One feature that users of the World Cup Predictor plugin have always praised is Configure Scoring, which allows managers to define their own scoring criteria that will be used to classify participants in the ranking.
The plugin comes configured with some default values, where the maximum score received would be 12 points. However, I particularly like to configure it like this:
Let’s explain:
Assuming you have bet that the game will end 2×1 for team A. In this configuration, if the match actually ends 2×1 for team A, you would earn the following scores: 10 points for correct score + 4 points for team A’s goals (2) + 4 points for team B’s goals (1) + 7 points for correctly predicting the goal difference (+1 for team A), totaling 25 points.
Continuing with the example, if the match ended 2×0, you would earn 8 points for correctly predicting the wrong score + 4 points for correctly predicting team A’s goals (2), totaling 12 points. If the match ended 3-1, you would also earn 12 points, since you would have guessed the goals of team B (1).
If the match ended 1-0, 3-2 or with any score with a difference of 1 goal for team A, you would earn 8 points for guessing the wrong score + 7 points for guessing the goal difference, totaling 15 points.
There would also be the possibility of guessing only the winner, without guessing the number of goals or goal difference, for example, if the match in question ended 3-0. In this case, you would only earn 8 points for the wrong score.
It is worth noting that, even if you do not guess the winner of the match, you would still have a chance of winning the bonus if you guess the number of goals of one of the teams. For example, if the game had ended 2-3 or 1-1.
As for bets on draws, there are fewer possibilities. Assuming you bet on 1×1 and the match actually ends 1×1, you would earn 9 points for guessing a draw + 4 points for guessing team A’s goals (1) + 4 points for guessing team B’s goals (1) + 7 points for goal difference (0), totaling 24 points. If the match ended in a draw with any other score (0x0, 2×2, 3×3…) you would only necessarily guess the draw (9 points) and goal difference (7 points), totaling 16 points.
Therefore, the scoring possibilities would be:
1) Predicting the winner with an exact score = 25 points
1) Predicting the tie with an exact score = 24 points
2) Predicting the tie and missing the number of goals scored by the teams = 16 points
3) Predicting the winner and goal difference = 15 points
4) Predicting the winner and goals scored by one of the teams = 12 points
5) Predicting only the winner = 8 points
6) Predicting only the goals scored by one of the teams = 4 points
In the next version of the plugin, we have plans to expand this scoring system, allowing different scores to be assigned if the number of goals scored by the winning or losing team is correct, as well as assigning different weights to each round or stage of the tournament. We should test these new features in the next edition of the Brazilian Championship. Stay tuned!
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