How It Works
Learn how our strategy tool helps you make smarter Last Man Standing picks
What is Last Man Standing?
Last Man Standing (also known as Survivor or Eliminator) is one of the most popular football prediction competitions. The rules are simple but the strategy is complex.
The Challenge
With 20 teams and 38 gameweeks, you need to manage your "resources" carefully. Using all your best teams early leaves you vulnerable late in the season.
How to Use Our Strategy Tool
Four simple steps to get personalized LMS recommendations
Enter Your Used Teams
Tell us which Premier League teams you've already picked this season. This ensures our recommendations account for your available options.
Choose Your Strategy
Select between Greedy mode (best pick this week) or Optimized mode (long-term planning) based on your competition format.
Review Recommendations
Get data-driven pick suggestions with win probabilities, confidence scores, and alternative options.
Make Your Pick
Use our analysis to inform your decision. Track your picks and see how our recommendations perform.
Choose Your Approach
Greedy Strategy
Week-by-week optimization
Picks the team with the highest win probability for the current gameweek, without considering future fixtures.
Optimized Strategy
Long-term planning
Looks ahead across multiple gameweeks to maximize overall survival probability, saving strong teams for difficult weeks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Last Man Standing?
Last Man Standing (LMS) is a popular football prediction competition where you pick one team each week to win their match. If your team wins, you survive to the next round. If they draw or lose, you're eliminated. The catch? You can only use each team once throughout the season.
How do the odds probabilities work?
We convert bookmaker odds into implied probabilities. For example, odds of 1.50 translate to approximately 67% chance of winning. These probabilities help you understand the relative safety of each pick.
What's the difference between Greedy and Optimized strategies?
The Greedy strategy picks the best option for the current week without considering future fixtures. The Optimized strategy looks ahead across multiple gameweeks to maximize your overall survival probability, potentially suggesting a "weaker" pick now to save strong teams for tougher weeks.
How accurate are the predictions?
Our recommendations are based on bookmaker odds, which represent the market's best assessment of match outcomes. However, football is unpredictable - upsets happen. Use our tool as one input in your decision-making, not as a guarantee.
Is this tool free to use?
Yes! The LMS Strategy Tool is completely free. We may introduce premium features in the future, but the core functionality will always be available at no cost.
How often are the odds updated?
In the current version, we display sample odds for demonstration. Once live API integration is complete, odds will update in real-time from major bookmakers.
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