Your roundup for Monday, October 12: the news, the scores and the numbers — including how The Soccer Expert model's picks got on.
202Matches finished
71%Had a first-half goal
3.09Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- Do Lionesses lack ruthlessness in front of goal? — BBC Sport
- Alcohol allowed at seats for Scotland's World Cup play-off — BBC Sport
- Six questions facing England as they target next year’s Women’s World Cup — The Guardian
Club football and around the game
- Coventry announce themselves back in the big time — BBC Sport
- Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week? — BBC Sport
- Jaissle sorry for Coventry loss as Carra says Newcastle 'beaten up' again — Sky Sports
- Ronaldo’s Asian Champions League match delayed by missile alert in Riyadh — The Guardian
- Papers: Haaland and father buy properties on Man City's Abu Dhabi development — Sky Sports
- Coventry thrash Newcastle to claim first home win of season — BBC Sport
- Coventry land long-awaited home win as Mfuni seals rout of Newcastle — The Guardian
- Coventry thump Newcastle for first home win to move out of drop zone — Sky Sports
- Carrick promises Manchester United will ‘come out fighting’ after sticky start — The Guardian
- Man Utd eye Simeone - Tuesday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Carroll thanks public for support over sexual assault — BBC Sport
- Man City bananas 'brought fun back', says Varadi — BBC Sport
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg v Halmstad | 4-0 | 2-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Malmo FF v Kalmar FF | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Radomiak Radom v Motor Lublin | 2-3 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | GKS Katowice v Wieczysta Kraków | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Eliteserien | KFUM Oslo v Valerenga | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| La Liga | Levante v Sevilla | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Lanus v Velez Sarsfield | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Gimnasia M. v Newells Old Boys | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Dijon v Metz | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| Premier League | Coventry v Newcastle | 4-1 | 1-0 |
| Primeira Liga | Famalicao v Alverca | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Segunda División | Valladolid v Albacete | 5-0 | 4-0 |
| Segunda División | Burgos v Granada CF | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Segunda División | Oviedo v Eibar | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| Segunda División | Tenerife v Girona | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | Atalanta v Venezia | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Serie A | Torino v Udinese | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | Coritiba v Botafogo | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | Chapecoense-sc v Atletico Paranaense | 1-4 | 0-3 |
| Serie A | RB Bragantino v Cruzeiro | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| Super League 1 | PAOK v Kalamata | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Superliga | Aarhus v Sonderjyske | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| Süper Lig | Eyüpspor v Göztepe | 0-4 | 0-1 |
The day by the numbers
- 202 matches finished in our database, with 625 goals (3.09 a game).
- 71% of them had a goal before half-time (142 of 201).
- The most open competition early on was AFC Champions League Elite: a first-half goal in 5 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Penuel 1-8 Karbon Cherkasy (Druha Liga).
- Another big win: Universidad de Chile 6-0 Nublense (Primera División).
- Another big win: Valladolid 5-0 Albacete (Segunda División).
- Another big win: Pyunik Yerevan 5-0 BKMA (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: 32 won, 20 lost (62%).
- Top-tier match winners: 9 won, 1 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 5 won, 1 lost.
- Live hot picks: 3 hit, 1 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.