Prediction league

Prove your footballing knowledge and win up to £1000 by predicting the scoreline and scorers in this season's matches

It's fun, free and easy to play; we even take care of all the complicated scoring bits for you. Just register for the game online, enter your predictions and you're away.

In order to be able to play the Prediction League you have to be a member of the Green Un or any one of sister sites such the Evening Star or EADT sites.

If you're not already a member, it's a free, simple and painless process. Just following the sign up links when prompted.

If you have any questions, please email suffolkweb@archant.co.uk

The prizes

The prize fund for both the Ipswich Town and Colchester United leagues is a massive £500 each - making a total of £1000 up for grabs over the season.

Each month the player who has scored most points that month will receive £50 - so you can join in at any time and still have a great chance to win.

The earlier you sign up, the more chances you have to snatch the cash.

How to play

The first time you visit you'll be asked to register under a team name - this can be anything you like, but please keep it clean!

Once you've registered your team, you can select a game to make a prediction for from the next few matches.

After you have selected a game, the screen refreshes to bring up both teams, each with a box to submit the number of goals in.

Click in each box and type in the number of goals you predict each team will score. After you have submitted a scoreline click the 'Update' link underneath the home team.
Please note: There is a 5 goal limit for your team's score.

Next you'll get to enter each goal prediction by selecting the player from the squad list and enterting the time of the goal. When you're happy with each prediction, press the 'Add Prediction' link to save the details.

After pressing the 'Add Prediction' link, the goalscorer and his goal time is saved and added to the Current Predictions list. You can then choose another player from the drop-down menu and type in another time in the minute box. If you make a mistake you can delete any of your current predictions from the list by selecting the 'delete' link next to the goalscorer and goal time.

Once the number of predictions equals the predicted score, the 'add prediction' option disappears and your prediction is saved. Then it's just fingers crossed until the game!

Scoring system

Points are scored on the following rules

Correct Score = 5 points
Correct Goal Scorer(s) = 1 point per goal
PLUS Goal in correct time bracket = bonus 2 points
OR Goal on exact minute = 4 bonus points

Time brackets are 1-10 mins, 11-20 mins, 21-30 mins, etc.
Goal times will be based on those in the GreenUn match reports.
You can change your prediction at any time up until 30 minutes before kick-off, but remember that all goalscorers and goal times will have to be re-submitted if you alter your saved prediction.

Rules

Normal Archant competition rules apply.

In the event of a tie for the highest score each month, entries will be drawn with the first out the winner.

All site users are welcome to play, but, where applicable, prizes are only available to UK residents.

Archant's decision on scorers, goal times, and the administration of the scoring system is final.