Aberdeen FC vs. Heart of Midlothian FC

Platform comparison

Market context

Aberdeen face Heart of Midlothian in a Scottish Premiership match scheduled for 1 August 2026, and a 100% YES price implies the market is treating the fixture as effectively locked in rather than a live football proposition. In practical terms, a power-user would read that kind of print as a settlement/confirmation check: if the programme stays on the calendar, the contract should resolve on the kick-off condition, not on the result itself.

Comparables around this fixture do not support an obvious one-sided football read. Recent preview models and tipsters have split between a narrow Aberdeen edge, a draw, and goals in both directions: one source called BTTS at roughly 49% and Aberdeen win at 45.18%, while another rated Hearts to win at 52.07%; FootyStats also shows a mixed head-to-head with BTTS around 50% and over 2.5 goals at 50%.[1][2][3] That is useful context for automated screening, because a bot relying on historical priors would not treat the sporting side as deterministic even if the market price is fixed at 100%.

For traders running conditional orders or copy-trade rules, the real watchpoints are confirmation events rather than form lines: final fixture confirmation, venue and kick-off updates, and late team-news around injuries, suspensions, or manager changes. Previews published close to the date have already leaned on line-up assumptions and have been explicit that odds are subject to change, which is the kind of dependency a programmatic workflow should monitor before any execution logic is allowed to fire.[5][11][20]

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Methodology

We track Aberdeen FC vs. Heart of Midlothian FC across the five venues with material prediction-market liquidity. The probability shown is the live Polymarket mid; the comparison rows summarise how each venue treats the underlying contract — fees, KYC thresholds, settlement currency, deposit options. The highlighted row marks the cheapest route into Polymarket's order book.

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.

FAQ

Where can I trade this market with the lowest fees?

Polymarket is geo-blocked in the US/UK/EU. The easiest 0%-fee broker into the same order book is Polymarket Review UK. Kalshi charges up to 7% per trade; Betfair Exchange takes 2-5% commission on net winnings.

Is this market available outside the US?

Polymarket itself is geo-blocked in the US/UK/EU. Always check the legal status of prediction markets in your jurisdiction before trading.

What's the difference between YES and NO shares?

A YES share pays $1.00 if the event happens, $0 otherwise. A NO share pays $1.00 if the event doesn't happen. The market price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the implied probability.

How fast are USDC deposits?

Polygon credits deposits after 12 confirmations — usually under 30 seconds. Withdrawals follow the same path and land back in your wallet within minutes.

How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.