Matchday Matrix Goes Live — Friday 1 May
Five fixtures. Five predictions. One ×3 multiplier. Ten rounds. One life.
Sportsblock's newest contest kicks off this Friday. The premise is simple. The strategy is brutal. 
The matrix
Each round, we line up 5 football fixtures across the major leagues. You get 5 prediction types to assign across them — but each prediction can only be used once per round.
Your toolkit:
- Over 2.5 goals — total goals greater than 2
- BTTS — both teams to score
- Draw — final score level
- Over 3.5 yellow cards — combined yellows greater than 3
- Over 10.5 corners — combined corners greater than 10
Think Liverpool–Arsenal is a goalfest? That's where Over 2.5 goes. Reckon Newcastle–Chelsea screams draw? That's the Draw spot. The rest distributes across the other three.
One catch — and this is where it gets interesting.
Each round you also get a ×3 multiplier. Spend it on the pick you're most certain about. Land it, you bank 3 points instead of 1. Miss it, you eat a zero.
Scoring
- ✓ Correct outcome — 1 point
- ✓ Correct outcome with ×3 banked — 3 points
- ✗ Miss — 0 points
Simple. Brutal.
The pot
100 MEDALS to enter. That's it.
Prize pool = sum of every entry fee. Top three split:
- 🥇 1st — 60%
- 🥈 2nd — 25%
- 🥉 3rd — 15%
No house edge. No platform cut. Pure pari-mutuel — every MEDAL wagered goes back to the players. The more entries, the bigger the pot.
The catch
Miss any round you've joined and you're out. No buy-back. No mercy.
Late entry is allowed — join at round 4, you're only on the hook for rounds 4 through 10. But once you're in, you commit. Skip a round and your tournament is over no matter how many points you've banked.
That's the bet. You're not just betting on football. You're betting that you'll show up every round. Now
Round 1 — Friday 1 May
The first five fixtures land Friday night. Lock-in closes at the first kickoff. Pick fast.
How to enter
- Top up your wallet — you need 100 MEDALS
- Hit Contests in the top nav → Matchday Matrix
- Click
JOIN — 100 MEDALSand sign with your Hive active key - Once round 1 fixtures drop, assign your 5 predictions and bank your ×3
- Lock in before kickoff
That's it. No accounts to create. No KYC. No deposit. If you're on Sportsblock, you're already in.
Why it's different
This isn't a sportsbook. No opaque odds spread. No house grinding pennies out of you. The only thing standing between you and the pot is everyone else doing the same calculus.
Your sports brain versus theirs. Best matchday read wins.
See you Friday.
Pure Sports. Real Rewards.