Insight

As the final weekend of the 2026 FIFA World Cup drew closer, we were all expecting a blockbuster of a football final between Spain and Argentina, and a likely boring, dispirited, and unmotivated 3rd-place match between France and England. And boy were we wrong about the latter, as instead, we got one of the highest-scoring football matches in World Cup history!

Penalty shootouts are often described as a lottery. And playing lottery to win at a stage as big as the 2026 FIFA World Cup certainly doesn't feel right. Yet, we've had 4 penalty shootouts on this World Cup already and they all went to the team shooting 2nd from the penalty spot! Does this indicate a trend? An actual advantage to going 2nd in a football penalty shootout? Doesn't conventional wisdom and even football statistics indicate the opposite?

And then there were eight. After weeks of high-octane drama, shocking upsets, tactical masterclasses, and nerve-wracking penalty shootouts, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is inching toward its ultimate inflection point, with the World Cup quarter-final fixtures now upon us.

16 teams are officially out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the group stage concluded last night! Dozens more football matches left to play, however, as the Round of 32 begins tonight with South Africa vs Canada, followed by Brazil vs Japan tomorrow and more!

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has roared into action across North America, bringing with it a 48-team expansion, 16 groups, and a fresh wave of international football fervor. Yet, amidst the excitement of record-breaking crowds and the return of the global game to Canada, Mexico, and the United States, a curious statistical anomaly has dominated the discourse of the opening days - draws. Lots and lots of draws.

The FIFA World Cup is unarguably the most sought-after trophy in international football. However, it's the pursuit of retaining the FIFA World Cup trophy that is widely recognized as the most formidable challenge in international sport. Can Argentina and Lionel Messi do what seems nigh-impossible and actually defend the World Cup crown? Here are Forebet's thoughts on the matter!

The World Cup is just around the corner and Forebet's algorithm is more than ready with our football predictions for it. Let's go over the math suggests will happen in groups I, J, K and L and what Group Stage predictions the algorithm has cooked up!

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming right up, co-hosts Mexico facing South Africa in the tournament's curtain-raiser on June 11! The final is scheduled for July 19, but with the new expanded format and 48 (instead of 32) teams in the competitions now, there will be plenty of action in those 5 weeks of FIFA football action! How will the tournament unfold? Who will win the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Let's see what Forebet's algorithm thinks.

There are just two days remaining before Mexico and South Africa kick things off at the FIFA World Cup and at Forebet we continue to prepare our football predictions for the opening matches, as well as for the rest of the tournament! With the Group Stage matches playing out for over two weeks between the 11th and the 28th, they are a major part of the World Cup, so, let's examine Forebet's Group Stage predictions.

The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League league phase has concluded, and the final standings have sent a shockwave through the continental hierarchy. For decades, the "Big Teams" of European football treated the group stages as a necessary, if sometimes tedious, preamble to the real competition in the spring. That comfort seems to be gone now.

If you walk through the streets of Naples right now, the air doesn’t just smell like espresso and wood-fired pizza. Instead, it smells like pure, unadulterated stress and simmering anger. For a city that lives and breathes football, the current state of SSC Napoli is enough to give any fan a permanent headache.

For years, the phrase "Mes Que Un Club" felt more like a nostalgic sigh than a mission statement. But then came Hansi Flick. In what can only be described as a tactical shock to the system, the German manager didn't just walk into the Catalan club, he sprinted in, bringing with him a brand of football that felt like a high-speed chase.

Ah, the final third of the football season. It’s squeaky-bum time at both ends of the table. At the top, teams are sweating over every point in the title race or the desperate scramble for Champions League riches. At the bottom, it’s pure, existential panic as clubs fight tooth and nail to avoid the trapdoor to the second division.

Aston Villa may have ended the calendar year on quite a bit of a low note, as Arsenal gave them a reality check at the Emirates. Still, there is no denying that the 2025-2026 season is turning out to be one for the history books for the Claret & Blue. In fact, they already won the reverse fixture against Arsenal in the start of December at Villa Park.

In the wild world of football, where every game is a battle of skill and strategy, numbers holds immense power. From season-long statistics to Last-6 trends, to goal differences and xGs, numbers are a big part of how one can try and figure out who is going to win a football match. And one of the more misunderstood statistics is the head-to-head (H2H) record. This stat isn't just dry statistics, it tells a compelling stories about one team consistently dominating another.

If you’ve ever watched a football match in a downpour or sweltering heat, you know the beautiful game is anything but predictable. We spend hours analyzing tactics, form, and player injuries, but often, the most influential force on the pitch isn’t a world-class striker or a masterful coach. It’s the weather.

As the 2025/26 Premier League season rounds the turn toward the crucial winter period, a distinct, almost palpable shift has occurred at the top of the table. Arsenal, sitting in a commanding position, is displaying a fundamental change in character that sets them apart from the versions that faltered in previous title challenges.

In the world of football predictions, models like Forebet operate on the idea that "Football is Mathematics." Such algorithmic predictions rely on stable facts, like expected goals (xG), team history, and current form. However, when a win probability is based on the assumption that the game will be played out, start to finish, with 11 players on each side, something like a red card can really throw a spanner into the statistician's works.

Norway’s performance in the UEFA qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been nothing short of explosive. They aren't just winning; they are utterly dominating their group in a way few European nations manage in modern qualifiers. This is a story of a long-awaited collision between generational talent and a necessary tactical shift.

In the world of sports, we all love a good streak. Whether it’s a team on a tear with five straight wins or one suffering a string of tough losses, we tend to think that success breeds more success.