Recent form: check the sample size
“Last five” uses the team’s most recent recorded completed matches in the relevant competition data, which may span seasons. If only three matches are available, the sample is three, not a complete five.
Football wins, draws and losses compare goals scored and conceded in each match. Recent results are not adjusted for opponent strength, home or away status, or lineup changes, so they are not the probability of winning the next match.
Averages: check the sample period
Average goals or points scored = total goals or points in the recorded period ÷ number of recorded completed matches. Goals or points conceded use the same matches. Values are displayed to one decimal place.
Example: seven goals across four matches gives an average of 1.8. This is a calculation example, not any team’s current performance.
“This season” in the summary uses the current segment of recorded competition data. A gap of more than 60 days normally starts a new segment; adjacent matches with the same season identifier remain together. Some international basketball competitions use the last 730 days.
This period may not match the full official season. Missing matches affect the values, and recent form and averages may cover different periods. The summary does not list the sample size or start and end dates for averages, so it cannot confirm full-season coverage.
Rankings: check the league or conference
A football team’s league rank is its position in its own league, not necessarily its position in the cup competition being played. If teams come from different leagues, rank alone cannot tell you which is stronger.
An NBA Eastern or Western Conference rank is a position within that conference, not across the whole league. If reliable rank or conference information is absent from the summary, do not replace it with zero or guess a ranking.
Scores and times: read them separately
Recent form and averages are historical statistics as recorded, not live data for this match. Final scores in the summary must be confirmed; passing the scheduled start time does not mean the match has ended.
“Summary updated” is the update time of that summary. It does not mean every statistic was updated at that moment, and it is not the kickoff time. Start and update times in public summaries use Taipei time (UTC+8).
Understanding missing data
An absent number means data is incomplete, unrecorded or unconfirmed, not zero. A confirmed zero for goals scored or conceded is different from missing data. Data may also be delayed or corrected.
Visit Results to check completed-match scores, or read the rules for markets and simulated-order settlement. Historical statistics help you interpret matches; they do not guarantee the next result.