Your roundup for Friday, October 9: the news, the scores and the numbers — including how The Soccer Expert model's picks got on.
457Matches finished
74%Had a first-half goal
2.96Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- Chelsea manager Alonso insists Cole Palmer is committed to playing for England — The Guardian
- NI World Cup hopes gone from 'improbable to impossible' — BBC Sport
- Greek takeaways: What did we learn from Lionesses' win? — BBC Sport
- Russo’s return to form is vital but Lionesses still lack bite against low blocks | Suzanne Wrack — The Guardian
- Lionesses take control of World Cup playoff tie but unfancied Greece still in fight — The Guardian
- England take control of World Cup play-off with win in Greece — Sky Sports
Club football and around the game
- Man City whistleblower to remain in witness protection — BBC Sport
- Arteta's conscience clear over Man City charges — BBC Sport
- Managers react to Manchester City’s guilty verdict: ‘Uncertainty is not good for anyone’ — The Guardian
- Arteta says conscience clear over time at Man City — Sky Sports
- Papers: Man Utd forced into transfer market in January? — Sky Sports
- Arsenal eye deal for teenager Mora - Saturday's gossip — BBC Sport
- West Ham’s penalty pain costs them top spot in Championship after QPR draw — The Guardian
- Bowen's late penalty saved as West Ham held by QPR — Sky Sports
- Ronaldo scores on Al Nassr return after Portugal walkout — Sky Sports
- The Premier League is back: welcome to the new era of post-verdict unreality | Barney Ronay — The Guardian
- The Premier League so far: draws, underperforming xG and other data pointers — The Guardian
- West Ham 1-1 QPR highlights — Sky Sports
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | Eintracht Braunschweig v Holstein Kiel | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | 1. FC Heidenheim v 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allsvenskan | IFK Goteborg v Vasteras SK FK | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Championship | West Ham v QPR | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Wieczysta Kraków v Wisla Plock | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa v GKS Katowice | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Eliteserien | Brann v Viking | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Eredivisie | PSV Eindhoven v Heerenveen | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| J1 League | Kashima v Gamba Osaka | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| J1 League | Kashiwa Reysol v Vissel Kobe | 4-2 | 1-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | SK Beveren v Lommel United | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| K League 1 | Daejeon Citizen v Jeonbuk Motors | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| K League 1 | Gangwon FC v Bucheon FC 1995 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| K League 1 | Incheon United v Pohang Steelers | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| La Liga | Malaga v Espanyol | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Liga MX | Puebla v Leon | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Aldosivi v Sarmiento Junin | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Gimnasia L.P. v Atletico Tucuman | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Instituto Cordoba v Boca Juniors | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Union Santa Fe v Defensa Y Justicia | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Lens v Lyon | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Dunkerque v Annecy | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Montpellier v Grenoble | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Nancy v Guingamp | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU v Laval | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Sochaux v Boulogne | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Primeira Liga | Moreirense v GIL Vicente | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Primeira Liga | SC Braga v Sporting CP | 1-3 | 1-0 |
| Pro League | Al Kholood v Al-Qadisiyah FC | 0-5 | 0-3 |
| Pro League | Al-Fateh v Al-Ahli Jeddah | 0-4 | 0-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Nassr v Al Diriyah | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| Serie B | Avellino v Sampdoria | 4-1 | 4-1 |
| Superliga | FC Nordsjaelland v Odense | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Süper Lig | Galatasaray v Kasımpaşa | 3-1 | 1-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 457 matches finished in our database, with 1355 goals (2.96 a game).
- 74% of them had a goal before half-time (322 of 437).
- The most open competition early on was Premier League (Wales): a first-half goal in 7 of 7 games.
- Biggest win: Bashundhara Kings 7-0 Dhaka Wanderers (Premier League).
- Another big win: Klubi-04 7-0 EIF (Ykkösliiga).
- Another big win: Brothers Union 0-6 Fortis (Premier League).
- Another big win: Ratchaburi 6-0 Sukhothai FC (Thai League 1).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 67 won, 28 lost (71%).
- Top-tier match winners: 8 won, 7 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 14 won, 3 lost.
- Live hot picks: 5 hit, 2 missed.
The full record — every pick, wins and losses — is on our results page.
Coming up
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Results and statistics from The Soccer Expert database. This roundup is generated automatically each night.