notes.txt

Notes for Football Data

All data is in csv format, ready for use within standard spreadsheet applications. Please note that some abbreviations are no longer in use (in particular odds from specific bookmakers no longer used) and refer to data collected in earlier seasons. For a current list of what bookmakers are included in the dataset please visit http://www.football-data.co.uk/matches.php

Key to results data:

Div = League Division
Date = Match Date (dd/mm/yy)
HomeTeam = Home Team
AwayTeam = Away Team
FTHG and HG = Full Time Home Team Goals
FTAG and AG = Full Time Away Team Goals
FTR and Res = Full Time Result (H=Home Win, D=Draw, A=Away Win)
HTHG = Half Time Home Team Goals
HTAG = Half Time Away Team Goals
HTR = Half Time Result (H=Home Win, D=Draw, A=Away Win)

Match Statistics (where available)
Attendance = Crowd Attendance
Referee = Match Referee
HS = Home Team Shots
AS = Away Team Shots
HST = Home Team Shots on Target
AST = Away Team Shots on Target
HHW = Home Team Hit Woodwork
AHW = Away Team Hit Woodwork
HC = Home Team Corners
AC = Away Team Corners
HF = Home Team Fouls Committed
AF = Away Team Fouls Committed
HO = Home Team Offsides
AO = Away Team Offsides
HY = Home Team Yellow Cards
AY = Away Team Yellow Cards
HR = Home Team Red Cards
AR = Away Team Red Cards
HBP = Home Team Bookings Points (10 = yellow, 25 = red)
ABP = Away Team Bookings Points (10 = yellow, 25 = red)

Key to 1X2 (match) betting odds data:

B365H = Bet365 home win odds
B365D = Bet365 draw odds
B365A = Bet365 away win odds
BSH = Blue Square home win odds
BSD = Blue Square draw odds
BSA = Blue Square away win odds
BWH = Bet&Win home win odds
BWD = Bet&Win draw odds
BWA = Bet&Win away win odds
GBH = Gamebookers home win odds
GBD = Gamebookers draw odds
GBA = Gamebookers away win odds
IWH = Interwetten home win odds
IWD = Interwetten draw odds
IWA = Interwetten away win odds
LBH = Ladbrokes home win odds
LBD = Ladbrokes draw odds
LBA = Ladbrokes away win odds
PSH and PH = Pinnacle home win odds
PSD and PD = Pinnacle draw odds
PSA and PA = Pinnacle away win odds
SOH = Sporting Odds home win odds
SOD = Sporting Odds draw odds
SOA = Sporting Odds away win odds
SBH = Sportingbet home win odds
SBD = Sportingbet draw odds
SBA = Sportingbet away win odds
SJH = Stan James home win odds
SJD = Stan James draw odds
SJA = Stan James away win odds
SYH = Stanleybet home win odds
SYD = Stanleybet draw odds
SYA = Stanleybet away win odds
VCH = VC Bet home win odds
VCD = VC Bet draw odds
VCA = VC Bet away win odds
WHH = William Hill home win odds
WHD = William Hill draw odds
WHA = William Hill away win odds

Bb1X2 = Number of BetBrain bookmakers used to calculate match odds averages and maximums
BbMxH = Betbrain maximum home win odds
BbAvH = Betbrain average home win odds
BbMxD = Betbrain maximum draw odds
BbAvD = Betbrain average draw win odds
BbMxA = Betbrain maximum away win odds
BbAvA = Betbrain average away win odds

MaxH = Oddsportal maximum home win odds
MaxD = Oddsportal maximum draw win odds
MaxA = Oddsportal maximum away win odds
AvgH = Oddsportal average home win odds
AvgD = Oddsportal average draw win odds
AvgA = Oddsportal average away win odds



Key to total goals betting odds:

BbOU = Number of BetBrain bookmakers used to calculate over/under 2.5 goals (total goals) averages and maximums
BbMx>2.5 = Betbrain maximum over 2.5 goals
BbAv>2.5 = Betbrain average over 2.5 goals
BbMx<2.5 = Betbrain maximum under 2.5 goals
BbAv<2.5 = Betbrain average under 2.5 goals

GB>2.5 = Gamebookers over 2.5 goals
GB<2.5 = Gamebookers under 2.5 goals
B365>2.5 = Bet365 over 2.5 goals
B365<2.5 = Bet365 under 2.5 goals


Key to Asian handicap betting odds:

BbAH = Number of BetBrain bookmakers used to Asian handicap averages and maximums
BbAHh = Betbrain size of handicap (home team)
BbMxAHH = Betbrain maximum Asian handicap home team odds
BbAvAHH = Betbrain average Asian handicap home team odds
BbMxAHA = Betbrain maximum Asian handicap away team odds
BbAvAHA = Betbrain average Asian handicap away team odds

GBAHH = Gamebookers Asian handicap home team odds
GBAHA = Gamebookers Asian handicap away team odds
GBAH = Gamebookers size of handicap (home team)
LBAHH = Ladbrokes Asian handicap home team odds
LBAHA = Ladbrokes Asian handicap away team odds
LBAH = Ladbrokes size of handicap (home team)
B365AHH = Bet365 Asian handicap home team odds
B365AHA = Bet365 Asian handicap away team odds
B365AH = Bet365 size of handicap (home team)


Closing odds (last odds before match starts)

PSCH = Pinnacle closing home win odds
PSCD = Pinnacle closing draw odds
PSCA = Pinnacle closing away win odds

Football-Data would like to acknowledge the following sources which have been utilised in the compilation of Football-Data's results and odds files.

Historical results:
International Soccer Server - http://sunsite.tut.fi/rec/riku/soccer.html
European Football - http://www.eurofootball.be/
RSSSF Archive - http://www.rsssf.com/

Current results (full time, half time)
TBWSport - http://www.tbwsport.com
Livescore- http://www.livescore.com

Match statistics
Sportinglife, ESPN Soccer, Bundesliga.de, Gazzetta.it and Football.fr

Bookmakers betting odds
Betbrain - http://www.betbrain.com
Betbase - http://www.betbase.info

Betting odds for weekend games are collected Friday afternoons, and on Tuesday afternoons for midweek games.

Additional match statistics (corners, shots, bookings, referee etc.) for the 2000/01 and 2001/02 seasons for the English, Scottish and German leagues were provided by Sports.com (now under new ownership and no longer available).