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Predict. Score. Compete.

Make your predictions before the gameweek begins, earn more points for correctly calling difficult results, and compete with friends across the season.

  1. 1Make your picks
  2. 2Earn points
  3. 3Climb the table

The game in three steps

01

Make your predictions

Choose the score you think every fixture will finish before the gameweek deadline.

Example Gameweek 4 prediction card showing Arsenal versus Everton

Predictions open three days before the gameweek begins.

02

Earn prediction points

Get the result right to earn points. Correctly predicting a less likely outcome is worth more.

Example Max Points breakdown for correct result and correct score points

Correct results are worth between 6 and 16 points.

03

Compete in leagues

Your prediction points determine how you perform in Head-to-Head and Ladder leagues.

Example Ladder league table showing the leading teams

Create your own league or join one using its league ID.

Pick the score before the gameweek begins

Select the number of goals you expect each team to score. Your prediction determines both the match result you are backing and whether you qualify for the exact-score bonus. The window opens three days before the gameweek and closes at its official start time.

Example Gameweek 4 prediction card showing Arsenal versus Everton

Your scoreline

Sets the result you are predicting.

Win probability

Shows how likely each result is considered before the match.

Maximum points

Shows the value of the result you selected.

Smarter calls earn more points

Every result is assigned a fixed point value based on its pre-match probability. Correctly backing a favourite earns fewer points, while correctly calling a less likely result earns more.

Result probabilityPoints
60% or higher6
50–59.9%8
40–49.9%10
30–39.9%12
20–29.9%14
Below 20%16

You only earn these points when the predicted result is correct—that means calling the winning team or correctly predicting a draw.

Home win

62%

6 pts

Draw

23%

14 pts

Away win

15%

16 pts

A safer prediction may be easier to get right, but a difficult correct prediction can move you further up the table.

Get the scoreline spot on

Correctly predict both the result and the exact final score to earn an additional bonus. The exact-score bonus uses a 1.5× multiplier and is limited to a maximum of four points.

Correct result only

12 points

Exact score

16 points

+4 bonus

Result pointsExact-score total
69
812
1014
1216
1418
1620

Exact scores earn up to four additional points.

Choose how you compete

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Face a new opponent every gameweek

Your prediction score is compared with one scheduled league opponent. Score more points than them to win the matchup.

Win

3 pts

Draw

1 pts

Loss

0 pts

League positions use Head-to-Head points. Total prediction points break ties.

Example finalized Head-to-Head matchup won by Touchline Tacticians
LADDER

Every prediction point counts

There are no weekly matchups in Ladder mode. Your position is based entirely on the total prediction points you earn throughout the league. The player with the highest total finishes at the top.

Example Ladder league table with ranked teams and prediction points

Create or join a league

CREATE A LEAGUE

Build a competition for your group

  1. 1

    Choose your league settings

    Enter a name, select a start date, and choose Head-to-Head or Ladder mode.

  2. 2

    Share the league ID

    Every league receives a unique nine-character ID containing letters and numbers.

  3. 3

    Approve your players

    Join requests are sent to the league creator, who can accept or decline them.

A user can create up to five leagues.

JOIN A LEAGUE

Enter the league ID and request access

  1. 1

    Get the ID

    Ask the league administrator for the league’s nine-character ID.

  2. 2

    Submit your request

    Enter the ID on the Join League screen.

  3. 3

    Wait for approval

    You will be added once the league administrator accepts your request.

A user can have a maximum of two pending join requests at one time.

Know your deadlines

  1. 1

    Three days before the gameweek

    Predictions become available.

  2. 2

    Gameweek start date and time

    Predictions lock for every fixture in that gameweek.

  3. 3

    League start date

    The league becomes active and eligible predictions begin counting.

More league details

Ready to make your first prediction?

Create a league, invite your friends, and see who really knows football.