Falkirk FC vs. St Mirren FC

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Market context

Falkirk host St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership, and the market’s **0% YES** implies either the contract is mispriced or the result is already effectively being treated as impossible. That sits awkwardly beside the football context: the teams have a long, fairly balanced head-to-head, with records in recent databases ranging from Falkirk having 11 wins to St Mirren’s 10 across 31 meetings, and 10 draws[1], while another source shows Falkirk leading 8-2 with 4 draws over the last 14[3][5]. For a single-match market, that history does not support a zero per cent fair price on a normal pre-match basis; it instead suggests the crowd has either incorporated a non-obvious settlement condition or reacted to information not reflected in broad match data.

Recent form also points away from a clean shutout in pricing terms. Falkirk’s recent results include mixed cup and league outcomes, including a 3-0 win over Stranraer on 25 July and a 0-1 loss to Alloa on 21 July[4], while St Mirren’s late-2025/26 league run included a 1-3 home defeat to Hibernian and a 1-0 win over Motherwell[6]. The main catalysts to watch are team news, any late injury or suspension updates, and confirmation that the scheduled Premiership fixture proceeds on time, because even small changes in line-up strength or venue status would matter far more here than the historical series. If sportsbook prices are available, they should be compared against the prediction market immediately before kick-off: a zero-per-cent market would normally be an extreme outlier relative to any standard match odds, unless the contract’s wording is narrower than a simple Falkirk-or-St Mirren winner settlement.

Sources: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

Methodology

This page is a comparison snapshot: one live quote, four reference venues with their key attributes, and a single execution path — every trade button routes to Best Prediction Markets UK, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

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

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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.