The 3-condition rule: what counts and what doesn't

In the new bot builder, a bot needs at least 3 conditions before it can be created. In this guide you'll see why, what counts and what doesn't.

Why 3

With one or two conditions, the bot goes off in random matches: lots of alerts and little scenario. Three conditions force you to describe the match you're looking for, and that is what gives the alert its value.

The counter

At the top of step 3 (Conditions), the bar shows how many conditions you already have, until you reach 3. While any are missing, the Next button won't move on.

What counts

• the Score at the moment of the alert: 0-0, draw, home or away winning, correct score or number of goals;
• the competitions you choose (for example Only these, with the Liga Portugal);
• each stat you add (Shots on Target, Dangerous Attacks, Corners…).

What doesn't count

• Any score;
• All competitions;
• the exclusions (women's, cups…);
• for now, the favourite.

Repeated conditions

The 0-0 score and Goals: maximum of 0 say the same thing. When two conditions are the same, the builder warns you and counts only one.

Three good ones, not any three

Three pressure stats almost always describe the same match three times. It works better to combine conditions of different types:

• one for the scenario (the score or the competitions);
• one for pressure (Dangerous Attacks, Pressure Index);
• one for quality (Shots on Target, xG).

More conditions don't make a better bot either: each one cuts out matches. Start with 3 that make sense together, and only add a fourth if the bot is going off in matches you don't want.