Philadelphia Union vs. Inter Miami CF - More Markets

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Market context

Philadelphia Union hosted Inter Miami CF at Subaru Park on 19 August, with the listed kick-off at 7:30 p.m. ET and live coverage on Apple TV. Inter Miami came in top of the East on 38 points, while Philadelphia sat on 19, and the recent form split was also clear: Philadelphia had won four straight league matches, while Miami arrived after a 4-1 defeat at Nashville. That combination fits a market where a low YES price can reflect either a narrow probability of the specific “more markets” condition or a belief that the underlying match state was not especially chaotic.

For comparable reading, the head-to-head has not been one-way: the sides had met 14 times previously, with Inter Miami leading 7-4 and three draws, while bookmaker-style previews around the fixture implied a fairly competitive game rather than a runaway. The 21% crowd-implied YES price also sits well below the rough pre-match win probabilities shown by some public match pages, which is consistent with the contract being tied to a narrower event than the result itself. In these markets, settlement is in USDC and the key point is not who controlled play, but whether the exact contract trigger landed before the 23:30 UTC deadline.

Traders should watch the line-up release, late injury news and whether either side rotates after a busy August schedule. A late scratch to a primary creator or goalkeeper can matter more here than broader season context, because “more markets” contracts often depend on relatively fine-grained match conditions rather than the final score alone. On the macro side, BTC and ETH funding was positive on 17 August, with Coinugget showing BTC funding at 0.71% and ETH at 0.67%, a sign that crypto leverage was still leaning risk-on. That does not drive the football outcome, but it can affect liquidity and risk appetite around on-chain event markets.

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Methodology

This page reads Philadelphia Union vs. Inter Miami CF - More Markets on-chain. Polymarket's quote comes directly from the Polygon order book — the only comparable venue with on-chain settlement. Kalshi (USD, off-chain), Betfair (GBP/EUR, off-chain) and Manifold (play-money) are listed alongside for venue context. Every CTA routes to BTC Prediction, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

Resolution & payout

Settlement is on-chain via UMA Optimistic Oracle. A proposer posts the outcome with a bond, a two-hour dispute window opens, then the smart contract lifts winning conditional tokens to 1 USDC and sends payments to holders' wallets automatically. No withdrawal fees beyond Polygon gas.

Off-chain venues (Kalshi, Betfair, Smarkets) settle in local fiat through bank-side clearing — faster than SWIFT, slower than on-chain. Manifold pays no real cash.

UK Frequently Asked Questions

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