The winner of the 58th Super Bowl will be determined from Monday at 0.30 German time. Once again this year, EA SPORTS is using Madden NFL 24 to predict a close game
Last three Super Bowls and three losses. That could become a reality for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night when Super Bowl LVII takes place at Allegiant Stadium in Nevada. San Francisco has failed to win the last two final encounters – a victory against the Kansas City Chiefs is the goal
No final revenge for 2020?
But what is actually meant is the latest result of EA SPORTS’ predictions. Since 2004, the publisher of Madden NFL has been predicting the outcome of the game using its football simulation. This year is no exception, with the oracle predicting a thriller of a final, at the end of which the Chiefs will lift the trophy – 30:28 is the result of the prediction. Should that actually happen, or at least the winner be correctly predicted, EA SPORTS would be rid of the above statistic for the time being – for the 49ers, on the other hand, it would be a reality
Double bitter: revenge for the defeat in the final four years ago would not have been possible. Back then, San Francisco lost 31:20 to Kansas City – in 2013, the Super Bowl went to the Baltimore Ravens 34:31. But how likely is EA SPORTS’ prediction?
So realistic is the Madden NFL oracle
The publisher has hit the mark eleven times, which corresponds to a success rate of 55 percent. However, EA SPORTS has been wrong eight times in the last ten finals – meaning that the most recent hit rate is 30 percent. It is astonishing that the prediction has not been given much attention this year – in 2023 there was still a video including statistics. This time, it was limited to just a graphic
The situation is very different in soccer. EA SPORTS has always had a golden hand when it comes to the eventual world champion. The developer established a sensational series with Argentina, France, Germany and Spain. Incidentally, this was also the case in American football, as the publisher was right with the very first four predictions, even predicting the exact result of the 49th Super Bowl (New England Patriots 28:24 Seattle Seahawks). Will Super Bowl LVIII be the start of another winning streak for EA SPORTS? Which would speak in favor of it: The last correct bet was made in 2020 with the Chiefs and the 49ers
