ScorePulse — glossary

Name: ScorePulse live feed
Creator: ScorePulse

Plain-language definitions of the terms used across ScorePulse (TheSportsDB).

Fixtures & status

Fixture: A single scheduled match between two teams on a given date, within a particular competition and round. The basic unit a live-scores service tracks.
Match status: Where a fixture is in its lifecycle: scheduled (not started), live / in-play (under way), or finished (over). The status tells you whether a 0–0 means “not yet” or “genuine draw”.
Postponed: A fixture moved to a later date before or instead of being played — commonly due to weather, safety or scheduling clashes. It will be replayed in full at the new time.
Abandoned: A match stopped part-way through and not resumed, for example because of weather or crowd safety. Whether the partial result stands or the game is replayed depends on the competition’s rules.

Competition / league: An organized series of matches with a defined set of teams and rules — a league, cup or tournament. Sits below the sport and above the season in the hierarchy.
Season: One edition of a competition, usually spanning a year or a split year (e.g. 2025–26). Matches within a season are grouped into rounds or matchdays.
Round / matchday: A grouping of fixtures played in the same stage of a season — a numbered matchday in a league, or a named stage (last 16, quarter-final) in a knockout.
Home & away: The home team hosts at its own venue; the away team travels to play there. Many competitions balance the schedule so each pairing meets once at each ground.

Round-robin league: A format where every team plays the others across a season and is ranked in a standings table by points, rather than being knocked out after a single loss.
Knockout / bracket: A single-elimination format: the loser of each tie is out, and winners advance through rounds until one team remains. Often seeded to keep top teams apart until late.
Points: What teams earn for results in a league. The common football system is 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss; the table ranks teams by total points.
Goal difference: Goals scored minus goals conceded across a season — a frequent first tiebreaker when teams are level on points. A bigger margin breaks the tie in your favor.