Top 10 Football Games of August 2026

August marks the start of a new club football season: the world's best teams will first return to the pitch for friendly matches, followed by official games. But the last month of summer will also bring a host of trophy games - Super Cups of different countries.

We've compiled the top 10 football matches of August 2026 – games featuring star newcomers in the strongest teams and with high betting potential, as bookmakers often undervalue some teams at the start of the season or overvalue the top ones.

Top Football Matches of August 2026

Juventus – Inter

📅 August 8

🏆 Friendly Match

🏟️ Optus Stadium (Perth, Australia)

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One of many games featuring European top clubs in Australia. Perth will become a hub for Italian football giants this summer – spectators will see friendly matches involving Juventus, Inter and Milan. These games will be held under the aegis of Calcio Perth.

Chelsea – Milan

📅 August 8

🏆 Friendly Match

🏟️ Gelora Bung Karno (Jakarta, Indonesia)

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But not only Australia will be delighted with top clubs, many of which, however, will not bring their optimal line-ups. Indonesia, with its huge army of football fans, will host a match between Chelsea and Milan for the first time in history. It's already interesting to see in what form Xabi Alonso's team will approach such a high-profile meeting.

Manchester United – PSG

📅 August 8

🏆 Friendly Match

🏟️ Gamla Ullevi (Goteborg, Sweden)

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And if during the day attention will be drawn to Australia and Asia, in the evening spectators will be treated to a dessert – a friendly match between Manchester United and PSG. It's important for the English team to test themselves against a top opponent, considering that in the fall, Michael Carrick's team will return to the Champions League arena. For the Parisians, this is the last check before two trophy matches – the UEFA and France Super Cups.

PSG – Aston Villa

📅 August 12

🏆 UEFA Super Cup

🏟️ Red Bull Arena (Salzburg, Austria)

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From mid-August, Luis Enrique and his team face a real test – the Parisians could become the first European club to start the season with two trophies in four days. First, in Salzburg, the Champions League winners will play for the UEFA Super Cup against the best club of the previous season's Europa League – Aston Villa. And on August 16, they have another away match for the France Super Cup against Lens.

Arsenal – Manchester City

📅 August 16

🏆 Community Shield (English Super Cup)

🏟️ Millennium (Cardiff, Wales)

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The English Super Cup game is likely to be the highlight of August. Other fixtures are also exciting, but a match between the two best teams in the country from one of the world's top leagues is always thrilling. Even considering the form, which is far from optimal, the encounter in Wales should be viewed as the first chapter in the battle for supremacy in England. This time, Mikel Arteta will have to contend not with Pep Guardiola, but with the new head coach Enzo Maresca, for whom the game against the Londoners will be his first official match at the helm of City.

Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich

📅 August 22

🏆 DFL Super Cup

🏟️ Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund)

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The first trophy match for German clubs will be a real test for Borussia. Already in August, the game may answer the question: "Is there anyone else in Germany besides Bayern?" With all due respect to the competition and rivalry in the Bundesliga, the Munich team has won 13 out of the last 14 national championships and 7 out of the last 10 German Super Cup games. One advantage for Dortmund is the support of the home crowd.

Atletico Madrid – Villarreal

📅 August 23

🏆 La Liga, 2nd round

🏟️ Metropolitano Stadium (Madrid)

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It seems that this fixture is the most modest in our selection. But let's not rush to underestimate it. Firstly, already in the second round of the championship one of the teams can declare its ambitions for at least the top-3, and at most – to challenge Real Madrid and Barcelona. Secondly, the last duel in May ended in favor of Villarreal (5:1), which still bothers the Madrid team. Thirdly, Diego Simeone will try to surprise with changes in the attack line, which is always exciting – how mobile will the capital club's attack become.

Real Madrid – Real Sociedad

📅 August 26

🏆 La Liga, 1st round

🏟️ Stadium Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid)

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This match was supposed to be the first official one for Jose Mourinho, who returned to Madrid, but the meeting was rescheduled, so the first round will take place after the second, in which Los Blancos will play against Espanyol on August 22. But it is the meeting with the holder of the Spanish Cup that attracts special attention – Mourinho and Real, traditionally strengthened in the summer by big-name players, will play for the first time at their home ground against an opponent who has been in the status of a "nearly-top-team" in recent years.

Barcelona – Athletic Bilbao

📅 August 27

🏆 La Liga, 1st round

🏟️ Camp Nou (Barcelona)

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Barcelona has a similar story. Their first round will also take place later than the second - four days after the meeting with Elche. The Spanish champion will also face strong opponents from the Basque Country in the second official game. At the moment, Athletic under Edin Terzic is a big mystery for both fans and experts, so the match in Catalonia will be a litmus test of stylistic changes.

Aston Villa - Arsenal

📅 August 31

🏆 Premier League, 2nd round

🏟️ Villa Park (Birmingham)

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On the last day of August, we are expecting a very interesting match. The English champions will visit Birmingham. And it is more important to view this game through the prism of the hosts, for whom the test by the English champion will be a serious indicator: was the place in the top-4 at the end of the last campaign a coincidence or will Villa now knock someone out of the top spots beyond the Champions League zone every season?

Where the most top matches in August are

Football matches in August will be divided into three categories. The first one is friendly matches with loud billboards. In addition to the control meetings mentioned above, games will also take place between Bayern and RB Leipzig, Manchester City and Atletico, Chelsea and Juventus, as well as other meetings.

The second slice of important games in August is the Super Cups. The UEFA Super Cup, trophy games in England, Germany, France, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries will take place. Such meetings are similar to friendly ones due to suboptimal form, but they will definitely not leave fans indifferent.

Finally, in the second half of the month, all European top championships will return. Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 will immediately fly into the schedule of bettors and regular fans, and the weekends will stop being tedious in anticipation of top matches.

What to pay attention to in August

August is the first and, it seems, the least stressful part of the season. When choosing football bets in August, it is important to take into account several key factors.

1. Schedule. Top teams are not yet playing European or national cup games, so they will have full weeks to prepare for important matches. But for slightly less known teams, the football marathon will already be in full swing, as the qualifying games of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League will be in full swing.
2. Team form. This is where the biggest risk and the most underestimated bets lie. It is important to monitor the emotional state of the teams as they approach the games, what their statistical indicators are at this stage. After all, many leaders recently played in the World Cup, rested for a couple of weeks and returned to the training process, which will inevitably affect the form.
3. Game status factor. A loud billboard is one thing. But you should not overestimate top games at the level ofof preseason training camps or international tours in Australia, Asia, or the USA.

The compiled list of top matches allows you to highlight the main events of August in advance, focus on the most interesting confrontations, and prepare more substantiated bets.