Title: Predicting Result
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Predicting Result

 *  [PauloCot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulocot/)
 * (@paulocot)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/predicting-result/)
 * Hi,
 * Is there a way to change the pool it isn’t predicting scores (numbers) but predicting
   results (words). For example if doing a boxing match could you have an options
   for Fighter A as KO, submission, decision and the same for fighter B.
 * On top of that it would be great if when you select an option for one fighter
   the other fighter is automatically set as lose.
 * An alternative to this could be having one drop down box per game/fight and having
   Fighter A by KO, Fighter B by KO, Fighter A by decision, etc etc. Don’t know 
   if this is realistic…
 * Any help would be appreciated.
 * Thank you.
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 *  Plugin Author [AntoineH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/antoineh/)
 * (@antoineh)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/predicting-result/#post-4690838)
 * Hi PauloCot,
 * I once did a quick test with the dropdown method (one per match) as a proof of
   concept. It worked pretty well for my case, but my case was very simple (only
   the options team A wins and team B wins). What I did – if I remember correctly–
   was change the inputs to a dropdown and change the saving method to act upon 
   the selected value. In case “team A wins” was chosen, I inserted home_score 1
   and away_score 0 in the prediction table (and the other way around for the other
   option). In the admin I did the same change.
 * That way the underlying ranking and score calculation mechanism could remain 
   the same; correct prediction would get the full points. What I did not check,
   was the statistics/charts functionality. That may also require some changes because
   some options are no longer relevant (e.g. toto points scored).
 * HTH

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/predicting-result/#post-4690838)
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