CD Guadalajara vs. FC Dallas - More Markets

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Market context

CD Guadalajara meet FC Dallas in a Leagues Cup fixture that is already priced by the crowd at **0% YES** for the “More Markets” settlement. That makes the market function less like a directional match bet and more like a tagging problem for power users: if you are wiring alerts, copy-trading rules or conditional orders, the practical task is to map whether the event’s ancillary markets actually list, open and settle before the window closes at 01:00 UTC. ESPN’s live page shows the match as Guadalajara v Dallas on 8 August, while other live trackers show it going to the interval scoreless, which underlines that “more markets” outcomes depend on the platform’s market catalogue as much as on the football itself.[1][4]

For framing, there is limited direct head-to-head history, with FootyStats noting no previous match data and Goal likewise saying no prior head-to-head record is available; that means traders cannot lean heavily on a long sample of bespoke prop behaviour.[2][10] The broader form context is also mixed rather than explosive: FootyStats lists Guadalajara at 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in recent Cup-related sample data, while FC Dallas are shown at 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, and both teams’ recent scoring profiles are modest rather than high-variance.[2] In programmatic terms, that usually argues for waiting on actual market creation and settlement rules, rather than inferring liquidity from scoreline trend alone.

The main catalysts are administrative, not tactical: line-up release, any added markets on cards, corners or team totals, and whether the exchange actually hosts extra binaries for the fixture before or during play. Recent match pages show Dallas and Guadalajara both active in Leagues Cup scheduling around this tie, so a bot should watch official match state feeds and market availability changes rather than assume the event will settle from the first listed football market.[1][13] If your workflow scans for tradable edges, the useful trigger is not the scoreline itself but the appearance of a new market with explicit settlement language before the window expires.

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Methodology

This page is a comparison snapshot: one live quote, four reference venues with their key attributes, and a single execution path — every trade button routes to Polymarket Bot UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

UK Frequently Asked Questions

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