Another busy day of soccer. Below are the biggest stories of Sunday, November 1, 1137 results from our database, the day by the numbers and the model's scorecard.
1137Matches finished
70%Had a first-half goal
2.82Goals per game
The headlines
International football
Club football and around the game
- Rice is a rounded midfielder, but could be more selfish - Murphy — BBC Sport
- 'He's been fantastic' - how Konsa has fitted in seamlessly at Arsenal — BBC Sport
- Were Arsenal 'lucky' not to concede penalty at Liverpool? — BBC Sport
- European football: Mbappé penalty helps Real Madrid stroll to sixth straight win — The Guardian
- Man Utd eye Barcelona's Balde - Monday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Defensive 'masterclass' and elite Rice - how Arsenal ended Anfield torment — Sky Sports
- Rice relishing title race 'anxiety' after win at Liverpool — BBC Sport
- ‘We have to tell them to go down’: Iraola responds to Isak penalty denial for Liverpool — The Guardian
- Liverpool’s work in progress fizzles out in the face of streetwise champions | Andy Hunter — The Guardian
- I'll tell my players to dive in future - Iraola — BBC Sport
- WSL roundup: Arsenal stall despite Russo strike; Chelsea’s James suffers injury — The Guardian
- From Fleetwood embarrassment to 'magical' Anfield win 14 years in making — 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 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Holstein Kiel | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Hannover 96 v Dynamo Dresden | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli v 1. FC Nürnberg | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| A-League | Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| A-League | Perth Glory v Adelaide United | 4-0 | 3-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Djurgardens IF v Degerfors IF | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Malmo FF v Hammarby FF | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg v Orgryte IS | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Allsvenskan | BK Hacken v IFK Goteborg | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Vasteras SK FK v IF Brommapojkarna | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg v Austria Lustenau | 5-1 | 3-0 |
| Bundesliga | Wolfsberger AC v Sturm Graz | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Bundesliga | Union Berlin v 1. FC Köln | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Vienna v Rapid Vienna | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt v Hamburger SV | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| Eliteserien | Brann v Molde | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Eliteserien | KFUM Oslo v Ham-Kam | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Eliteserien | Sarpsborg 08 FF v Kristiansund BK | 2-4 | 0-3 |
| Eliteserien | Start v Lillestrom | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Eliteserien | Valerenga v Tromso | 4-0 | 2-0 |
| Eredivisie | PEC Zwolle v ADO Den Haag | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Eredivisie | Excelsior v Twente | 0-9 | 0-5 |
| Eredivisie | Telstar v Utrecht | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| Eredivisie | Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| J1 League | Yokohama F. Marinos v Kawasaki Frontale | 4-2 | 3-1 |
| J1 League | JEF United Chiba v Avispa Fukuoka | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| J1 League | V-varen Nagasaki v Tokyo Verdy | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| J1 League | Machida Zelvia v Gamba Osaka | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Cercle Brugge v Antwerp | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | St. Truiden v OH Leuven | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Lommel United v Gent | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Charleroi v RAAL La Louvière | 5-2 | 2-0 |
| K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai FC v Gangwon FC | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| K League 1 | Pohang Steelers v Jeju United FC | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| K League 1 | FC Seoul v Incheon United | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| K League 1 | FC Anyang v Bucheon FC 1995 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| La Liga | Getafe v Sevilla | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| La Liga | Racing Santander v Real Madrid | 0-3 | 0-3 |
| La Liga | Elche v Valencia | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| La Liga | Athletic Club v Real Sociedad | 2-1 | 2-1 |
The day by the numbers
- 1137 matches finished in our database, with 3210 goals (2.82 a game).
- 70% of them had a goal before half-time (729 of 1042).
- The most open competition early on was AFC Women's Champions League: a first-half goal in 6 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Fløya 9-0 Fauske Sprint (3. Division - Girone 5).
- Another big win: Excelsior 0-9 Twente (Eredivisie).
- Another big win: Akron II 8-0 Pobeda Nizhniy Novgorod (Second League - Group 4).
- Another big win: Nordstrand 0-8 IF Ready (3. Division - Girone 1).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 127 won, 52 lost (71%).
- Top-tier match winners: 61 won, 10 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 23 won, 16 lost.
- Live hot picks: 3 hit, 4 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.