For the 4th year straight we salute the best predictors of SoccerGaming and the eternal nOObs to indulge themselves in the toughest test of physical and mental endurance.
ESPN 6.25
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ESPN 6.25
proudly presents
THE PORTUGUESE SUPERLIGA PREDICTION LEAGUE 2006-2007
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Welcome to ESPN 6.25's opening show of the 4th season of the Portuguese PL presented by me, Paulinho Estomaco Saccano de Boa Sorte, your politically correct, Southern European reporter. With a moustache.
Today I will bring to you the draw of the group phase in this PL, aswell as a preview to the first week of this intens competition.
But first, let me explain to you the rules of this rather remarkable competition:
FORMAT:
- 2 stages: group phase (first 17 games) and knock-out phase (last 17 games)
- groups are divided in 4 groups of 6 and 1 group of 7. Top 3 of each group plus the overall best number 4 will go through.
- in the knock-out phase, participants will have to predict a predeterminate (sp?) amount of games to go through to the next stage: 1/8 round: 3 games, 1/4 round: 4 games, 1/2 round: 5 games, final and 3rd/4th final: 5 games.
- knock-out rounds are played by two contestants, with the contestant having scored the most points after 3/4/5 gamedays to go through.
- every gameday starts on Monday and ends on Saturday evening (7PM Belgian time/6PM GMT I think...) Predictions after this period will not count!
POINT SYSTEM:
- predictions will be made by using the "1x2-system" AND score prediction.
- on every gameday you'll have to predict 9 games.
- points for a correct 1x2 prediction: 1 points
- bonus points are earned by predicting the correct score: 2 points => so one can get a max of 3 points per game, max 27 points per gameday
- the same point system is used during the group phase and the knock-out phase
- FC Porto - Benfica 1 ... 2-0 => result is 2-0 => 3 points
- Sporting - Benfica X ... 0-0 => result is 1-1 => 1 points
- FC Porto - Benfica 2 ... 1-2 => result is 2-0 => 0 points
THE PORTUGUESE SUPERLIGA FUN LEAGUE:
Because one can not predict anymore after elimination in the official PL, I will run a "Fun League" which everybody can join at any moment. For this league I will use the score predictions from the official PL. When you get eliminated from the PL, you just continue predicting by using the "score prediction-system":
- Perfect prediction (win or draw) => 5 points
eg. FC Porto 2-1 Benfica => your prediction: FC Porto 2-1 Benfica
eg. Sporting 0-0 Benfica => your prediction: Sporting 0-0 Benfica
- Predict winner + goal difference => 3 points
eg. FC Porto 2-1 Benfica => your prediction: FC Porto 3-2 Benfica
- Predict winner => 1 point
eg. FC Porto 2-1 Benfica => your prediction: FC Porto 2-0 Benfica
- Predict draw => 2 points
eg. Sporting 0-0 Benfica => your prediction: Sporting 2-2 Benfica
- Winners of the "Fun League" will get a nice medal too...
Before we start the draw for this competition, we are proud to announce the much favoured and much begged for return of one of Norway's favourite folk groups (now the fifth most popular alternative band after the sudden death of all group members of the punk band "Little Pricks in Cold Norway").
Here is:
The "Skjelbred Fröde Johnsen Quartet"!
We'll be back after the short break...