Your roundup for Saturday, October 10: the news, the scores and the numbers — including how The Soccer Expert model's picks got on.
1448Matches finished
73%Had a first-half goal
3.08Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- USWNT exposed by ruthless Spain as early goals settle heavyweight friendly — The Guardian
- Russo’s return to form is vital but Lionesses still lack bite against low blocks | Suzanne Wrack — The Guardian
Club football and around the game
- Highlights and analysis on Match of the Day — BBC Sport
- Carrick must share burden of Man Utd's underperformance with his players — Sky Sports
- Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior sent off for hair-pulling in victory over Villarreal — The Guardian
- Papers: Wenger urged to stand for FIFA presidency — Sky Sports
- Vinicius Jr sent off in Real win as Gordon scores first Barcelona goal — Sky Sports
- 'I kissed Rodrigo and said thanks' - De Zerbi 'liked' Spurs red card — BBC Sport
- Boos, anguish & fading belief -'worrying day' for under-pressure Carrick — BBC Sport
- Manchester United and Spurs come back to reality as City saga offers brief distraction | John Brewin — The Guardian
- Carrick ‘massively disappointed’ after United drop points against 10-man Spurs — The Guardian
- 'Reminds me of Muller' - Naderi proving worth in Rangers revival — BBC Sport
- Solanke scores in added time as 10-man Spurs draw with Man Utd — BBC Sport
- Neville's Man Utd warning: 'Get a grip or face worrying few weeks' — 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 | SV Darmstadt 98 v Energie Cottbus | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | 1. FC Magdeburg v Hannover 96 | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Osnabrück v Dynamo Dresden | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | 1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Wolfsburg | 4-4 | 0-2 |
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm v IF Brommapojkarna | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Gais v Sirius | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Mjallby AIF v Degerfors IF | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | 1899 Hoffenheim v Hamburger SV | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Bundesliga | FC Augsburg v Bayern München | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Bundesliga | FSV Mainz 05 v Bayer Leverkusen | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Bundesliga | Union Berlin v SV Elversberg | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | SC Paderborn 07 v VfB Stuttgart | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | Grazer AK v Red Bull Salzburg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | WSG Wattens v Ried | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Bundesliga | RB Leipzig v Eintracht Frankfurt | 6-0 | 4-0 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Vienna v Sturm Graz | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Charlton v Bristol City | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Swansea v Norwich | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| Championship | West Brom v Birmingham | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Blackburn v Cardiff | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Bolton v Stoke City | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Derby v Wrexham | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough v Wolves | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Championship | Preston v Millwall | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Championship | Sheffield Utd v Lincoln | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Watford v Burnley | 0-4 | 0-3 |
| Ekstraklasa | Cracovia Krakow v Zaglebie Lubin | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Slask Wroclaw v Lech Poznan | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Jagiellonia v Gornik Zabrze | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Eliteserien | Bodo/Glimt v Kristiansund BK | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Eliteserien | Rosenborg v Sandefjord | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Eredivisie | GO Ahead Eagles v Sparta Rotterdam | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| Eredivisie | Feyenoord v AZ Alkmaar | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Eredivisie | Fortuna Sittard v Twente | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Eredivisie | Ajax v NEC Nijmegen | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| J1 League | Cerezo Osaka v Yokohama F. Marinos | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | Avispa Fukuoka v Fagiano Okayama | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| J1 League | FC Tokyo v Urawa | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | Kyoto Sanga v Machida Zelvia | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Cercle Brugge v Anderlecht | 1-2 | 1-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 1448 matches finished in our database, with 4456 goals (3.08 a game).
- 73% of them had a goal before half-time (910 of 1255).
- The most open competition early on was First League (Russia): a first-half goal in 6 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Bedrichov 0-13 Kuřim (4. liga - Divizie D).
- Another big win: Nova Lavras 13-0 Santarritense (Mineiro - 3).
- Another big win: Khovd 8-0 Amtat FC (Premier League).
- Another big win: Bangladesh Police 8-0 Fakirerpool (Premier League).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 128 won, 58 lost (69%).
- Top-tier match winners: 37 won, 11 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 29 won, 8 lost.
- Live hot picks: 16 hit, 16 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.