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How StatGol works, what each number means, and what to do when something looks wrong.
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The scanner is a table: one row per match in play, refreshing on its own. There is nothing to set up before you use it.
- Sort by what you care about. Click any column header. Click it again to reverse the order.
- Choose what to show. The Columns menu turns whole groups on and off — shots, corners, odds, recent form, discipline. Four columns always stay: Min, Match, Score and Pressure.
- Narrow the list. You can search by team or league, and filter by period, by minute range and by score. There are dozens of matches running at once, and filtering is what makes that readable.
- Mark your own conditions. In the My rules menu you write your own conditions, and the cell lights up when a match meets them. It is not a recommendation of anything — it is your own number asking for your attention.
The free plan shows 5 matches at a time. Pro shows every match in play — see the plans.
How to read a match
A real match, with the numbers as they stood that minute. Less about teaching the columns than about showing what they do not say.
São Paulo 0 × 1 Boca Juniors Copa Sudamericana, September 2026 · 79 minutes, second half
| Measure | São Paulo | Boca |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 60% | 40% |
| Dangerous attacks | 27 | 24 |
| Dangerous attacks (15′) | 8 | 7 |
| Shots | 10 | 4 |
| On target | 2 | 1 |
| On target (15′) | 0 | 0 |
| Corners | 4 | 0 |
| xG | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| Pressure (15′) | 7.7 | 4.9 |
Acceleration at that same moment: 2.12 over the last 5 minutes, 1.32 over the last 15.
What the numbers say
On every measure of volume São Paulo is on top: more possession, more dangerous attacks, two and a half times the shots, four corners to none. And they are losing.
Two rows explain the distance between dominating and scoring. The first is shots on target over the last 15 minutes: zero, from both sides. Neither team made a goalkeeper work for a full quarter of an hour, however much the ball sat near the box.
The second is xG. São Paulo's ten shots are worth 0.53 of a goal; Boca's four are worth 0.47. Almost the same, from less than half the attempts — São Paulo shot often, and from where goals are rarely scored. The volume is theirs; the quality of the chance is not.
An acceleration of 2.12 says the last 5 minutes ran at twice the match's own average pace. A match speeding up is not a match arriving: the figure adds dangerous attacks and shots on target, and a match can accelerate without anyone hitting the target — which is exactly what happened here.
What the numbers do not say
Nothing about the next goal. One reader sees a São Paulo about to equalise at any moment; another sees a São Paulo with no aim against an organised defence. Both are using StatGol correctly: it describes what has already happened, with the arithmetic behind every number published, and the reading is yours.
This match carried one more detail: the source's clock was running behind real time, and the scanner flagged the minute. When a figure is doubtful we would rather say so than show it as though it were solid.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data come from?
From a sports data provider, queried once every 30 seconds. The same reading is served to everyone, so the panel shows all users the same numbers.
How much delay is there?
Between the moment on the pitch and your screen there is the time the provider takes to record it plus our 30-second cycle. In practice, somewhere between a few seconds and a minute. StatGol is not a live broadcast and is no substitute for watching the match.
Why do some matches show a dash instead of a number?
Because the provider does not cover that statistic for that league. We would rather show a dash than a zero that would look like real data. When the source sends a zero for a league it does not cover, the panel turns that into a dash too.
Does the panel give betting tips?
No. It shows statistics and market odds for matches in progress. We do not give tips, we do not calculate "value" and we promise no outcome.
Does the trial ask for a card?
No. You get 7 days of Pro when you create the account. When they end, the account moves to the free plan on its own, with nothing charged.
How do I pay?
From the plans page, in a few clicks. The accepted methods appear at checkout and vary by country and currency. Pro is switched on the moment the payment clears, and the subscription renews on its own until you cancel, which you do from the My account page.
On how many devices can I use it?
Two at the same time. Signing in on a third one signs out the oldest.
The panel stopped updating. What now?
The top of the screen warns you when the source is unstable or the data is stale. The status page shows how the service is doing.
What each number means
Every column on the panel has its own entry in what each column measures: what the number measures, how it is calculated and — above all — what it does not mean.