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.
Blackburn host Sheffield United at Ewood Park with both sides short of the pace at the top of the Championship. Predictions, line-ups and betting tips.
Watford host a Preston side searching for consistency at Vicarage Road. Team news, predicted lineups, stats and a full betting breakdown for the Championship clash.
Sunderland host Hull City in the EFL Cup round of 32, with both benches expected to freshen up their sides. Preview, team news, odds and predictions.
Wrexham's meanest defence in the division meets a Burnley side that has shipped 12 goals in five games. Full preview, team news, predicted lineups and best bets for the Racecourse Ground clash.
Bournemouth host League One's Lincoln City in the EFL Cup round of 32 at the Vitality Stadium, with the Cherries expected to field a much-changed side against in-form opponents.
Leyton Orient host Bradford City in the EFL Cup round of 32 at Brisbane Road, with both sides unbeaten in their last two outings.
Crystal Palace host Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup round of 32 at Selhurst Park, with both managers likely to rotate. Preview, predicted lineups and betting tips.
Southampton's free-scoring home form meets Swansea's unbeaten start as the Welsh side top the Championship table. Preview, predicted lineups and betting tips.
AEK Athens host Lask Linz at the Allwyn Arena as both sides open their Champions League league phase campaigns full of confidence after dramatic play-off wins.
Aston Villa travel to Jan Breydel Stadion for their Champions League league-phase opener against Club Brugge, a side they beat twice in last season's last 16.
Elche have shipped nine goals in three games, Real Sociedad have won once in four. Preview, predicted lineups and betting tips for Monday's La Liga clash.
Lazio's perfect start meets an Udinese side leaking goals at the back. Full preview, predicted lineups and betting tips for the Bluenergy Stadium clash.
Two of La Liga's most toothless early-season attacks meet in Getafe, where the recent form and head-to-head data both point towards a tight, low-scoring afternoon.
Two sides still finding their feet in the early weeks of the season meet at Unipol Domus, both leaking goals and both short of a settled shape.
Arsenal's meanest defensive start in years meets Chelsea's shoot-out mentality at the Emirates, with F. Ljungberg's side unbeaten in 16 straight against the Blues.
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.
