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Messi or CR7, the debate's been real,
Two legends in the game, can't deny the skill they feel,
Messi's got finesse, with dribbles smooth as silk,
While CR7's power and precision, like a thundering milk.

Messi's like a magician, with a ball at his feet,
Making defenders dance, with every move he'll cheat,
CR7's athleticism, takes him to new heights,
Heading goals like a beast, with exceptional might.

Messi's vision on the field, unmatched and sublime,
Setting up goals, with a pass like a dime,
But CR7's lethal precision, inside the box,
Scoring bangers after bangers, like a true goal-scoring fox.

Messi's creativity, it knows no bounds,
Changing the game, with every touch, every sound,
Yet CR7's confidence and style, they never fade,
Pushing boundaries, with every shot that's made.

In the end, it's a never-ending debate,
Who's the better player, it's a choice we can't relate,
Messi or CR7, both legends in their own right,
Admire their greatness, as they continue to ignite.

--- the model from the website returned this version:

In the realm of football, the debate takes flight,
Messi and CR7, the stars shining bright.
Messi, finesse like a magician with the ball,
Dribbling through defenses, he can conquer all.

CR7, a powerhouse with strength untamed,
His aerial prowess, goals that can't be tamed.
Messi, with his grace and agility so rare,
Creating chances, leaving defenders in despair.

CR7, the epitome of speed and power,
A lethal finisher, even in the final hour.
Messi, the maestro, orchestrating the game,
Precision passes, leaving opponents in shame.

Who's the better player? It's a question we ponder,
For both have left a legacy, forever to wander.
In the end, it's a matter of personal belief,
Both Messi and CR7, legendary beyond belief.
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Teams in the Nigerian league often perform well in their home games due to several factors:

1. Home advantage: Playing on familiar ground with the support of local fans gives teams a psychological boost, creating a positive atmosphere that motivates players to perform better.

2. Familiarity with the pitch: Teams have more experience and understanding of their home pitch, allowing them to exploit its characteristics, such as its dimensions, surface, or conditions, to their advantage.

3. Travel fatigue: Nigerian league involves traveling long distances, which can be physically and mentally exhausting for away teams. This fatigue can affect their performance, giving the home team an advantage.

4. Crowd support: Nigerian fans are known for their passion and vocal support, creating a lively and intimidating atmosphere for visiting teams. The extra support from fans often energizes the home team and puts extra pressure on the away team.

5. Acclimatization: Due to Nigeria's diverse climates, teams playing in their home cities are more acclimatized to local weather conditions. Visitors, especially from regions with different climates, may struggle to adapt to the heat or humidity, impacting their performance.

6. Home tactics: Coaches often design specific game plans for home matches, tailored to exploit the strengths of their team and the weaknesses of the visiting team. This strategic approach can give the home team an advantage.

7. Referee bias: In some cases, there have been allegations of biased refereeing favoring the home team in the Nigerian league. While this may not be a significant factor, it can contribute to the home team's success.

Overall, the combination of home advantage, crowd support, familiarity with the pitch, and potential factors like travel fatigue and acclimatization contribute to teams in the Nigerian league performing well in their home games.
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Task: Please use the Alexandrine verse line describing the course of the 1970 FIFA final Brazil vs Italy?

Answer:
In 1970, a final stage so grand,
Brazil and Italy took the stand.
The FIFA World Cup's ultimate fight,
A spectacle of football's might.
Skillful samba triumphed on the sand.

The fiercest rivalry in Bulgarian football is generally considered to be between PFC Levski Sofia and PFC CSKA Sofia. These two clubs, based in the capital city of Sofia, have a long-standing history of intense competition both on and off the field. The matches between Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia, often referred to as the 'Eternal Derby' or 'Sofia Derby,' are highly anticipated and draw significant attention from fans across the country.

The rivalry between Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia goes beyond football and has historical and cultural roots. It is intertwined with the broader social and political dynamics of Bulgaria, as well as the clubs' fan bases. The matches are known for their passionate atmosphere, with fans displaying unwavering support for their respective teams.

Both Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia have enjoyed success in Bulgarian football, and their encounters have often determined the outcome of domestic championships. The rivalry has produced memorable moments, heated confrontations, and intense emotions, making it one of the most fiercely contested and followed rivalries in Bulgarian football.
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Nyck De Vries was sacked by AlphaTauri. His seat will be filled by Daniel Ricciardo.

With Schalke and Hertha going down and Darmstadt and Heidenheim going up, the number of spectators in 1. Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga will converge.

https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/zuschauer/2022-23/
https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/zuschauer/2022-23/
https://www.kicker.de/3-liga/zuschauer/2022-23/

The French Open / Men's singles 2023 prediction game is now open for registration. You can sign up here.

I nearly forgot to program the Shield contest for the new version. It was somehow a disliked feature to me.
I did some programming and as a result the Shield contest is now also available for motor racing, horse racing, cycling and event based prediction games.

Now... I like it a lot because it's completely different to the other contests.
You can win a gold, silver or bronze shield. And for most of the football prediction games, nobody wins anything!

Maybe a good addition to our 'official' contests.

Interesting, thanks for checking that it ,it actually confirms a feeling I had.
In the early days of the site/game after the initial almost totally German first years we had quite a few South and southern African players but I do sadly also remember a large majority of them rage quit over some issues or issue. We retained some initially but I guess that’s even dropped off now, that’s a pity.

Sergey, i think it’s the other way round ?

Hi guys,does not appear to have been closed/finished.

I added the Second Qualifying stage to the Copa Libertadores 2023 prediction game. With now 17 rounds (+2) the first match will be played Feb 22 instead Mar 7.

Don't forget to enter your tournament prediction until Nov 20th (today), 17:00 CET.

Some new players fail to create an account, because they don't select any prediction game to begin with. The corresponding error message is often overlooked...

The 2022 FIFA World Cup prediction game is now selected by default. I hope that helps.

Thank you!

And this after selecting the wrong Thomas (finger trouble) on Stage 17 and missing out on 8 points. My own fault....

The new version offers two shortcuts.
Left to the prediction game selectbox is a link to the dashboard of the currently selected prediction game.
Right to the prediction game selectbox is a link to the discussion forum.

I started the Challenge contest to this prediction game.

The Challenge contest was part of a previous edition, but I don't know why I didn't add the Challenge contest last year.

A lot of changes (20+) on the startlist for the Tour de Romandie which starts tomorrow.

Please check and change your predictions.

Well done Mark! I am kinda new and still have to get to the podium! :)

Unlucky bro

Yes! I'm part of OG prediction game history :) A ''little'' olympian :)

Am i the only one who can see what's happening in league 3A (in bundesliga 2021/22 section)?

The NRL has announced Saturday's games have been called off and all 16 clubs have been placed on level four biosecurity protocols in the wake of the Queensland government announcing a snap three-day lockdown on Saturday morning.
The games affected are -
Dragons v Rabbitohs
Knights v Raiders
Storm v Panthers

A small glimpse to a new stats feature of the new version:

Let's assume the Olympic Games will start in a few weeks ...
I'll start the according prediction games in the next days.

Most of the 20/21 prediction games are over.
I'd like to thank all admins for their hard work!

I wasn't sure if it would be doable to maintain nearly 100% of the prediction games with postponed/cancelled matches during the COVID pandemic.
It worked pretty well. Thanks again!

Notice: I added both qualification rounds to the prediction game, 9 matches. Deadline for the tournament prediction is still the beginning of round #1.

I have to postpone the new version until later this year. All basic functionality is finished, but I still need several month to improve the usability.
There is no way to switch to the new version like planed (before EURO/Olympics). Sorry!

I'm totally exhausted. I need a break from programming.

In a few days the admins will find a link to the new version on the admin page. Feedback would be nice.

Wrong team is rangers vs slavis Prada in the quarter finals not Leicester city

Due to Covid?

ya, and unfortunately the extent of the infection will increase in many more places.
The world is globalized and people are very dynamic.

There has been speculation these days that even the FA may suspend the UK championships in a few months, which will cause huge cases.
(but i'm sure you know it better)

Euro 2020 is under greater threat.
This contagion occurs exactly when the format is hosted by so many host countries. These circumstances can at least change the formula - 1 host country and no spectators. It would be better than nothing.

Seria A several games pstpnd.

'This weekend's Serie A matches that had been scheduled to be played behind closed doors have been postponed and rescheduled to May 13 due to fears over the worsening Coronavirus outbreak.

The clashes between Juventus and Inter, Udinese and Fiorentina, Parma and SPAL, AC Milan and Genoa and Sassuolo vs Brescia have all been affected.'

Hi!
A few weeks ago I started programming a new version of this site. The main goal is to create a version which supports mobile devices as well as desktop browsers.

Some (less used) features will be dropped. Some players will hate the new version. The old version will still be available under a different address.

I don't know when the new version will be available, probably not before 2021. As soon as there is a usable version, the admins will have the opportunity to test and suggest improvements.

greetings
Klaus

Correct, please update score!

Hi guys,
Player 2 is wrong
Apr 24 • 12:30 Donna Vekic - Angelique Kerber

it should be:
Donna VEKIC (CRO) v [LL] Giulia GATTO-MONTICONE (ITA)
Kerber is playing on Thursday.

Br,
KA

Si! Toda la información es correcta.
Peñarol y Nacional (después de River vs Boca) es uno de los clásicos sudamericanos mas importantes. Se juegan siempre a estadio completo y suele haber mas de un jugador expulsado en cada partido.
Ampliamente son los favoritos para ganar los torneos. Los que siempre luchan por un milagro son Wandereres, Defensor Sporting y mas atrás Danubio y Cerro.
Hace pocos años se dio el primer caso de un campeón (creo que del torneo Apertura), que no sea de Montevideo: Plaza Colonia (ahora ya descendido)

Anybody who wants to admin a Vuelta a España 2018 and/or Tour de Pologne 2018 prediction game?

Make that three occasions. Some relatively unknown player used it to say something in slovakian or something, sounded like a baltic language but I couldn't understand it.

Please, everyone, DO NOT USE THE NEWSFLASH FOR THINGS THAT DO NOT BELONG IN NEWSFLASH!!!

Thank you.

Hello Micha?,

We noticed that you are one of the most active users on this site. We would like to organize a private league for our clients. We would like to get more information about rules and options on this site. Could you please answer a few questions? We would be very grateful. If so, please enter your email address, we will contact you.

I want to get rid of the 'Best of the Rest' prediction game (unless someone takes over). Too much work.

I think we should add two more football leagues (one European and one non-European). I don't care how the polls will look like. Maybe we should give Greece and Chile a 2nd try.

Possibly been discussed before?? Should predictions not be done only for 3rd/4th group positions now, and then the next round of predictions only be done once the draw is known. Your predictions now are based on the luck of the draw eg if RM and Barca are drawn then 1 is out, but I'm guessing if u pick now, u will have them both going further, and not be knocked out in round of 16.

This site is now using SSL encryption.
https://www.prediction-game.com instead of http://www.prediction-game.com .
All requests targeting the old port (http) will be automatically redirected to the new port (https).

The public Classic contest (and most of the 70 Private leagues) includes also a tournament prediction. In the past, some players missed to enter a tournament prediction and - as a result - lost the chance to win the public Classic contest. You should enter a tournament prediction until the beginning of the the first round #2 match (Russia vs. Slovakia - Wednesday, 15, 15:00 CET).

Starting with round #1 (Groups D, E & F) the Cup contest contains 10 rounds. As a result of this limitation there are only 1024 (= 2^10) Cup round spots available. The first 1024 players which enter a prediction for a match of round #1 (Groups D, E & F) will be added automatically to one of the remaining Cup spots.

Honestly I said 2-1 for this match but I just want to know what you guys think. Just press reply and tell me your opinion. Thx. Btw, Liverpool supporter here! :)

What about an annual poll for a Player-of-the-year award?

To encourage voting I added an 'anonymous' option to the poll configuration.

The list of the nominees should contain players with exceptional performances, like winning all contests of a prediction game.

Any nominee suggestions for the 2015 Player-of-the-year award?
The according poll will start January 2016.

Would agree with leaving 1 or even 2 spots open each season, to be filled on a rotational basis. Even for marketing purposes, u dont want to just add leagues.

And Nibali is sent home after stage 2. Lessens the race for GC. But I guess rules are rules.

Somebody Has To Prop The Table Up, So I'm In :)

I wonder why the FIFA executives don't meet in the USA today? That would solve some problems.