Guides
Sports prediction guides
Learn to get the most out of your predictions: how to set up your pool, how points work and how to get more right during the tournament.
🏆How to run a 2026 World Cup pool with friendsA step-by-step guide to organizing your 2026 World Cup prediction pool: create the group, invite friends, set the rules and keep everyone hooked all tournament long.🎯How the points system works (and how to use it)Understand exactly how points are awarded in SportPredictions: exact score, correct result, the weight of the knockout rounds and the champion prediction — with tips to maximize your score.📋Guide to predicting the 2026 World Cup group stagePractical tips to get more right in the 2026 World Cup group stage: how to read the groups, what to watch each matchday and how to avoid giving away points.⚠️Common prediction mistakes (and how to avoid them)The most frequent mistakes players make with sports predictions and how to avoid them so you don't give away points in your group.🔥How to predict the 2026 World Cup knockoutsA guide to predicting the 2026 World Cup knockout stage: why it's worth more points, which score counts with extra time and penalties, and how to use the goal-difference bonus.🌎2026 World Cup format: 48 teams, groups and knockoutsHow the new 2026 World Cup format works with 48 teams: how many groups there are, how many qualify, what the Round of 32 is, and the path to the final.🏆Champion and runner-up prediction: how to use the bonusHow the global champion and runner-up prediction works, why it's worth so many points, and how to choose well so it can decide your group in your favour.🚀Beginner's guide: how to make your predictionsFirst time in a prediction pool? Learn step by step how to make your picks, what everything means, and how to start scoring points without being a football expert.🔥How to keep your group active all tournament longIdeas and tips so your prediction group doesn't go cold: reminders, friendly trash talk, symbolic prizes and tricks to keep everyone predicting until the final.🤷How to predict matches without knowing footballInvited to a pool but you don't follow football? Simple tricks to make good predictions without being an expert: back the favourite, use home advantage, the ranking and common sense.🌎Pool, sweepstake, quiniela, bolão: what they are and how they differPool, sweepstake, quiniela, prode, bolão… different names for the same thing: predicting sports results with friends. Here's where each term comes from and how it works today.⚖️How ties are broken in your group's leaderboardTwo people on the same points? Here's how your group's leaderboard is ordered and which criteria decide who ranks higher when there's a tie.📖Glossary of sports prediction termsA quick dictionary of the terms you'll see in your pool: exact score, correct result, global prediction, extra time, group stage, knockouts and more.