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⚽ What to Know for the Start of the 2025 Season

Get ready for the kickoff of the 2025 football season with this full breakdown of how matches work and how your bets are settled

Updated this week

🕒 Match Rules

  • Standard Duration: 90 minutes (2 x 45 mins) + stoppage time

  • Extra Time/Penalties: Not included unless stated (e.g. To Qualify bets)

📅 Fixtures

  • Premier League start: August 9, 2025

  • Competitions covered: Premier League, Championship, Champions League, Europa League, international friendlies & qualifiers

  • Fixture changes: Bets stand unless postponed 48+ hours


⚽ Main Market Categories

  • Full-Time Result (1X2): 90 mins only, no extra time

  • Goals Markets: Over/Under, team goals, 1st/last scorer (own goals count, except for scorer bets)

  • Scorer Markets: Player must play; own goals don’t count

  • Card Markets: 90 mins only; yellow = 10 pts, red = 25, two yellows = 35

  • Corner Markets: Only corners taken count (retakes = one)

  • Time-Based Markets: e.g. 1st 10 mins (00:00–09:59), each/either half

  • Specials: Woodwork hits, penalty awarded/missed/scored (must be taken)


🏟️ Match Disruptions

  • Postponed: Void if not played within 48 hours

  • Abandoned: Settled if result already known; otherwise void

  • VAR: Final decision counts

  • Venue Change: May void bets


🧠 Quick Tips

  • Always check lineups before player bets

  • Bet Builder voids if any leg voids

  • Rules can differ in cup matches & friendlies

  • Look out for promos and boosted odds

For the full list of betting rules, visit our Football Rules section.

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