Since I stopped working on the Covid-19 tracking app, I’ve switched to writing a new app which is all about predicting the results of football matches (soccer games for people in the US).
The app is now published but is still very much in the beta testing phase. Other than the French league, which started in August, most European leagues get going in mid September, so I am hoping that enough people try this to test it for me before then. It is available at https://fletcherhome.net/fp/index.html so please go ahead and try it out.
The idea behind this is that you enter what you think the result of a game will be and points are awarded based on how near you are to the correct score. So there are 3 points if you get the result correct (pick the correct winner or pick a draw) and a bonus point is awarded for a correct team score, so if you get the correct result and scoreline, a maximum of 5 points are on offer.
Also, there are additional points on offer for predicting the overall finishing positions at the end of the season. These are the tournaments on offer.
When you go to the link you will get a logon page. If you have not yet registered, you will need to click the Sign-Up button and enter your details. and also select which leagues you want to get notifications for. You can still play without signing up for notifications, but if you do sign up for them, you will recieve an email 3 days before a match takes place, put only if you have not already entered your prediction. At any time you can turn on or off the notications from the settings (by pressing the cog button) There is an email verification process to go through, but then you should be all set.
You can also create groups so that you can play against just a few friends. At the bottom of the main page, you will see a leaderboard and if you are part of a group, then you will see a tab for that group and the total scores of all the people in that group. To create a group, press the cerate group button as shown below.
You can then give the group a name and a secret, which you only tell people who you want to invite. Then if you enter their email addresses, an email will be sent out to them inviting them to join. If they are already registered, just a simple click on the link in the email will have them join the group, otherwise they are first invited to register and then can join the group.
There are multiple tournaments that you can play. You can play as many or as few as you like. Just click the button like the one below to switch tournaments.
At this stage I am trying to get as much feedback as possible, so if you find a problem or have a suggestion, please shoot me an email at Football.predictions@fletcherhome.net