Here is everything from Tuesday, October 27: the headlines that mattered, the results from 302 matches in our database, and how our model's picks performed.
302Matches finished
75%Had a first-half goal
3.11Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- Captain Xhaka allowed to play for Switzerland again — BBC Sport
- Team success, the ‘Bundesliga tax’ and the World Cup: three takeaways from the 2026 Ballon d’Or — The Guardian
Club football and around the game
- 'Biggest night in the club's history' for fearless Fleetwood — BBC Sport
- Dowman sees red as Arsenal dumped out, but did Arteta go too far? — BBC Sport
- Fleetwood-Arsenal halted for eight minutes because of drone — BBC Sport
- Where does Fleetwood beating Arsenal rank in biggest cup upsets? — BBC Sport
- Barcelona fined £503 over their approach for Atlético Madrid star Álvarez — The Guardian
- VOTE: Is Fleetwood's win the biggest upset in Carabao Cup history? — Sky Sports
- Arteta explains reaction to Dowman red card amid criticism — Sky Sports
- Papers: Carrick's job saved by failure to agree on replacement — Sky Sports
- João Pedro out for ‘a few weeks’, reveals Alonso; Donnarumma gets Maresca’s backing — The Guardian
- Fantastic Fleetwood seal shootout success in Carabao Cup shock against Arsenal — The Guardian
- Arsenal dumped out of Carabao Cup by League Two Fleetwood — Sky Sports
- Barcelona fined £503 over approach for Alvarez — BBC Sport
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | AIK Stockholm v IF Elfsborg | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Cuarte v Girona | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Calamocha v Europa Fc | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Pinatar v Elche | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Sestao River v Espanyol | 4-3 | 2-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Castellonense v Almeria | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Copa del Rey | Atlético Tordesillas v Mirandes | 3-3 | 2-0 |
| Copa del Rey | Ciudad de Lucena v Rayo Majadahonda | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Copa del Rey | Gimnástica Segoviana v Cultural Leonesa | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Llanera v Ponferradina | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Copa del Rey | RSD Alcalá v Las Palmas | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Copa del Rey | Don Benito v Extremadura 1924 | 2-4 | 2-0 |
| Copa del Rey | Manresa v Sant Andreu | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Copa del Rey | Alcazar v Malaga | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Copa del Rey | Arosa v Pontevedra | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Copa del Rey | Atlético Paso v Cordoba | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Manacor v Villarreal | 0-5 | 0-2 |
| Copa del Rey | Recreativo Huelva v Rayo Vallecano | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Tudelano v Zaragoza | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| DFB Pokal | VfL Bochum v FSV Mainz 05 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| DFB Pokal | SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach v FC Augsburg | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| DFB Pokal | Hamburger SV v Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| DFB Pokal | Rot-Weiß Essen v RB Leipzig | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| DFB Pokal | Borussia Mönchengladbach v Karlsruher SC | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| DFB Pokal | Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| DFB Pokal | SV Elversberg v SV Darmstadt 98 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| DFB Pokal | 1. FC Köln v Union Berlin | 5-0 | 1-0 |
| League Cup | Bradford v Peterborough | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| League Cup | Fleetwood Town v Arsenal | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| League One | Leicester v Wigan | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| League One | Milton Keynes Dons v Bromley | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| League One | Luton v Doncaster | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| League One | Oxford United v Stockport County | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| League One | Sheffield Wednesday v Cambridge United | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| League Two | Barnet v York | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Argentinos JRS v Independ. Rivadavia | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Pro League | Abha v Al-Faisaly FC | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Serie A | Sassuolo v Lazio | 2-6 | 2-4 |
| Serie A | AS Roma v Cagliari | 4-2 | 2-1 |
| Serie A | Torino v Como | 1-3 | 1-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 302 matches finished in our database, with 938 goals (3.11 a game).
- 75% of them had a goal before half-time (224 of 298).
- The most open competition early on was Liga Revelação U23 (Portugal): a first-half goal in 8 of 8 games.
- Biggest win: Kür-Araz 0-11 Sumqayıt (Cup).
- Another big win: Milsami Orhei 7-0 FCM Ungheni (Cupa).
- Another big win: Şimal 0-6 Araz (Cup).
- Another big win: Dacia-Buiucani 6-0 Univer Comrat (Cupa).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 47 won, 31 lost (60%).
- Top-tier match winners: 11 won, 5 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 7 won, 9 lost.
- Live hot picks: 7 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.