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Last updated 2 October 2026
Getting started
Pick a competition at the top. Tap Follow / Compare teams and choose
the clubs you care about, then tap the ☆ next to one to make it
your team. Everything below — fixtures, form, standings,
charts — follows that choice.
Following clubs and your team
You can follow up to 6 clubs per competition; they appear across
the app and in the charts. Your team (the ★) is the one club
that gets alerts, the live tile and the home-screen widget.
Why can’t I change my team right now?
While your team is playing, the ★ is locked until the final
whistle. It stops a mid-match switch from silently moving your alerts
and tile to another game. Once the match ends, change it as often as you
like.
The live strip and the live tile
When one of your starred clubs is playing — in any competition — or a
club you follow in the competition you are viewing, a live strip appears at
the top with the score and clock. It is the same whichever Fixtures filter you
pick; the filter only changes the calendar. In the app, your team’s match also gets a
live tile on your Lock Screen (and, where your device has one, in the
Dynamic Island or at the top of the screen). It keeps the score and minute
current while the app is closed.
Notifications
Before kick-off: a reminder for your team, at the notice you choose
— an hour, 30 or 15 minutes before, or at kick-off.
During the match: goals and red cards for your team.
Both come from the FutbolPad app on your phone or tablet. A browser can’t send
either: it can’t wake you when it is closed. Turn them on in
Settings → Notifications.
The match sheet
Tap any match. The score and match events come first, then
statistics, Beyond the scoreline (what the score doesn’t
show), line-ups, and head to head. A live match keeps updating while
the sheet is open.
Head to head
Every meeting between the two clubs from 2024/25, 2025/26 and the
current season, in every competition we cover. A meeting in another
competition is labelled — a Champions League tie on a Premier League
match, for example. Older meetings are left out on purpose: in three years
the coach, the players and often the ground have changed.
Power grid and Power score
The Power grid plots each club by big chances created per
match (across) and goals scored per match (up); the ring shows
goals conceded. The Power score ranks every club in the
competition on chances, goals and defence — fewer conceded is better
— and averages the three into one number. In short: who tried, who
scored, who kept them out.
Control Index
Was this side running the game, or chasing it? Big chances created and
shots on target, divided by fouls and cards. It ignores the score, which is
why it looks ahead: in the 2025/26 Premier League, the first half of the
season predicted the second half better than the table did.
Make the case
Pick two clubs and it lays out the evidence side by side — who has
the better numbers, and where. It appears in a match’s head to head
before and after the game (not during it), and under the Power grid
when exactly two clubs are selected.
Past seasons
Choose a season from the season menu. 2024/25 and 2025/26 are
included for every signed-in reader. The first time you open one, it
downloads once (about 3 MB); after that it opens instantly, even
offline.
Search
The magnifier at the top finds clubs and players in the competition
on screen. Accents don’t matter — “odegaard” finds
Ødegaard. Tap a result to open the club or the player.
Your account and privacy
Sign in with Apple, Google or email; your clubs and settings follow you
between devices. Email accounts confirm their address once, from a link we
send when you sign up.
To delete your account and its data, open Settings → Delete
account, or follow the steps at
app.futbolpad.com/delete-account. See the
Privacy Policy and Terms of
Use.