Goal Predictor – Final Review

We have come to the end of our 12 month review of football tipster Goal Predictor and here are the final results:-

 

Profit/Loss:	-30 points
Strike Rate:	59%
Bank Growth:	-15%
ROI:	-1.6%
Average number of bets:	7 bets per week
Cost:	£15/month or £67/year
VERDICT:	NEUTRAL
Rating:

 

You can view full results here.

 

Goal Predictor – Full Review

 

Goal Predictor is a football betting service that focuses specifically on the goals markets, using expected goals (xG) data to identify potential value in selections such as Over 2.5 Goals and Both Teams to Score.

The service comes from the Phil Rushton stable of betting services, which includes the well-known Goal King service that previously received a positive rating here at Honest Betting Reviews.

With that background, we were interested to see whether Goal Predictor could replicate similar success under live trial conditions.

The concept behind the service is straightforward. Instead of relying purely on match results or traditional statistics, the selections are driven by expected goals data, which measures the quality and quantity of chances created by teams.

In theory, this can help identify matches where the underlying attacking numbers suggest more goals than the market expects.

This type of approach has become increasingly popular among football bettors in recent years, as xG can sometimes highlight teams that have been unlucky in front of goal or benefiting from unsustainable finishing.

Goal Predictor attempts to convert those insights into practical betting selections in the goals markets.

The service averages around seven bets per week, which is a comfortable level for most bettors to follow without becoming overwhelming.

Selections are typically focused on well-known leagues where liquidity is strong, meaning there were no issues getting bets matched at the advised prices during the trial.

However, it’s important to note that the service uses 5-point stakes per selection, which makes the headline points figures appear larger than they would be using level stakes. For the purposes of our trial, this means the overall profit and loss needs to be viewed in that context.

Results Analysis

Looking at the final results for Goal Predictor, the performance over our 12-month trial ended slightly in the red.

The service finished with a loss of 30 points, equating to -15% bank growth and a return on investment of -1.6%.

While the overall result was negative, it’s worth putting those figures into perspective. With the service using 5-point stakes, the equivalent result using 1-point level stakes would be roughly a loss of around 6 points over the course of the entire year.

In other words, the selections themselves were not far away from break-even.

The strike rate of 59% is quite high and reflects the nature of betting on goals markets, where prices are often shorter than in match-result betting. This meant there was a steady flow of winning bets throughout the trial.

Indeed, there were periods where the service performed very well. For example:

• By February 2025, the service had built up 33 points profit.
• By April 2025, that had increased to 48 points profit at its peak.

However, the second half of the trial proved much more difficult. A series of downturns during the summer and early autumn gradually wiped out those gains.

At one stage the service fell 53 points down, highlighting the volatility that can occur even in goals markets with relatively high strike rates.

To their credit, the service did mount a strong recovery towards the end of the trial, producing 38 points profit in the final period we monitored. That late rally reduced the overall deficit significantly.

Nevertheless, it wasn’t quite enough to bring the results back into positive territory by the end of the review.

Service Breakdown

Ease of use:
The service is straightforward to follow, with selections sent out regularly and an average of around seven bets per week. The focus on goals markets also keeps things simple, as most bettors will already be familiar with markets like Over 2.5 Goals or Both Teams to Score.

Availability of prices:
Very good. The bets are placed in liquid football markets, so matching the advised odds was not a problem during the trial.

Strike rate:
A strike rate of 59% kept things ticking along steadily and helped avoid extremely long losing runs. This level of consistency is one of the positives of the service.

Advised Betting Bank:
A 200-point bank would be sensible given the 5-point staking, which allows enough room to handle the inevitable swings that occur in betting.

Subscription costs:
The subscription cost is £15 per month or £67 per year, which is relatively modest compared with many football tipster services.

OVERALL VERDICT: NEUTRAL

Goal Predictor is an interesting service that attempts to apply expected goals data to betting on football goals markets.

From a methodological perspective, the idea makes sense. xG is widely used across modern football analytics and can provide a deeper understanding of teams’ attacking and defensive performance than simple match results.

During our trial there were periods where the approach appeared to work very well, with the service reaching 48 points profit at its peak and maintaining a solid strike rate throughout.

However, the results over the full 12-month period ultimately finished slightly negative, with 30 points lost overall.

The encouraging aspect is that when viewed on a 1-point level stake basis, the selections were close to break-even over the entire year.

That suggests the underlying selections were reasonably competitive with the market, even if they did not quite generate a consistent edge.

Given that mixed picture, we feel the most appropriate rating for Goal Predictor at this stage is NEUTRAL.

The service shows some promise and the analytical approach is sound, but based on our trial results it has not yet demonstrated a clear long-term profit.

For bettors interested in data-driven football betting, it may still be worth keeping an eye on how the service performs in future.

 

 

 

 

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Goal Predictor – Results Update

21st November 2025

Things have picked up nicely for football betting tipster Goal Predictor lately, with a profit of 38 points made since our last update. 

That means they are now 15 points down for our trial overall. 

You can view full results here.

As a reminder, this is a service that involves using xG (expected goals) data to provide tips on the goals markets (such as over 2.5 goals and both teams to score).

Just to note they use stakes of 5 points per bet so the net P/L based on 1 point stakes would be around -3 points for our trial to date.

 

 

 

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Goal Predictor – Results Update

1st October 2025

It’s been a tough time lately for football betting tipster Goal Predictor, with a loss of 42 points made since our last update. 

That means they are now 53 points down for our trial overall. 

You can view full results here.

As a reminder, this is a service that involves using xG (expected goals) data to provide tips on the goals markets (such as over 2.5 goals and both teams to score).

Just to note they use stakes of 5 points per bet so the net P/L based on 1 point stakes would be around -10 points for our trial to date. 

 

 

 

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Goal Predictor – Results Update

17th August 2025

Things have fallen into the red for football betting tipster Goal Predictor, with a loss of 15 points made since our last update. 

That means they are now 11 points down for our trial overall. 

You can view full results here.

As a reminder, this is a service that involves using xG (expected goals) data to provide tips on the goals markets (such as over 2.5 goals and both teams to score).

Just to note they use stakes of 5 points per bet so the net P/L based on 1 point stakes would be around -2 points for our trial to date. 

With the footy season having kicked off again they are back to the usual flow of bets after a quiet time over the summer. 

 

 

 

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Goal Predictor – Results Update

4th July 2025

There’s been a slight decline for football betting tipster Goal Predictor lately, with a loss of 11 points made since our last update. 

That means they are now 4 points up for our trial overall. 

You can view full results here.

As a reminder, this is a service that involves using xG (expected goals) data to provide tips on the goals markets (such as over 2.5 goals and both teams to score).

Just to note they use stakes of 5 points per bet so the net P/L based on 1 point stakes would be around 1 point for our trial to date. 

Over the summer they have been focusing mainly on the World Club Cup and the MLS, with mixed results.

Not too long now until the proper action returns though with the start of the European season just over a month away. 

 

 

 

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Goal Predictor – Results Update

14th April 2025

There’s been something of a dip for football betting tipster Goal Predictor lately, with a loss of 33 points made since our last update. 

That means they are now 15 points up for our trial overall. 

You can view full results here.

As a reminder, this is a service that involves using xG (expected goals) data to provide tips on the goals markets (such as over 2.5 goals and both teams to score).

Just to note they use stakes of 5 points per bet so the net P/L based on 1 point stakes would be 3 points for our trial to date. 

 

 

 

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Goal Predictor – Results Update

14th April 2025

The good form has continued for football betting tipster Goal Predictor, with a profit of 15 points made since our last update. 

That means they are now 48 points up for our trial overall. 

You can view full results here.

As a reminder, this is a service that involves using xG (expected goals) data to provide tips on the goals markets (such as over 2.5 goals and both teams to score).

Just to note they use stakes of 5 points per bet so the net P/L based on 1 point stakes would be just under 10 points for our trial to date. 

Good to see the recent improvement here – let’s see if they can finish the season in style. 

 

 

 

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Goal Predictor – Results Update

28th February 2025

It’s been a good month for football betting tipster Goal Predictor, with a profit of 30 points made since our last update. 

That means they are now 33 points up for our trial overall. 

You can view full results here.

As a reminder, this is a service that involves using xG (expected goals) data to provide tips on the goals markets (such as over 2.5 goals and both teams to score).

Just to note they use stakes of 5 points per bet so the net P/L based on 1 point stakes would be just over 6 points for our trial to date. 

Good to see the recent improvement here – let’s see if they can keep it going. 

 

 

 

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Goal Predictor – Results Update

8th November 2024

It’s been a steady start to our trial of football betting tipster Goal Predictor, with a profit of 3 points made for our trial so far. 

You can view full results here.

Just a reminder, this is a service that involves using xG (expected goals) data to formulate tips on the goals markets (such as over 2.5 goals and both teams to score).

Liquidity in these markets is very good so there is no problem getting bets matched. 

So it looks a promising service, let’s see if they can get the profit ticking up by the time of our next update.

 

 

 

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Goal Predictor – New Review

8th November 2024

We are starting a new review today of a football betting service called Goal Predictor. 

This is a service that comes from the Phil Rushton stable of betting services that includes the likes of the Goal King that received a positive rating following a review here. 

Goal Predictor is a service involves using xG (expected goals) data to formulate tips on the goals markets (such as over 2.5 goals and both teams to score) and to give customers a profitable service with a high win rate.

Expected goals, in case you are not familiar with it, is a statistical tool that relates the number of shots to how many goals would be expected in a football match. We explain more about how it works here.

For example if a team had lots of shots on goal and had a xG number of 3.0 but only scored one goal, it might suggest they were unlucky and on another day could have scored more goals. 

The results for the service look very promising so far, with 263 points profit reportedly made since starting tipping in April. 

That has been achieved with a high strike rate of 69% and a healthy return on investment of 22%.

xG has become used more often in football betting these days and this service aims to make use of it specifically on the over/under goals markets. 

We can see the logic behind using xG as it is a useful metric to measure teams’ performance by rather than just their match results, which could mask runs of good or bad luck. 

Whether it can produce results under live trial conditions we will have to wait and see but that is why we run reviews here, to test these things out. 

So we will kick off the review of Goal Predictor today and will report back here on how things are going as usual. 

In the meantime you can check out Goal Predictor for yourself here.