How does Higher/Lower work?

You see two real footballers and a stat (transfer fee, goals, caps, etc.). For each round you pick whether the second player's value is higher or lower than the first. Get as many right as you can across 10 rounds.

Is Higher/Lower free to play?

Yes. Football IQ publishes a new Higher/Lower puzzle every day and today's puzzle is always free in your browser at football-iq.app — no signup or download required.

What stats are compared?

Transfer fees, league appearances, international caps, goals, assists, and clean sheets. The stat being compared is shown on the card, so you always know what you're betting on.

Higher/Lower — Daily Football Stats Game | Football IQ

What is Higher/Lower?

Higher/Lower is a ten-round football stat duel. You see one player's number and have to call whether the next player's is higher or lower — goals, appearances, caps or transfer fees, depending on the day. It sounds like a coin flip until you realise how much era, league and career length quietly decide the answer.

How to play Higher/Lower

Two footballers are shown per round. Player 1's stat is revealed; Player 2's stat is hidden.
Tap 'Higher' if you think Player 2's stat is higher than (or equal to) Player 1's. Tap 'Lower' if you think it's lower.
After each answer the stat is revealed and you see whether you were right.
Play all 10 rounds. Score = number correct out of 10. A perfect 10 is a clean sweep.

Higher/Lower strategy

Read the stat label before you look at the players. Appearance counts and transfer fees behave nothing alike: appearances reward longevity, so an unglamorous defender who played 500 league games will beat a superstar with an injury-shortened career, while fees reward hype and inflation. When two players feel comparable, let era break the tie — football's transfer market has roughly quadrupled since 2010, and caps have inflated too as international calendars expanded.

Pay attention to the stat label — transfer fees and appearances live on very different scales.
Use eras as anchors: pre-2000 transfers were smaller; modern Premier League fees are inflated.
Career length matters for appearances and caps — long-serving veterans outpace shorter careers by a lot.

Higher/Lower — frequently asked questions

How does Higher/Lower work?: You see two real footballers and a stat (transfer fee, goals, caps, etc.). For each round you pick whether the second player's value is higher or lower than the first. Get as many right as you can across 10 rounds.
Is Higher/Lower free to play?: Yes. Football IQ publishes a new Higher/Lower puzzle every day and today's puzzle is always free in your browser at football-iq.app — no signup or download required.
What stats are compared?: Transfer fees, league appearances, international caps, goals, assists, and clean sheets. The stat being compared is shown on the card, so you always know what you're betting on.

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Higher/Lower is a daily football stats comparison game. Pick whether each next player has a higher or lower stat than the previous one. 10 rounds, free to play in your browser, new puzzle every day.

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