What happens to a Paddy Power bet if the match is postponed or abandoned?
Short answer
If a match is postponed and rescheduled within the current or next 3 days, Paddy Power lets bets stand, as long as the new time is confirmed within 3 hours of the original kick-off. Otherwise single bets are void and accas settle on the remaining selections. From Paddy Power's football rules, checked 19 Oct 2026.
Postponed: bets stand if the match is played within the current or next 3 days and this is confirmed within 3 hours of the original kick-off; otherwise singles are void and multiples settle on the remaining legs. Abandoned after kick-off: decided bets stand, others void, unless a restart within 3 days is announced within 3 hours.
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Rules change. This is what Paddy Power's own terms said when we checked them on 19 Oct 2026. Always read the full terms before you bet. 18+ only.
How often this rule matters
How often fixtures move
- 6%
- of league matches in England and Scotland were rearranged684 of 11,320 matches in the Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two and Scottish Premiership, 2021-22 to 2025-26
- 12%
- of matches in January matchweeks were rearranged, the highest monthFebruary: 12%. August: 1%. Same five leagues.
Rearranged means played 10 or more days away from the rest of its matchweek. Some moves are announced weeks ahead for cup ties or TV, so not every one would void a bet placed later.
On 17 Oct 2026, League One had 9 matches and League Two had 2 matches listed as postponed and waiting for a new date.
Historical figures, not a prediction. Source: TheStatsAPI, seasons 2021-22 to 2025-26How we count this
Postponed matches
- Rescheduled within the current or next 3 days of the original local kick-off date, with the new start time confirmed within 3 hours of the original kick-off: all bets stand.
- New start time not confirmed within 3 hours: singles are void, and multiples settle on the remaining selections.
- Rescheduled more than 3 days later: undetermined bets are void, however quickly it was announced.
- A kick-off time changed before the match was due to start does not count as a postponement.
Abandoned matches
- Abandoned after kick-off: bets already decided stand, for example a first goalscorer who has already scored. Everything else is void.
- If it is announced within 3 hours of kick-off that the match will restart within 3 days, all bets stand.
- If players leave the pitch for a while but the match resumes by midnight local time, it is not treated as abandoned and bets stand.
In an acca
If the postponed leg is void, Paddy Power settles the acca on the remaining selections.
Abandoned matches at other UK bookmakers
In our fixed table order, never by commission. See every bookmaker's abandoned matches rule
| Bookmaker | What their terms say |
|---|---|
| bet365 | 5-day window House rule |
| Sky Bet | 3-day window House rule |
| William Hill | 48-hour window House rule |
| Ladbrokes | Same-day window House rule |
| Coral | Same-day window House rule |
| Betfred | 48-hour window House rule |
| Unibet | 48-hour window House rule |
| 888sport | Not in public terms Unconfirmed |
| BoyleSports | Same-day window House rule |
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