Scorecast and Wincast Bets: Rules and the Void Difference
Both bets are sold as one price and both depend on a named player. That is where the similarity ends. One of them keeps running without the player, and the other does not.
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What is a scorecast bet?
A scorecast asks for two things at once:
- a named player to score, commonly the first goal of the match;
- the exact final score.
Both parts must be correct. The price reflects the combination, not the sum of two separate bets, because the operator prices the correlation between them. A player scoring makes some scorelines more likely than others.
The exact scorer condition varies. Some scorecasts require the first goal, others accept an anytime goal. The accepted market description is what settles the bet, not the word "scorecast" on its own.
What is a wincast bet?
A wincast replaces the correct score with a team-win condition. A named player must score and the selected team must win under the named market rules.
It is the easier of the two to land, because a result covers many scorelines while a correct score covers exactly one. The price is correspondingly shorter.
Scorecast versus wincast, with settlement examples
| Rule | Scorecast | Wincast |
|---|---|---|
| What must happen Both legs must land | The named player scores and the exact selected scoreline lands. | The named player scores and the selected team wins. |
| Player takes no part The rule that separates them | Not fully voided. Settled as a correct score single. | Completely voided and the stake refunded. |
| Player comes on but does not score Any participation makes the selection a runner | The bet stands and loses. | The bet stands and loses. |
| First goal already scored before substitute enters A first-scorer condition can already be lost | A First Scorecast cannot be rescued by a later goal from the substitute. Check whether the product instead uses anytime scorer. | The player must still satisfy the named scorer condition; participation alone does not create a win. |
| Player scores and the team wins 2-1 Selected scoreline versus selected result | Wins only if 2-1 was the exact selected score. | Wins if the selected result was that team to win. |
| Own goal changes the score The scorer leg still needs a counted player goal | The own goal affects the scoreline but does not count as the named scorer. | The own goal affects the result but does not count as the named scorer. |
| Counted period Unless the market says otherwise | 90 minutes plus injury time. No extra time, no shootout. | 90 minutes plus injury time. No extra time, no shootout. |
- Scorecast
- The named player scores and the exact selected scoreline lands.
- Wincast
- The named player scores and the selected team wins.
- Scorecast
- Not fully voided. Settled as a correct score single.
- Wincast
- Completely voided and the stake refunded.
- Scorecast
- The bet stands and loses.
- Wincast
- The bet stands and loses.
- Scorecast
- A First Scorecast cannot be rescued by a later goal from the substitute. Check whether the product instead uses anytime scorer.
- Wincast
- The player must still satisfy the named scorer condition; participation alone does not create a win.
- Scorecast
- Wins only if 2-1 was the exact selected score.
- Wincast
- Wins if the selected result was that team to win.
- Scorecast
- The own goal affects the scoreline but does not count as the named scorer.
- Wincast
- The own goal affects the result but does not count as the named scorer.
- Scorecast
- 90 minutes plus injury time. No extra time, no shootout.
- Wincast
- 90 minutes plus injury time. No extra time, no shootout.
The void difference is the whole point
This is where the two bets separate, and it is not intuitive.
Sky Bet's published rule for a scorecast:
“We do not fully void a scorecast if the player does not partake in the game instead the bet is settled as a correct score single”
The scorer leg falls away and the correct score part continues to run at the price for that single. For a wincast the same page says the opposite:
“On single bets your bet would be voided”
The stake is refunded and nothing continues.
Both bets use the cited participation test: if a player plays any part, the selection is treated as active rather than void. Participation does not reset a scorer condition that has already been decided. A substitute entering after the first valid goal cannot win a First Scorecast by scoring later.
Own goals and which minutes count
Sky Bet's goalscorer rules name scorecast explicitly:
“Own Goals do not count for Goalscorer or Scorecast markets”
An own goal can change the final score without being credited to the named player. For a first-scorer product, the cited operator can roll the scorer test to the next valid goal rather than treating the own-goal scorer as a runner. Verify that roll-on rule on the exact slip because product wording can differ.
The counted period follows the standard football rule: bets are settled on the result after 90 minutes play unless otherwise specified, including injury time and excluding extra time and penalty shootouts. A correct score of 1-1 at the end of normal time is a 1-1 result for settlement even if extra time follows.
Before you stake
- Which scorer condition applies. First goal or anytime changes the bet completely.
- What happens on non-participation, since scorecast and wincast differ on exactly this point.
- The counted period, and whether extra time is included.
- The own-goal rule, which can move the score without settling the scorer.
These rules are Sky Bet's published terms. Other operators sell products with the same names and can apply different void treatment. Read the rule at the operator you are betting with before you stake, because that rule is the one that settles your bet.
Gambling should not be treated as income. Combination bets are priced to be harder to win than they look. Set a spending limit before you bet, avoid raising stakes to recover a loss, and use the responsible gambling guide if betting is becoming difficult to control.
The scorer leg on its own
Anytime, first and last goalscorer void differently from each other. The scorer half of a scorecast follows those same rules.
For the live equivalent, see the next goal guide. The bet-type guide shows where combination markets sit alongside singles and accumulators.
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Each source below is retained with the claims it supports. Operator sources describe published terms, not independent first‑hand performance.
- Sky Bet player not starting rule (opens in a new tab)
- We do not fully void a scorecast if the player does not partake in the game instead the bet is settled as a correct score single
- On single bets your bet would be voided
- If a player plays any part in the game they are deemed to have been active and therefore the bet stands
- Sky Bet football goalscorer rules (opens in a new tab)
- Own Goals do not count for Goalscorer or Scorecast markets
- The first-goalscorer rule can roll an opening own goal on to the next valid goal
- All bets are settled on the result after 90 minutes play unless otherwise specified. This includes injury time but does not include extra time or penalty shootouts
Update record, 21 August 2026: made the player-absence distinction explicitly Sky Bet-specific in the snippet and summary statistics instead of presenting one operator rule as universal.
FAQ
How does a scorecast bet work?
The scorer condition varies by operator: some scorecasts require the first goal of the match, others accept an anytime goal. The accepted market description decides which one settles your bet. Both legs still have to be correct, and the price reflects the correlation between them rather than the sum of two separate bets.
What does wincast mean?
A wincast combines a named goalscorer with the selected team to win. The player must score and the team-win condition must stand at the end of the counted period.
What happens to a scorecast if the player does not play?
Under Sky Bet's published rule it is not fully voided. It is settled as a correct score single, so the score half continues to run and can still lose.
What happens to a wincast if the player does not play?
It is voided completely and the stake is refunded. This is the opposite of the scorecast treatment at the same operator.
Do own goals count in a scorecast?
Not as a goal by the named player under the cited rule. An own goal can still change the final score that the other leg depends on.
Is a scorecast harder to win than a wincast?
A scorecast requires one exact scoreline while a wincast accepts any winning scoreline for the selected team. That is why scorecast prices are longer.