The Score on My Match Is Wrong — How Do I Fix It?

Where scores come from

A fixture's score normally comes from the goal events recorded during a live match. Whatever the cause, a finished match isn't locked — the Match Report has a built-in post-match editor where you can correct the final score, the individual goal events, and per-player minutes. Pick the fix below that matches what's wrong.

Fix 1 — Correct the final score

To change the score directly:

  1. Open the fixture → Match Report (tap Edit report if it's already published)
  2. Adjust each team's score using the + / − steppers
  3. Tap Save changes. If the report is already on the Feed, tap Update report too so the post shows the new score

This is the quickest fix if the number is wrong but you don't need to change the individual goal events.

Fix 2 — Correct a scorer, assist or own goal

If a goal is attributed to the wrong player, an assist is wrong, or a goal was tapped by mistake (or missed):

  1. Open the fixture → Match Report
  2. Tap "Add or fix match stats" to open the match timeline
  3. Re-attribute the goal to the correct scorer, fix or add the assist, delete an extra goal, or record an own goal for either team

Everyone in the squad can be picked, with whoever was on the pitch when the goal went in listed first. If the score matched the goals before you started, it follows your changes: add a goal and it goes up, delete one and it comes down. If you set the score yourself with the steppers and it doesn't match the goals, it stays as you set it.

⚠️ If you've already published the match report, correcting events updates the fixture but does not automatically update the feed post already published to the team news. Save again (Update report) to send a fresh match summary, or delete the old feed post and republish.

Fix 2b — Correct per-player minutes

If the score is right but a player's minutes look wrong (for example they show 0 because the live timer wasn't running):

  1. Open the fixture → Match Report
  2. Edit each player's minutes directly — use the "Even split" button to divide the match time evenly across the squad as a starting point, then fine-tune individuals

Fix 3 — Match is showing as in progress but it's finished

If you forgot to tap Full Time, the fixture may still show as in progress with an incomplete score.

  1. Open the fixture detail
  2. Tap Full Time to close the match
  3. The result locks in and parents receive the result notification

Fix 4 — Result shows 0–0 but goals were scored

This usually means the match was ended before any goals were logged.

Open the fixture → Match Report and tap "Add or fix match stats". If the timeline is empty, add each goal there (you can do this even after the match has ended) and the score goes up with them. If the goals are already on the timeline but the score still reads 0–0, set it once with the + / − steppers; from then on it follows the goals. If you only need the scoreline rather than individual scorers, the steppers are all you need.

Fix 5 — Old festival (neutral-venue) result looks inverted

Festival and tournament fixtures are played at a neutral venue, and older results for them could display back-to-front (a win shown as a loss). This is now fixed, so new and corrected results display the right way round.

If an old festival result still looks inverted, just re-save the correct scoreline: open the fixture → Match Report and set the score with the + / − steppers so it reads correctly from your team's perspective.

Fix 6 — The game was set up as a Match day and there's nothing to add goals to

A Match day in Squadd is a container that holds one or more matches — goals and results live on the match inside it, not on the day itself. If you created a Match day for a normal one-opponent game (easy to do — a league game is your "match day") and never added the match, there is nowhere to put the score.

To fix it after the game:

  1. Open the match day for that game
  2. In the Matches section you'll see a "Log the result" card — the opponent is pre-filled from the day's title if you typed it there
  3. Confirm the opponent and venue, set the score, and Save result
  4. Squadd creates the match for you and opens the Match Report, where you add who scored

For future weekly league games, create a Single match instead — a Match day is for festival or tournament days with several short games.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I correct a score on a published match report?
Yes — editing the score on the match report and saving re-saves the result. The fixture detail updates immediately. The team feed post (match summary) is not retroactively updated — see Fix 2 above if you've already published.

Should I just delete the fixture and start again instead of correcting it?
No, not once it's been played. Deleting a played fixture also deletes its recorded goal events, so you'd lose the match history, not just the score. Use the fixes above to correct it in place, or cancel it instead if it never actually went ahead.

Can parents correct a score?
No — only coaches and team admins can edit fixtures, match events, or match reports.

The league table on an external website shows the wrong score — can Squadd fix that?
Squadd stats are unofficial and not connected to any league system. If the score needs correcting with your league or COMET, update it there directly using your league's process.

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