Prediction review

Saturday, 29 August 2026

38/95
calls correct
95
fixtures predicted before kick-off

On 2026-08-29 we had published a prediction for 95 fixtures before kick-off. We called 38 of them correctly, 40%.

Our strongest call

The call we backed hardest was Galatasaray to beat Goztepe in Süper Lig, at 77.4%, and it held. It finished 3–2.

Where we were most wrong

Mainz against SC Paderborn 07 finished 0–0. We had published Mainz to beat SC Paderborn 07 at 73.2%, the largest confidence we placed on an outcome that did not happen. It stays on the record: a site that reports only its hits is not reporting a record, it is reporting a selection.

When we were confident

16 of the day's calls were at 60% or above. 9 of them landed. Over a single day that number means very little — it is the same figure across a month that says whether our stated confidence is honest.

The ones we called close

17 fixtures were split closely enough that no outcome reached 40%. 7 of them ended level. We publish these without pretending to a view: a fixture the model divides three ways is one it has little to tell you about, and saying so is more useful than manufacturing a lean.

Coverage

The day's predictions spanned 21 competitions: Championship (11), League Two (11), League One (9).

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