Here is everything from Wednesday, October 28: the headlines that mattered, the results from 464 matches in our database, and how our model's picks performed.
464Matches finished
71%Had a first-half goal
3.23Goals per game
The headlines
Club football and around the game
- 'Stutter' penalty back in the spotlight after Barco miss costs Chelsea — BBC Sport
- 'He could be happier' - why is Estevao becoming Chelsea's forgotten man? — BBC Sport
- European football: Bayern ease to Cup victory after Kompany leaves hospital — The Guardian
- Scottish Premiership: McInnes booed in Rangers draw at Hearts, Celtic held at home — The Guardian
- Papers: Liverpool make contact with Monaco midfielder Camara — Sky Sports
- How unbeaten Chelsea are getting back to their best — BBC Sport
- Carabao Cup roundup: Bournemouth thrash Villa, Sunderland salvo stings Bees — The Guardian
- 'He knows his role' - Rulli provides heroics but no worries for Donnarumma — BBC Sport
- Fleetwood to face Everton or Newcastle in last eight — BBC Sport
- Kompany discharged from hospital after collapsing at training — Sky Sports
- Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties yet again to secure Carabao Cup progress — The Guardian
- Arsenal’s Slegers hails ‘role model’ Russo after historic hat-trick sinks Benfica — The Guardian
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | IF Brommapojkarna v BK Hacken | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Degerfors IF v Vasteras SK FK | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Allsvenskan | IFK Goteborg v Djurgardens IF | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Halmstad v Malmo FF | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| DFB Pokal | SC Freiburg v VfL Wolfsburg | 3-2 | 1-2 |
| DFB Pokal | SSV Jeddeloh v Hertha BSC | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| DFB Pokal | SC Paderborn 07 v VfB Stuttgart | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| DFB Pokal | Dynamo Dresden v FC Schalke 04 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| DFB Pokal | Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Nürnberg | 5-2 | 1-2 |
| DFB Pokal | Bayern München v 1. FC Magdeburg | 6-1 | 2-1 |
| DFB Pokal | Hannover 96 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| DFB Pokal | Holstein Kiel v 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| League Cup | Manchester City v Brighton | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| League Cup | Bournemouth v Aston Villa | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| League Cup | Fulham v Crystal Palace | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| League Cup | Sunderland v Brentford | 3-2 | 3-1 |
| League Cup | Liverpool v Chelsea | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Inter Miami v FC Cincinnati | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Major League Soccer | New York City FC v Atlanta United FC | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Major League Soccer | New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Major League Soccer | Charlotte v CF Montreal | 4-0 | 1-0 |
| Major League Soccer | Toronto FC v DC United | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Major League Soccer | FC Dallas v Columbus Crew | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Chicago Fire v Orlando City SC | 2-2 | 0-2 |
| Major League Soccer | Minnesota United FC v Sporting Kansas City | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| Major League Soccer | Austin v Real Salt Lake | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Major League Soccer | St. Louis City v Portland Timbers | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| Premiership | Aberdeen v Falkirk | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Premiership | Celtic v Dundee Utd | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Dundee v Kilmarnock | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Premiership | ST Johnstone v Motherwell | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | ST Mirren v Hibernian | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Premiership | Heart Of Midlothian v Rangers | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| Serie A | AC Milan v Bologna | 2-4 | 2-1 |
| Serie A | Parma v Udinese | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Serie A | Venezia v Inter | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Serie A | Genoa v Juventus | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Serie A | Monza v Napoli | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | RB Bragantino v Chapecoense-sc | 3-0 | 1-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 464 matches finished in our database, with 1500 goals (3.23 a game).
- 71% of them had a goal before half-time (307 of 434).
- The most open competition early on was Division 2 (Saudi-Arabia): a first-half goal in 6 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Sheriff Tiraspol 11-0 Congaz (Cupa).
- Another big win: Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa 9-0 Hapoel Kfar Shalem (State Cup).
- Another big win: MOIK 1-9 Şahdağ (Cup).
- Another big win: Sireți 8-0 Victoria Bardar (Cupa).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 57 won, 37 lost (61%).
- Top-tier match winners: 12 won, 6 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 15 won, 4 lost.
- Live hot picks: 10 hit, 4 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.