Free in the PrediBall app
Arena: predict the big matches, climb the leagues
Every four weeks we pick the biggest matches from Europe's leagues and cups. Everyone predicts the same set, you play in a league of 50, and the top of each league moves up a level.
Free for everyone. No group needed.
Season 1
2 to 29 November 2026 · Starts Monday 2 November. The leagues are drawn on Sunday 1 November.
- Matches
- 44
- Weeks
- 4
- Levels
- 4
- Points per match
- Up to 25
This season's matches
Kickoff times are in your own time zone. Win probabilities show for this week and next. After the final whistle, each match shows how the Arena players did.
Week 1 · 2 to 8 November
Tuesday 3 November
- Champions League Atlético MadridvsBayern Munich 29% · 24% · 47%
- Champions League BarcelonavsAston Villa 76% · 14% · 10%
- Champions League Manchester UnitedvsRoma 40% · 25% · 35%
- Champions League VillarrealvsParis Saint-Germain 20% · 21% · 59%
Wednesday 4 November
- Champions League FenerbahçevsLiverpool 20% · 22% · 58%
- Champions League RB LeipzigvsManchester City 17% · 20% · 63%
- Champions League Slavia PraguevsArsenal 11% · 17% · 72%
Saturday 7 November
- Premier League Nottingham ForestvsManchester City 20% · 23% · 57%
Sunday 8 November
- Serie A NapolivsLazio 44% · 26% · 30%Estimate
- Premier League Manchester UnitedvsAston Villa 42% · 26% · 32%
- Serie A IntervsComo 50% · 23% · 27%Estimate
- La Liga Atlético MadridvsBarcelona 26% · 23% · 51%
Rows marked Estimate show PrediBall's own estimate from team ratings. The consensus forecast replaces it about 7 days before kickoff.
Week 2 · 9 to 15 November
Thursday 12 November
- Nations League TürkiyevsBelgium Forecast soon
- Nations League ItalyvsFrance Forecast soon
- Nations League CzechiavsSpain Forecast soon
- Nations League EnglandvsCroatia Forecast soon
Friday 13 November
- Nations League SerbiavsGermany Forecast soon
- Nations League NetherlandsvsGreece Forecast soon
Saturday 14 November
- Nations League PortugalvsDenmark Forecast soon
Sunday 15 November
- Nations League FrancevsTürkiye Forecast soon
- Nations League BelgiumvsItaly Forecast soon
- Nations League SpainvsEngland Forecast soon
Week 3 · 16 to 22 November
Monday 16 November
- Nations League GermanyvsNetherlands Forecast soon
Tuesday 17 November
- Nations League WalesvsPortugal Forecast soon
Saturday 21 November
- Premier League Manchester CityvsFulham Forecast soon
- Premier League ChelseavsLeeds Forecast soon
- Ligue 1 NicevsParis Saint-Germain Forecast soon
- Premier League NewcastlevsArsenal Forecast soon
Sunday 22 November
- La Liga BarcelonavsVillarreal Forecast soon
- La Liga Real MadridvsCelta Vigo Forecast soon
- Premier League LiverpoolvsManchester United Forecast soon
- Serie A AtalantavsInter Forecast soon
Week 4 · 23 to 29 November
Tuesday 24 November
- Champions League GalatasarayvsAston Villa Forecast soon
- Champions League ArsenalvsBorussia Dortmund Forecast soon
- Champions League Manchester CityvsNapoli Forecast soon
- Champions League Real MadridvsPSV Eindhoven Forecast soon
Wednesday 25 November
- Champions League Club BruggevsLiverpool Forecast soon
- Champions League LillevsBayern Munich Forecast soon
- Champions League Paris Saint-GermainvsRoma Forecast soon
- Champions League Shakhtar DonetskvsFenerbahçe Forecast soon
Thursday 26 November
- Europa League Olympiakos PiraeusvsAC Milan Forecast soon
Friday 27 November
- Premier League Nottingham ForestvsChelsea Forecast soon
Sunday 29 November
- Premier League ArsenalvsManchester City Forecast soon
- Bundesliga Borussia DortmundvsBayer Leverkusen Forecast soon
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How Arena works
- 1
Pick the scores
Each season has about ten hand-picked matches a week, the same set for everyone. Predict each score before kickoff. A match you skip scores 0.
- 2
Score rarity points
Up to 25 points a match. The fewer players who made your pick, the more it pays.
- 3
Play your league
You play in a league of 50. The table updates after every match.
- 4
Move up
After 4 weeks the top of each league moves up a level and the bottom drops. Then a new season starts.
How points work
Every Arena match pays on the same scale. The points stack in three layers, and each layer pays more when fewer Arena players made the same pick.
| What you got right | Points |
|---|---|
| The right winner, or the draw | 8 to 15 |
| The right goal difference | +2 to 5 |
| The exact score | +3 to 5 |
For example
- The right winner, picked by most players: 8 points.
- The exact score, picked by most players: 13 points.
- An exact score almost nobody else picked: 25 points, the most one match can pay.
- A wrong winner, or a match you skip: 0 points.
How rare a pick is, is counted among all the Arena players who predicted that match. Picks are for the score after 90 minutes and stoppage time; extra time and penalties do not count.
Leagues and levels
Players are split into leagues of 50, and each level has one more league than the level above. Everyone predicts the same matches, so points compare across leagues. When a season ends, the top of each league moves up a level and the bottom drops one.
Apex
1 league of 50
The top level.
The bottom 10 drop to Blaze.
Blaze
2 leagues of 50
The top 5 of each league move up to Apex.
The bottom 9 of each league drop to Captain.
Captain
3 leagues of 50
The top 6 of each league move up to Blaze.
The bottom 8 of each league drop to Dynamo.
Dynamo
4 leagues of 50
The top 6 of each league move up to Captain.
Nobody drops from here while it is the lowest level.
Qualifiers
Your first Arena pick during a season puts you here: one open table under the leagues, with the same points and the same table order. Rank higher to be placed in a higher league next season.
- More levels open as Arena grows.
- Leagues on the same level are reshuffled every season by rank, so they are equally strong.
- Leagues are set when a season starts. Nobody joins a league mid-season, so who can move up or drop is fixed from day one.
The rules in full
- Seasons
- A season is 4 full weeks, from Monday to Sunday. All of its matches are published when it starts, and a match belongs to the season in which it kicks off.
- Postponed matches
- A match moved to a date outside the season is cancelled for that season and scores no points for anyone. So is a match that is still unfinished a day after the season ends.
- When a season ends
- Once every match is over, each league's final table decides who moves up and who drops, the winners get their badges and the next season starts.
- Players level on points
- More exact scores ranks higher, then more right winners, then more 25-point matches, then more 24-point matches, and so on down.
- Who plays
- Everyone with a PrediBall account can play, for free, on the web, iPhone and Android. You join the tables with your first Arena pick.
- How Season 1 is drawn
- The day before Season 1 starts, everyone's picks from the four weeks before are scored with Arena points, and the leagues are filled from the top by average points per match. Players with fewer than 10 matches in those weeks come after everyone with 10 or more.
- Your group picks count
- If you predict in groups, a group pick for an Arena match counts in Arena too, and an Arena pick copies into your groups that have the match. The latest change counts everywhere, and a match whose deadline has passed is never changed. You can turn copying off in the Arena tab.
- Picks stay hidden
- Nobody sees other players' picks before kickoff. After kickoff, the table shows them.
- Players who stop picking
- A match without a pick scores 0, so a player who stops picking drops. In the lowest level, a player with no pick all season leaves the table until their next pick.
Badges
Reaching a level for the first time earns its badge, shown next to your name in the app. Winning your league earns that level's cup, and every win counts.
Reached Apex
Apex winner
Reached Blaze
Blaze winner
Reached Captain
Captain winner
Reached Dynamo
Dynamo winner
Questions
Is Arena free?
Yes. Arena is free for everyone with a PrediBall account, on the web, iPhone and Android.
Do I need to join a group?
No. Arena is outside any group. If you play in groups, your picks for the same matches count in Arena automatically.
How many points can one match give?
Between 0 and 25. The right winner pays the most when few players picked it, and the right goal difference and the exact score add more on top.
Which matches are in Arena?
About ten of the week's biggest matches, from the Champions League, Europe's top leagues, national teams and more, picked by PrediBall. The whole season's list is out when the season starts.
When does the season end?
Season 1 ends on Sunday 29 November. The next season starts on Monday 30 November.
What are the Qualifiers?
The table for players who make their first Arena pick during a season. It plays like any league, and ranking higher there places you in a higher league next season.