Match Bingo Game Modes Explained

Match Bingo has three game modes, and the easiest way to tell them apart is by what your card is following.

Live Games run alongside real Premier League or Championship matches. Bingoals swap the usual match events for teams and play out across a set of fixtures. Quick Games use Premier League football from last season and kick off every few minutes, so there’s always something to play. All three are real-money gambling and all three work the same way once the card is bought.

The choice mostly comes down to what you’re doing at the time. If you’re settling in for the afternoon games on Saturday, Live Games make sense. But if you fancy playing something before the kettle’s boiled, Quick Games are a decent place to start.

Live Games

Live Games are probably what most people picture when they hear “football bingo”.

You pick a fixture, buy your card before kick-off and then leave it to tick away for the rest of the match. There are fifteen events on your card, and each square is automatically marked when the corresponding event happens on the pitch. 

There’s nothing to press during the game, and no claim button to tap if you complete a square. If something happens while you’re in the kitchen making a cup of tea, it still counts.

Live Games are available across Premier League and Championship fixtures. Cup ties aren't covered, so a card follows a side's league fixtures only.

The main choice you make here is the fixture itself. You pick the match and how many cards you want, up to five, then the events on each card are generated for you. If that leaves you desperately hoping for a corner in the 88th minute, say a little prayer and lock in, as there’s not much you can do except join every other football fan in shouting at the telly.

If you want to learn more, how it works covers the buying side in more detail.

Who does it suit?

Anyone who was going to watch the match anyway and fancies having a few extra reasons to care about what happens during the game.

Bingoals

Bingoals does things slightly different, and takes things beyond one match.

Instead of fifteen events, your card has fifteen teams on it. You need every one of them to score across the fixtures included in the game. That changes the way you follow it quite a bit, as you’re now checking scorelines across the weekend rather than waiting for a corner, booking or free kick in one match.

And yes, there may come a point where you find yourself willing a rival to score.It feels wrong, and you might even hate yourself for it a bit, but if they’re number fifteen on the card and everyone else has already found the net, you may find that your principles can get surprisingly flexible. 

Who does it suit?

Anyone who follows the division as a whole and tends to keep an eye on the other scores anyway.

Quick Games

Quick Games start every few minutes, around the clock, using action from Premier League matches played last season.

That means there’s no live kick-off to wait for. It could be a wet Tuesday night, the middle of an international break or just a slow evening where there’s absolutely nothing on the telly, there will always be a Quick Game available to play.

The card itself works in the same way as a Live Game card. You get fifteen events, with Fastest 1 Line, Fastest 2 Lines and Fastest Full House as the prize tiers.

How quickly those squares fill depends on what happened in the old match. Quick Games are also the fastest way to see how a Match Bingo card works if you’ve never played before, as you don’t need to wait until the weekend for a league fixture to kick off.

Who does it suit?

Anyone who wants to play there and then, rather than planning around the football calendar.

Which game mode is the best?

If you’re already watching the match, Live Games are the obvious place to start. Your card follows the same ninety minutes you were going to watch anyway.

Quick Games make more sense when you want to play right now. There’s no fixture list to check and usually only a few minutes until the next one starts. If you’ve never played Match Bingo before, Quick Games let you see how the cards behave without waiting until Saturday afternoon.

Bingoals is the one for people who already spend Saturday afternoon checking scorelines from across the division. Instead of following one match, you’ve got fifteen teams to keep an eye on.

None of the game modes changes your ability to influence the outcome. Cards and events are generated by the game, and what happens comes down to the football itself.

How do you win in each one?

The winning scenarios page explains how the prizes work for each game mode.

Match Bingo is real-money gambling and shouldn't be treated as a way to make money. The tools for setting deposit and time limits are on the responsible gaming page.

Frequently asked questions

Can you switch between game modes?

Each card stays with the game mode you bought it for. If you already have a Live Game card and fancy playing a Quick Game as well, you can buy another card in that mode. They run separately.

Are all three available all the time?

Quick Games run every few minutes because they use Premier League matches from last season. Live Games follow the Premier League and Championship calendar, so the available matches depend on the fixture list. You can see what’s available in the app.

Can you play more than one at once?

Yes. You can have cards running across different game modes and buy up to five cards for the same fixture. Each card is generated separately, so two cards bought for the same match can contain different events.

Is any of it free?

Yes. Free-play cards run alongside the paid games inside the same 18+ product and work in the same way. You can see all three game modes on the games page, or get started at play.matchbingo.co.uk.

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