diff --git a/includes/class-sp-league-table.php b/includes/class-sp-league-table.php
index 9b3f9673..405104f9 100644
--- a/includes/class-sp-league-table.php
+++ b/includes/class-sp-league-table.php
@@ -908,13 +908,13 @@ public function simple_order( $a, $b ) {
 			if ( $this->orderby == 'name' ) {
 				return strcmp( sp_array_value( $b, 'name', '' ), sp_array_value( $a, 'name', '' ) );
 			} else {
-				return (float) $b[ $this->orderby ] - (float) $a[ $this->orderby ];
+				return ( (float) $b[ $this->orderby ] - (float) $a[ $this->orderby ] ) > 0 ? 1 : -1;
 			}
 		} else {
 			if ( $this->orderby == 'name' ) {
 				return strcmp( sp_array_value( $a, 'name', '' ), sp_array_value( $b, 'name', '' ) );
 			} else {
-				return (float) $a[ $this->orderby ] - (float) $b[ $this->orderby ];
+				return ( (float) $a[ $this->orderby ] - (float) $b[ $this->orderby ] ) > 0 ? 1 : -1;
 			}
 		}
 	}