diff --git a/app/services/playoff_stage_service.rb b/app/services/playoff_stage_service.rb
index 080df96..38ccabc 100644
--- a/app/services/playoff_stage_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/playoff_stage_service.rb
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ class PlayoffStageService
       # This is not allowed in Database. The following code filters out MatchScores that contain nil as team.
       match_scores = match_scores.select { |ms| ms.team.present? }
       match_below.match_scores = match_scores
+      match_below.state = if match_below.match_scores.empty? || match_below.match_scores.size == 1
+                            :not_ready
+                          elsif match_below.match_scores.size == 2
+                            :not_started
+                          else
+                            raise 'Unprocessable amount of match_scores found'
+                          end
       [match_below, match_scores].flatten
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
index c034a1a..f50e67a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/matches_controller_spec.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ RSpec.describe MatchesController, type: :controller do
               expect(@running_playoff_match.winner).to be_a(Team)
               expect(@match_below.teams).to include(@running_playoff_match.winner)
             end
+
+            it 'with the right status' do
+              expect(@match_below.state).to eq('not_ready')
+            end
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/services/playoff_stage_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/playoff_stage_service_spec.rb
index ccab2d3..91e3149 100644
--- a/spec/services/playoff_stage_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/playoff_stage_service_spec.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ RSpec.describe PlayoffStageService do
       it 'finds the correct match and adds two new match_scores to it' do
         expect(@match_to_find.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
       end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and changes its state' do
+        expect(@match_to_find.state).to eq('not_ready')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'match below has one match_score with the winning team' do
@@ -121,6 +125,10 @@ RSpec.describe PlayoffStageService do
       it 'finds the correct match and adds no match_score' do
         expect(@test.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
       end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and changes its state' do
+        expect(@test.state).to eq('not_ready')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'match below has one match_score with an unknown team' do
@@ -134,6 +142,10 @@ RSpec.describe PlayoffStageService do
         expect(@test.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
         expect(@test.match_scores.first.points).to_not be(1337)
       end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and changes its state' do
+        expect(@test.state).to eq('not_ready')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'match below has one match_score with the correct team' do
@@ -147,6 +159,10 @@ RSpec.describe PlayoffStageService do
         expect(@test.teams).to match_array(@match.winner)
         expect(@test.match_scores.first.points).to be(42)
       end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and changes its state' do
+        expect(@test.state).to eq('not_ready')
+      end
     end
 
     context 'match below has two match_scores with the correct teams' do
@@ -162,6 +178,10 @@ RSpec.describe PlayoffStageService do
       it 'finds the correct match and replaces nothing' do
         expect(@test.teams).to match_array([@match.winner, @companion_match.winner])
       end
+
+      it 'finds the correct match and changes its state' do
+        expect(@test.state).to eq('not_started')
+      end
     end
   end
 end