Prediction Game Rules

How the prediction game works

You predict the winner of a match, not the exact score. A correct prediction earns one point, a wrong one costs nothing — guessing is free.

Who can predict

Anyone with access to the app can predict, even without a team of their own. You can't predict your own match — betting on your own win wouldn't be a real prediction.

How many predictions per slot

A slot's prediction budget is the number of matches in that slot minus one. More matches at once means more predictions — the exact number depends on the slot and the number of teams, and is shown right where you predict. This applies equally to everyone, with or without a team of your own: anyone with a team can't predict their own match anyway, leaving them one fewer choice in their own slot — the budget evens out exactly that one difference for everyone.

A match can be predicted until its slot begins — after that it's closed, whichever slot that is. Even the tournament's very first slot can be predicted right up until kick-off. One special case concerns the placement matches (the second- and third-place duels from the quartets): their pairings are only fixed after the quartet phase, once the tournament organizers release them — predictions become possible from that moment on, and, like for any other match, only until that slot's kick-off.

When a prediction becomes visible

A submitted prediction is always private and stays that way — only you can see how you predicted, including the outcome and points, even long after the match. The only public part is the leaderboard below: name, points, hit rate. One exception: tournament organizers (admins) can see every prediction.

The leaderboard

Ranking is by total points; ties share the same rank. A second column shows the hit rate (correct predictions divided by predictions submitted) — it doesn't affect the rank, but shows how accurate someone was with fewer predictions submitted.