How to Play

Every league you join or create gives you 10,000 starting credits. You bet those credits against your leaguemates on real football fixtures, and see who actually knows the game — no real money involved.

Pick a name, a betting period, and a payout rule. The betting period is either Weekly, a fixed number of Gameweeks, or a Tournament with a set start and end date. The payout rule just describes what's at stake among your mates — winner takes all, a top-3 split, points-only bragging rights, or your own custom arrangement. You'll get an invite code to share with friends.

Got an invite code? Use it to join a private league. Otherwise, join the public pool for your country and favourite competition — one open leaderboard per competition, free for anyone to join.

From an upcoming fixture, pick Home, Draw, or Away, and choose your stake. The odds shown are locked in the moment you place your bet, so a later odds move won't affect you. Bets close at kickoff.

We calculate our own odds from each team's recent form and home advantage, with a small built-in margin like a real sportsbook — they're not pulled from an actual bookmaker.

Once a fixture finishes, bets settle automatically. Win, and your stake plus your winnings land back in your league balance at the odds you locked in. If a fixture is postponed or cancelled, your stake is refunded in full.

Your league's leaderboard ranks everyone by credit balance. The payout rule your league set up is just a description of what you all agreed to — Pot Rivals doesn't collect, hold, or hand out any prize itself.

Credits aren't real money and can't be cashed out. See Terms & Conditions for the details.