Your roundup for Wednesday, October 21: the news, the scores and the numbers — including how The Soccer Expert model's picks got on.
257Matches finished
70%Had a first-half goal
3.15Goals per game
The headlines
Club football and around the game
- Goal, assist... goal-kick - Kane underlines Ballon d'Or credentials — BBC Sport
- Saka injury 'does not look good' - how will Arsenal cope? — BBC Sport
- WSL latest: Five-star Man Utd beat Liverpool in Subway Players Cup — Sky Sports
- 'Simply not good enough - Warnock on Man Utd's Como display — BBC Sport
- Champions League: Silva sparks Real Madrid’s demolition of Leipzig as Lask stun Sporting — The Guardian
- Papers: Brighton boss Hurzeler would be Shearer's pick to replace Carrick — Sky Sports
- Brighton latest: Hurzeler will not let in-form Seagulls underestimate Jablonec — Sky Sports
- Real Madrid dominate Leipzig for third straight win — BBC Sport
- Villa maintain perfect Champions League start with Viking victory — BBC Sport
- ‘Angry’ Carrick on the brink as Fernandes hits out at Manchester United tactics — The Guardian
- Arsenal’s Declan Rice strikes late to deny Bayern Munich after Harry Kane penalty — The Guardian
- Rice strikes to earn Arsenal draw at Bayern — BBC Sport
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | Palmeiras v Fluminense | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Atletico Torque v Atletico-MG | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | Avispa Fukuoka v Gamba Osaka | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | FC Tokyo v Kashiwa Reysol | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | Kawasaki Frontale v Vissel Kobe | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | Kyoto Sanga v Kashima | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| J1 League | Nagoya Grampus v Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| J1 League | Fagiano Okayama v Mito Hollyhock | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | Shimizu S-pulse v Machida Zelvia | 0-5 | 0-1 |
| J1 League | V-varen Nagasaki v Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4-0 | 2-0 |
| J1 League | Yokohama F. Marinos v Tokyo Verdy | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| J1 League | Urawa v JEF United Chiba | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| La Liga | Levante v Athletic Club | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| League One | Reading v Leyton Orient | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Liga MX | Atlas v Club America | 2-5 | 0-2 |
| Liga MX | Puebla v Monterrey | 1-4 | 0-3 |
| Liga MX | Toluca v Club Tijuana | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| Major League Soccer | FC Cincinnati v DC United | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Como v Manchester United | 4-1 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Lille v Galatasaray | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Aston Villa v Viking | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Bayern München v Arsenal | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Real Betis v Feyenoord | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Club Brugge KV v Lens | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Inter v Shakhtar Donetsk | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Real Madrid v RB Leipzig | 4-1 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Sporting CP v Lask Linz | 2-3 | 1-1 |
The day by the numbers
- 257 matches finished in our database, with 809 goals (3.15 a game).
- 70% of them had a goal before half-time (174 of 250).
- The most open competition early on was Liga E Pare (Kosovo): a first-half goal in 6 of 7 games.
- Biggest win: Buriram United 8-0 DPU Thayang FC (FA Cup).
- Another big win: Bangkok United 8-0 Old Blood (FA Cup).
- Another big win: Dome 0-7 Sisaket United (FA Cup).
- Another big win: Levski Krumovgrad 6-0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv II (Third League - Southeast).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 36 won, 21 lost (63%).
- Top-tier match winners: 5 won, 4 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 4 won, 2 lost.
- Live hot picks: 3 hit, 2 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.