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Responsible gambling: read forecasts with perspective

Our forecasts show how likely each result is, based on past data and a statistical model. They help you understand a match; they cannot tell you what will happen. If you bet, set limits, and if it stops being fun, free and confidential help is a call away.

No forecast is a guarantee. Even the most likely result often does not happen. 18+ only.

Find a helpline How forecasts are made

How to read a forecast

Each match shows the chance of a home win, a draw and an away win over 90 minutes. The three numbers add up to 100%.

Illustrative example · not a real forecast

Home win48%
Draw27%
Away win25%

The favourite still fails to win 52 times in 100

If 100 matches looked exactly like this one, the home side would win about 48 of them. The other 52 would end in a draw or an away win.

  • 48 home wins
  • 27 draws
  • 25 away wins
1

Keep analysis and money separate

Our numbers are for information and entertainment. They are not financial advice and not a reason to stake more. A forecast you find convincing is still only a probability.

2

Check what the forecast knew

Every forecast locks before kickoff, normally 24 hours ahead. Team news after that point, such as a late injury or a changed line-up, is not in the numbers. The match page shows the lock time and the data used.

3

Judge the record, not one match

A single result tells you almost nothing about a model. Look at hundreds of matches: our track record and results archive show every forecast, misses included.

4

Know the 90-minute scope

Probabilities cover the 90 minutes plus stoppage time, not extra time or penalties. Correct scores are especially unlikely: even the most likely score usually happens only about one time in ten.

Signs that gambling is becoming a problem

  • Spending more money or time than you planned, or chasing losses to win them back.
  • Borrowing money, or using money meant for bills, to gamble.
  • Feeling anxious, irritable or low when you can’t gamble.
  • Hiding how much you gamble from family or friends.
  • Believing a “system” or a forecast means you can’t lose.

If any of these sound familiar, talking to someone early helps. The services below are free, confidential and do not judge.

Practical limits that help

  • Decide a budget you can afford to lose before you start, and stop when it is gone.
  • Use the deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion tools that licensed operators must offer.
  • National self-exclusion schemes block you from many operators at once, for example GAMSTOP in Great Britain and BetStop in Australia.
  • Never gamble to solve money problems, or after drinking.

Free, confidential help

Checked on 31 October 2026. Numbers and opening hours can change; the provider’s website has the latest details.

United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales)

National Gambling Helpline

0808 8020 133

Free, 24 hours a day, every day. Run by GamCare, with live chat online.

gamcare.org.uk

United States

National Problem Gambling Helpline (NCPG)

1-800-522-4700

Free and confidential, with call, text and chat options listed on the NCPG website. In a crisis, call or text 988.

ncpgambling.org

Australia

Gambling Help Online

1800 858 858

Free, 24 hours a day, every day, with online chat and email counselling.

gamblinghelponline.org.au

New Zealand

Gambling Helpline

0800 654 655

Free, 24 hours a day, every day. You can also text 8006.

gamblinghelpline.co.nz

Germany

Telefonberatung Glücksspielsucht (BIÖG)

0800 1 37 27 00

Free and anonymous phone advice in German, plus an online self-test.

check-dein-spiel.de

Anywhere

Gambling Therapy

Online support

Free live chat, forums and an app in many languages, run by the Gordon Moody charity.

gamblingtherapy.org

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number.

Our commitments

  • No bookmaker links, affiliate deals, odds promotions or sign-up offers, anywhere on the site.
  • No “sure bets”, “bankers” or “fixed” matches. We publish probabilities and show every miss.
  • No accounts and no advertising tracking, so we never target anyone with gambling marketing.
  • Content is intended for adults: 18+ only.

See how often forecasts miss

Every locked forecast next to the final score, right or wrong.

Results archiveTrack record

For information and entertainment only. Not betting advice. 18+. Predictions are probabilities, not certainties. Responsible gambling