Guide/Match Scout

How to use Match Scout

Match Scout statistically analyses upcoming matches and shows which markets are statistically interesting. Make smarter choices based on probability, not gut feeling.

What is edge?

Edge is the difference between your calculated probability of an outcome and the implied probability the bookmaker prices into their odds. A positive edge (e.g. +5%) means: statistically, the chances are better than the odds suggest. A negative edge means the bookmaker has already priced this in.

Edge says nothing about who will win. It says something about whether the odds are correctly priced relative to the expected probability.

The overview

Each upcoming match appears as a card with club logos, date, time, and edge chips per market.

The Scout overview page with match cards and edge chips

Edge chips explained

Each card has up to five chips showing the edge per market type. Green means strong positive edge, grey means neutral or negative edge.

1X2

Result — home, draw, or away

O/U

Over/Under goals

BTTS

Both teams to score

Corners

Corners over/under

Cards

Cards over/under

Close-up of edge chips with percentages

Filtering

All

All upcoming matches

High Edge

Only matches with at least one market with strong edge

Today

Today's matches

Tomorrow

Tomorrow's matches

The filter tabs with High Edge active

Click through to the report

Click on a match card to open the full Match Scout report with detailed statistics, Poisson analysis, heatmap, H2H history, and AI summary.

Read how the report works

Premium

The full fixture list and all edge data are part of SlipsIQ Premium. Free users see a limited number of matches.

Frequently asked questions

SlipsIQ uses a Poisson model based on historical attack and defence statistics of both teams. This produces a theoretical probability distribution across all possible scores.

The fixture list refreshes every 5 minutes from the data source.

No. Edge is a statistical indicator over the long term. Any individual match can go differently. Use edge as one of several factors in your decision.

How to use Match Scout — SlipsIQ