Your roundup for Tuesday, October 20: the news, the scores and the numbers — including how The Soccer Expert model's picks got on.
202Matches finished
74%Had a first-half goal
3.08Goals per game
The headlines
International football
Club football and around the game
- Football regulator has ‘absolute power’ to force Manchester City sale if verdict upheld — The Guardian
- No jeopardy but loads of fun - Champions League sets new goals record — BBC Sport
- The night 'ruthless' Ngumoha came of age for Liverpool — BBC Sport
- No Haaland, no problem - can Foden be Man City's alternative goalscorer? — BBC Sport
- Liverpool, Man City & PSG win on record-breaking night — BBC Sport
- Champions League roundup: McTominay double leads Napoli past Bodø/Glimt — The Guardian
- Papers: Man Utd target two left-backs as Martinez faces axe in planned overhaul — Sky Sports
- Carrick wants more Man Utd clean sheets to turn season around — BBC Sport
- Carrick insists Manchester United board back him after Ten Hag points to ‘toxic culture’ — The Guardian
- Doué and Vitinha burn bright as brittle Barcelona come unstuck against PSG — The Guardian
- Mac Allister double sparks Liverpool’s thrilling comeback win over Villarreal — The Guardian
- Barcelona handed first defeat of season by PSG in classic — Sky Sports
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Vasco DA Gama v Boca Juniors | 1-3 | 0-2 |
| Championship | Wolves v Portsmouth | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| FA Cup | Alvechurch v Spalding United | 4-0 | 2-0 |
| FA Cup | Anstey Nomads v Macclesfield | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| FA Cup | Cray Wanderers v Bedford Town | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| FA Cup | United of Manchester v Altrincham | 2-6 | 1-3 |
| FA Cup | Forest Green v Chesham United | 5-0 | 3-0 |
| FA Cup | Gloucester City v Barrow | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| FA Cup | Harrogate Town v Bury | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| FA Cup | Stafford Rangers v Gateshead | 5-0 | 2-0 |
| FA Cup | Tadley Calleva v Aldershot Town | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| FA Cup | Worcester City v Chorley | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| FA Cup | Yeovil Town v Leatherhead | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| League One | AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| League One | Blackpool v Milton Keynes Dons | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| League One | Bromley v Leicester | 0-4 | 0-3 |
| League One | Burton Albion v Bradford | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| League One | Cambridge United v Wycombe | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| League One | Doncaster v Stockport County | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| League One | Huddersfield v Peterborough | 4-1 | 1-0 |
| League One | Luton v Barnsley | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| League One | Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| League One | Oxford United v Wigan | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| League One | Stevenage v Plymouth | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| League Two | Barnet v Swindon Town | 1-3 | 0-3 |
| League Two | Bristol Rovers v Salford City | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| League Two | Cheltenham v Fleetwood Town | 4-2 | 3-0 |
| League Two | Chesterfield v Colchester | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| League Two | Crawley Town v Shrewsbury | 2-3 | 1-0 |
| League Two | Exeter City v Crewe | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| League Two | Northampton v Tranmere | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| League Two | Rochdale v Grimsby | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| League Two | Rotherham v Newport County | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| League Two | Walsall v Oldham | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| League Two | York v Accrington ST | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| League Two | Gillingham v Port Vale | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Liga MX | Guadalajara Chivas v Necaxa | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Liga MX | Atletico San Luis v Club Queretaro | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Liga MX | FC Juarez v Atlante FC | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pro League | Al Diriyah v Al Riyadh | 1-0 | 1-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 202 matches finished in our database, with 622 goals (3.08 a game).
- 74% of them had a goal before half-time (146 of 197).
- The most open competition early on was AFC Challenge League: a first-half goal in 6 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Udon United 5-0 Lopburi City (FA Cup).
- Another big win: Lernayin Artsakh 5-0 Shirak II (First League).
- Another big win: Strabane Athletic 0-5 Glenavon FC (League Cup).
- Another big win: Forest Green 5-0 Chesham United (FA Cup).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 38 won, 18 lost (68%).
- Top-tier match winners: 8 won, 1 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 7 won, 2 lost.
- Live hot picks: 5 hit, 3 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.