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GOAL8: Play now for FREE, compete for a $100,000 prize and prove you're a master soccer score predictor

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 2,  9 a.m. ET on Aug. 23. That's it. You're IN.

GOAL offers our predictions for this week's game below.

  • Aston Villa v Newcastle United - Premier LeagueGetty Images Sport

    SATURDAY GAMES

    PREMIER LEAGUE: ASTON VILLA 2, BRENTFORD 0

    GOAL verdict: Villa drew Newcastle 0-0 in their opening match of the season, while Brentford had a rude welcome with a 3-1 battering at the hands of Nottingham Forest. Villa should get their season going against a Brentford side that will struggle. They lost manager Thomas Frank, top scorer Bryan Mbeumo, captain Christian Norgaard, and goalkeeper Mark Flekken - it's hard to see them getting a result.

    PREMIER LEAGUE: SUNDERLAND 2,  BURNLEY 0

    GOAL verdict: Sunderland looks set to be the surprise of the Premier League season. One of the highest-spending clubs in England this summer, they've created a roster that will be able to compete. After their stunning 3-0 win over West Ham and Burnley's 3-0 loss to Tottenham, the Black Cats are the favorites here. The Clarets do boast a stout defense, but Sunderland takes it.

    SERIE A: ROMA 1, BOLOGNA 1

    GOAL verdict: Bologna lost star winger Dan N'Doye to Forest, but are nearly the same squad that lifted the Coppa Italia last spring. Roma, meanwhile, has made a few impressive additions that should pan out as the season progresses, including bringing in Brighton forward Evan Ferguson on loan. Still, it's too early to expect the chemistry to be in place. This one has a low-scoring draw written all over it. 

    NWSL:  WASHINGTON SPIRIT 2, BAY FC 1

    GOAL verdict: Bay FC are winless in five, and are slowly falling out of the playoff picture. The Spirit, however, have drawn three of their last four. Neither team has looked particularly great in recent weeks, but with U.S. international Trinity Rodman back and fit for the Spirit, their odds are boosted. This one goes to the Spirit.

    MLS: CF MONTREAL 1, AUSTIN FC 1

    GOAL verdict: Austin are the lowest-scoring team in the West with 24 goals, and CF MTL are the second-lowest in the East with 25. Where they differ, though, is that MTL has conceded 17 more goals than Verde this season. In recent weeks, the Canadian side has started to look more cohesive. Austin hasn't shown much life this summer, so a low-scoring draw seems appropriate. 

    MLS: INTER MIAMI 5, D.C. UNITED 0

    GOAL verdict: Lionel Messi is back to health, and D.C. United might be the worst team in the league at the moment. This has a lopsided scoreline written all over it - and the Argentine should feast. Hard to picture D.C. having even the smallest of looks here.

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  • Como v Ajax - Como Cup FinalGetty Images Sport

    SUNDAY GAMES

    PREMIER LEAGUE: EVERTON 1, BRIGHTON 1

    GOAL verdict: Neither the Seagulls nor the Toffees particularly impressed in their opening matches. Brighton settled for a point in a lackluster draw vs. Fulham, with a strike from the penalty spot, while Everton looked all out of sorts in a 1-0 loss to Leeds. Jack Grealish could earn his first start for David Moyes's side. Brighton, meanwhile, will know they'll need a better performance. Expect a low-scoring draw.

    SERIE A: COMO 2, LAZIO 2

    GOAL verdict: Potential match of the week. Cesc Fabregas's Como have made some brilliant transfer moves over the past year, and now Alvaro Morata has joined their ranks. Lazio remain one of Serie A's elites. On what will be opening day for the league, this one has all of the traits for a high-scoring thriller, fueled by veteran excellence from both sides. Call it a 2-2 draw.

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