Bench-Bets
The 21st century solution for football prediction games. No more Excel sheets.
Bench-Bets is a free online football prediction game centered around the 2026 World Cup, where players predict match scores and compete against friends, family, or colleagues in private leagues. It features live leaderboards, progressive scoring across tournament stages, double-down bonuses, and optional buy-in tracking for league owners. Players can set or update their predictions up to two minutes before each match kicks off.
Users create or join private leagues, predict match scores before kick-off, and earn points based on accuracy with a progressive scoring system that escalates during knockout rounds.
football fans who want to compete with friends and family in prediction games
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- free
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