Tiebreakers & Edge Cases

This page will continuously update as we come across more scenarios.

Cancelled, Postponed, and Rescheduled Matches

  • If a match is cancelled or postponed mid-game, players will keep their current score for that tournament.

  • If the match is restarted within the same tournament dates, play will continue, and the higher score from the two games will count.


Scoring Cases

  • If a player plays less than 45 minutes, their win or draw bonus points are halved.

  • Scoring continues until the end of Extra Time in cup matches, but stops if the game reaches a penalty shootout.

  • If a player wins a penalty and then scores it, they get points for scoring the penalty but do not get points for an assist.

  • The clean sheet bonus applies to the entire team, even if a player is subbed off before a goal is conceded.

Tie-breaking Rules

  • Scores from Opta are recorded to two decimal places (e.g. 192.15).

  • If two players have the exact same score, the average of their last 5 scores determines the winner, rewarding better overall form.

  • If two players somehow have the same score and form, a random dice roll will decide the winner.


Reward Cases

  • If there are fewer than 5 eligible players in a tournament, the remaining TP rewards for missing positions are not distributed.

    • Example: If only 3 defenders participate in a Silver Tournament, the 4th and 5th place TP rewards are lost.


Bench Edge Cases

  • If you have more than 75 players and do not bench anyone, the system will automatically register the first 75 players who enter the pitch as your active squad.

  • In cases where multiple matches start at the same time, the system will snapshot players in the order that OPTA data is received.

    • For example, if four matches kick off at 4 PM but the data is received in the order Game 2 → Game 1 → Game 4 → Game 3, the system will follow that same order.

  • If multiple players are involved in the same match, the system will prioritise to which player has the better average performance over the last 5 matches when finalizing your squad selection.

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