Recoleta FC vs. CA Boca Juniors

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Market context

Recoleta FC’s second leg against CA Boca Juniors in the Copa Sudamericana has already moved through the key state that usually anchors a market like this: Boca won the first leg 3-1 in Buenos Aires, then took the return fixture 4-0 in Asunción, so the tie finished 7-1 on aggregate. That makes a 0% YES price unsurprising for a settlement window that closed on 18 August 2026, because the underlying event had effectively been decided before the window ended.

For traders running the market through bots or conditional orders, the useful comparison is not a live upset spot but a completed tie with a heavy favourite that converted early control into a comfortable aggregate lead. In that setup, programmatic rules usually key off match status, aggregate score, and whether the final whistle has confirmed the official result, rather than raw pre-match odds. A market showing 0% implies there is no residual execution edge unless the settlement logic is delayed by postponement, abandonment, or a data-feed mismatch.

The practical catalysts to watch are therefore administrative rather than sporting: official score confirmation, any change to fixture timing, and whether the contract’s wording references the second leg, the aggregate result, or a specific outcome definition. Match listings placed the game at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción on 18 August 2026, with Boca already leading 3-1 before kick-off, which leaves little room for late schedule risk unless the match record itself is disputed.

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Methodology

This page reviews Recoleta FC vs. CA Boca Juniors across five venues. The live probability is the Polymarket mid-price, sourced directly from the on-chain Polygon order book; the comparison columns benchmark each venue on fee structure, KYC, settlement currency and payment rails. Every CTA routes to Polymarket Bot UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

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.

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