How to read live football scores: every match status explained
HT, FT, AET, PEN, PST — live-score pages use short codes for a match's state. Here is what each one means and how to read a scoreline correctly.
Live-score pages pack a lot of information into very little space. Next to every scoreline there is a short status code that tells you exactly where the match stands. Once you know the codes, you can read any fixture list at a glance.
Before kick-off
- Not started (NS) — the match is scheduled and the time shown is the kick-off time. On Yalla Shoot, times are converted to your own time zone automatically.
- TBD — the date is known but the kick-off time has not been confirmed yet. This is common for cup ties and for fixtures that depend on television scheduling.
While the match is being played
- First half (1H) and second half (2H) — the match is live and the minute is shown instead of a status word, for example 67'.
- Added time — stoppage time appears as a plus sign, so 45+2' means the second minute of first-half added time.
- Half-time (HT) — the break between the two halves. The score shown is the half-time score.
- Extra time (ET) and break (BT) — knockout ties level after 90 minutes may go to two 15-minute periods of extra time, with a short break before them.
- Penalties (P) — the shoot-out is in progress.
- Suspended or interrupted — play has stopped, for example because of weather or crowd trouble, and may resume later.
After the final whistle
- Full-time (FT) — the match finished in normal time.
- After extra time (AET) — the result was decided in extra time. The score includes the extra-time goals.
- After penalties (PEN) — the match ended level after extra time and was decided by a shoot-out. The main score shows the result after 120 minutes, and the shoot-out score is shown separately, for example Pens 4–3. Shoot-out goals are never added to the main score.
When things do not go to plan
- Postponed (PST) — the match will be played on a later date. It stays in the fixture list until a new date is set.
- Cancelled or abandoned — the match will not be completed as scheduled. The competition organiser decides whether it is replayed or the result is awarded.
- Awarded and walkover — the result was decided administratively rather than on the pitch.
Reading the scoreline
The home team is always listed first. In the Arabic interface the home team appears on the right, following the reading direction, while in English it appears on the left. The team shown in bold is the winner; when neither name is bold, the match was drawn or has not finished.
Tip: use the status filter on the fixtures page to show only live matches, only upcoming kick-offs or only finished games.
Why scores can lag by a few seconds
Live data travels from the stadium to the data provider and then to the website. Yalla Shoot refreshes live matches automatically every few seconds, and pauses updates when the page is in a background tab to save your battery and data.