2010 FIFA World Cup: Can FIFA 10 Predict Results Better Than the Experts?

With the World Cup in full swing, hype and speculation has reached fever pitch.

Pundits, fans and bookies are trying their level best to come to a conclusion as to who will be holding the trophy aloft on July 11.

But what, or who, can best predict the results of the World Cup?

This is a question that Half Volley are hoping to resolve over the course of the month-long tournament.

We will be attempting to decide whether the public, the experts, the bookies or a computer simulation has the most accurate predictions for each of the 48-group stage games of the 2010 World Cup.

The method for this experiment will be:

THE PUBLIC: We will be taking the average of 100 World Cup predictions from members of the public, both fans and non-footballing people.

THE BOOKIES: Whichever scoreline has the lowest average odds on online betting aggregator Oddschecker will be classed as the bookies favourite.

THE EXPERT: Sarah Shephard, Senior Sports Writer for London’s Sport Magazine, will be making her scoreline predictions on the group stage fixtures.

FIFA 10: Each group match will be played out on FIFA 10 on the Playstation 3.

Who will emerge as the most accurate predictor of the 2010 World Cup?

For the latest tables of results and the leaderboard, click here for our Predictions Challenge main page.