The Zcode System has been around since 1999, offering systems and picks for a range of sports and a collection of betting tools.
It has quite a lengthy sales page that makes it difficult to know exactly what it is, which is why we wanted to review it for ourselves. We want to find out just what Zcode is all about.
At first glance, we were under the impression that Zcode was itself a system, but we soon realised that it was more of a platform of systems. In fact, there are at least 100 systems available as there is a Top 100 Systems performance section.
The Zcode prediction model calculates true odds of sporting event outcomes using more than 80 parameters.
All picks for systems are generated automatically by the computer and they are all backtested. Where it says automated on the sales page, that is what it means, so you do still have to manually place the bets yourself.
Heading into the member's area, we found that there was quite a lot to get through. We intended to work our through it and find out the best way to make use of the platform.
The ultimate questions are, does the Zcode System work and could we make a profit from it?
Read on for our full Zcode System review, or click here to get started.
Our Zcode System Review Plan
We had put our Zcode System review on hold for a while, as after taking a first look at it, it seemed as though it was going to require us to invest a lot of time in it.
When we finally got around to looking at the site again, we decided that we would be able to get the review going if we allocated 30 minutes to an hour each morning for tracking bets.
At first, we found Zcode System quite overwhelming. There was so much going on that it was hard to figure out what you were supposed to do and where you should start.
We read through the PDF guide and watched the webinar, but we still felt slightly confused by it all!
After spending some time browsing through each part of the site, we discovered the VIP Picks tab and the Expert Journal.
We decided to follow several experts who had mentioned soccer in their descriptions, as we wanted to stick with a familiar sport. Many of the experts focus on baseball, ice hockey, American football and sports that are more popular in the US.
We also wanted to use Betfair Exchange for our bets, so we thought that soccer/football bets would be a better choice in terms of liquidity.
Once we had our team of experts together, we headed back to the Expert Journal and there we found the latest tips posted by each of them.
We also switched on the browser push notifications to make sure that we were alerted whenever there were new tips. There was a mobile app available, so we downloaded that too.
There were alerts popping up from the experts, but also from the zLive Bot Signal, which were in-play bets.
Our plan was to track as many tips as we could, from both the experts and the zLive Bot.
To add some interest, we decided to post a daily update of our results to this review for one month. We would assess at that stage whether to keep going, as there was likely to be a high volume of tips.
There seemed to be so many ways that Zcode be put to use, so our review would merely be scratching the surface.
Results
Day 1 - 1st May 2024
Our first day using the Zcode System didn't go so well, with 3.98 points lost from the 9 bets that we recorded.
It was a fairly quiet day for football and the fixture list for the following day looked quite sparse too. We expected that there would be a lot more bets for us to get stuck into over the weekend.
Although we originally planned to stick to football bets, we were able to line up a baseball bet on Betfair Exchange without any issues. We figured that we may be able to include some other sports after all.
The results below are based on flat stakes of 1 point on each bet.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 9.00 | -3.98 | 96.02 | -44.2% | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | -4.0% |
| Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universitario de Vinto v San Antonio FC | Both Teams to Score NO | Mr. Vain | 1.00 | 2.36 | -1.00 | 99.00 |
| SSD Bari v Parma | Both Teams to Score NO | Mr. Vain | 1.00 | 2.12 | -1.00 | 98.00 |
| Grindavik v Fjolnir | Both Teams to Score NO | Mr. Vain | 1.00 | 3.05 | -1.00 | 97.00 |
| Chacaritas SC v CD Leones del Norte | Both Teams to Score NO | Mr. Vain | 1.00 | 2.04 | 1.02 | 98.02 |
| Dortmund v PSG | Over 2.5 Goals & BTTS | Emilio | 1.00 | 1.72 | -1.00 | 97.02 |
| Dortmund v PSG | PSG | Emilio | 1.00 | 2.48 | -1.00 | 96.02 |
| Lecco/Sudtirol/Catanzaro | Over 2.5 Goals Treble | Alessandro | 1.00 | 7.05 | -1.00 | 95.02 |
| Adelaide United - Central Coast Mariners | Over 1.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.47 | 0.45 | 95.47 |
| Spartak Subotica - Zeleznicar Pancevo | Over 0.5 FH | Nikita | 1.00 | 1.56 | 0.55 | 96.02 |
Day 2 - 2nd May 2024
There were just two bets for us on the second day of our Zcode System review, one winner and one loser. There may have been more available, but with Thursday generally being a quieter day, we decided to focus more on the upcoming weekend.
We already had a bunch of bets for Friday, so there would definitely be more results to report in our next update.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 11.00 | -4.15 | 95.85 | -37.7% | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | -4.2% |
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| Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets | Chicago Cubs | Jimmy | 1.00 | 1.85 | 0.83 | 96.85 |
| Bondar A. - Zavatska K. | Bondar A | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.54 | -1.00 | 95.85 |
Day 3 - 3rd May 2024
We recorded 9 bets on day three of our Zcode System review and lost a further 0.73 points.
With a weekend of football fixtures ahead of us, we hoped to be able to report a profit during the next couple of days.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 20.00 | -4.88 | 95.12 | -24.4% | 20 | 10 | 50.0% | -4.9% |
| Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opava v Chrudim | Opava +0 | Rodney | 1.00 | 1.54 | 0.00 | 95.85 |
| Schaffhausen v Stade Nyonnais | Schaffhausen +0 | Rodney | 1.00 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 95.85 |
| Dundalk v Shelbourne | Dundalk +0 | Rodney | 1.00 | 2.34 | 0.00 | 95.85 |
| Getafe v Athletic Bilbao | Getafe +0 | Rodney | 1.00 | 2.96 | -1.00 | 94.85 |
| Club Sportivo Ameliano v Guarani | Club Sportivo Ameliano +0 | Rodney | 1.00 | 2.26 | -1.00 | 93.85 |
| Hamburger SV v St Pauli | Hamburger SV | Victor | 1.00 | 2.48 | 1.45 | 95.30 |
| DSV Leoben v St Polten | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.39 | -1.00 | 94.30 |
| Ankaragucu v Alanyaspor | Over 1.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.42 | 0.41 | 94.71 |
| Toulouse v Montpellier | Over 2.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.42 | 0.41 | 95.12 |
Day 4 - 4th May 2024
We had a good day on what was our first Saturday using the Zcode System, banking 3.29 points profit from 14 bets.
There were 8 zLive Bot Signals that we were able to catch on time and netted 1.72 points, so it was quite a good day for those. For some of them, being a few minutes late seeing them worked to our advantage, as we were able to get better odds.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 34.00 | -1.59 | 98.41 | -4.7% | 34 | 20 | 58.8% | -1.6% |
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| Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallorca v Atletico Madrid | Atletico Madrid +0 | Rodney | 1.00 | 1.57 | 0.56 | 95.68 |
| Vandewinkel H. - Benoit M. | Vandewinkel H. | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.87 | 0.85 | 96.53 |
| Real Madrid v Cadiz | Real Madrid -1.5 | Martin | 1.00 | 2.16 | 1.14 | 97.67 |
| Thanh Hoa v Binh Dinh | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.45 | -1.00 | 96.67 |
| Bubelyte K. - Paszek T. | Bubelyte K. | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.80 | 0.78 | 97.45 |
| Brentford v Fulham | Fulham | Victor | 1.00 | 3.75 | -1.00 | 96.45 |
| Sheff Utd v Nottm Forest | Nottm Forest | Victor | 1.00 | 2.08 | 1.06 | 97.51 |
| UD Oliveirense v CD Tondela | BTTS | White Tiger | 1.00 | 1.83 | 0.81 | 98.32 |
| Brentford v Fulham | Over 2.5 Goals | White Tiger | 1.00 | 1.63 | -1.00 | 97.32 |
| Brommapojkarna - Mjallby | Over 1.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.47 | 0.46 | 97.78 |
| Sonay Kartal v Hikaru Sato | Sonay Kartal | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.55 | 0.54 | 98.32 |
| Stuttgart v Bayern Munich | Over 2.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.48 | 0.47 | 98.79 |
| HJK Helsinki v EIF | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.41 | -1.00 | 97.79 |
| NK Maribor v NK Celje | Over 2.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.63 | 0.62 | 98.41 |
Day 5 - 5th May 2024
Our fifth day using Zcode System was the worst to date, with 5.59 points lost. There weren't as many live signals coming through, so not much chance to try and recover some of what was lost from the Expert tips.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 42.00 | -7.18 | 92.82 | -17.1% | 42 | 22 | 52.4% | -7.2% |
| Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pisa v Sudtirol | Pisa +0 | Rodney | 1.00 | 1.44 | 0.00 | 98.41 |
| Chelsea v West Ham | West Ham +1 | Bookie Killer | 1.00 | 1.98 | -1.00 | 97.41 |
| Chelsea v West Ham | West Ham +1.0 & +1.5 | Bookie Killer | 1.00 | 1.77 | -1.00 | 96.41 |
| Liverpool v Tottenham | Tottenham +1.0 & +1.5 | Bookie Killer | 1.00 | 2.02 | -1.00 | 95.41 |
| Liverpool v Tottenham | Tottenham +1.5 | Bookie Killer | 1.00 | 1.83 | -1.00 | 94.41 |
| Taichung - Hang Yuen | Over 1.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.43 | -1.00 | 93.41 |
| Wehen Wiesbaden v Holstein Kiel | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.42 | 0.41 | 93.82 |
| Arouca v Club Football Estrela | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.40 | -1.00 | 92.82 |
Day 6 - 6th May 2024
We weren't able to check for bets on day six, but did manage to record two and banked 0.69 points profit.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our review is on hold until 24th May. Although Winter leagues are coming to a close, there should be plenty of Summer league games to bet on and possibly other sports.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 44.00 | -6.49 | 93.51 | -14.8% | 44 | 23 | 52.3% | -6.5% |
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| Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe v Doncaster | Doncaster | David Limon | 1.00 | 2.72 | 1.69 | 94.51 |
| Lille v Lyon | Lille +0 | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.53 | -1.00 | 93.51 |
Day 7 - 24th May 2024
After a break to our review, we switched our Zcode notifications back on and had a fantastic day. We had a clean sweep with five winning bets and 3.89 points profit, which set us up nicely on the way to recovering what had been lost so far.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 49.00 | -2.60 | 97.40 | -5.3% | 49 | 28 | 57.1% | -2.6% |
| Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimenez Kasintseva V. - Joint M. | Jimenez Kasintseva V. | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.58 | 0.57 | 94.08 |
| Girona v Granada | Girona 1st half | Victor | 1.00 | 1.62 | 0.61 | 94.69 |
| Girona v Granada | Over 3.5 Goals | Victor | 1.00 | 1.81 | 0.79 | 95.48 |
| Dallas Mavericks @ Minnesota Timberwolves | Dallas Mavericks +5.5 | Victor | 1.00 | 1.94 | 0.92 | 96.40 |
| Florida Panthers @ New York Rangers | New York Rangers | Victor | 1.00 | 2.02 | 1.00 | 97.40 |
Day 8 - 25th May 2024
It was a dire day for the zLive Bot Signal with just two winning bets out of eight and a total of 6 points lost.
There were quite a few that had what we call "insta-goals" throughout the day, which basically meant that there was a goal straight after the bet alert so we couldn't put it on.
It was quite frustrating to see the bot still class it as a win with the "BOOM!" message straight afterwards. These bets would surely skew the official results a lot in the long run.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 58.00 | -8.60 | 91.40 | -14.8% | 58 | 30 | 51.7% | -8.6% |
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| Date | Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/05/2024 | Benoit M. - Valentova T. | Benoit M. | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.67 | 0.66 | 98.06 |
| 25/05/2024 | Natalija Senic v Sara Cakarevic | Natalija Senic | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.74 | -1.00 | 97.06 |
| 25/05/2024 | Hu V. - Ma L. | Lea Ma | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.50 | -1.00 | 96.06 |
| 25/05/2024 | Clara Vlasselaer v Elysia Bolton | Clara Vlasselaer | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.54 | -1.00 | 95.06 |
| 25/05/2024 | Bali Utd Pusam v Pusamania Borneo FC | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.66 | -1.00 | 94.06 |
| 25/05/2024 | Man City v Man Utd | Over 2.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.35 | 0.34 | 94.40 |
| 25/05/2024 | Fredrikstad v Tromso | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.53 | -1.00 | 93.40 |
| 25/05/2024 | Kaiserslautern v Leverkusen | Over 1.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.35 | -1.00 | 92.40 |
| 25/05/2024 | Comerciantes Unidos v Sporting Cristal | Over 1.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.43 | -1.00 | 91.40 |
Day 9 - 26th May 2024
Just two bets to report for Sunday, with one winner and one loser, adding up to a loss of 0.57 points. There were a few insta-goals again, so a few bets were missed.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 60.00 | -9.17 | 90.83 | -15.3% | 60 | 31 | 51.7% | -9.2% |
| Date | Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/05/2024 | U. Cluj - CS U. Craiova | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.47 | -1.00 | 90.40 |
| 26/05/2024 | Fram v Breidablik | Over 2.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.44 | 0.43 | 90.83 |
Day 10 & 11 - 27th & 28th May 2024
No suitable bets came up on these days.
Day 12 & 13 - 29th & 30th May 2024
We had five bets on on day 12 of our Zcode System review and four winners, which added up to 1.6 points profit.
The 30th was a no bet day for us, but we already had bets for the 31st lined up.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 65.00 | -7.57 | 92.43 | -11.6% | 65 | 35 | 53.8% | -7.6% |
| Date | Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/05/2024 | Tallinna Kalev v Tallinna FC Flora | Over 2.5 Goals | Victor | 1.00 | 1.59 | 0.58 | 91.41 |
| 29/05/2024 | FK Riga v FK Tukums 2000 | Under 3.5 Goals | Victor | 1.00 | 1.88 | 0.86 | 92.27 |
| 29/05/2024 | New York Red Bulls v Charlotte FC | New York Red Bulls | Victor | 1.00 | 1.66 | 0.65 | 92.92 |
| 29/05/2024 | Philadelphia v Toronto FC | Philadelphia | Victor | 1.00 | 1.66 | -1.00 | 91.92 |
| 29/05/2024 | Los Angeles FC v Minnesota Utd | Los Angeles FC | Victor | 1.00 | 1.52 | 0.51 | 92.43 |
Day 14 - 31st May 2024
Day 14 resulted in a loss of 0.61 points and we were starting to wonder whether we were ever going to get anywhere with the Zcode System. It seemed to be one step forward and two steps back!
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 69.00 | -8.18 | 91.82 | -11.9% | 69 | 37 | 53.6% | -8.2% |
| Date | Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2024 | Tosu v FC Tokyo | Home or Draw | Victor | 1.00 | 1.75 | -1.00 | 91.43 |
| 31/05/2024 | SJK v IFK Mariehamn | SJK | Victor | 1.00 | 1.53 | -1.00 | 90.43 |
| 31/05/2024 | New York City v San Jose Earthquakes | New York City | Victor | 1.00 | 1.68 | 0.67 | 91.10 |
| 31/05/2024 | Ilves v KuPS | Over 2.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.73 | 0.72 | 91.82 |
Days 15 to 17 - 1st to 3rd June 2024
We had reached the half way line in our month of testing the Zcode System, but we didn't feel very positive about the experience. We had lost 10% of our bank and we felt as though we were just blindly following these experts and an AI bot.
There was no way of knowing if these picks were profitable or not and no easy way to find past results for the experts. There were some results in the forum, but we found it like a maze to navigate around the site to find the information that we wanted.
We decided to give something else a try.
We noticed at the bottom of the VIP Club page, below the Expert Journal where we had been getting most of our picks from, there was an automated picks section.
These are put together by the Zcode AI, and for beginners, the information in the FAQ suggested to back 5 star rated underdogs and 4-5 star rated favourites. We decided on just looking at football and tennis to keep it simple.
For the rest of the month we would log bets from this section, as well as continuing with the zLive Bot Signals.
| Total stakes | Total P/L | Bank | ROI | Bets | Won | Strike Rate | Bank Growth |
| 77.00 | -9.97 | 90.03 | -12.9% | 77 | 41 | 53.2% | -10.0% |
| Date | Match | Bet | Expert | Stake | Available Odds | P/L | Bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/06/2024 | Dortmund v Real Madrid | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.41 | 0.41 | 92.23 |
| 02/06/2024 | Orebro v Oddevold | Under 2.5 Goals | Victor | 1.00 | 1.77 | -1.00 | 91.23 |
| 02/06/2024 | Djurgardens v Hammarby | Djurgardens | Victor | 1.00 | 1.84 | -1.00 | 90.23 |
| 02/06/2024 | Alcorcon v Burgos | Under 2.5 Goals | Victor | 1.00 | 1.84 | 0.82 | 91.05 |
| 02/06/2024 | FC Barcelona v Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | Rodney | 1.00 | 1.82 | -1.00 | 90.05 |
| 02/06/2024 | Haugesund v Bodo Glimt | Over 0.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.49 | 0.48 | 90.53 |
| 02/06/2024 | Metz v St Etienne | Over 3.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.41 | -1.00 | 89.53 |
| 02/06/2024 | Everton De Vina v Universidad de Chile | Over 2.5 Goals | zLive Bot Signal | 1.00 | 1.51 | 0.50 | 90.03 |
Review Summary
Our intention was to test the Zcode System out for one month initially and then reassess after that, but unfortunately, it did not go as planned, and we cut our review short at 18 days.
We found the website to be quite chaotic, and it was difficult to figure out what was best to do.
At first, we had picked several of the experts to follow, but we didn't really have any evidence of their skill and couldn't find historical results for them. They would post their bets at random times on the wall, and it was quite hard to keep track of in between other chatter and recaps being posted by other members.
We weren't sure if the experts were chosen by Zcode or if it was a case of nominating themselves.
It's possible that they could be profitable tipsters with amazing track records, but we just don't know, and it would take hundreds, if not thousands, of bets recorded for us to find that out for sure.
Without any kind of evidence of previous results, we have nothing to go by.
The zLive Bot Signal was easier to follow, but it was not without issues either.
It would class some bets as winners, despite there being a goal immediately after the alert and absolutely no chance of being able to bet on it. If there were results posted for this anywhere (we couldn't find them), then they would not be accurate.
Finally, after little success with these two parts of the Zcode System, we tried the automated picks that were put together by the Zcode AI.
The problem with this was that there were pages and pages of fixtures listed, and we only wanted to see those with 4 or 5-star bet ratings, as advised in one of the help sections.
There was no easy way to filter through the fixtures to just show certain ratings, so we had to spend a lot of time scrolling through. On Day 18, we came up with three bets using this method, but we had scrolled through many fixtures to get these, and it seemed like a huge waste of time.
In summary, our experience with the Zcode System involved a lot of confusion, and we felt that the platform needed some work to make it more user-friendly. There was far too much going on and no clear direction on the best way to use it.
At the time of our review, the service was priced at £155 per month. Based on our experience, we definitely do not feel it is worthy of that price tag and cannot recommend it.
However, as we can't say for sure if it is profitable or not, we have awarded it a "Neutral" rating.
