Another busy day of soccer. Below are the biggest stories of Saturday, October 31, 1483 results from our database, the day by the numbers and the model's scorecard.
1483Matches finished
75%Had a first-half goal
3.08Goals per game
The headlines
Club football and around the game
- Are Manchester United really at risk of a relegation scrap? — BBC Sport
- Aston Villa latest: Emery admits work to do ahead of Barcelona and Man Utd — Sky Sports
- Fulham latest: We can beat anyone, says Arbeloa — Sky Sports
- European football: Kane misses penalty as Dortmund share spoils in Der Klassiker — The Guardian
- Chelsea beat 10-man Man Utd to pile more pressure on Carrick — BBC Sport
- Brighton pick up first away league victory over Man City — BBC Sport
- Coventry out of bottom three after win over struggling Sunderland — BBC Sport
- Enciso's stunning goal earns Ipswich draw at Hull — BBC Sport
- Spurs revival continues with victory over 10-man Crystal Palace — BBC Sport
- Evanilson scores again as Bournemouth beat Leeds — BBC Sport
- Thiago on target as Brentford beat Forest — BBC Sport
- Suzuki mistake gifts Fulham point at Villa — 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 | SV Darmstadt 98 v 1. FC Magdeburg | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | 1. FC Kaiserslautern v Hertha BSC | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg v VfL Osnabrück | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Karlsruher SC v 1. FC Heidenheim | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| A-League | Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| A-League | Melbourne City v Sydney | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| A-League | Macarthur v Western Sydney Wanderers | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Bundesliga | FC Augsburg v SC Freiburg | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Bundesliga | Borussia Mönchengladbach v SC Paderborn 07 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | Werder Bremen v 1899 Hoffenheim | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | FC Schalke 04 v RB Leipzig | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | SCR Altach v Ried | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | Bayern München v Borussia Dortmund | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Bundesliga | Lask Linz v WSG Wattens | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Lincoln v Birmingham | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Norwich v Watford | 3-2 | 0-2 |
| Championship | Stoke City v Preston | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Bolton v Bristol City | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Burnley v Portsmouth | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough v Charlton | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Millwall v Derby | 4-1 | 3-0 |
| Championship | Southampton v QPR | 4-1 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Swansea v Blackburn | 4-0 | 3-0 |
| Championship | West Ham v West Brom | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Wolves v Cardiff | 3-0 | 2-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Wisla Plock v Piast Gliwice | 2-2 | 0-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Wieczysta Kraków v Jagiellonia | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Lech Poznan v Wisla Krakow | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | GKS Katowice v Widzew Łódź | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Eliteserien | Fredrikstad v Rosenborg | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Eliteserien | Aalesund v Sandefjord | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Eredivisie | Feyenoord v Fortuna Sittard | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Eredivisie | Heerenveen v NEC Nijmegen | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Eredivisie | PSV Eindhoven v Willem II | 7-0 | 2-0 |
| Eredivisie | Ajax v AZ Alkmaar | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Eredivisie | Cambuur v GO Ahead Eagles | 4-0 | 3-0 |
| J1 League | Kyoto Sanga v Shimizu S-pulse | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| J1 League | Mito Hollyhock v Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| J1 League | Fagiano Okayama v FC Tokyo | 0-4 | 0-1 |
The day by the numbers
- 1483 matches finished in our database, with 4568 goals (3.08 a game).
- 75% of them had a goal before half-time (1058 of 1407).
- The most open competition early on was J1 League (Japan): a first-half goal in 6 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Deportivo Ayense 11-0 Atletico Hidalgo (Liga Premier Serie B).
- Another big win: JFK Ventspils 8-0 Rēzekne FA (1. Liga).
- Another big win: Academia Cantolao 8-0 Deportivo Binacional (Segunda División).
- Another big win: Carmópolis 8-0 América de Pedrinhas (Sergipano - 2).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 171 won, 77 lost (69%).
- Top-tier match winners: 27 won, 8 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 38 won, 8 lost.
- Live hot picks: 11 hit, 5 missed.
The full record — every pick, wins and losses — is on our results page.
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Results and statistics from The Soccer Expert database. This roundup is generated automatically each night.