What's new

Betting question....

bomberH

Well-Known Member
Jun 4, 2005
28,455
168,210
Hi

I haven’t bet for ages and I’ve never been good at it so I rarely do. But today I saw something on my fb from paddy power that offered 4/1 on Sterling, KDB and Bamford all to have one shot + on target during the Man City v Leeds match. I thought why not....

Long story short, they all had a shot on target but PP refuse to pay out and say that KDB didn’t have a shot on target. I believe he did, in the 11th minute (not the one that hit the post). I don’t just believe he did, he 100% did and it was blocked by a defender and went out for a corner. The replays proved that it was on target.

I complained to management and just received an email saying their decision is final as it didn’t appear in the opta stats.

Can someone explain to me if this is normal? And if not, is there some way I can take it further. Principle more than money. It wasn’t a big bet.

The link is below. Click on ‘first half’ and skip to 10 mins. what am I missing?

 

stonecolddeanaustin

Well-Known Member
Aug 27, 2011
1,623
2,598
Blocked shots don't count mate. Those odds are never as good as they seem. I try to avoid betting on shots on target but get hooked in by the skybet odds boosts time and time again.
 

Sum Monsterism

Looking for an anecdote
Jun 12, 2012
5,311
10,696
So I was following the game via the pitch tab on SKyBet

FYI - they didn't count any KDB shots on target 1st half; I had a bet on it myself at 11-2... That was fairly late in the half, and I picked it because at that point they had him down for 3 shots, none of which had been deemed on target.

...

I once contacted one of the bookies, with a similar issue - for an England match IIRC - they just pointed me in the direction of the service they name in their t&c's as the decision making.

WhoScored.com, I believe.

No joy for me that day.
 

Archibald&Crooks

Aegina Expat
Admin
Feb 1, 2005
55,533
204,721
Yeah I got done on Moura scoring a header against Maccabi the other night. They linked me to the BBC and told me it came off his back and that all the traders agreed on that so no payout. I sent them four good links saying it was a header and they didn't reply. Someone told me it did come off his back but it still rankles.
 

Sum Monsterism

Looking for an anecdote
Jun 12, 2012
5,311
10,696

Rob

The Boss
Admin
Jun 8, 2003
28,014
65,116
0 shots on target for KDB according to what I checked.
 

mark87

Well-Known Member
Nov 29, 2004
36,031
114,060
Yeah I got done on Moura scoring a header against Maccabi the other night. They linked me to the BBC and told me it came off his back and that all the traders agreed on that so no payout. I sent them four good links saying it was a header and they didn't reply. Someone told me it did come off his back but it still rankles.

That's a piss take.
 

bomberH

Well-Known Member
Jun 4, 2005
28,455
168,210
Wow to pretty much all the replies.

How the fuck can Lucas’ goal not be a header?!

I don’t get why it’s not a shot on target just because it’s blocked by a defender? It was a shot and it was on target. So if KDB rounded the goalie and then shoots and it’s blocked on the line by a defender, does it not count as a shot on target?
 

Trotter

Well-Known Member
Jan 30, 2009
2,169
3,312
A shot on target is defined as any goal attempt that:
Goes into the net regardless of intent.
Is a clear attempt to score that would have gone into the net but for being saved by the goalkeeper or is stopped by a player who is the last-man with the goalkeeper having no chance of preventing the goal (last line block).


So in your above scenario, it would be classified as shot on target, but on your bet, it clearly isn't
 

bomberH

Well-Known Member
Jun 4, 2005
28,455
168,210
****s. Never betting again.

Until maybe next week. Def not doing those kind of bets though.

****s.
 

stonecolddeanaustin

Well-Known Member
Aug 27, 2011
1,623
2,598
Yeah I got done on Moura scoring a header against Maccabi the other night. They linked me to the BBC and told me it came off his back and that all the traders agreed on that so no payout. I sent them four good links saying it was a header and they didn't reply. Someone told me it did come off his back but it still rankles.

That is next level ridiculous! Any goal that is off anywhere above the waste should be counted as a header, rather than free money for the bookies.
 

stonecolddeanaustin

Well-Known Member
Aug 27, 2011
1,623
2,598
****s. Never betting again.

Until maybe next week. Def not doing those kind of bets though.

****s.

Yeah, avoid the stats bets. Today's special from skybet was evs on one shot on target from havertz today, boosted from 1/3. You immediately think what great value until seeing that he's only had two on target so far this season. Yeah, I decided to check that after placing the bet :banghead:
 

Archibald&Crooks

Aegina Expat
Admin
Feb 1, 2005
55,533
204,721
Yeah, avoid the stats bets. Today's special from skybet was evs on one shot on target from havertz today, boosted from 1/3. You immediately think what great value until seeing that he's only had two on target so far this season. Yeah, I decided to check that after placing the bet :banghead:
Vardy is evens from 1/6 against West Ham. That's GOT to be a good bet :D

I had a tenner on anyway, to pay for the tenner i'll lose on Wijnaldum to score from outside the area at 50/1
 

stonecolddeanaustin

Well-Known Member
Aug 27, 2011
1,623
2,598
Vardy is evens from 1/6 against West Ham. That's GOT to be a good bet :D

I had a tenner on anyway, to pay for the tenner i'll lose on Wijnaldum to score from outside the area at 50/1

Ok, fair enough, yeah that has to come in. Looks like I'm depositing into the skybet account again!
 

Archibald&Crooks

Aegina Expat
Admin
Feb 1, 2005
55,533
204,721
I should mention that Skybet settle bets according to Opta.

Betvictor settle using the BBC and a chat between 'traders'.

I'm not bitter :D

Why isn't there a thread for football betting?
 

Archibald&Crooks

Aegina Expat
Admin
Feb 1, 2005
55,533
204,721
Well that was an awful performance by Leicester. Not a single shot on target. Against West Ham, at home. Wankers.

EDIT: Ok one shot, in added time. Wankers

*VAR intervenes

EDIT EDIT: Not a single shot on target. Against West Ham, at home. Wankers.
 

Rob

The Boss
Admin
Jun 8, 2003
28,014
65,116
Screenshot 2020-10-04 at 13.52.28.png
 
Top