Associação Chapecoense de Futebol vs. EC Bahia

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Market context

Polymarket shows this Chapecoense–Bahia contract at 0% YES, which means the market is effectively pricing the outcome as already resolved against a YES payout rather than reflecting a live sporting forecast. For traders, the key practical point is that settlement depends on the match result at the deadline, with positions held in USDC on Polygon and represented by conditional tokens that redeem against the event outcome.

On the football side, Bahia arrived with the stronger profile: contemporary listings had them above Chapecoense in the pre-match odds, and one preview marked Bahia as the away favourite at around 2.10, with Chapecoense struggling near the bottom of the table. Head-to-head records have been fairly mixed over time, but in this sort of fixture the market usually leans on current form, home advantage at Arena Condá, and whether the listed line-ups match the final squad sheets. That makes a 0% read especially sensitive to any confirmation that the event has already settled, been voided, or no longer meets the market’s definition.

The main catalysts are straightforward: confirmed kick-off status, official match reports, late team news, and any change to the scheduled start before the 14:00Z settlement window closes. Match-centre feeds showed the game scheduled for 14:00 UTC in Chapecó, and live listings later indicated the match had completed, so any Polymarket holder would care most about the exact settlement event and whether the oracle’s resolution follows the final score or any administrative change.

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Methodology

This page is a comparison snapshot: one live quote, four reference venues with their key attributes, and a single execution path — every trade button routes to Polymarket Scam?, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

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