Scope Selector

Lesson Overview

This lesson covers the Match Scope section, where you choose which historical matches are allowed to count.

You’ll learn how to control the size and quality of the historical sample.

What You’ll Learn

📚 How to choose the number of past matches to analyse
⚡ How preset scopes like 5, 10, and 20 matches can be used
🏠 How Restrict Home/Away focuses on home form or away form
🏆 How Ignore Playoffs removes cup and playoff matches
📅 How Current Season Only limits history to the current season
⚖️ How Similar Ability Only focuses on comparable opponents
🔁 How Ignore Promoted/Relegated can remove distorted samples
⚠️ Why stricter scope settings can reduce sample size
🧠 How Match Scope affects reliability and relevance

Key Takeaway

The Scope Selector controls which historical matches are included before the rule is evaluated.