Help needed please guys

[BOOKIEBASHER 13]

Hey guys, what should i do here. I had a £40 bet builder to win £227.50p with Bet365 on the Leicester and Newcastle game. The last leg i needed was over 21 free kicks in the game.  Bet365 said bet was loser as only 21 free kicks was being shown on the site when full time happened. But when i checked other sites they all said 22 free kicks. 17 fouls snd 5 offsides. Even Bet365 form guide on leicester and newcastle last match show 22 free kicks . I spoke to an operator who kept saying opta are only showing 20 free kicks... he sent me the link and it does show 20 free kicks, 10 each team. But then the same site also shows 17 fouls and 5 offsides, which is 22.. I threatened to close my account, as im being ripped off in my eyes, and all he would do is give me my £40 stake back. If there were 17 fouls and 5 offsides then surely my bet is a winner ??? 

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  On 4/8/2025 at 12:29 AM, BOOKIEBASHER 13 said:

If there were 17 fouls and 5 offsides then surely my bet is a winner ??? 

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Not necessarily. Sites I've looked at concur with those numbers and I suspect that a free kick had to be AWARDED for the purpose of those stats. For your bet I suspect that a free kick had to be TAKEN so if one was awarded right at the end of either half and there was no time to take it then it's possible only 21 were actually taken. That's certainly how it works with corners.

Not sure if you can rewatch the game and check for that scenario or even count the free kicks actually taken? 

Ultimately bets are settled on OPTA's adjudication so unless they decide they made an error and correct it then you're a bit stuck. If you want to push it you could do with being certain that you're right.

  On 4/8/2025 at 12:29 AM, BOOKIEBASHER 13 said:

he sent me the link and it does show 20 free kicks, 10 each team

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Can you post that link?