We thought we'd give you an easy start to things with round 1. 5 matches, 10 goals or more. Easy peasy right?
Not for 3 of our contestants who decided to buck the trend and go lower. Sadly for them 14 goals were scored in yesterday’s matches.
Now things might get a little tougher!
Remember that in round 2, you are predicting whether the number of goals in the fixtures below will be higher or lower than the number of goals scored in round 1 - 14 goals
Here's an analysis of those matches
Man City v Arsenal
It's the big one! 1st vs 2nd, master vs the apprentice and probably a result that will determine whether we have title race that will go to the wire.
But will it produce goals?
To be honest, matches between a lot of the top sides in the Premier League in recent years have been largely forgettable events with both teams more worried about losing than they are encouraged by the idea of winning.
5 of the last 7 meetings between these 2 have finished with under 2.5 goals with the most recent match between these sides coming just last month as City dominated Arsenal in the 2nd half to record a 2-0 victory and lift the League Cup.
Arsenal are struggling to create goals, they've socred just 3 times since their encounter with City and will perhaps adopt the position once again that a point is enough for them from this fixture.
City themselves have been a bit of an enigma all season. Yes, they've got a fantastic record in the spring but this doesn't feel like the same City sides of recent seasons who will go on 10 match winning runs to scoop up all the trophies.
Under/over odds
Under 2.5 goals - 1.85
Over 2.5 goals - 1.91
Over 2.5 goals in last 5 games
👈 most recent matches
Bayern Munich v Stuttgart
I don’t need to write too much about the goal scoring potential of this Bayern team. We all saw how brilliant an attacking threat they are against Real Mardrid in the Champions League.
Of course with a healthy 12 point lead they could be tempted to rest and rotate a few of their stars while at the same time victory in this match would give them the Bundesliga title in front of their home fans.
Stuttgart though are no mugs and are fighting for CL qualification themselves. They currently have a superior GD to the sides below them and so will be keen to avoid the 5-0 thrashing they got from the same opponents back in December.
Under/over odds
Under 2.5 goals - 4.0
Over 2.5 goals - 1.22
Over 2.5 goals in last 5 games
👈 most recent matches
Juventus v Bologna
Again a team with plenty to play for regarding Europe next season. Juve are 4th and chasing a CL spot
The stats below show that there haven’t been too many goals in their recent matches but the bookies still favour over 2.5 goals in this one.
That might be as much a reflection on Bologna’s defence as it is the Juventus attack. They’ve just come off the back of conceding 7 across their tie with Villa.
Under/over odds
Under 2.5 goals - 2.05
Over 2.5 goals - 1.75
Over 2.5 goals in last 5 games
👈 most recent matches
Union Saint-Gilloise v Club Brugge
Another top of the table clash and similar circumstances to the EPL with these 2 separated by just 3 points.
USG have a very tight defence having conceded just 17 league goals all season.
They beat Club Brugge 1-0 in February and in fact “1-0 to the USG” is a common chant this year with 5 such results in 2026.
Club Brugge meanwhile are a little more entertaining and since that 1-0 defeat against USG there have been an average of 4 goals per game in their last 11 matches.
Which philosophy will win out in this one?
Under/over odds
Under 2.5 goals - 1.95
Over 2.5 goals - 1.81
Over 2.5 goals in last 5 games
👈 most recent matches
PSG v Lyon
Lens’ comeback victory on Friday night keeps the pressure on PSG for this one and doesn’t allow them the luxury of just focusing on the Champions League.
Lyon know a win would take them into the Champions League places.
Again despite both sides recent records, the bookies expect goals in this one. To be fair, the last 3 games between the sides have produced a minimum of 4 goals on each occasion.
However, Lyon’s attack has not been quite as sharp this season. Their last 2 away games finished goalless and they’ve only won away once on their travels since February, that a 1-0 win against lowly Nantes.
PSG meanwhile have been banging in goals for fun, particularly against English sides in the CL. You have to go all the way back to November for the last time they failed to score in the league.
Under/over odds
Under 2.5 goals - 2.8
Over 2.5 goals - 1.4
Over 2.5 goals in last 5 games
👈 most recent matches
Round 1 results
@blanchy - Alive
@zusi78 - Alive
@talesfrmthecrypt - Alive
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@sportsgeek - Alive
@fullcoverbetting - Alive
@danideuder - Alive
@amirtheawesome1 - Alive
@mondoshawan - Alive
@niallon11 - Alive
@vempromundo - Out
@rajpootg - Out
@gwajnberg - Out
For the 3 that are out don’t despair. Remember you can buy back in a maximum of 2 times!
Selections for round 2 are open now and will close at 4:30pm (BST) today ahead of the first kickoff!
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I was not expecting 14 goals. Anyway, good luck to those who made it through the first round.
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BEER.Today will be hilarious watching arsenal try to attack. What is this voodoo?? This is a tough oke because i can see Bayern and PSG winning well but over 14 🧐🧐🧐. Hmmmm
Yeah it’s tough. Only need 1 of those games to have 5 or 6 goals and all of a sudden 14 looks very getable
PSG v Lyon is 7:45 so will all be riding on that match!
I think / fear / hope Bayern match will be over 5 goals - but who knows - happy I have a win streak of 11 lol surprisingly right now in predictions - but that will change soon.
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So funny!
14 goals is a tough one but... in Germany and France I trust XD
Those are certainly the games that are likely to produce goals!
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BEER.Hard to decide - assume Bayern will go full in today and Paris could also produce a lot goals - need to re-think
Do Bayern seal the title today @uwelang if they win . Clear the way for Champions League
Even a draw is enough, Serge Gnabry injured though, maybe also out for World Cup, we will see.
Yeah, 1 of those matches alone could produce a big number of goals
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BEER.This is fun in its entirety 🤗,one needs to be witty when making their choices.
Yep and as we go on, you'll see people guessing not only the goals but what others will choose too!
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BEER.Pretty hard round - question guys.
Thee contest is designed for 5 rounds - when in round #5 we have let us say 3,4,5,6 oder more folks still in the running how does the winner will be selected or can it be more than 5 rounds then?
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I think it can be more than 5 rounds it’s just that I’ve only given Blanchy 5 sets of fixtures so far…
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So.... with two games to go aparently we'll go over easily
Definitely odds on for higher now
Sad :(