Joining the League
To be able to participate in the Prediction League you need to create a user profile. This is created by selecting the "Sign Up" link at the top of the page.
You must enter a valid email address to join the prediction league. This is used to have your password mailed to you should you forget it, and, if you choose, to send prediction reminders and notifications.
You will be asked to choose a display name; this is for us to use in the prediction league standings and on your profile page.
You will also have to enter a password. This is to ensure no-one else can change your predictions.
Scoring System Explained
The Predict the Football scoring system works as follows:
- 3 points for predicting an exact score
- 1 point for predicting the correct result (ie. you correctly predict the winner, or you correctly predict a draw, but by the wrong number of goals).
- 2 point bonus for predicting the correct result if that result was predicted by less than 20% of your competitors.
- 2 point bonus for predicting the exact score if that score was predicted by less than 5% of your competitors.
The following examples show the points you would score in a theoretical Champions League game between Real Madrid and Legia Warsaw. The bonuses would depend on what other people predicted - but most people would normally predict a Real Madrid win. Notice how the number of bonus points you score rises if your Champions League predictions are less likely.
| Actual Score | Your Predictions | Exact Score Bonus | Correct Result Bonus | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid 2 Legia Warsaw 0 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Real Madrid 2 Legia Warsaw 0 | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Real Madrid 1 Legia Warsaw 1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Real Madrid 5 Legia Warsaw 0 | 5-0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Real Madrid 1 Legia Warsaw 3 | 1-3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
If two people are level on points their position in the table will be determined by goal difference
- For each incorrect number of goals you predict per team, you lose the difference in goals. e.g. you predict 3 and the team scores 2, you get -1 goals.
- For each correct teams number of goals you score, you receive a positive goal difference based on the following scale:
- You predict 0 or 1 goals and the team scores 0 or 1, you receive +1 goal difference.
- You predict 2 goals or more and the team scores that number, you receive double the number of goals predicted, ie. you predict 3 and the team scores 3, you get +6 goal difference.
Knock Out Rounds
The system uses the result at the end of extra times for games in the knock out stages. This means that for the purposes of this game, the result of knock out games can be a draw.
Trophies
The top 10 finishers in each round will be awarded a trophy at the end of the round. In addition, the top 10 people in the overall standings will be awarded a trophy come the end of the season.
Each trophy is worth "trophy points" in order to calculate the "trophy standings". Finishing top of the round is worth 10 points, down to finishing 10th which is worth 1 point. Points for trophies in the Tournament Standings table are doubled - so first place is worth 20 points and 10th place is worth 2.
Challenges
You can issue or accept challenges from other Predict the Champions League users, in which your predictions are directly compared for a selection of fixtures during a week. The fixtures that actually count are chosen by the challenger.
You can issue up to 16 "league" challenges in a season, and you are awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a defeat. All users are then given a position in the "Challenge" table, based upon the number of challenge points they've accrued over the course of the season. If people are level on points they will be separated by goal difference. Goal difference is calculated based upon how much you won your challenge by - so if you win a challenge by 7 points to 6 you will accrue a positive goal difference of 1.
You can also issue an unlimited number of "friendly" challenges during the season - these work in the same way but points earned will not count towards your standing in the challenge league.
Deleting your data
If you want to delete your data from our systems, you can do so by logging in and going to the following link: https://www.predictthefootball.com/profile/delete
Other
We will always attempt to ensure that all kick-off times are correct, and all other information is as accurate as possible. However, if any player attempts to profit from an inaccuracy by altering predictions after a game has begun, their prediction for that game will be declared null and void.
Please be aware that all prediction times are logged - so we will always be able to tell if you have changed a prediction after a match has begun.
