Your roundup for Monday, October 19: the news, the scores and the numbers — including how The Soccer Expert model's picks got on.
187Matches finished
69%Had a first-half goal
3.11Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- Building Lionesses 2.0 - Wiegman's new challenge awaits — BBC Sport
- Uefa demands Fifa releases documents relating to World Cup sell-off scheme — The Guardian
- ‘Leaving England is scary but I’m here to win’: Charlie Cresswell on Ligue 1 life and his international dream — The Guardian
- Sarina Wiegman signs contract extension to stay as England women head coach until 2029 — The Guardian
Club football and around the game
- Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week? — BBC Sport
- Maddison's magic moment for Spurs - 18 months in the making — BBC Sport
- Liverpool and Man Utd eye Nmecha - Tuesday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Ronaldo given 30-day suspension and £215 fine by Portuguese FA — BBC Sport
- Spurs beat Coventry to earn first league win of the season — BBC Sport
- Coventry latest: Lampard thought VAR would disallow Marmoush goal — Sky Sports
- Davies ensures Spurs off the bottom after first win of season against Coventry — The Guardian
- Maddison shines on return - Tottenham v Coventry ratings — BBC Sport
- Spurs beat Coventry to claim first win as Kulusevski makes long-awaited return — Sky Sports
- Cristiano Ronaldo receives 30-day suspension and £215 fine over Portugal walkout — The Guardian
- Palace manager Sage facing fight to keep his job — BBC Sport
- UEFA demands answers from FIFA over Infantino dealings in urgent letter — Sky Sports
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | Degerfors IF v Kalmar FF | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Wisla Plock v Radomiak Radom | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| La Liga | Getafe v Rayo Vallecano | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Newells Old Boys v Central Cordoba de Santiago | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Sarmiento Junin v Barracas Central | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Deportivo Riestra v Union Santa Fe | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Rodez v Montpellier | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Tottenham v Coventry | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Primeira Liga | SC Braga v GIL Vicente | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Fayha v Al-Ahli Jeddah | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Hilal Saudi FC v Al-Hazm | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Pro League | Al Shabab v Al-Faisaly FC | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Segunda División | Celta de Vigo II v Tenerife | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Monza v Cagliari | 4-0 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Parma v Torino | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Serie A | Corinthians v Vitoria | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Superliga | Viborg v FC Midtjylland | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Süper Lig | Trabzonspor v Beşiktaş | 2-0 | 1-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 187 matches finished in our database, with 581 goals (3.11 a game).
- 69% of them had a goal before half-time (128 of 186).
- The most open competition early on was Liga Alef (Israel): a first-half goal in 7 of 12 games.
- Biggest win: Luunja 11-0 Legion (Esiliiga B).
- Another big win: Al Kuwait 7-0 Al Sulaibikhat (Premier League).
- Another big win: Sarpsborg 08 II 7-0 Bjørkelangen (3. Division - Girone 6).
- Another big win: Funkbol 10-3 Nyvelados (Kings Cup).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 34 won, 17 lost (67%).
- Top-tier match winners: 9 won, 4 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 4 won, 1 lost.
- Live hot picks: 1 hit, 6 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.