Football Predictions Review: 12 October to 18 October 2026
Every week we look at how CalledItMate players' score predictions held up against the real results. From 12 October to 18 October, 74 players made 1,942 score predictions on 393 finished matches.
The headline numbers
- Result called right: 56.9% (1,105 of 1,942 predictions)
- Exact score: 7.4% (144)
- Draws: fans predicted one in 11.2% of picks, while 20.1% of the matches ended level (79 of 393)
The score everyone backed
The most-predicted scoreline was 2-1 (332 predictions), followed by 1-2 (301) and 1-3 (213). On the pitch, the most common final score was 1-1 (40 matches), then 2-1 (32) and 1-2 (29). Scorelines are home-away.
Nobody saw these coming
Of the matches with at least 15 predictions, these were the hardest to call:
- Viking FK 3-3 FC Bayern München (UEFA Champions League): 0 of 26 called the result, 0 had the exact score.
- Inter 3-4 Club Brugge KV (UEFA Champions League): 0 of 19 called the result, 0 had the exact score.
- Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United (Premier League): 1 of 27 called the result, 0 had the exact score.
The ones almost everyone called
- AS Roma 2-0 Genoa (Serie A): 24 of 24 called the result, 9 had the exact score.
- FC Bayern München 6-1 RB Leipzig (Bundesliga): 26 of 26 called the result, 0 had the exact score.
- LASK 3-6 Liverpool FC (UEFA Champions League): 27 of 27 called the result, 0 had the exact score.
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Score predictions by real players on matches that kicked off from 12 October to 18 October (UTC) and finished with a recorded score. House accounts, merged duplicate accounts and test matches are excluded.