How to Play – Guess the Score
You have 5 minutes to predict the full-time scores of 10 real matches using competition, season and date clues.
- 10 matches per game.
- 5 minutes to finish them all.
- Enter home & away goals for each match.
- Score = how many exact scores you get right.
🎯 The aim of the game
Guess the Score is all about predicting or remembering the exact final score of real football matches. For each question you’re given a specific fixture and some context, and your job is to enter the final scoreline.
- You’ll see 10 matches per game.
- Your goal is to get as many exact scores correct as possible before the timer runs out.
📋 Match details you’ll see
Each question shows key information to help you work out the score:
- Competition – e.g. English Premier League 2018/19.
- Season – confirms which campaign the match belongs to.
- Round – for example, Matchday 3 or a specific stage of a competition.
- Date – the exact day the game was played.
- Teams – home team vs away team, shown clearly in the centre.
Use this info to jog your memory. Think about what each team was like in that season and whether the fixture is a famous result.
⌨️ Entering your score
Below the fixture details you’ll see two input boxes labelled Home goals and Away goals. This is where you type your prediction.
- Type the number of goals for the home team in the first box.
- Type the number of goals for the away team in the second box.
- Click Check Answer to lock in your prediction.
- Then click Next Match to move on to the following fixture.
⏱️ The 5-minute timer
At the top-right of the game you’ll see a countdown timer. You have 5 minutes total to answer all 10 matches. When the timer hits zero, the round ends – even if you haven’t finished every question.
- Keep an eye on the clock so you don’t run out of time.
- Try to keep a steady pace: around 20–25 seconds per match is a good target.
- Don’t worry if you can’t remember one – make a sensible guess and move on.
📊 Scoring & results
- You get credit for each exact scoreline you get right.
- At the end of the game, you’ll see how many of the 10 fixtures you predicted correctly.
- Replay the quiz to try to beat your best score or challenge friends to match it.
Think of Guess the Score as a mix of football knowledge, memory and a bit of educated guesswork.
💡 Tips to improve your guesses
- Use the competition and season to judge how strong or attacking each team was at the time.
- Remember that big six clashes often have tighter scores than mid-table shootouts.
- If a team is heavy favourite, think about common scorelines like 2–0, 3–1 or 4–1.
- Replay the mode – you’ll start to remember more scorelines over time.