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Coverage

What leagues do you cover, and at what level?

Coverage information can be found via our Coverage Matrix.

How do I find out the coverage for a particular match?

Find the node called coverage in any Summary, Lineups, or Timeline endpoint. The attribute coverage - live reports whether Sportradar has live coverage of a match.

Within the coverage node is a coverage property type and value. Use these attributes to determine whether a match includes:

• Boxscore coverage (property type="boxscore") - Rugby Union only
• Match clock values (property type="match_clock") - Rugby Union only
• Lineups (property type="lineups") - Union, League, & Sevens

<sport_event id="sr:sport_event:513632" start_time="2008-04-13T14:00:00+00:00" start_time_confirmed="true">
	<sport_event_context>
    --snip--
	</sport_event_context>
	<coverage live="true">
		<properties>
			<property type="boxscore" value="true"/>
			<property type="match_clock" value="true"/>
			<property type="lineups" value="true"/>
		</properties>
	</coverage>

How will a sport event behave when it is not covered with live scores?

When a sport_event is not covered live, the status and match_status will remain as not_started until results are entered post-match.

What statistics are available when Boxscore is marked as true?

When boxscore is available, the following statistics are available live:

• Penalties Conceded, Total Scrums, Scrums Won, Scrums Lost, Lineouts Won, Turnovers Won.

Post-match the following statistics are available for competitors and players:

• Meters Run, Clean Breaks, Carries, Tackles Missed, Try Assists, Tackles, Offloads, Passes.

Matches with these additional team and player statistics are indicated by <property type="boxscore" value="true"/>

* Please note that for Rugby Union Champions Cup, we can only provide team boxscore due to source restrictions.

Why do different groups have coverage information for a competition?

The notion of “groups” is versatile and is used to distinguish between playoffs, and our competition structures and is therefore necessary to describe coverage at a group level for consistency. Generally, however, within a competition in Rugby, there will be no difference between competition coverage.

Integration

How can I find the values for various enum data points within the API?

Many enum values are listed in the FAQ below. For the most up-to-date values, please see the Schema
section of the OpenAPI specification here:

• Rugby Union
• Rugby League
• Rugby Sevens

What format are date fields presented in?

When we present date only values we present these in the ISO 8601 standard format.

ex: 2013-04-03

We use these for attributes that have date and no time (such as birthdate). For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

What format are the date/time fields presented in?

All of our Date/Time attributes are in UTC, presented in the ISO 8601 standard format.

ex: 2013-04-03T18:15:00+00:00

For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

How do I locate the TTL (Time to Live)/cache on an API endpoint?

The cache (in seconds) can be accessed in the returned header information on each RESTful API call, under cache-control.

ex. cache-control: max-age=1, public, s-maxage=1 or
cache-control: public, must-revalidate, max-age=120

Sport Event Statuses

What are the valid sport_event_status - status values?

• not_started – The match is scheduled to be played
• started – The match has begun
• live – The match is currently in progress
• postponed – The match has been postponed to a future date
• suspended - The match began, but has been suspended to a later time
• match_about_to_start – The match is about to begin
• delayed – The match has been temporarily delayed and will be continued
• cancelled – The match has been cancelled and will not be played
• interrupted - The match began, but coverage has stopped for a short time. Note that match scores may not be updated during this period, the last recorded match score will be displayed instead
• ended – The match is over
• closed – The match results have been confirmed
• abandoned - The match began, but was then cancelled

What are the valid sport_event_status – match_status values?

• 1st_half
• 2nd_half
• aet
• abandoned
• overtime
• 1st_extra
• 2nd_extra
• penalties
• postponed
• pause
• halftime
• cancelled
• awaiting_extra_time
• extra_time_halftime
• awaiting_penalties
• interrupted
• not_started
• ended
• start_delayed

Event Types

What are the possible event types logged?

• match_started
• match_ended
• period_start
• break_start
• score_change
• penalty_awarded
• period_score
• change_of_possession
• ball_kicked
• line_out
• line_out_won
• ball_recycled
• scrum
• kick_to_touch
• scrum_reset
• scrum_won
• try
• conversion
• turnover
• denied_try
• penalty
• drop_out
• yellow_card
• red_card
• tap_and_go
• drop_goal
• substitution

What are the possible player event types logged?

• scorer
• substituted_in (League and Union only)
• substituted_out (League and Union only)

Pagination

Why can't I find a particular match in the Daily Summaries, Season Summaries or Sport Events Updated endpoints?

These endpoints support pagination and return 200 entries by default. To return more matches, an additional query string parameter must be used after your API key. For example, appending &start=200 will return the next 200 entries per page, &start=400 will return the next 200, and so on.

Probabilities

What are markets and what are the different markets?

Markets is something you can bet on that we provide probabilities for. Over time we intend to provide more and more markets in the API. Currently the only market we provide is 3-way (will the home team win? Or the away team? Or will it be a draw?).

What are the valid outcomes for probabilities?

• home_team_winner
• away_team_winner
• draw

Past Season Data

How do I access past seasons results and stats?

Use the Seasons endpoint to locate the season_id for the season you want to access. Use that season_id to interrogate the various seasons endpoints.

Standings / Tournaments

What are the possible standings types in the Standings endpoint?

• total
• home
• away
• first_half_total
• first_half_home
• first_half_away
• second_half_total
• second_half_home
• second_half_away

What are the possible values for cup_round – state in the Season Links endpoint?

Listed below are the values and definitions for cup_round - state. These can be leveraged to determine the status of a cup round.

• empty - A matchup has been created but neither the match details nor the competitors are known.
• unseeded_fixture - Match details are known but competitors are unknown.
• partial_seeded - One competitor is known.
• partial_seeded_fixture - Match details and one competitor are known.
• seeded - Both competitors are known.
• seeded_fixture - Match details and both competitors are known.
• unstarted - Match(es) have been added.
• on_going - The first match has started.
• decided - The last match has ended.
• winner - The winner is known.
• cancelled – The matchup has been cancelled.

How are group IDs delivered in the stage array with the various types?

With the type of "league" they will have a sr:league prefix.
With the type of "cup" they will have a sr:cup prefix.

Player Data

What are the valid player positions/types?

• FB – Full-back
• FH – Fly-half (only used in rugby union)
• SH – Scrum-half
• C - Centre
• PR - Prop
• L – Lock (alternative name for second row. Only used in rugby union)
• BR – Back row
• W – Wing or winger
• HB – Half-back
• N8 – Number 8 (only used in rugby union)
• HO - Hooker
• SR – Second row (used in rugby union and rugby league, but in rugby union, it’s also known as lock)
• FL – Flanker (only used in rugby union)
• LF – Loose forward (only used in rugby league but these players are now often back rows or props)
• UB – Utility back
• UF – Utility forward
• Back – same as utility back
• Outside Back – a name the encompasses someone who can play at centre, wing or full-back
• SO – Stand-off (only used in rugby league, often just known as a half-back)
• FR – Front row forward – someone who can play as a prop or hooker
• Threequarter - a name the encompasses someone who can play at centre or wing
• Forward – same as utility forward

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