Another busy day of soccer. Below are the biggest stories of Wednesday, October 7, 220 results from our database, the day by the numbers and the model's scorecard.
220Matches finished
77%Had a first-half goal
3.20Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- World Cup criticism still stings Tuchel despite Nations League positives — Sky Sports
- Arsenal and Chelsea set to miss a month of next WSL season due to Club World Cup — The Guardian
Club football and around the game
- Rice close to agreeing new Arsenal deal — BBC Sport
- Papers: Arteta becomes Premier League's highest-paid boss on £20m-a-year — Sky Sports
- Man Utd and Liverpool eye Truffert - Thursday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Two icons, a glorious farewell and a potentially bitter ending — BBC Sport
- Guardiola set to attend Man City's first home game since guilty verdict — BBC Sport
- Eckert’s Spygate ban may be lenient, but no sane manager will try the same trick again — The Guardian
- ARSENAL PODCAST: Listen to an Arteta new contract special! — Sky Sports
- McTominay resumes Napoli training after surgery — BBC Sport
- Ex-Spurs player Vega set to run for Fifa president — BBC Sport
- Wales winger Matondo joins Hibernian — BBC Sport
- Scot Prem latest: Hibs sign ex-Rangers winger as backroom team revealed — Sky Sports
- All aboard the Tuchel train? England camp has clear winners and losers — The Guardian
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | RB Bragantino v Mirassol | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Serie A | Internacional v Corinthians | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Remo v Gremio | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Serie A | Vitoria v Chapecoense-sc | 4-0 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Botafogo v Vasco DA Gama | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Serie A | Cruzeiro v Sao Paulo | 2-0 | 1-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 220 matches finished in our database, with 704 goals (3.20 a game).
- 77% of them had a goal before half-time (160 of 207).
- The most open competition early on was Football League - Highland League (Scotland): a first-half goal in 9 of 9 games.
- Biggest win: FC Levadia Tallinn 10-0 Keila (Cup).
- Another big win: EC Novo Horizonte 0-9 Real (Gaúcho - 3).
- Another big win: Pogradeci 7-0 Delvina (Cup).
- Another big win: Şahdağ 6-0 Zaqatala (Birinci Dasta).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 19 won, 14 lost (58%).
- Top-tier match winners: 6 won, 1 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 6 won, 2 lost.
- Live hot picks: 0 hit, 2 missed.
The full record — every pick, wins and losses — is on our results page.
Coming up
See the model's predictions for tomorrow: first-half goal ratings for every match, the strongest spots and the games to avoid.
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Results and statistics from The Soccer Expert database. This roundup is generated automatically each night.