One line is one match record. A datafile always MUST start with a header that defines all used match columns. Example:
Team1, FT, HT, Team2
Arsenal, 1-3, 1-1, Aston Villa
Liverpool, 1-0, 1-0, Stoke City
Norwich City, 2-2, 0-0, Everton
Sunderland, 0-1, 0-0, Fulham
Swansea City, 1-4, 0-2, Manchester United
West Bromwich Albion, 0-1, 0-0, Southampton
West Ham United, 2-0, 1-0, Cardiff City
Chelsea, 2-0, 2-0, Hull City
Crystal Palace, 0-1, 0-0, Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City, 4-0, 2-0, Newcastle United
...
Team 1
- use for the “home” teamTeam 2
- use for the “away” or “visiting” teamFT
- full time score e.g. 1-3
or 4-0
etc.HT
- half time score e.g. 1-1
or 2-0
etc.Score
- use score if the score is “undetermined”, that is, if you do NOT know if its fulltime (ft) or extra time (et) or penality etc.
…Date
Time
…Round
or Matchday
…