Here is everything from Sunday, October 11: the headlines that mattered, the results from 1109 matches in our database, and how our model's picks performed.
1109Matches finished
70%Had a first-half goal
2.87Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- Hughes focused on Albania before World Cup dream — BBC Sport
Club football and around the game
- 'It's a bad situation' - Why Man City win creates uncertainty — BBC Sport
- Aston Villa planning Endrick move - Monday's gossip — BBC Sport
- European football: Freiburg move top of Bundesliga while Isco keeps Betis flying high — The Guardian
- Lazio fly high in Serie A, Freiburg lead Bundesliga, Betis go third in Spain — Sky Sports
- Man City's statement win has feeling of irrelevance with season in limbo — BBC Sport
- Impervious City shrug off chaos and controversy to silence Anfield | Andy Hunter — The Guardian
- Papers: Forest Green Rovers reveal unique plan to replace Savage — Sky Sports
- ‘We make our own noise’: Maresca hails Manchester City after Liverpool triumph — The Guardian
- Winless and an 'easy touch' - what's happened to the Anfield fear factor? — BBC Sport
- Football Daily — BBC Sport
- Hits & Misses: Anderson and Wirtz offering opposite value for money — Sky Sports
- Premier League returns in shadow of Manchester City’s judgment day | Jonathan Wilson — The Guardian
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum v Arminia Bielefeld | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Hertha BSC v SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli v Karlsruher SC | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Hammarby FF v Djurgardens IF | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Allsvenskan | BK Hacken v Orgryte IS | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| Bundesliga | SCR Altach v Wolfsberger AC | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg v Austria Lustenau | 4-3 | 1-2 |
| Bundesliga | 1. FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Bundesliga | Lask Linz v Rapid Vienna | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | SC Freiburg v FC Schalke 04 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Southampton v Portsmouth | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Copa del Rey | Güímar v Hortaleza | 3-3 | – |
| Copa del Rey | Prat v San Rafael | 5-0 | 3-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Piast Gliwice v Widzew Łódź | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Pogon Szczecin v Korona Kielce | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Legia Warszawa v Wisla Krakow | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Eliteserien | Fredrikstad v Tromso | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Eliteserien | Aalesund v Sarpsborg 08 FF | 2-4 | 0-1 |
| Eliteserien | Start v Ham-Kam | 2-4 | 1-1 |
| Eliteserien | Lillestrom v Molde | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Eredivisie | Utrecht v Willem II | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Eredivisie | Telstar v ADO Den Haag | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Eredivisie | PEC Zwolle v Cambuur | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eredivisie | Excelsior v Groningen | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| J1 League | JEF United Chiba v V-varen Nagasaki | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| J1 League | Mito Hollyhock v Shimizu S-pulse | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | Tokyo Verdy v Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | Kawasaki Frontale v Nagoya Grampus | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Standard Liege v Charleroi | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Union St. Gilloise v OH Leuven | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | KVC Westerlo v Antwerp | 5-1 | 1-1 |
| Jupiler Pro League | KV Mechelen v St. Truiden | 4-3 | 3-1 |
| K League 1 | Gwangju FC v Ulsan Hyundai FC | 4-3 | 2-2 |
| La Liga | Elche v Celta Vigo | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| La Liga | Real Sociedad v Deportivo La Coruna | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| La Liga | Real Betis v Osasuna | 5-2 | 2-0 |
| La Liga | Racing Santander v Valencia | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | Atletico San Luis v Santos Laguna | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Liga MX | CF Pachuca v Necaxa | 3-3 | 1-2 |
| Liga MX | U.N.A.M. - Pumas v Cruz Azul | 3-3 | 2-1 |
The day by the numbers
- 1109 matches finished in our database, with 3186 goals (2.87 a game).
- 70% of them had a goal before half-time (730 of 1044).
- The most open competition early on was Tercera División RFEF - Group 10 (Spain): a first-half goal in 6 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Cruzeiro PB 9-0 Picuiense (Paraibano 2).
- Another big win: Kissamikos 8-0 AE Neapolis (Gamma Ethniki - Group 10).
- Another big win: Europa Point 7-0 College 1975 (Premier Division).
- Another big win: Serrano PB 8-1 Femar (Paraibano 2).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 1 won, 0 lost (100%).
- Live hot picks: 17 hit, 12 missed.
The full record — every pick, wins and losses — is on our results page.
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Results and statistics from The Soccer Expert database. This roundup is generated automatically each night.