diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MatchCard.module.css b/frontend/src/components/MatchCard.module.css
index c33e4cd..2fd42ba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MatchCard.module.css
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MatchCard.module.css
@@ -77,12 +77,32 @@
   margin-left: auto;
 }
 
+/* Kickoff row — above teams */
+.kickoffRow {
+  text-align: center;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.kickoffTime {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
+}
+
+/* VS separator */
+.vsSeparator {
+  font-size: 24px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
 /* Match row — Teams + Score */
 .matchRow {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr 100px 1fr;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 40px 1fr;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 12px;
+  gap: 8px;
   margin-bottom: 18px;
 }
 
@@ -342,6 +362,58 @@
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
 }
 
+/* Tipped row — clean compact display */
+.tippedRow {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  background: rgba(52, 211, 153, 0.08);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(52, 211, 153, 0.2);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  padding: 10px 14px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.2s;
+}
+.tippedRow:hover {
+  background: rgba(52, 211, 153, 0.14);
+}
+
+.tippedIcon {
+  width: 22px;
+  height: 22px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--success);
+  color: white;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.tippedLabel {
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.tippedScore {
+  font-size: 16px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.tippedEdit {
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--primary);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  opacity: 0.7;
+}
+
 /* ── State-based card variants ──────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .card_open { /* default — no extra styling needed */ }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MatchCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/MatchCard.tsx
index 135e63b..31133ac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MatchCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MatchCard.tsx
@@ -117,22 +117,28 @@ export default function MatchCard({ match, onTip }: Props) {
         )}
       </div>
 
+      {/* Kickoff time — above the teams row */}
+      {!isFinished && !isLive && (
+        <div className={styles.kickoffRow}>
+          <span className={styles.kickoffTime}>{formatKickoff(match.utcDate)}</span>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Teams + Score */}
       <div className={styles.matchRow}>
         {/* Home */}
         <div className={styles.teamHome}>
-          <span className={styles.teamName}>{match.homeTeam.name}</span>
+          <span className={styles.teamName}>{match.homeTeam.shortName}</span>
           <FlagBox crest={match.homeTeam.crest} name={match.homeTeam.name} />
         </div>
 
-        {/* Score / Kickoff time */}
+        {/* Center: Score or VS separator */}
         <div className={styles.scoreBox}>
           {isFinished || isLive ? (
             <div className={styles.scoreStack}>
               <span className={styles.score}>
                 {match.score.home ?? '–'}&nbsp;:&nbsp;{match.score.away ?? '–'}
               </span>
-              {/* For live: show user's tip next to score for comparison */}
               {isLive && hasTip && (
                 <span className={styles.liveTipCompare}>
                   Tipp: {match.userTip!.home}:{match.userTip!.away}
@@ -140,16 +146,14 @@ export default function MatchCard({ match, onTip }: Props) {
               )}
             </div>
           ) : (
-            <div className={styles.kickoffCenter}>
-              <span className={styles.kickoffCenterTime}>{formatKickoff(match.utcDate)}</span>
-            </div>
+            <span className={styles.vsSeparator}>:</span>
           )}
         </div>
 
         {/* Away */}
         <div className={styles.teamAway}>
           <FlagBox crest={match.awayTeam.crest} name={match.awayTeam.name} />
-          <span className={styles.teamName}>{match.awayTeam.name}</span>
+          <span className={styles.teamName}>{match.awayTeam.shortName}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -210,22 +214,11 @@ export default function MatchCard({ match, onTip }: Props) {
             </div>
           ) : (
             /* ── Tipp vorhanden, noch nicht ausgewertet (tipped state) ── */
-            <div className={styles.tipDisplay}>
-              <div className={styles.tipLeft}>
-                {match.tippable && (
-                  <button className={styles.changeBtn} onClick={onTip}>Ändern</button>
-                )}
-              </div>
-              <div className={styles.tipCenter}>
-                {!match.tippable && <span className={styles.tipLabel}>DEIN TIPP</span>}
-                <span className={styles.tipDisplay_score}>
-                  <Check size={13} strokeWidth={3} style={{ color: 'var(--success)', flexShrink: 0 }} />
-                  <span className={styles.tipScore}>
-                    {match.userTip!.home} : {match.userTip!.away}
-                  </span>
-                </span>
-              </div>
-              <div className={styles.tipRight} />
+            <div className={styles.tippedRow} onClick={match.tippable ? onTip : undefined}>
+              <span className={styles.tippedIcon}>✓</span>
+              <span className={styles.tippedLabel}>Dein Tipp</span>
+              <span className={styles.tippedScore}>{match.userTip!.home} : {match.userTip!.away}</span>
+              {match.tippable && <span className={styles.tippedEdit}>Ändern</span>}
             </div>
           )
         ) : match.tippable ? (