205 published previews across every competition we cover.
Every preview we publish lands here, with the scoreline we committed to and, once the match has been played, whether that call came in.
Predictions are written by the editorial team rather than generated from a feed, and each one carries the byline of the writer who made the call and the date it was published.
The tip sits separately from the scoreline, with the market named and the price recorded as it stood at the time of writing.
N. Jones's Charlton host J. Mousinho's Portsmouth at The Valley with the Addicks fifth in the Championship and Pompey searching for consistency.
Millwall's four-goal romp against Bolton meets a Blackburn side short on goals and short on confidence. Full team news, lineups, stats and betting tips for Ewood Park.
Xabi Alonso's Chelsea host surprise package Hull City at Stamford Bridge, with S. Jakirović's side unbeaten and level on points inside the Premier League's top three.
Bolton's four-game losing run meets a Cardiff side still waiting on their first league win of the season. Form, injuries, H2H and a full betting breakdown for Toughsheet Community Stadium.
West Brom go into the QPR visit top of the Championship after six games. A look at the form, the head-to-head record and the best bets for Saturday's lunchtime kick-off at The Hawthorns.
Derby host Birmingham at Pride Park on Saturday with both sides searching for consistency in a congested Championship table.
West Ham's front line has hit its stride while Wrexham keep drawing games they might have won. Full preview, team news, line-ups and best bets for London Stadium.
Como host RB Leipzig in their opening Champions League league-phase fixture on Thursday night. Team news, predicted lineups and our betting tips.
Manchester United open their Champions League league phase at Old Trafford against Sabah FA, with the hosts prohibitive favourites on the bet365 odds board.
Bayern host Bodo/Glimt in their Champions League League Stage opener at the Allianz Arena, with the Bundesliga side priced as short as 1/12 to win.
Slavia Praha host Lens at the Fortuna Arena on matchday one of the new-look Champions League league phase, with bet365 pricing this one as close to a coin toss.
PSV open their league phase at home to Shakhtar Donetsk, with the hosts short odds after last season's meeting produced five goals.
Fenerbahçe open the new Champions League league phase at home to AS Roma, unbeaten through six qualifying fixtures but facing a side yet to feature in the competition this term.
Charlton and QPR are level on points in the Championship, but the underlying numbers point one way. Preview, team news, lineups and betting tips for Wednesday's clash at The Valley.
Sporting CP host Galatasaray in the opening round of the new Champions League league phase, with the hosts short-priced at home despite a stretched injury list.
The scoreline is the writer's view of the most likely result, and it is printed in bold at the foot of the preview so there is no ambiguity about what we actually think.
The reasoning above it is the part worth reading, because a scoreline on its own tells you what someone concluded without telling you why, and the why is what lets you disagree with it intelligently.
Where the data and the eye test point in opposite directions, the piece says so rather than quietly splitting the difference between them.
Form is read over the last five league outings, with cup ties and internationals weighted separately so a rotated midweek team sheet does not distort a side's league rhythm.
Standings, expected goals trends and home and away splits come into a preview whenever they are relevant to the question the writer is answering, and are left out when they are not.
How we predict sets out the process in full.
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A record that only surfaces the winners is worthless, and publishing the misses alongside the hits is the only version of this that means anything.
Previews are published ahead of the fixture and updated when confirmed team news arrives, which for most matches means about an hour before kick off.
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Match previews and count of it is growing. Every prediction on this page is built the same way: league table context, current form, head-to-head history, team news, and a clear, committed scoreline at the end. No hedged each-way thinking, no filler — just a researched take on what is most likely to happen and why.
The coverage spans leagues across Europe and beyond, from Premier League title races to promotion scraps in the lower divisions of France and Germany. Wherever there is a genuinely interesting game to write about, there is a preview here, and each one follows the same structure so you can find the information you actually need without wading through padding.
I write these as a football fan first. The numbers matter, but so does the narrative — a manager under pressure, a striker who has not scored in seven, a side that has not won away from home since October. Those details shape games as much as the league table does, and they shape the picks here too. Browse by date or competition below, and if you disagree with a call, the reasoning is all there on the page.
