How the pool works, in short
SportStake 8 is a totalisator pool. That means one shared pot, not a fixed price like a bookmaker gives you.
Everyone who enters picks a result for each match on the card. Every stake goes into that pot, and the pot is
shared between the tickets with the most results right. Nobody knows what a winning ticket pays until the pool
closes and the matches finish. The payout depends on the size of the pot and on how many other people picked the
same way.
Each match takes one of three picks: a home win, a draw or an away win.
Settled pools pay at 13/8, 14/8, 15/8 and 16/8 correct, so a ticket does not have to be perfect to win. This is a game of chance. Most tickets in every pool win nothing.
For the longer version, and for what the operator does not publish, see how to play SportStake 8. For last week's winning combination and what each
level paid, see SportStake 8 results and payouts.
How to play it:SportStake 8 is sold only by the National Lottery, on nationallottery.co.za or at a
Lottery terminal.
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SportStake 8 fixtures FAQ
How many matches are on a SportStake 8 card?
Eight, with two picks on each: the result of the first half and the result of the second half. That is 16 picks in all, and the winning combination the operator publishes is 16 symbols long. The card is fixed once the pool opens.
How many correct results does a SportStake 8 ticket need to win?
Settled SportStake 8 pools pay at 13/8, 14/8, 15/8 and 16/8 correct, so a ticket does not have to be perfect to win. The amount at each level changes every pool. It depends on the size of the pot and on how many other tickets got to the same level.
When does the current SportStake 8 pool close?
Pool 1013 closed Saturday 7 November 2026 at 13:59 South African time. The operator takes no entries after that. This page is rebuilt from the operator's feed rather than typed by hand. The close time above moves to the next pool once this one shuts.
Where do these SportStake 8 fixtures come from?
From the public pool feed behind www.nationallottery.co.za. That is the official SportStake 8 site, run by the National Lottery. This page republishes the match list, the kick-off times and the pool times, and nothing else. The date and time we last checked sit above the table.
Where this page gets its data
This page republishes the match list, kick-off times, pool codes, pool times and pot sizes. They come from the
public pool feed used by www.nationallottery.co.za , the official SportStake 8 site. SportStake 8 is now called MatchPlay 8. Sizekhaya Holdings took over the South African National Lottery from Ithuba on 1 June 2026 and renamed the soccer pools. It is the operator’s short pool: eight matches, but two forecasts on each, the first half and the second half, so a winning combination carries sixteen symbols. Last checked Saturday 7 November 2026 at 14:12. A fixture can change or be postponed after it is published, so
check the card with the operator before you enter a pool.
SoccerBetting SA is not the pool operator. We take no bets and hold no money. See how we check the data for the way every figure here is collected and checked.
