How many combinations are there for 10 football matches?

If every match has one selected outcome, the plan contains 1¹⁰ = 1 combination. The single card includes all ten fixed selections. Adding matches does not create alternative paths until at least one match contains more than one selected outcome.

Covering two outcomes for every match creates 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 2¹⁰ = 1,024 combinations. Each additional double doubles the previous total: five doubles create 32 cards, six create 64, and the count reaches 1,024 at ten.

Covering three outcomes for every match creates 3¹⁰ = 59,049 combinations. This includes every home, draw, and away path across the ten matches. Equal allocation across the entire set can become impractical quickly, so calculate the count before treating full triple coverage as a usable plan.

Suppose ten matches contain three singles, five doubles, and two triples. The total is 1³ × 2⁵ × 3² = 1 × 32 × 9 = 288 combinations. The positions of the singles, doubles, and triples do not change the count, although they do change which football outcomes each card represents.

• Three singles contribute a factor of 1.
• Five doubles contribute 2⁵ = 32.
• Two triples contribute 3² = 9.
• 32 × 9 produces 288 complete cards.

Changing one match from a single to a double multiplies the total by two. Changing a double to a triple multiplies the existing total by 3 ÷ 2. Removing one covered outcome has the reverse effect. These ratios help identify which match-level edits reduce the card count most efficiently.

If you have a maximum number of cards, use the football prediction combination calculator and work backward. Begin with the outcomes that must be covered, calculate the total, and add flexible selections while staying under the limit. When the total is too large, inspect doubles and triples for unique coverage and modeled value before removing them; do not cut solely by list position.