Another busy day of soccer. Below are the biggest stories of Friday, October 30, 399 results from our database, the day by the numbers and the model's scorecard.
399Matches finished
72%Had a first-half goal
3.03Goals per game
The headlines
International football
Club football and around the game
- Aston Villa to take legal action against Jamie Carragher for ‘unacceptable insults’ — The Guardian
- Man Utd target Barcelona's Lopez - Saturday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Villa to sue Carragher over 'unacceptable insults' — BBC Sport
- From WiFi to 'relief' - how was Ferguson's Irish League debut? — BBC Sport
- Xabi Alonso rules out January loan move for Chelsea winger Estêvão Willian — The Guardian
- Carrick tells players ‘hard truth’ in attempt to turn Manchester United’s season around — The Guardian
- Papers: Martinez seeking summer Man Utd departure — Sky Sports
- Sheff Utd win first league game against Wrexham in 44 years — Sky Sports
- Can Robinson work Hampden magic against McInnes' Rangers? — BBC Sport
- Suspicious bets returning £149,000 for predicting Ballon d’Or under investigation — The Guardian
- Arteta can take inspiration from George Graham to expunge painful Anfield memories — The Guardian
- How can playing for Manchester City fit into Marc Guéhi’s moral universe? | Barney Ronay — The Guardian
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | Arminia Bielefeld v Eintracht Braunschweig | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Energie Cottbus v VfL Bochum | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar v Auckland | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | Grazer AK v TSV Hartberg | 0-4 | 0-2 |
| Bundesliga | SV Elversberg v FSV Mainz 05 | 4-1 | 3-0 |
| Championship | Sheffield Utd v Wrexham | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Cracovia Krakow v Motor Lublin | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Gornik Zabrze v Legia Warszawa | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eliteserien | Bodo/Glimt v Viking | 3-2 | 3-2 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Zulte Waregem v Club Brugge KV | 2-4 | 1-4 |
| La Liga | Villarreal v Espanyol | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| League Two | Newport County v Chesterfield | 4-1 | 4-0 |
| Liga MX | Atletico San Luis v Atlas | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Liga MX | FC Juarez v Club Queretaro | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto v Gimnasia L.P. | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Huracan v Tigre | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Racing Club v Aldosivi | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Sarmiento Junin v Rosario Central | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Le Havre v Paris Saint Germain | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 1 | Nice v Rennes | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| Ligue 1 | Lille v Lens | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Grenoble v Dijon | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Laval v Boulogne | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Metz v PAU | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Nantes v Clermont Foot | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Rodez v Dunkerque | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Primeira Liga | Casa Pia v Sporting CP | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Pro League | Abha v Al-Ittihad FC | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Pro League | Al Diriyah v NEOM | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Pro League | Al Shabab v Al-Ahli Jeddah | 6-1 | 3-1 |
| Serie A | Corinthians v Mirassol | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Superliga | Lyngby v Randers FC | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Süper Lig | Konyaspor v Galatasaray | 0-4 | 0-2 |
The day by the numbers
- 399 matches finished in our database, with 1207 goals (3.03 a game).
- 72% of them had a goal before half-time (280 of 391).
- The most open competition early on was Regionalliga - South (Austria): a first-half goal in 7 of 7 games.
- Biggest win: FC Iberia 1999 II 10-1 Betlemi (Liga 3).
- Another big win: Dimona 7-0 Hapoel Herzliya (Liga Alef).
- Another big win: Miedź Legnica II 6-0 Warta Gorzów (III Liga - Group 3).
- Another big win: CSKA 1948 6-1 Spartak Varna (First League).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 71 won, 37 lost (66%).
- Top-tier match winners: 16 won, 7 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 9 won, 1 lost.
- Live hot picks: 1 hit, 1 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.