Any other score is the selection in a correct score market that wins when the final score is not one of the scores the bookmaker lists by name. If a market lists every score from 0-0 to 3-3, any other score takes in every result with a side on four goals or more, such as 4-1, 2-4 or 5-0.
It is usually a long price, because the listed scores hold most of the chance: in the illustrative model below it has 7.8%, less than a 0-0 draw alone.
Which scores the catch-all covers
The list decides, not the selection. Lists differ: one may stop at 3-3, another may add 4-0 and 0-4 as selections of their own, and a market may split the catch-all into any other home win, any other draw and any other away win. Whatever is not listed belongs to any other score, often shortened to AOS.
NSW's betting glossary of terms lists this kind of bet as "match score exact": selecting the points, runs or goals scored by both competitors. Soccer betting covers the rest of the match markets.
How an any other score bet settles
With the 16 scores from 0-0 to 3-3 listed (an illustrative market):
| Score at the end of normal time | Listed? | Any other score |
|---|---|---|
| 4-1 | No | Wins |
| 3-3 | Yes | Loses |
| 0-4 | No | Wins |
| 3-1, then a goal at 90+4 for 4-1 | No | Wins: stoppage time is part of normal time |
| 2-2 after 90 minutes, 3-2 after extra time | Yes (2-2) | Loses: the bet settles at 2-2 |
Clause 5.2.7.3 of the NSW Bookmaker Declared Betting Events Betting Rules, which govern bets with bookmakers authorised in NSW, fixes a soccer result at the end of normal time unless agreed otherwise. Stoppage time counts and extra time does not. If a match is called off before the end and the governing body declares a result, the same rules void bets that depend on the number of goals scored (clause 5.2.7.2). Other bookmakers set their own terms.
Why a catch-all pays a long price
A simple Poisson model, which treats each side's goals as independent, shows why. Take illustrative expected goals of 1.4 home and 1.1 away, where e is the constant 2.718. The home side scores three or fewer with a chance of e^-1.4 x (1 + 1.4 + 0.98 + 0.45733) = 0.94627. The away side's is e^-1.1 x (1 + 1.1 + 0.605 + 0.22183) = 0.97426. A 0-0 alone has e^-2.5 = 8.2%.
| Expected goals (home and away) | Listed scores hold | Any other score | Fair price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 and 1.1 | 0.94627 x 0.97426 = 92.2% | 7.8% | 1 / 0.07809 = $12.81 |
| 2.0 and 1.5 | 0.85712 x 0.93436 = 80.1% | 19.9% | 1 / 0.19914 = $5.02 |
The second row's figures are e^-2 x 6.33333 = 0.85712 and e^-1.5 x 4.1875 = 0.93436. One more goal of expected total, from 2.5 to 3.5, takes the fair price from $12.81 to $5.02. That total shows in the over/under goals market, and the Poisson distribution guide builds the full scoreline grid.
Comparing catch-all prices between bookmakers
Two any other score prices only compare when their lists match: a longer price at one bookmaker may simply cover fewer scores. The price on offer also carries the bookmaker's margin, and correct score markets carry a large one, which correct score betting works through on a full market.
An expected total is read from total and head to head prices, and the Terminal lines up both soccer markets across bookmakers. A free account opens a limited view of the Terminal with live odds.
Risk: Betting involves risk. A long correct score price loses far more often than it wins, a model's fair price is only an estimate, and there is no guarantee of profit. See responsible gambling for limits and support.