Play GOAL's global soccer predictions game and turn matchweeks into moments of glory – are you ready for the challenge?
Welcome to GOAL8, the ultimate football prediction game. You’ve joined thousands of fans competing to win a weekly prize of $100,000, simply by picking the correct scores in eight matches.
GOAL8 allows soccer-loving fans to battle it out with friends, family and fellow supporters throughout the 2025-26 season. The weekly game is FREE to play, and it's quick and easy – none of the complications of Fantasy Soccer. Just click a button, enter eight score predictions and you're done. Easy.
HOW IT WORKS
+ Make your predictions – pick the full-time scores for this week’s eight selected matches.
+ Compete for a massive prize – get all eight correct and win $100,000.
+ Compete with friends – show off your football knowledge in our GOAL8 leaderboard.
Here’s how the scoring breaks down:
Correct score: Exactly predict final score – 50 Points
Goal difference: Correct goal difference, but not the exact score – 30 Points
Correct Result: Right outcome, but wrong score – 10 Points
Missed the mark: No correct prediction – 0 Points
GOAL8 will feature games from both domestic and global leagues – from MLS and NWSL to Premier League and La Liga, among others – to give you a chance to flex your knowledge of the game. Whether you're in Portland, Maine or Portland, Oregon – or any point between – private leagues allow you to go head-to-head with fellow fans to prove your skills.
Miss a Gameweek? No problem. The game's open for the entirety of the 2025-26 season, allowing you to play any week you choose. Get started in less than a minute – log in to your GOAL account, and then enter your first eight predictions before the deadline – for round one, 7 a.m. ET on Aug. 16. That's it. You're IN.
GOAL offers our predictions for this week's game below.
Getty Images SportPREMIER LEAGUE: ASTON VILLA 3, NEWCASTLE 1
GOAL verdict: As it stands, Alexander Isak is not going to be in the Newcastle team for opening day, according to an update from manager Eddie Howe. As a result, Villa are going to take advantage of the moment and drive home three points to kick off the campaign. With the addition of new forward Evann Guessand alongside their already stellar attack – featuring Ollie Watkins, Donyell Malen, and Morgan Rogers – this one is Villa's to lose.
AdvertisementGetty Images SportPREMIER LEAGUE: SUNDERLAND 2, WEST HAM 1
GOAL verdict: Sunderland's offseason business has everyone in the Premier League wondering if they could be the shock of the campaign. They've spent north of $130M on transfers. West Ham, meanwhile, lost star attacker Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham and have yet to replace him. They've made some sound signings, particularly in defense and in goal, but without a Kudus replacement, they're going to struggle. Sunderland is going to capitalize on the moment they officially return to the Premier League.
Getty Images SportLA LIGA: LEVANTE 1, ALAVES 0
GOAL verdict: Levante, newly promoted to La Liga, will look to kick things off against an Alaves side who avoided relegation by just two points last season. It will be a close affair, but go with the new boys here. Alaves lost striker Joaquin Panichelli to RC Strasbourg – after a brilliant loan spell with Miranda in La Liga 2 last year, he was expected to be a key player. As it stands, they just don't have the firepower. Levante, meanwhile, brought in eight players this summer as they look to avoid relegation.
Getty ImagesLA LIGA: VALENCIA 0, REAL SOCIEDAD 0
GOAL verdict: As the La Liga season kicks off, Valencia and Sociedad will both look to begin with three points after underwhelming 2024-25 campaigns. Both ended last season on 46 points, and both missed out on European competition. Valencia lost key defender Cristhian Mosquera to Arsenal, while the Gunners also nabbed midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Sociedad. With both teams shorthanded in different departments, and neither attack particularly improved, this will be a scoreless affair.