Here is everything from Friday, October 23: the headlines that mattered, the results from 432 matches in our database, and how our model's picks performed.
432Matches finished
75%Had a first-half goal
3.11Goals per game
The headlines
Club football and around the game
- 'A clear red' - Should Ipswich's Diop have been sent off? — Sky Sports
- Arteta concerned over Saka’s durability as forward faces possible six-week absence — The Guardian
- Villa could reconsider Garnacho deal - Saturday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Premier League news: Spurs’ nine injuries ‘normal’, says De Zerbi; ‘emotional control’ keeps Blues red-free — The Guardian
- Enciso rescues point in storm for Ipswich to deny Nottingham Forest — The Guardian
- Lankshear at the double as Middlesbrough thump Bolton to go top — Sky Sports
- Wasteful Forest held by Ipswich amid VAR controversy — Sky Sports
- Change captain? Play the kids? How to solve the problems at Manchester United — The Guardian
- When Carra met Chelsea boss Alonso — Sky Sports
- Spygate put me in difficult position - Southampton technical director — BBC Sport
- Vincent Kompany taken to hospital after collapsing at Bayern training — The Guardian
- Kompany taken to hospital after collapsing at training — BBC Sport
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 VfL Wolfsburg | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | SV Darmstadt 98 v FC St. Pauli | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg v Malmo FF | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Vasteras SK FK v Halmstad | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Bundesliga | SCR Altach v Austria Vienna | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Bolton v Middlesbrough | 1-5 | 1-3 |
| Ekstraklasa | Motor Lublin v Zaglebie Lubin | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Widzew Łódź v Gornik Zabrze | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Eredivisie | GO Ahead Eagles v Telstar | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| La Liga | Alaves v Malaga | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Liga MX | Necaxa v FC Juarez | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Gimnasia L.P. v Sarmiento Junin | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Gimnasia M. v Platense | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Tigre v Atletico Tucuman | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Stade Brestois 29 v Nice | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Clermont Foot v Guingamp | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Ligue 2 | Dunkerque v Metz | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Nancy v Laval | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 2 | PAU v Grenoble | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Sochaux v Annecy | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | Ipswich v Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Primeira Liga | Vitória SC v Maritimo | 5-0 | 1-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Faisaly FC v Al-Nassr | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Ittihad FC v Al Diriyah | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Ahli Jeddah v Al Khaleej Saihat | 4-1 | 1-0 |
| Pro League | Al-Qadisiyah FC v Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Segunda División | Granada CF v Valladolid | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Torino v Monza | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Cruzeiro v Remo | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Serie B | Empoli v Vicenza Virtus | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Superliga | Randers FC v Brondby | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Süper Lig | Alanyaspor v Kocaelispor | 1-2 | 0-2 |
The day by the numbers
- 432 matches finished in our database, with 1342 goals (3.11 a game).
- 75% of them had a goal before half-time (322 of 431).
- The most open competition early on was Eerste Divisie (Netherlands): a first-half goal in 8 of 9 games.
- Biggest win: The New Saints 9-0 Ammanford AFC (Premier League).
- Another big win: Oddevold 7-0 GIF Sundsvall (Superettan).
- Another big win: Flacăra Moreni 6-0 Progresul Draganesti (Liga III - Serie 3).
- Another big win: FCSB II 6-0 Axi Adunații-Copăceni (Liga III - Serie 5).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 54 won, 37 lost (59%).
- Top-tier match winners: 27 won, 6 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 14 won, 10 lost.
- Live hot picks: 11 hit, 8 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.