How Strategies Work
Strategies are the engine behind InPlayGuru. They allow you to define exactly which matches matter to you and be notified the moment all your conditions align.
This approach saves time, removes manual monitoring, and ensures you never miss situations that matter to you — whether you want to react instantly or simply keep track in the background.
Whether you prefer a hands-on workflow or a more automated, notification-driven setup, strategies adapt to how you work — not the other way around.
While the system behind strategies is powerful, the idea itself is simple: you describe what you’re looking for, and InPlayGuru watches every live match for you.
What a strategy really is
A strategy is a collection of rules. Each rule checks one specific condition about a match.
A match is picked only when all rules are true at the same time. There is no order, no priority, and no partial match.
Think of rules as a checklist. A match is picked only when every box is checked simultaneously.
Separate strategies keep logic simpler, produce independent alerts, and make it easier to evaluate which condition performs better.
What happens behind the scenes
Once a strategy is active, InPlayGuru continuously monitors all relevant matches. For each match, the following process happens automatically:
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Relevant data is collected
Live and pre-match values needed by your rules are retrieved. -
Each rule is checked
Every condition is evaluated independently. -
Rules are combined
Only if all rules are true at the same moment does the match qualify. -
The match is picked
The pick is recorded in the strategy history. -
Alerts are sent
If enabled, notifications are delivered via Telegram or desktop.
Types of strategies
InPlayGuru supports two complementary types of strategies, each designed for a different moment in the match lifecycle.
Pre-Match strategies rely exclusively on data available before kick-off, such as team form, historical performance, league position, and opening odds. These strategies can trigger alerts hours before a match begins.
In-Play strategies react to live events as the match unfolds. They use real-time data like goals, cards, possession, momentum, and live odds. Pre-match conditions can still be included, but at least one live condition is required.
Together, these two strategy types allow you to prepare in advance and adapt dynamically as matches evolve.