ARENASCORES
THE HONEST RECORD

Every prediction, graded after the final whistle.

Arena records its call before kick-off and grades it against the final result. The result call is right when the favoured outcome happened; the score call is right when the most likely scoreline was the final score. Sample sizes are always shown.

ARENA RECORD

How right we were

Graded calls

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What each outcome means

A call is graded only against a retained final result. A postponed or unfinished match remains ungraded; an explicitly voided result is excluded.

Outcome and grading rules
SportOutcomesResult countedTies
FootballHome win · Draw · Away winRegulation time plus stoppage time; extra time and penalties are excluded.A draw is a graded outcome.
BasketballHome win · Away winFinal game winner, including overtime.A tied or unresolved final score is excluded from a two-outcome grade.
American footballHome win · Away winFinal game winner, including overtime when there is one.A tied game is outside this decisive-result forecast and is excluded from grading.
BaseballHome win · Away winFinal game winner, including extra innings.A tied or unresolved final score is excluded from a two-outcome grade.
Ice hockeyHome win · Away winFinal game winner, including overtime or a shootout.A tied or unresolved final score is excluded from a two-outcome grade.