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HTAFC Prediction League 2026 Matchday 9
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2 points for correct result
4 points for correct score
2 points for each correct scorer
Correct joker doubles your score   Laugh (correct score on a joker would give you 8 points)
Wrong joker result gives you minus 2
Correct Badger gives you 2 points Badger

The prize for winning the league is one rep point.

Cup games: In the event of a draw, it's half the points if you've predicted a draw when it gets to 90 mins and the full points if it's still a draw after extra time. Half the points will be awarded for correctly predicting the winner of the match if it goes to penalties. However, if you do predict a draw and it's a match that won't be going to a replay, you can get a possible extra point by stating which of the two teams you think will eventually win.

Random score generator: I will be using the random score generator again for those who miss predicting, so we shouldn't get some people too far behind that after missing a couple of weeks they lose all interest, because I know it's not easy getting on here every week.
To be fair to everybody, this is going to be like, say if three people in one week miss their predictions, the first one in the table will be given all 0-0, the second one down the line will get 1-0 and the third will get 0-1 and so on, like if there's four missing the 4th will get 1-1, then 5th 2-1, 6th 1-2. and if there are so many missing, might as well pack in. Wink
And if you miss two weeks on the trot, I'll stop until you come back on again. Not doing it for half a season like I did t'other year.  Rolleyes


At the end of the season, the winner of group 2 and the bottom of group 1 will swap places in what is commonly known as "promotion" and "relegation". It's something that most football fans will be familiar with, unless you're a fan of Liverpool or Arsenal or one of those other fashionable clubs.

The second placed player in group 2 will then have a play off with the player who finishes second from the bottom in group 1 to decide whether they will be going up, down or staying where they are.

We're going to have two seasons in one though, just to try and make it a bit more interesting and not so long drawn out. The first season will end on the Boxing Day fixtures, with the play offs being on the dates of the Twixtmas fixtures and the NYD fixtures.

The second season will start the following week, which is usually the FA Cup 3rd round, finishing on the last game of the League One season. Then another period of relegation/promotion play off games, taking in such fixtures as the EFL play offs, FA Cup Final, UEFA finals and such like.

Each group will have it's own set of fixtures. Both groups will have the Town games, with scorers to predict as before. Then it will be a split of League One fixtures and bonus matches, hopefully around ten, eleven or twelve games per Matchday.

The random badger is restricted to three goal scorers in any of the fixtures in your group.

Here's how that will appear at the end of the fixture list. All you have to do is fill in the blanks.......


Badger *** scores for ***
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Badger *** scores for ***

Any of those will score two points if correct. No minus points for getting it wrong.

Postponed matches will only count if the match is re-played before the next Matchday is under way. Abandoned matches will be awarded half the points for the score at the time of abandonment, so 1 point if you have the correct result, 2 points if you have the correct score.

Substitute Badger or scorer in one of the Town games:- These will be only be allowed if you change them before the match involved has kicked off.

Prediction League Archive: https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=12830

Division One table after Matchday 8:
  1. Baggiebob(BBB) = 134 pts
  2. jjamez = 129 pts
  3. neonfoxinthebox = 122 pts
  4. ritchiebaby = 116 pts
  5. theo_luddite = 115 pts
  6. Lord Snooty = 109 pts


Friday 6th March:
FA Cup 5th round:

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool (20:00)

Saturday 7th March:
League One:

Town v Rotherham (12:30)
Town scorers:
Rotherham scorers:

Burton Albion v Stevenage
Luton Town v Reading
Peterborough United v Port Vale
Plymouth Argyle v Doncaster Rovers

Championship:
Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion

Sunday 8th March:
League One:

AFC Wimbledon v Northampton Town (12:00)

FA Cup 5th round:
Fulham v Southampton (12:00)

Scottish Cup quarter finals:
Rangers v Celtic (13:00)

Monday 9th March:
FA Cup 5th round:

West Ham United v Brentford (19:30)

Tuesday 10th March:
League One:

Barnsley v Cardiff City
Doncaster Rovers v Luton Town
Exeter City v Lincoln City
Mansfield Town v Reading

Badger *** scores for ***
Badger *** scores for ***
Badger *** scores for ***



Division Two table after Matchday 8:
  1. themaclad = 156 pts
  2. St Charles Owl = 154 pts
  3. SHEP_HTAFC = 132 pts
  4. Devongone = 121 pts
  5. WakeyTerrier = 106 pts
  6. Amelia Chaffinch = 86 pts


Friday 6th March:
Championship:

Preston North End v Oxford United (20:00)

Saturday 7th March:
League One:

Town v Rotherham (12:30)
Town scorers:
Rotherham scorers:

Cardiff City v Lincoln City (12:30)
Barnsley v Exeter City
Blackpool v Wigan Athletic
Bolton Wanderers v Wycombe Wanderers
Bradford City v Leyton Orient

League Two:
Chesterfield v Shrewsbury Town

FA Cup 5th round:
Wrexham v Chelsea (17:45)
Newcastle United v Manchester City (20:00)

Sunday 8th March:
Leeds United v Norwich City (16:30)

Tuesday 10th March:
Championship:

Sheffield Wednesday v Watford

League One:
Port Vale v Bradford City
Stevenage v Leyton Orient
Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle


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Friday 6th March:
FA Cup 5th round:
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1v2 Liverpool (20:00)

Saturday 7th March:
League One:
Town 3v0 Rotherham (12:30)
Town scorers: May, Kasumu, Hardie
Rotherham scorers:

Burton Albion 2v2 Stevenage
Luton Town 1v2 Reading
Peterborough United 2v1 Port Vale
Plymouth Argyle 2v1 Doncaster Rovers

Championship:
Sheffield United 3v2 West Bromwich Albion

Sunday 8th March:
League One:
AFC Wimbledon 2v1 Northampton Town (12:00)

FA Cup 5th round:
Fulham 2v2 Southampton (12:00) Fulham win

Scottish Cup quarter finals:
Rangers 2v1 Celtic (13:00)

Monday 9th March:
FA Cup 5th round:
West Ham United 1v1 Brentford (19:30) Brentford win

Tuesday 10th March:
League One:
Barnsley 2v3 Cardiff City Laugh
Doncaster Rovers 1v1 Luton Town
Exeter City 1v2 Lincoln City
Mansfield Town 2v1 Reading

Badger Hardie scores for Town
Badger Wells scores for Luton
Badger O'Hare scores for The Blunts
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