How to play MatchPlay 14

14 matches. You pick one of three results in each, and the ticket pays on all 14.

Every line on this page shows where it came from. Some lines are what the operator states on its own pages. Some are what this site checked against published data. Some are things nobody publishes at all. Checked Sunday 30 August 2026.

MatchPlay 14 in four numbers

Matches on the card: 14
Picks per match: 3
Payout levels published: 4
Settled pools on file: 36

These four are counted from the operator's own published data. Nobody types them in, so they follow the product if it changes.

How to play it

Play MatchPlay 14 at the National Lottery

MatchPlay 14 is sold only by the National Lottery: online at nationallottery.co.za or at a Lottery terminal. No bookmaker takes it.

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This is worked out from the operator's own published data. The check is a script in this site's repository, so anyone can run it again.

How the card is scored: Every settled card on file carries 14 legs and is scored out of all 14. That is the longest full card the operator runs.
What 1, 2 and 4 mean: 4 is a home win, 2 is a draw and 1 is an away win. That is the National Lottery key, and it is the reverse of the one TAB uses on Soccer 6, 10 and 13. We checked every published symbol against the published score of the match in that position, across every settled pool on file.
A leg that did not count: Symbol 7 marks a leg the operator voided. The feed fills those with a placeholder 0-0, so we show no score for them rather than a goalless draw that never happened.

Here is the count behind that check, for MatchPlay 14 alone: 36 settled pools and 493 comparisons. Each one puts a published symbol against the published score of the match in that spot. Every one agreed. Another 11 matches were published as void.

Before you enter

A pool ticket is a game of chance. Most tickets in every pool win nothing. No amount of form study changes that a pool pays out of a shared pot, not at a price you agreed. Decide what you are willing to lose before the pool closes, and stop there.

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This week's card is on MatchPlay 14 fixtures. What the last pools paid is on MatchPlay 14 results and payouts.

How to play it:MatchPlay 14 is sold only by the National Lottery, on nationallottery.co.za or at a Lottery terminal.

How to play MatchPlay 14: FAQ

How does MatchPlay 14 actually work?

14 matches. You pick one of three results in each, and the ticket pays on all 14.

Do you have to get every MatchPlay 14 result right to win?

No. Across 36 settled pools on file, MatchPlay 14 paid at 11/14, 12/14, 13/14 and 14/14 correct. The amount at each level changes every pool. It depends on the size of the pot and on how many tickets got to that level.

Is a pool bet the same as a bet at a bookmaker?

No, and the difference matters. In a pool bet every stake goes into one pot, and the pot is shared between the winning tickets. So nobody knows what a ticket pays until the pool closes and the matches finish. A bookmaker prices each match on its own and shows you that price before you stake. A cheap pool ticket needs a lot of results to go your way. A single match bet at a known price is a different product with a different risk.

Where can you actually enter a MatchPlay 14 pool?

With National Lottery, which runs the pool. You can enter at its outlets, on its telephone service or on its own website. SoccerBetting SA is not the pool operator, takes no bets and holds no money. This page tells you how the game works and what this week's card is. You place the entry with the operator.