree about who scored, or if the game is not televised at all, the scorer will be determined in accordance with general condition 6.

For the purposes of any bet about shirt numbers, a player will be deemed to wear throughout the game the shirt worn at the start of play (or, in the case of a substitute, when he comes on to the pitch).

Any player whose shirt bears no number on his first joining the field of play will be allocated number 12.

e) Total Corners, Goal Kicks and Special Markets

On certain games traded in-running, IG Index will offer a market on the total number of corners taken and/or cross-corners and/or goal kicks and/or special markets for that match. For the avoidance of doubt, the settlement of such markets is governed by general condition 6 (save where otherwise specifically provided).

f) Goal Time Markets

Where a market is to be offered on the time of a particular goal or any other event in a match, the make-up will be deemed to be that shown by the TV station broadcasting the match. If the game is being covered by more than one television station and the television stations disagree about the time of the goal or event, or if the game is not televised at all, the time will be determined in accordance with general condition 6.

Where an aggregate goal time market is offered in a group of matches-for example the aggregate time of the first goal or the total goal minutes-rules concerning cancellation, abandonment or postponement of matches will be as applied to groups of matches (total goals) (see Football (c) above).

g) Player Bookings (Yellow and Red Cards)

Markets involving the incidence of cards shown to players during an individual match are traded by reference to all available evidence but are settled on the official result when available from the football authority responsible for organising the match.

Bets may be provisionally settled by reference to all available evidence but if the official result differs from the result used for provisional settlement, settlement will be retrospectively adjusted so as to reflect the official result, provided that the official result is available within the period for final settlement set out in general condition 6.

It should be noted that any bet taken on the basis of a wrong score so far will be re-rated to reflect the actual score so far (see general condition 5).

A player receiving a red card as a consequence of receiving a second yellow card will in all cases be deemed to have been shown one yellow card and one red card.

Bookings markets are settled by reference to cards shown during the first or second half of the match including injury time but excluding extra time. Cards will only count which are shown to players after they take the pitch for the first time and before they leave the pitch for the final time. Cards shown to non-players (e.g. managers) do not count. Any card shown after the full-time whistle has been blown shall be disregarded. If after the final whistle a card shown during a game is rescinded, or reduced to a yellow card from a red card, that will not affect the settlement of any markets involving bookings on the game in question.

For markets involving the time of yellow and red cards, these markets will be settled by reference to the time at which the relevant card is shown.

h) Team Performance Index

Where IG Index is quoting a team performance index, the individual components will be determined in accordance with (a), (e), (f) and (g) above.

i) Tournament markets

In the case of markets made abut the total number of occurances such as goals or yellow cards which occur in a competition or tournament, extra time will be ignored, except where the contrary is clearly stated. For example, totals of World Cup goals, yellow cards and red cards are calculated by reference to the result in normal time in each constituent match. This is by way of contrast to index markets which will be settled according to the ultimate result of the competition and so will be affected by what occurs in extra time.

j) Divisional Points

If any team has points deducted during the season from its total attained on the field of play, the deduction will be included in its final total. However, if any deduction is made in respect of a team after all the games in that team's division have been completed for the season, it will have no effect on the final total.

Any appeal against a points deduction shall be disregarded unless concluded before all the games in the division concerned have been completed for the season.

k) Abandoned Games

General condition 2 applies and is for convenience set out:

Where a market is traded in-running or at intervals (e.g. a football team performance index updated at half-time) and the underlying event is abandoned, then, if there is a tradeable quote on the market when play ceases, the market will be settled at the midpoint of the quote. Where there is no tradeable quote at the time when play ceases, any bet on the market, open or closed, shall be void.

Markets traded in-running where the result is known at the time of abandonment will be settled on the basis of that result. If markets are not traded in-running then, in the case of abandonment, all bets will be void irrespective of whether the markets have made up or not.

Where play ceases at the start of an interval (e.g. half-time) in which a market is to be updated, and the market is then updated, the first tradeable quote following the cessation of play is to be treated as the tradeable quote on the market when play ceases for the purposes of this condition.

l) Shooting Stars
Where a market awards points for each goal scored by a selected group of players in a football match:

(i) own goals by a named player do not count.

(ii) in the event of any uncertainty about the identity of a goal scorer, the settlement procedure set out in Football (d ii) will apply.

(iii) unless otherwise stated, a specified points allocation will be awarded to each of the named players who takes no part in the 90 minutes play.

Where a market awards points to individual players who score the first three goals in a match: