Hi all and welcome to the new prediction league for the 2023//24 season. The competition will follow the exact same format as previous seasons with weekly and monthly winners and at some point I will also introduce a cup competition to run each month. For those that can last the pace there will also be a season champion to whom I will present a £10 Saints gift voucher as first prize. This is week 1 and the first week of the August League. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS BEFORE KICK-OFF OF THE FIRST GAME WHICH IS 20:00 ON FRIDAY 4 AUGUST. ** NOTE THE EARLY DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES ** GAME 1 ----------- Predict the scores for the following 6 fixtures. Play your joker against your most confident prediction to double points Sheff Wed v Southampton Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers Blackburn v West Brom Middlesbrough v Millwall Plymouth v Huddersfield Swansea v Birmingham GAME 2 - 'home' team is listed first --------------------------------------------------------- a) Name any one player to score for their home team in any of the above fixtures b) Name any one player to score for their away team in any of the above fixtures GAME 3 ------------ Bonus points - pick ONE game from the 6 listed score prediction fixtures in Game 1 and the total goals scored in that match will be added to your weekly total SCORING & RULES -------------------------- Game 1 - 3 points for each exact score prediction or 1 point for a correct result prediction (ie. home win, away win or draw). Play your joker against one of the fixtures to double your points for that fixture Game 2 - 2 points for a correct 'home' goalscorer and 3 points for a correct 'away' goalscorer Game 3 - goals scored in selected fixture will be added to your points total BONUS POINTS Game 1 - 3 bonus points for correctly predicting all 6 results (ie. home win, away win or draw). 2 bonus points for correctly predicting 2 or more exact scores Game 2 - 1 bonus point for correctly predicting both goalscorers POSTS CANNOT BE EDITED AFTER THE FIRST FIXTURES HAVE KICKED OFF. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES THEN CREATE A NEW POST.
This is what I've been waiting for - my chance to absolutely confirm I know little to nothing about football. Welcome back jacksk1
Yay! It's back. Sheff Wed v Southampton 1-4 (j) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 0-1 Blackburn v West Brom 1-1 Middlesbrough v Millwall 2-1 Plymouth v Huddersfield 1-0 Swansea v Birmingham 2-0 Akpom (Middlesbrough) Alcaraz (Saints) Sheff Wed vs Saints
GAME 1 ----------- Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton 1-0 (J) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 2-1 Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Middlesbrough v Millwall 3-1 Plymouth Argyle v Huddersfield Town 2-0 Swansea City v Birmingham City 1-2 GAME 2 --------------------------------------------------------- a) Chuba Akpom (Middlesborough) b) Lukas Jetiewicz (Birmimgham City) GAME 3 ------------ Swansea City vs Birmingham City
GAME 1 ----------- Predict the scores for the following 6 fixtures. Play your joker against your most confident prediction to double points Sheff Wed v Southampton 1-3 (J) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 2-1 Blackburn v West Brom 1-1 Middlesbrough v Millwall 1-1 Plymouth v Huddersfield 2-1 Swansea v Birmingham 2-1 GAME 2 - 'home' team is listed first --------------------------------------------------------- a) Name any one player to score for their home team in any of the above fixtures Piroe (Swansea) b) Name any one player to score for their away team in any of the above fixtures Adam Armstrong (Saints) GAME 3 ------------ Bonus points - pick ONE game from the 6 listed score prediction fixtures in Game 1 and the total goals scored in that match will be added to your weekly total Sheff Weds v Saints
GAME 1 Sheff Wed v Southampton 1-2 (J) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 1-0 Blackburn v West Brom 0-2 Middlesbrough v Millwall 3-1 Plymouth v Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea v Birmingham 1-2 GAME 2 a) Akpom b) Tella GAME 3 Middlesbrough v Millwall Cheers @jacksk1, thanks for taking this on yet again!
GAME 1 ----------- Predict the scores for the following 6 fixtures. Play your joker against your most confident prediction to double points Sheff Wed v Southampton 1-3 J Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 1-1 Blackburn v West Brom 0-1 Middlesbrough v Millwall 2-1 Plymouth v Huddersfield 0-1 Swansea v Birmingham 1-1 GAME 2 - 'home' team is listed first --------------------------------------------------------- a) Akpom (Middlesborough) b) Armstrong (Saints) GAME 3 ------------ Sheff Wed vs Southampton
GAME 1 ----------- Sheff Wed 1 v 0 Southampton Portsmouth 1 v 1 Bristol Rovers Blackburn 0 v 2 West Brom (J) Middlesbrough 2 v 0 Millwall Plymouth 1 v 0 Huddersfield Swansea 1 v 0 Birmingham GAME 2 - 'home' team is listed first --------------------------------------------------------- a) Bishop b) Thomas-Asante GAME 3 ------------ Middlesbro' v Millwall
It's been ages since I've joined in with this. I used to pretend there was reasoning behind my predictions but I don't follow general football half as much as I used to these days so really will be plucking scorelines from the ether. GAME 1 ----------- Predict the scores for the following 6 fixtures. Play your joker against your most confident prediction to double points Sheff Wed v Southampton 2-3 (J) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 1-0 Blackburn v West Brom 1-2 Middlesbrough v Millwall 2-1 Plymouth v Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea v Birmingham 2-2 GAME 2 - 'home' team is listed first --------------------------------------------------------- a) Name any one player to score for their home team in any of the above fixtures - Piroe (Swansea) b) Name any one player to score for their away team in any of the above fixtures Alcaraz (Saints) GAME 3 ------------ Bonus points - pick ONE game from the 6 listed score prediction fixtures in Game 1 and the total goals scored in that match will be added to your weekly total Sheff Weds v Saints
Sheff Wed v Southampton 1-2 (j) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 1-1 Blackburn v West Brom 2-0 Middlesbrough v Millwall 1-0 Plymouth v Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea v Birmingham 0-1 GAME 2 - 'home' team is listed first --------------------------------------------------------- a) Name any one player to score for their home team in any of the above fixtures, Akpom b) Name any one player to score for their away team in any of the above fixtures, JWP GAME 3 ------------ Bonus points - pick ONE game from the 6 listed score prediction fixtures in Game 1 and the total goals scored in that match will be added to your weekly total Sheffield wed v saints
GAME 1 ----------- Sheff Wed v Southampton 1-2 Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 1-2 Blackburn v West Brom 0-2 Middlesbrough v Millwall 3-1 (j) Plymouth v Huddersfield 2-0 Swansea v Birmingham 3-2 GAME 2 - 'home' team is listed first --------------------------------------------------------- a) Windass (Sheff Wed) b) Tella (Saints) GAME 3 ------------ Swansea v Birmingham
Sheff Wed v Southampton 2-2 (J) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 1-0 Blackburn v West Brom 1-2 Middlesbrough v Millwall 1-1 Plymouth v Huddersfield 1-2 Swansea v Birmingham 1-2 Akpom (M'boro) JWP (Saints) Swansea v Birmingham Know little about the EPL now, so my knowledge of the Championship is in negative territory. Therefore, I will be using a combination of luck and blatent larceny in the prediction thread this season.
GAME 1 ----------- Predict the scores for the following 6 fixtures. Play your joker against your most confident prediction to double points Sheff Wed v Southampton. 1 - 1 Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 1-0 Blackburn v West Brom. 1-1 Middlesbrough v Millwall 2-0 (joker) Plymouth v Huddersfield 2-0 Swansea v Birmingham. 2-1 GAME 2 - 'home' team is listed first --------------------------------------------------------- a) Akpom b) Ward-Prowse GAME 3 ------------ Sheff Weds v Southampton
Sheff Wed v Southampton 1-1 Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 1-2(j) Blackburn v West Brom 1-0 Middlesbrough v Millwall 3-1 Plymouth v Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea v Birmingham 1-1 Akpom (Middlesbrough) Alcaraz (Saints) Pompey v B. Rovers
Sheff Wed v Southampton 2-1 Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 2-1 Blackburn v West Brom 1-1 Middlesbrough v Millwall 3-0 joker Plymouth v Huddersfield 2-1 Swansea v Birmingham 2-1 Akpom (Middlesbrough) Armstrong (Saints) Blackburn v West Brom
GAME 1 ----------- Predict the scores for the following 6 fixtures. Play your joker against your most confident prediction to double points Sheff Wed v Southampton 1-1 (J,) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 2-1 Blackburn v West Brom 2-1 Middlesbrough v Millwall 2-0 Plymouth v Huddersfield 2-0 Swansea v Birmingham 1-1 GAME 2 - 'home' team is listed first --------------------------------------------------------- a) Name any one player to score for their home team in any of the above fixtures Akpom b) Name any one player to score for their away team in any of the above fixtures Ward-Prowse GAME 3 ------------ Bonus points - pick ONE game from the 6 listed score prediction fixtures in Game 1 and the total goals scored in that match will be added to your weekly total Plymouth v Huddersfield
Sheff Wed v Southampton 1-1 Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 2-1 Blackburn v West Brom 1-0 Middlesbrough v Millwall 2-0 (J) Plymouth v Huddersfield 0-1 Swansea v Birmingham 1-1 Akpom (Middlesbrough) Adams (Saints) Pompey v B. Rovers
Sheff Wed v Southampton 0-2 J Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 1-0 Blackburn v West Brom 1-0 Middlesbrough v Millwall 2-0 Plymouth v Huddersfield 1-0 Swansea v Birmingham 2-2 Goalscorers - Akpom (Middlesbrough) & Ward-Prowse (Saints) Bonus - Middlesbrough v Millwall
GAME 1 Sheff Wed v Southampton x-x Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers 2-1 (J) Blackburn v West Brom 1-1 Middlesbrough v Millwall 2-1 Plymouth v Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea v Birmingham 2-0 GAME 2 a) Piroe b) Thomas-Asante GAME 3 Middlesbrough v Millwall
