Scoring Guidelines
Points are awarded per match based on how close your predicted scoreline is to the final result.
Rules of play
Deadlines & pick lock
Enter or change a pick any time right up until that match's kickoff. You can amend a saved pick as many times as you like before then.
Each match locks individually at its own kickoff — there's no single deadline for the round. Once a match starts, its pick is frozen and can't be edited.
A warning appears in the final minute before kickoff, then the inputs lock automatically the moment the match begins. A pick you save at 6:57pm for a 7:00pm kickoff counts; one you try to change at 7:01pm does not.
All kickoff times are shown in your local timezone — the deadline is whatever the clock says where you are.
No pick saved by kickoff counts as a missed pick (an invalid pick, 0 points). Once entered, a pick can be amended but never deleted.
Live scoring
During matches the leaderboard refreshes about every minute as live scores come in.
While a match is in play, your points for it are provisional and can change — a late goal can flip the result. Points become final once the match ends.
Knockout stages
In the knockout stages, if a match is level after 90 minutes it goes to extra time — your pick is scored on the score at the end of extra time, not the 90-minute score.
Penalty shootouts don't count toward the final score. A match decided on penalties is scored as the tied result it finished on after extra time.
Leaderboard & ties
Players are ranked by total points. Ties break in order by: most perfect (4-pt) picks, then most 2-pt picks, then most 1-pt picks, then fewest invalid picks.
Scoring
Points per prediction
Exact scoreline prediction (e.g., you predict 2-1 and the actual score is 2-1).
Correct result + correct score for the winning team (e.g., you predict 3-1, actual is 2-1).
Correct result, but neither team's score is exact (e.g., you predict 5-0, actual is 3-2).
Incorrect result or invalid pick.
Note: Predictions of 1-0 or 0-1 are considered invalid unless the actual score is also exactly 1-0 or 0-1 — in which case 4 points are awarded.
Examples
| Actual Score | Your Prediction | Points | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 4 | Perfect pick |
| 2 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 | Correct result, and one score is exact (the away team's here) |
| 3 – 2 | 2 – 3 | 0 | Incorrect result, and neither score is exact |
| 0 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 0 | Invalid pick — a 1-0 prediction counts as invalid unless it's an exact match |
| 3 – 1 | 0 – 1 | 0 | Invalid pick — a 0-1 prediction counts as invalid unless it's an exact match |
| 1 – 0 | 1 – 0 | 4 | Valid 1-0 pick (exact match) |
| 1 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 1 | Correct result (draw), but no exact scores |