Mjallby AIF vs. IF Elfsborg - More Markets

Platform comparison

Market context

Mjällby AIF host IF Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan at Strandvallen, and the settlement is for *more markets* rather than the match result itself, so a 0% crowd-implied probability is usually a sign that the contract has not yet been meaningfully priced or that the catalogue item is still effectively dormant. The most recent direct meeting ended 1-1 in Borås in May, which fits the broader pattern of a fairly even pairing rather than a one-sided fixture[1][2].

For a power-user running this programmatically, comparable cases are best read through the event feed and market creation status rather than football priors alone: if the bookmaker-style grids, ancillary stat markets, or team-news-derived lines never appear, the contract can remain at zero even with the match confirmed. Historical head-to-head data is mixed, with recent sources showing both draws and alternating wins, so the safer comparison set is not “who wins” but whether secondary markets such as goals, corners, cards, or team totals are even listed and updated before kick-off[2][13][16].

The catalysts to watch are operational rather than tactical: market activation, settlement-rule text, and any late schedule change around the 15:30 UTC kick-off at Strandvallen[3][5]. If the app, bot, or copy-trading stack is monitoring this, it should poll for event-state changes, suspension windows, and line movement close to team sheets; all of those can flip a zero-probability placeholder into a live price once the exchange recognises the sub-markets[4][12][15].

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Methodology

We track Mjallby AIF vs. IF Elfsborg - More Markets 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.

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