Viewer predictions: how the vote works
Viewers are asked one prediction at a time about the match, such as who scores next, and answer with one tap and no account. Nobody writes the questions: each appears because the match reached a point where it is worth asking, and when it settles the page shows how the crowd called it.
In short
- One question at a timeViewers are asked one prediction at a time, like who wins, and answer with one tap and no account.
- Nobody writes the questionsEach appears when the match makes it worth asking, and closes when the match moves past it.
- A right call is creditedWhen it settles, the page says how many got it right. Nobody is told they were wrong.
- Nothing for the scorerPredictions sit on the viewer page only and never ask the scorer anything.
- The same question on airOn a stream, a new question shows with the match address, and every vote is cast on the match page.
One question at a time
Somebody following a match from a group chat is asked, now and then, to call what happens next: who scores next, or whether a chase gets there. It is one question, answered with one tap and no account, and it sits on the viewer page only.
Nobody writes the questions. Each appears because the match reached a point where it is worth asking, and closes when the match moves past it.
The payoff
When a question settles, it turns into a recap: what happened, and how the crowd called it. A right call is credited on your own phone. Nobody is ever told they were wrong, and the crowd line only ever says how many got it right, in the third person.
Once nothing is left to answer, the card becomes the record of every question the match asked, in the order it asked them. A question nobody answered is left out.
For the scorer
Predictions never appear on the scoring page and never ask the scorer anything. They exist to give the people following something to do, and something to talk about back in the group.
On a stream
When the match is being streamed with the scoreboard overlay, a new question appears on the stream for a few seconds with the match address and a QR code, and the crowd's split appears when it closes. At full time, if the scorer asks everybody following for their player of the match, the stream asks too. The vote itself only ever happens on the match page, so everybody answers the same question in the same place.
Questions people ask
About viewer predictions.
Who writes the questions?
Nobody. A question appears because the match reached a state where it makes sense to ask, and closes when the match moves past it.
Can the scorer see who voted for what?
No. Votes are anonymous, and nobody needs an account to cast one.
What happens if I got it wrong?
Nothing is said about it. A right call is credited on your own phone, and the crowd line only ever says how many got it right.
Can I turn predictions off?
No. They sit on the viewer page and never on the scorer’s, so they cost the scorer nothing.
What else it does for you
- Live scoringFreeScore from your phone with big buttons, ball by ball or goal by goal, and undo any tap.
- One live linkFreeSend one read-only link to the group. It updates live, and nobody needs an app or an account.
- Result and fixture cardsFreeA picture of the fixture or the result, sized for a WhatsApp Status, Instagram or Facebook.