adidas PredatorEvery Generation
Beckham against Greece. Zidane's volley. Gerrard in Istanbul. From the original 1994 Predator to the return of the fold-over tongue. Every adidas Predator, generation by generation.
By Boots Plug · Updated October 2026
The lineup, 1994 to 2026. The 1994, Accelerator and Mania are later remakes.
The Lineup
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2014 Remake- Upper
- Rubber Ridges
- Tongue
- Predator Eyes
- New
- Fold-Over Tongue
- Rubber
- Strike Area
- Tongue
- Red, Over Laces
- Worn By
- Beckham
2018 Remake- Laces
- Off-Centre
- Worn By
- Zidane, Beckham
- Studs
- Swap-In
- Worn By
- Beckham
2022 Remake- Tongue
- Elastic Strap
- Worn By
- Zidane, Beckham
- Tech
- PowerPulse
- Worn By
- Gerrard, Beckham
- Insole
- Swap Weight
- Worn By
- Zidane, Kaká
- Upper
- Smart Foam
- Worn By
- Xavi, Beckham
- Plate
- PowerSpine
- Worn By
- Xavi, Gerrard
- Plate
- SprintFrame
- Launched By
- Kaká, Nani
- Zones
- Five
- Worn By
- Gerrard
- Fins
- X-Shaped
- Worn By
- Beckham
- Plate
- Control Frame
- Worn By
- Özil, Xavi
- Collar
- Sock
- Worn By
- Pogba, Özil
- Heel
- Ridged Rubber
- Worn By
- Pogba, Alli
- Grip
- Demonskin
- Collab
- Pharrell
- Spikes
- All Round
- Worn By
- Pogba
- Grip
- Zone Skin
- Worn By
- Bellingham
- Grip
- HD Grip
- Worn By
- Pedri, Bellingham
- Tongue
- Fold-Over
- Worn By
- Bellingham, Alexander-Arnold
- Launch
- Champagne
- Worn By
- Russo, Bellingham
- Plate
- Powerspine
- Worn By
- Bellingham, Pedri
The adidas Predator is adidas's boot for striking and bending the ball, known for the rubber on its upper. It launched in 1994 and ran to the Predator Instinct in 2015. After a break it came back in November 2017 as the Predator 18+. The newest is the Predator 26, first out in December 2025.
Predator
2014 Remake ShownIt started with Craig Johnston, the ex-Liverpool midfielder, coaching kids' football in Australia. His idea: rubber on the upper. In 1994 adidas made it the Predator.
Rubber ridges across the front, the Predator "eyes" on the tongue, and black with white stripes and red.
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Black, white and red was the only colourway at launch. Kangaroo leather, made in Germany. adidas sold it on power and swerve.
adidas marked 25 years of the Predator in 2019 and 30 in 2024. That December, SoccerBible and adidas put out Under The Tongue, a film about how it all started.
The Ones We Still Chase- Black/White/Red (launch)
Predator Rapier
A year after the first one came the Rapier. It brought the fold-over tongue, and the tongue stayed on the Predator for about 15 years.
Smoother leather on the toe. Rubber only on the striking area and the sides, and a tongue that folds over the laces.
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It was the first Predator to come in more than one colourway. It launched in black, white and red, with more red on the heel.
The Ones We Still Chase- Black/White/Red (launch)
Predator Touch
17 August 1996, Selhurst Park. Beckham scores from inside his own half against Wimbledon, in Predator Touch boots with Charlie Miller's name on the tongue. The only size 8s adidas had.
A red fold-over tongue, longer, over the laces. The rubber is split into panels on the forefoot.
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Beckham had asked adidas for Touches for United's first game of the season. He lobbed Neil Sullivan in the 87th minute.
Under the boot, directional Traxion blades for the first time. More kangaroo leather than before.
The Ones We Still Chase- Red Tongue
Predator Accelerator
2018 Remake Shown12 July 1998. Zidane heads twice in the World Cup final, France 3-0 Brazil, in Accelerators. Beckham wore them at that World Cup too, and later called it his favourite Predator.
Off-centre laces for a cleaner striking area, big Three Stripes and a see-through sole.
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Released for the World Cup in France. The rubber shrank to strips. Gerrard scored his first Liverpool goal in Accelerators, against Sheffield Wednesday.
In 1999 came the Electricity colourway, black, yellow and red. adidas brought it back in 2018: 1,999 pairs, then 1,998 pairs of the black, white and red for its 20th birthday.
The Ones We Still Chase- Black/White/Red
- White/Black/Red
- Electricity (1999)
Predator Precision
Our Pair: Black/White/RedOld Trafford, October 2001. England needed a goal. Beckham stood over the free kick in his Predator Precisions. We all know what happened next.
Velcro holds the fold-over tongue down. The Three Stripes wave towards the heel.
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6 October 2001, last minute, England 2-2 Greece. The free kick sent England to the 2002 World Cup. His pair was the white, silver and red Champions League edition, not the black, white and red one in our photo.
25 years later, on 6 October 2026, adidas brought out a Predator Precision Remade in white and red, next to a new David Beckham Predator.
It launched with Euro 2000 in Precision Blue and took over from the Accelerator. The first Predator with swap-in Traxion studs. The rubber turned into thinner ribs.
Zidane got a gold pair for his 2000 World Player of the Year award. Gerrard wore Precisions for Liverpool's 2000/01 cup treble.
The Ones We Still Chase- Precision Blue (launch)
- Champions League White/Silver/Red
- Black/White/Red
- Zidane Gold
Predator Mania
2022 Remake Shown15 May 2002, Hampden Park. Roberto Carlos crosses, Zidane volleys it in with his left foot, and Real Madrid win the Champions League. In Manias. Weeks later Beckham wore them at the World Cup.
An elastic strap under the boot holds the tongue. White rubber only on the inside, and a hard heel cup on the outside.
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Released for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The swap-in studs stayed from the Precision.
Black, white and red came first, then Champagne (worn by Beckham), Gun Metal, red and blue. The Japan Blue pair was only sold in the Far East. Ballack wore it too, and Gerrard scored the first goal of the 2003 League Cup final in his.
Footy Headlines calls it "for many the most iconic Predator boot of all time".
The Ones We Still Chase- Black/White/Red (launch)
- Champagne
- Gun Metal
- Red/Silver
- Japan Blue
Predator Pulse
Three-nil down in Istanbul. Gerrard scores Liverpool's first in his Predator Pulses. We all know how that night ended.
PowerPulse: a weight in the insole. Long, thin red rubber strips on the inside, and the stripes run on under the foot.
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25 May 2005, Champions League final. 3-0 down to AC Milan at half-time, Gerrard heads the first goal. From 3-3, Liverpool win on penalties. Beckham had worn the Pulse at Euro 2004.
Released just before Euro 2004 in Portugal. The 40 g PowerPulse weight moved the boot's balance towards where you hit the ball. adidas claimed about 3% more power.
Beckham's own edition came in 723 pairs (7 + 23): silver left boot, red right boot, his free-kick logo on the heel.
In 2005 came the Pulse II, a small update with clip-in studs, worn by Kaká, Ballack, Beckham and Zidane.
The Ones We Still Chase- Black/White/Red
- Beckham Silver/Red (723 pairs)
- Pulse II (2005)
Predator Absolute
Berlin, 9 July 2006. Zidane's last match, the World Cup final, in a gold and white Absolute made just for him. A year later Kaká won the Champions League in Absolutes.
Three rubber strips and grooves on the inside, an elastic tongue band, and an insole you can swap.
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Released ahead of the 2006 World Cup and worn there by Beckham, Zidane, Kaká, Raúl, Lampard and Vieira. adidas wrote it +Predator Absolute.
The PowerPulse weight now sat in an insole you could change for a light one. Gerrard scored twice in the 2006 FA Cup final in his.
Zidane's gold pair was never sold in 2006. The first time you could buy one was the 2022 remake.
The Ones We Still Chase- Black/White/Red
- Zidane Gold/White
- Beckham Globe (2007)
Predator Powerswerve
Xavi won Euro 2008 in a red pair. Beckham got gold ones for his 100th England cap, against France. And Zidane helped build it after he retired.
A long, elastic fold-over tongue, the last one for years, and a foam panel next to the rubber strips.
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Announced in November 2007 and in shops from December, in black/white and white/black. adidas claimed up to 8% more swerve than the Absolute.
Smart Foam on the instep, six rubber pieces, and a chamber of metal powder in the plate. Over 20 colourways in all.
Gerrard scored 42 goals in his, more than in any other Predator he wore.
The Ones We Still Chase- Black/White (launch)
- White/Black
- Beckham Gold (100th cap)
Predator X
No more fold-over tongue. The Predator X arrived in 2009 with a new look and the PowerSpine underneath. Xavi wore it at the 2010 World Cup, the one Spain won.
Bubbly rubber on the strike zone and a stiff bar you can see under the midfoot.
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Light side or dark side? That was the launch: black and red for Gerrard and De Rossi, white and brown for Raúl and Xavi. On sale on 14 November 2009, about £135. adidas wrote it PREDATOR_X.
PowerSpine took over from PowerPulse: a stiff spine so the foot doesn't over-bend. Calf leather upper. The 2010 World Cup colours were black, Sun yellow and silver.
Beckham's own white, red and silver pair was leather. SoccerBible called it "the classiest Predator X release".
The Ones We Still Chase- Dark Side Black/Red (launch)
- Light Side White/Brown
- Beckham White/Red/Silver
- World Cup Black/Sun
Adipower Predator
London, 17 May 2011. Kaká, Nani and Van Persie launched it, in blue instead of black, white and red. That season Gerrard hit a hat-trick against Everton in his.
The rubber zone runs into the Three Stripes. Light SprintFrame plate, taken from the F50.
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On sale in July 2011, at £155. 235 g, 25% lighter than the Predator X. Built on the F50 adiZero last.
Beckham's Gold/Red/Black DB pair had his free-kick logo on the heel. The SL version had a synthetic SprintSkin upper.
The Ones We Still Chase- Blue/Electricity (launch)
- Beckham Gold/Red/Black
Predator LZ
Gerrard's 100th England cap, Sweden, 14 November 2012: a black, red and white LZ with gold type and his name under the tongue. He wore it a week before that colourway went on sale.
Five raised rubber patches, the Lethal Zones: First Touch, Drive, Dribble, Pass and Sweet Spot.
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Launched on 1 May 2012 in Manchester with Nani, Cleverley and Dzeko, in blue, white and infrared. The five zones were shown one at a time in April.
A synthetic upper, a first for the Predator says Footy Headlines. The cheaper Absolado LZ only had two raised zones.
The Ones We Still Chase- Blue/White/Infrared (launch)
- Gerrard 100 Caps
Predator LZ II
Beckham played his last match in a special LZ II, with his four children's names stitched in.
X-shaped rubber fins that overlap across the upper. More fins than the LZ.
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18 May 2013, PSG v Brest. His pair was white with blue and red, with the date stitched in too.
Out in May and June 2013, an update of the LZ with HybridTouch and a reworked Traxion 2.0 sole. Gerrard only wore it for a few weeks before a heel problem.
Then the packs: Samba in Solar Pink (November 2013) and Earth (March 2014).
The Ones We Still Chase- Beckham Final Match
- Samba Solar Pink
- Earth Pack
Predator Instinct
Brazil 2014. Half black, half white in the Battle Pack, made to be seen on the pitch. Özil, Xavi and Di María were the names. Then Gerrard came back to the Predator in it.
The Three Stripes sit back near the heel and show through a see-through plate. Big pad on the inside of the foot.
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Shown on 12 May 2014 and launched on its own in July, in Black/Running White/Infrared, to start the Predator's 20th year. Control Frame plate.
14 editions in 2014, from the all-black Black Pack to the glow-in-the-dark Hunt Series.
Then, in May 2015, adidas stopped the Predator. ACE and X took over.
The Ones We Still Chase- Battle Pack
- Black/White/Infrared (launch)
- Black Pack
- Supernatural
- Hunt Series
Predator 18
22 November 2017. The Predator was back after a break of over two years, and Pogba wore it in the Champions League that night. Özil, Dele Alli and Rakitić switched that week.
A high knit sock collar and no laces on the 18+. The 18.1 has laces.
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The Skystalker pack: black, gold on the plate, red inside the collar. Controlskin grip, Boost in the sole, a Controlframe plate. SoccerBible called it "the first hi-collared Predator".
At the 2018 World Cup it came in Energy Mode, inspired by the Electricity Accelerator. Gosha Rubchinskiy made a limited white, blue and red pair. Pogba got his own Season 3 and Season 4 pairs.
The Ones We Still Chase- Skystalker (launch)
- Cold Blooded
- Energy Mode
- Telstar
- Gosha Rubchinskiy
- Pogba Season 4
Predator 19
A small update on the 18. Pogba, Özil and Alli wore it the week it landed.
A ridged rubber heel instead of the 18's plastic one. Same plate.
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Initiator pack, 13 November 2018, after the World Cup, in red and orange. £280.
In March 2019 adidas marked 25 years of the Predator with a gold 19+: ZZ on one collar, DB on the other. Then 302 Redirect in May, and a 19+ in Mania colours in December.
The Ones We Still Chase- Initiator (launch)
- 25 Years
- 302 Redirect
- Mania 19+
Predator 20 Mutator
In October 2020 Pharrell put his name on it: the Humanrace Mutator, with chunky Accelerator stripes wrapped under the boot. Pogba wore it before it dropped.
Demonskin: 406 small rubber spikes on the front and sides. A split plate under the foot.
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Launched in January 2020 with Pogba, in Core Black/White/Active Red. The spikes were shaped by a computer algorithm. A high collar with a low front. The 20.1 is the laced version.
In March 2020 the Tormentor pack dressed it in royal blue, a nod to the 2002 Japan Blue Mania.
The Ones We Still Chase- Mutator (launch)
- Tormentor
- Pharrell Humanrace
Predator Freak
Pogba: "From first wear, I knew adidas had created something special with their DEMONSKIN material." The Freak took the spikes all the way round.
Spikes all round the boot, a split collar, and stripes that run under the sole.
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Launched on 19 January 2021 in the Superlative pack, bright blue with yellow spikes, at €280. Laceless Freak+, laced Freak.1 and Freak.1 Low.
Alongside Pogba: Toni Duggan, David Alaba and Abby Dahlkemper. The Superstealth blackout followed in February.
The Ones We Still Chase- Superlative (launch)
- Superstealth
Predator Edge
Bellingham moved from the Copa to the Predator for the Edge. At the 2022 World Cup it came in white and yellow, in the Al Rihla pack.
Ribbed rubber lines instead of spikes, in four zones. A weighted piece in the forefoot.
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Sapphire Edge launch, 25 January 2022, £230. Its colours and zones nod to the 2012 LZ.
Zone Skin on the upper, a Facetframe sole and the Power Facet: a weight that moves the balance forward for shooting. No external heel counter.
In October 2022 came the Edge 94+, a leather Edge in the 1994 colours.
The Ones We Still Chase- Sapphire Edge (launch)
- Al Rihla
- Edge 94+
Predator Accuracy
Pedri left the Copa for it. Bellingham launched it. Then Prada made its own.
A smooth synthetic upper with small rubber pads only on the inside of the foot.
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Revealed on 1 February 2023 and on sale on 8 February, at €300, in Core Black/White/Team Shock Pink. High Definition Grip, a HybridTouch upper and a FacetFrame plate. Faces: Bellingham, Alessia Russo, Gabriel Jesus.
Pogba got a low-cut signature pair. The Prada pair dropped on 25 May 2023 in limited numbers: nubuck, a red Linea Rossa stripe and triangle-shaped grip elements.
The Ones We Still Chase- Own Your Football (launch)
- Prada
- Pogba
Predator 24
The fold-over tongue was back. After years of sock collars and laceless boots, adidas gave it to a new generation.
Rubber fins on the forefoot and a one-piece plate with a heel counter. The tongue comes on the FT version.
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Bellingham first wore the Predator 30 for Real Madrid against Napoli in November 2023. The Predator 30: 1,994 pairs, on sale 8 December 2023, burgundy and black.
The Predator 24: 16 January 2024, Solar Energy pack, in three Elite fits: laced, Laceless and Fold-over Tongue. Strikeskin fins, HybridTouch 2.0, Controlframe 2.0. adidas's Sam Handy: "We're taking a trip down memory lane, reengineering the 1994 silhouette for today's athletes."
Trent Alexander-Arnold got Pure Strike in April 2024. Bellingham got BelliGold that October, his first signature Predator.
The Ones We Still Chase- Predator 30
- Solar Energy (launch)
- Predstrike
- Generation Pred
- Advancement
- Pure Strike
- BelliGold
Predator 25
A small update on the 24. It opened with a pair styled on Beckham's Champagne Mania.
Longer rubber elements on the Strikeskin and more padding in the tongue. Otherwise close to the 24.
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Main launch: Pure Victory, 9 January 2025, Lucid Red/White/Black, with wavy lines in the stripes for the 1998 Accelerator. Footy Headlines called it a "rather small update".
SoccerBible's look back at the year's Fold-over Tongue colourways takes in Bellingham's second signature (silver and burgundy), a Beckham pink pair, Obsidian Strike (SoccerBible calls it the only leather one), and collabs with BAPE and The Football Gall. Alessia Russo wore Radiant Blaze in the Euro 2025 final.
The Ones We Still Chase- Champagne launch (Dec 2024)
- Pure Victory
- Bellingham Silver/Burgundy
- Radiant Blaze
- Obsidian Strike
- BAPE
- The Football Gall
Predator 26
Built for the 2026 World Cup. adidas named Bellingham and Pedri for the Road To Glory Predator, with the World Cup trophy on the heel.
A mesh upper with small grip dots and a red spine plate under the sole.
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First seen as the limited Finishers Steel, on sale 2 December 2025. Main pack: Born For Goals, 8 January 2026, Lucid Red/Core Black/White.
Powerspine is back from the late 2000s, with Nanostrike+ mesh and Strikeframe studs. Road To Glory dropped on 2 June 2026 in Solar Turbo/Thermal Chrome/Core Black.
On 6 October 2026, 25 years after Greece, adidas released a David Beckham Predator in white and red, with a red leather fold-over tongue.
The Ones We Still Chase- Finishers Steel
- Born For Goals (launch)
- Road To Glory
- David Beckham (Oct 2026)
The old Predators just hit different.
The leather. The fold-over tongue. The black, white and red. Beckham's free kicks, Zidane's volley, Gerrard in Istanbul. adidas keeps bringing these boots back for a reason. If we could keep one Predator for ourselves? The Mania. Easy.
They Keep Coming Back
2022 Remakeadidas has been remaking old Predators since 2014: the 1994, the Accelerator, the Precision, the Mania, the Absolute and the LZ. Some in small numbers, like 1,825 pairs each in 2014.
Check the plate. Remakes copy the old upper but sit on a newer plate, not the original's.
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2014: the Revenge Pack for 20 years of the Predator. The 1994, the Accelerator and the Mania, 1,825 pairs each, synthetic uppers on the Instinct plate.
2017: the Champagne Mania (3 May, synthetic) and the Precision in navy (September, K-leather), both on ACE plates.
2018: the Accelerator in Electricity (1,999 pairs) and in black, white and red (1,998 pairs).
2019: 25 Years of Predator. Zidane's gold Accelerator and Beckham's white Precision, each with the player's initials on the heel. A red Mania in December.
2020–21: the Japan Blue Mania (Tormentor pack), then Eternal Class: a white Absolute and a blacked-out Accelerator.
2022: the LZ (Unite Football pack), the Mania for 20 years (2,002 pairs) and the gold Zidane Absolute (1 November).
2023: the Precision Archive in white, black and pink, and Pro:Direct's 25th anniversary Accelerator (998 pairs).
2024–26: the Predator 94 for 30 years. Since July 2024, a Made in Germany series from adidas's factory in Scheinfeld: Manias, Precisions (Zidane's gold pair, Silver Strike and the OG black, white and red) and the 94 Reverse.
October 2026: 25 years after Greece, a Predator Precision Remade in white and red, out on 6 October next to a new David Beckham Predator.
The Ones We Still Chase- Revenge Pack (2014)
- Champagne Mania (2017)
- Accelerator Electricity (2018)
- Zidane Gold Accelerator (2019)
- Japan Blue Mania (2020)
- Gold Absolute (2022)
- Predator 94 (2024)
- 94 Reverse (2026)
- Beckham Precision Remade (2026)
At A Glance
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Swipe ▸| Boot | Year | Main Difference | Upper / Tech | Worn By |
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| Predator | 1994 | Rubber ridges on the upper | Kangaroo leather | – |
| Predator Rapier | 1995 | First fold-over tongue | Leather, rubber on the strike area | – |
| Predator Touch | 1996 | Red tongue over the laces | Traxion blades | Beckham |
| Predator Accelerator | 1998 | Off-centre laces | See-through sole | Zidane, Beckham |
| Predator Precision | 2000 | Velcro tongue, wavy stripes | Swap-in Traxion studs | Beckham, Zidane, Gerrard |
| Predator Mania | 2002 | Elastic strap under the boot | Rubber on the inside only | Zidane, Beckham, Ballack |
| Predator Pulse | 2004 | Weight in the insole | PowerPulse | Gerrard, Beckham |
| Predator Absolute | 2006 | Three rubber strips | Swap-out PowerPulse insole | Zidane, Kaká, Gerrard |
| Predator Powerswerve | 2007 | Long elastic tongue, foam panel | Smart Foam, metal powder plate | Xavi, Beckham, Gerrard |
| Predator X | 2009 | No fold-over tongue | PowerSpine | Xavi, Gerrard, Raúl |
| Adipower Predator | 2011 | Rubber runs into the stripes | SprintFrame | Kaká, Nani, Van Persie |
| Predator LZ | 2012 | Five raised zones | Synthetic upper | Gerrard, Nani |
| Predator LZ II | 2013 | X-shaped fins | Traxion 2.0 | Beckham |
| Predator Instinct | 2014 | Stripes show through the plate | Control Frame | Özil, Xavi, Gerrard |
| Predator 18 | 2017 | Sock collar, laceless 18+ | Controlskin, Boost | Pogba, Özil, Alli |
| Predator 19 | 2018 | Ridged rubber heel | Same plate as the 18 | Pogba, Özil, Alli |
| Predator 20 Mutator | 2020 | Demonskin spikes | Split plate | Pogba |
| Predator Freak | 2021 | Spikes all round, split collar | 360° Demonskin | Pogba, Alaba |
| Predator Edge | 2022 | Ribbed rubber zones | Zone Skin, Power Facet | Bellingham |
| Predator Accuracy | 2023 | Rubber pads on the inside only | High Definition Grip | Pedri, Bellingham |
| Predator 24 | 2024 | Fold-over tongue back | Strikeskin, Controlframe 2.0 | Bellingham, Alexander-Arnold |
| Predator 25 | 2025 | Longer rubber elements | Strikeskin, padded tongue | Bellingham, Russo |
| Predator 26 | 2026 | Mesh upper, spine plate | Powerspine, Nanostrike+ | Bellingham, Pedri |
| Remakes | 2014–2026 | Old upper, newer plate | Newer plate than the original | – |
Questions
How does the adidas Predator fit?
True to size in every review we found. Width changed over the years: the older Predators and the Freak and Edge are medium to wide. The recent Predator Elite is snug in the forefoot with a narrow midfoot.
Is the adidas Predator good for wide feet?
It depends on the generation. The Predator Edge is one of the better wide fits. The Freak is medium to wide but narrow in the midfoot. The recent Predator Elite suits standard to narrow feet, so wide feet may find it tight.
Are laceless Predators hard to get on?
At first. The laceless 18+, 19+, 20+ and Freak+ have a tight opening that loosens after a few wears. The Edge+ is easy to slip on. The laced 20.1 Low is much easier to wear.
When did the adidas Predator come out?
1994. adidas marked 25 years of the Predator in 2019 and 30 years in 2024.
Who invented the adidas Predator?
Craig Johnston, the ex-Liverpool midfielder. He had the idea of rubber on the upper while coaching kids' football in Australia. adidas launched the first Predator in 1994.
What boots did Beckham wear for his free kick against Greece?
The Predator Precision, in white, silver and red. England 2-2 Greece, Old Trafford, 6 October 2001.
What is the 2026 Beckham Predator Precision Remade?
A remake of the Predator Precision Beckham wore for his free kick against Greece, in white and red. It came out on 6 October 2026, 25 years after that goal, next to a new David Beckham Predator built on today's Predator Elite with a fold-over tongue.
Which boots did Gerrard wear in the 2005 Champions League final?
The Predator Pulse. He headed Liverpool's first goal against AC Milan in Istanbul, and Liverpool won on penalties after 3-3.
What boots did Zidane wear for his Champions League final volley?
The Predator Mania. Real Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen, Hampden Park, 15 May 2002.
What's the difference between the Predator Accelerator and the Precision?
The Accelerator (1998) has off-centre laces, short rubber strips and a see-through sole. The Precision (2000) added swap-in Traxion studs, Velcro to hold the fold-over tongue down, thinner rubber ribs and stripes that wave towards the heel.
Which Predators did David Beckham wear?
The Touch for his halfway-line goal in 1996, the Accelerator at France 98, the Precision against Greece, the Mania at the 2002 World Cup, the Pulse at Euro 2004, a gold Powerswerve for his 100th England cap and an LZ II in his last match in 2013.
Why did adidas stop the Predator in 2015?
In May 2015 adidas replaced it with two new lines, ACE and X. The Predator came back in November 2017 as the Predator 18+.
What is the fold-over tongue?
The flap that folds down over the laces. It came in on the Rapier in 1995 and stayed until the Powerswerve. The Predator X dropped it. It came back on the Predator 30 in December 2023 and the Predator 24.
What's the difference between the Predator Precision and the Mania?
The tongue. The Precision holds it with Velcro and its stripes wave to the heel. The Mania uses an elastic strap under the boot, with white rubber only on the inside.
What's the difference between the Predator LZ and the LZ II?
The LZ has five separate raised rubber zones. The LZ II has X-shaped fins that overlap across the upper.
What's the difference between the Predator 18+ and 18.1?
Laces. The + is the laceless top boot, the .1 is the laced top boot. The same goes for the 19, 20, Freak, Edge and Accuracy. More on the 18.
What is Demonskin?
Small rubber spikes on the upper for grip on the ball. It came on the Predator 20 Mutator (406 spikes) in January 2020, and the Freak took it all the way round the boot.
What's the difference between the Predator Freak and the Edge?
The Freak has rubber spikes all round. The Edge swapped them for ribbed rubber lines and added a weight in the forefoot.
What's the difference between the Predator 24, 25 and 26?
The 24 brought back the fold-over tongue with Strikeskin fins and a one-piece plate. The 25 is a small update with longer rubber elements and a padded tongue. The 26 has a mesh upper and a Powerspine plate.
What is the Predator Elite?
The top Predator since 2024. It comes laced, Laceless or with a Fold-over Tongue. In our shop the Predator 24, 25 and 26 are all listed as Predator Elite.
What is the Predator Mania Champagne?
The champagne-coloured Mania Beckham wore at the 2002 World Cup. adidas remade it in May 2017, and the Predator 25 launch pair was styled on it.
Is a Predator remake the same as the original?
No. Remakes copy the upper but sit on a newer plate, and some use synthetic uppers. More on the remakes.
How is an original Predator Mania different from the remakes?
The 2002 Mania has a leather upper and a plate with swap-in studs. The remakes sit on newer plates. The 2014 one (1,825 pairs) and the 2017 Champagne have synthetic uppers. The 2022 one (2,002 pairs) is leather on a Predator Freak plate. Since 2024 the Made in Germany pairs have that printed on the tongue.
What is a Made in Germany Predator?
A remake from adidas's factory in Scheinfeld, Bavaria. The series started in July 2024 with the Mania, and each pair has "Made in Germany" on the tongue.
Who wears the adidas Predator now?
Jude Bellingham and Pedri were named for the Predator 26 at the 2026 World Cup. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alessia Russo have worn it too.
How many adidas Predator models are there?
23 main models from 1994 to 2026, from the first Predator to the Predator 26, plus small updates like the Pulse II and limited pairs like the Predator 30.
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Adidas Predator Elite Fold-over Tongue FG£299.99
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Adidas Predator Absolute SG 2006£149.99
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