The Price Check · #5
Forebet review: +1.1% at its own odds, 1,093 picks
Margus Sellin2 Nov 2026Grade C · 29 Sept to 21 Oct 2026
Our verdict
all tested markets · 1,093 picks · 29 Sep – 21 Oct · at its own odds, unverified Why
We sell picks too. Its record was read after the matches.
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- picks tested
- 1,093
- picks tested
- of 1X2 picks print odds
- 64%
- of 1X2 picks print odds
- at the sharp close
- −7.1%
- at the sharp close
Following every Forebet 1X2 pick that printed odds over 23 days at €10 a pick would have made about €109 at its printed odds (€10 flat on every pick, past results, illustration only). We collected its daily 1X2 and over/under 2.5 picks, graded each against the scores and closing odds we record, and asked one question: does following it pay at the odds it prints?
What is Forebet? Price, tiers and claims
In short: a free daily predictions site that prints a pick for each match and an odds figure beside most, with no profit or loss shown in our copy of its daily pages.
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Forebet is a free football predictions site. We could not read its site-description pages (Cloudflare challenge we do not solve); our picks come from the daily pages we captured before 20 Oct. We do not repeat any accuracy figure the site gives: we have not seen the page it comes from and cannot say how it is measured. In our copy of its daily pages each match lists a pick for 1X2 and for over/under 2.5 goals, with odds beside some picks; after the match the row shows the score and a right or wrong mark. We did not test any paid tier.
Site-description pages not read, no archive. Our own measurements are in the sections below.
How we checked Forebet's picks
Every pick on Forebet's public results pages, 29 Sept to 21 Oct 2026: 1,093 graded picks in 2 markets, checked against the scores and closing odds we record.
The method in full
- What we collected
- Every pick on Forebet's public results pages in the window, with the odds printed beside it and its result (2,028 rows read)
- Period
- 29 Sept to 21 Oct 2026 (23 days, by kick-off date)
- Sample
- 1,093 graded picks in 2 markets; 527 picks we could not match to our fixtures (mostly leagues we do not carry). In Match result (1X2) and Over/Under 2.5 goals they count, graded by Forebet's own result, because its results agree with ours on 99.8% and 100.0% of the picks we can check in each (our rule: at least 97%); elsewhere they are excluded; 4 picks whose printed score differs from the game we matched (mostly a youth or reserve side with the same club names, or a cup tie where one of the two scores includes extra time) are treated as unmatched, never graded with the wrong game
- Prices
- the odds printed beside Forebet's pick in each row (1X2: the odds of the picked outcome; over/under 2.5: the picked side); as the second basis, the sharp close: the sharp closing line, with its margin removed
- Proof grade
- C: read after the fact from its history pages
- Pre-committed
- Site, window, markets and tests logged 2 Nov 2026, before the audit ran
Forebet's history was read after the matches from its results pages; we did not capture it live, so the pages could have changed before we read them. Paid tiers were not tested. Break-even is computed pick by pick (the average of 1 ÷ odds). Every 95% range comes from a bootstrap that resamples whole days, because picks on the same day are linked. Voids and pushes return the stake and count as no bet; results are our fixture result over 90 minutes plus stoppage time. Sharp closing prices cover only part of Match result (1X2) (609 of 580), Over/Under 2.5 goals (582 of 513). Forebet sits behind a Cloudflare challenge. We stopped collecting its pages on 20 Oct 2026 because the tool we used would have clicked that challenge for us, and we do not solve or bypass such checks. The window is therefore the 23 days we already held, under the 30 days our format asks for, and the pre-commitment for this page was written after collection stopped (the page was written from data already held; no audit output had been read). 91.3% of picks were first seen before kick-off, but 697 were changed after kick-off, so we grade this review C. Printed odds were present for only 63.6% of 1X2 and 56.5% of over/under picks in our copy. About 26.0%of picks sit in leagues we do not carry; they count, graded by Forebet's own mark, because that mark agrees with the scores we record on 99.8% of the 562 1X2 picks and all 533 over/under picks we could check. Its own claims are not tested here: the pages were not read. The full method is on our methodology page.
Forebet results at its own odds
| Market | Picks | Win rate | Avg odds | Needed to break even | Return at its odds | 95% range | At the sharp close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match result (1X2)all picks | 580 | 46.7% | 2.48 | 47.4% | +1.9% | −8.3% to +11.7% | −4.8%609 of 580 picks |
| of which matched to our fixtures | 475 | 48.0% | 2.46 | 47.7% | +6.1% | −4.7% to +16.3% | as above |
| Over/Under 2.5 goalsall picks | 513 | 48.7% | 2.00 | 51.7% | +0.1% | −5.5% to +6.3% | −9.4%582 of 513 picks |
| of which matched to our fixtures | 421 | 47.7% | 2.00 | 51.8% | −1.6% | −7.0% to +3.7% | as above |
| Market | Won | Needed | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match result (1X2)all picks | 46.7% | 47.4% | +1.9% |
| of which matched to our fixtures | 48.0% | 47.7% | +6.1% |
| Over/Under 2.5 goalsall picks | 48.7% | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| of which matched to our fixtures | 47.7% | 51.8% | −1.6% |
Source: Forebet results pages, graded by us. Rows under 300 picks greyed.
The 475 1X2 picks we matched to a fixture returned +6.1% (95% range −4.7% to +16.3%); the 105 we could not match returned −17.1%, too few to read. Over/under 2.5: 421 matched returned −1.6% (95% range −7.0% to +3.7%). Every range includes losing, so a window this size cannot tell a small edge from luck.
Profit day by day (chart)
- Match result (1X2)€109
- Over/Under 2.5 goals€6
€10 flat on every pick at Forebet's printed odds, past results, illustration only. Source: Forebet results pages, graded by us. Rows under 300 picks greyed.
Did Forebet beat the closing odds?
Forebet's odds: capture time unknown, read after the matches (proof grade C). A tipster who beats the close is finding prices; one who doesn't is following them.
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| Market | Picks matched to a sharp close | Mean CLV | 95% range | Picks beating the fair close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match result (1X2) | 446 | −3.2% | −7.1% to +3.2% | 23.3% |
| Over/Under 2.5 goals | 420 | +7.5% | +4.6% to +10.4% | 52.9% |
| Busy markets together | 802 | +1.8% | −1.3% to +6.4% | 36.5% |
Match result (1X2)
Mean CLV
−3.2%
−7.1% to +3.2%
- Picks matched to a sharp close
- 446
- Picks beating the fair close
- 23.3%
Over/Under 2.5 goals
Mean CLV
+7.5%
+4.6% to +10.4%
- Picks matched to a sharp close
- 420
- Picks beating the fair close
- 52.9%
Busy markets together
Mean CLV
+1.8%
−1.3% to +6.4%
- Picks matched to a sharp close
- 802
- Picks beating the fair close
- 36.5%
Mean CLV = the expected return at the fair close. CLV per pick = its odds × the sharp close's fair probability − 1 (margin removed by the Shin method for three outcomes, the power method for two). The share beating the close is descriptive only. Source: Forebet results pages, graded by us. Rows under 300 picks greyed.
Could you get its printed price?
| Market | Picks checked | Within the tolerance of the best price offered | More than 1.5× every book | Median against the best price | Against its reference book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match result (1X2) | 502 | 94.2% | 1.6% | −7.8% | n/a |
| Over/Under 2.5 goals | 441 | 50.3% | 11.8% | +1.7% | n/a |
Match result (1X2)
Within the tolerance of the best price offered
94.2%
- Picks checked
- 502
- More than 1.5× every book
- 1.6%
- Median against the best price
- −7.8%
- Against its reference book
- n/a
Over/Under 2.5 goals
Within the tolerance of the best price offered
50.3%
- Picks checked
- 441
- More than 1.5× every book
- 11.8%
- Median against the best price
- +1.7%
- Against its reference book
- n/a
Best price = the highest price any of the bookmakers we record offered on the same pick in the 48 hours before kick-off (median 16 books recorded per fixture, so where it is 1 this check is weak; exchanges excluded), with a 2% tolerance.
Is it skill? Forebet against a no-analysis rule
On each day Forebet published picks, the rule takes the same number of picks, choosing whichever outcome the sharp closing odds made most likely. No form, no team news, no model. Both sides are priced at the sharp close, so each side counts only the picks with a sharp closing price, and the two counts can differ.
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| Market | Its picks | Its win rate | Its odds | Its return | Rule picks | Rule win rate | Rule odds | Rule return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match result (1X2) | 567 | 45.1% | 2.54 | −2.1% | 567 | 77.8% | 1.27 | −2.7% |
| Over/Under 2.5 goals | 538 | 50.6% | 1.86 | −8.4% | 538 | 69.1% | 1.37 | −5.3% |
Match result (1X2)
Its return
−2.1%
Rule return
−2.7%
- Its picks
- 567
- Rule picks
- 567
- Its win rate
- 45.1%
- Rule win rate
- 77.8%
- Its odds
- 2.54
- Rule odds
- 1.27
Over/Under 2.5 goals
Its return
−8.4%
Rule return
−5.3%
- Its picks
- 538
- Rule picks
- 538
- Its win rate
- 50.6%
- Rule win rate
- 69.1%
- Its odds
- 1.86
- Rule odds
- 1.37
Returns at the sharp close. Caveat: the rule chooses with kick-off prices, so it shows what a win rate is made of, not a strategy, and nobody has kick-off prices when a tip is published.
One real day of Forebet picks
| Match | League | Pick | Odds | Sharp close | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama v Boca Juniors | CS (World) | Match result (1X2): 1 | 2.45 | 2.76 | 1–3 | Lost |
| Vasco da Gama v Boca Juniors | CS (World) | Over/Under 2.5 goals: Under | 2.02 | 1.47 | 1–3 | Lost |
| FC Tokyo v Kashiwa Reysol | Jp1 (Japan) | Match result (1X2): 2 | 3.20 | 3.68 | 0–0 | Lost |
| Fagiano Okayama v Mito HollyHock | Jp1 (Japan) | Match result (1X2): 1 | 1.75 | 1.68 | 2–0 | Won |
| Kyoto Sanga v Kashima Antlers | Jp1 (Japan) | Match result (1X2): 2 | 1.85 | 1.98 | 2–2 | Lost |
| Shimizu S-Pulse v Machida Zelvia | Jp1 (Japan) | Match result (1X2): 2 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 0–5 | Won |
Vasco da Gama v Boca Juniors
Result
Lost
- League
- CS (World)
- Pick
- Match result (1X2): 1
- Odds
- 2.45
- Sharp close
- 2.76
- Score
- 1–3
Vasco da Gama v Boca Juniors
Result
Lost
- League
- CS (World)
- Pick
- Over/Under 2.5 goals: Under
- Odds
- 2.02
- Sharp close
- 1.47
- Score
- 1–3
FC Tokyo v Kashiwa Reysol
Result
Lost
- League
- Jp1 (Japan)
- Pick
- Match result (1X2): 2
- Odds
- 3.20
- Sharp close
- 3.68
- Score
- 0–0
Fagiano Okayama v Mito HollyHock
Result
Won
- League
- Jp1 (Japan)
- Pick
- Match result (1X2): 1
- Odds
- 1.75
- Sharp close
- 1.68
- Score
- 2–0
Kyoto Sanga v Kashima Antlers
Result
Lost
- League
- Jp1 (Japan)
- Pick
- Match result (1X2): 2
- Odds
- 1.85
- Sharp close
- 1.98
- Score
- 2–2
Shimizu S-Pulse v Machida Zelvia
Result
Won
- League
- Jp1 (Japan)
- Pick
- Match result (1X2): 2
- Odds
- 2.10
- Sharp close
- 2.08
- Score
- 0–5
The full card that day held 57 graded picks, 31 of them won. Source: Forebet results.
Forebet scorecard: who it's for
Shows the odds for every pick
NoIt prints odds beside its picks, but they were present for only 63.6% of 1X2 and 56.5% of over/under picks in our copy.
Shows profit or loss
NoIt shows the score and a right or wrong mark for each pick, but no profit or loss.
Profitable at its own odds
MixedTwo busy markets at its printed odds (1X2 +1.9%, over/under 2.5 +0.1%), judged with a range widened for both; each range includes losing and capture time is unknown (grade C).
Beats the closing odds
UnreliableOver/under 2.5 shows a positive CLV and 1X2 a negative one, but with capture time unknown (grade C) neither can pass.
Beats a no-analysis rule
MixedOn 1X2 the site returned −2.1% and the no-analysis rule −2.7%; on over/under 2.5 the site −8.4% and the rule −5.3%. The rule chooses with kick-off prices, so it is a benchmark, not a strategy.
Published record matches its picks
YesMatch result (1X2): its result column 50.0% wins, our grading 49.8% (99.8% of 562 picks agree); Over/Under 2.5 goals: its result column 51.4% wins, our grading 51.4% (all 533 picks agree). Verdict uses busy markets only.
Proof grade
Grade Cread after the fact from its history pages
What it does well
- Its result marks match the scores we record on 99.8% of the 562 1X2 picks and all 533 over/under picks we could check.
- Its printed 1X2 odds were no more than 2.0% above the best price in the books we record on 94.2% of the 502 picks we could check.
- It is free and prints a pick for each match in our copy of its daily pages, with odds beside most of them (63.6% of 1X2 and 56.5% of over/under picks in our copy).
Who it's for: Readers who want a free daily list of 1X2 and over/under 2.5 picks and will check their own bookmaker's price before following one.
Who should skip it: Anyone who wants a profit figure or a record they can check: our copy of its daily pages shows neither, and we could not verify its printed over/under 2.5 prices.
Is Forebet legit? Our verdict
Yes: its result marks match the scores we record.
+1.1% at its printed odds, −7.1% at the sharp close (1,093 picks, 23 days).
The two figures are on different sets (1,191 picks with a sharp close, 1,093 with printed odds), so they do not compare one to one. Over/under 2.5 at +0.1% may be flattered: 11.8% of its printed prices were over 1.5 times the best price we hold, and we could not verify them. Its marks match ours. Short window, read partly after the games.
Our own picks, same test
The same window and the same columns, for two lines of ours: every settled pre-match pick of every bot on /performance at the price we published, and the subset posted to our public Telegram channel before kick-off. Our picks are in different markets at different odds, so this compares what a reader of each got, not two models on the same games.
Ours, same window: +5.2% (2,057, all) and +7.7% (770, Telegram).
Our numbers, the full table
| Line | Proof | Picks | Win rate | Avg odds | Break-even | Return | 95% range | At the sharp close | CLV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every pick on /performance | C | 2,057 | 53.9% | 2.09 | 51.2% | +5.2% | +2.0% to +8.7% | −2.8% | +2.2% |
| Posted to Telegram before kick-off | B | 770 | 56.5% | 1.99 | 52.7% | +7.7% | +1.7% to +12.8% | +1.2% | +0.9% |
Every pick on /performance
Return
+5.2%
+2.0% to +8.7%
- Proof
- C
- Picks
- 2,057
- Win rate
- 53.9%
- Avg odds
- 2.09
- Break-even
- 51.2%
- At the sharp close
- −2.8%
- CLV
- +2.2%
Posted to Telegram before kick-off
Return
+7.7%
+1.7% to +12.8%
- Proof
- B
- Picks
- 770
- Win rate
- 56.5%
- Avg odds
- 1.99
- Break-even
- 52.7%
- At the sharp close
- +1.2%
- CLV
- +0.9%
Every settled pre-match pick of every bot on /performance, at the published price; the subset posted to our public Telegram channel before kick-off. Flat stake, break-even per pick, CLV against the de-vigged sharp close by the same method as above. 99.0% of the /performance picks were sealed before kick-off.
How to check any tipster in 30 seconds
The five checks
- 1
Ask for the odds
No odds, no verdict. A win rate on its own can't be checked.
- 2
Work out the break-even
1 ÷ odds for each pick, then the average. At odds of 1.25 you need to win 80% of the time. Is the win rate above it?
- 3
Check the sample
A few hundred picks prove little. Thousands start to.
- 4
Check the price you would get
Quoted odds you can't find at your own bookmaker don't count.
- 5
Check it against the close
Did the picks get better odds than the market settled on at kick-off? That is the sign of finding prices, not following them.
Forebet FAQ
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Sources and archived copies
Show the sources
- 1.Forebet: home page: not read, no archive (Cloudflare challenge we do not solve); no claim on this page depends on it
- 2.Ledger file: every number on this page: generated 2 Nov 2026
We did not read any Forebet page for this review, so nothing is quoted from it and there is no archived copy. Every number comes from the daily pages we captured before 20 Oct 2026 and from our own price store (ledger file below).
Updates, corrections and right of reply
Published 2 Nov 2026. We did not contact Forebet before publishing. It is welcome to respond; any reply will be published here in full. Spot an error? Tell us in our Telegram channel and we will correct it and note the change here.
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