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Pickz Learn

Understand Pickz, make better predictions and get more from your leagues — practical guides written by people who actually play.

Getting started

New to Pickz or prediction games in general? Start with how the game works and what everything means.

How Pickz works
The whole game in a few minutes — predictions, points, leagues and prizes.
Rules & scoring
The authoritative scoring breakdown — results, exact scores, Bonus Team points and deadlines.
Prediction glossary
New to prediction games? This glossary explains the key terms — Pick, exact score, correct result, Bonus Team, gameweek, deadline, private league and more — in plain English.

Improve your Pickz

The craft of predicting — reading fixtures, picking scorelines and playing a season well.

Premier League table predictions
How to think clearly about Premier League table predictions and weekly scorelines — form, fixtures, matchups and the traps that catch most predictors out.
How to predict football scores
A practical strategy for predicting football scores — result vs exact score, reading matchups and game state, a simple five-step process and the mistakes to avoid.
Prediction league tips
Season-long prediction league tips — consistency, never missing a Pick, using the Bonus Team boost well and keeping your head when a gameweek goes wrong.

Playing with friends

Everything you need to get a league going and keep it alive all season.

Run a league with friends
The operational playbook for running a football prediction league with friends — setup, invites, rules, weekly momentum, late joiners, prizes and wooden spoons.
Prediction league
What a prediction league is and why it beats every other way to follow a season.
Prediction league for friends
Set up a private league for your group chat in a couple of minutes.
Office prediction league
The work-friendly version — easy to join, fun for football novices too.

Comparisons

Weighing up your options for the season ahead.

Prediction vs fantasy
Prediction game or fantasy football? We break down the difference — picking scorelines vs managing a squad — so you can choose the one that's more fun for you and your mates.

Competitions

Tournament play — different formats, different tactics.

World Cup 2026 predictions
World Cup 2026 was the biggest prediction test ever — 48 teams, 104 matches. What the tournament taught us about predicting, and how tournament prediction games work.

Prediction data & research

What first-party Pickz data reveals about how football fans actually predict.

Football prediction accuracy
How accurate are football predictions? We analysed 9,282 World Cup picks to measure result, exact-score and crowd prediction accuracy.
World Cup 2026 prediction stats
We analysed 9,282 World Cup predictions to uncover the scores fans backed, the matches that fooled them and how often the crowd got it right.

Match insights

Doing your homework before a Pick? Every Premier League pairing's all-time head-to-head record, recent meetings and current form.

League ideas

Prizes, forfeits, traditions and formats to make your league your own. We're building out League Ideas as the home for that inspiration.

Ready to make your pickz?

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