Creating a New Strategy

Strategies are the core building blocks of InPlayGuru. A strategy defines which matches are relevant to you based on conditions you choose. Once created, strategies continuously scan live matches and highlight the ones that match your logic.

Starting a new strategy

From the My Strategies page, click Create New. You’ll be taken to a setup screen where you define the foundations of your strategy before adding rules.

Strategy name

Give your strategy a clear, descriptive name. This name is for your reference and also appears in alerts. You can rename the strategy at any time.

Desired Outcome (Auto-Striking)

Optionally, you can define a Desired Outcome. When set, InPlayGuru will automatically review each picked match after it finishes and classify it as a Hit or Miss.

This allows the platform to calculate a Strike Rate for the strategy automatically. It does not change how the strategy behaves and has no impact on alerts or picks.

Once these basics are set, continue to define the rules that power your strategy.

Adding rules to your strategy

A strategy is simply a set of rules. Each rule checks one condition about a match.

A match is picked only if all rules are met at the same time. If even one rule is not true, the match is ignored.

How to think about rules

The easiest way to understand rules is to think of them as simple yes / no questions:

• Has the home team scored at least 2 goals?
• Is the match still level?
• Is attacking pressure currently high?

When all of these questions are answered with “yes” at the same moment, the strategy triggers and the match is picked.

How a rule is built (step by step)

Each rule is created using three simple steps:

1. What to check
   The data point you care about (for example goals, score, momentum, or possession).
2. How to compare it
   The condition, such as greater than, less than, or equal to.
3. What to compare it against
   The target value or reference you want the condition to meet.

Easy Mode vs Advanced Mode

Both modes use the same underlying logic. The difference is how much flexibility they expose.

• Easy Mode
  Focuses on the most commonly used conditions. Ideal for building clear, readable strategies quickly.
• Advanced Mode
  Unlocks deeper combinations and more granular comparisons.

What if I need OR logic?

Rules inside a single strategy are always combined with AND logic. If you want Rule A OR Rule B, create separate strategies.

This approach keeps things cleaner and more powerful:

• Lower complexity — each strategy stays easy to understand
• Independent alerts — you’re notified whenever either condition occurs
• Cleaner analysis — each logic path has its own history and performance

Example:

• Strategy A: Rule Set A
• Strategy B: Rule Set B

Together, these behave exactly like A OR B. You’ll see picks from both strategies, each tracked independently.

Continue to the next section to learn how to create and combine rules effectively.