Another busy day of soccer. Below are the biggest stories of Tuesday, November 3, 199 results from our database, the day by the numbers and the model's scorecard.
199Matches finished
71%Had a first-half goal
3.05Goals per game
The headlines
International football
Club football and around the game
- Fernandes critical of media 'lies' about Carrick relationship — BBC Sport
- A half-time speech, a retaken penalty - and a win to save Carrick's job? — BBC Sport
- Emery takes positives, but Villa 'have work to do' to reach Barca level — BBC Sport
- Mainoo and Lacey raise the spirits but systemic change still required at Manchester United | Nick Ames — The Guardian
- Football world mourns Tenerife striker De Miguel — BBC Sport
- Man Utd beat Roma - the other great Champions League comebacks — BBC Sport
- Papers: Man Utd keen on signing Man City defender Ait-Nouri — Sky Sports
- Man Utd eye Man City's Ait-Nouri - Wednesday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Lennart Karl steals in behind Atlético Madrid to inspire Bayern Munich win — The Guardian
- Championship roundup: Devlin’s double for Portsmouth denies Swansea top spot — The Guardian
- Fernandes claims players don't need to save Carrick's job, but did they? — Sky Sports
- Manchester United produce comeback for the ages as Cunha double floors Roma — The Guardian
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | Sirius v Halmstad | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Championship | Blackburn v Stoke City | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Derby v Norwich | 0-4 | 0-3 |
| Championship | Portsmouth v Swansea | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Preston v Sheffield Utd | 2-3 | 1-3 |
| Championship | QPR v Burnley | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Watford v Lincoln | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Championship | Charlton v Bolton | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Birmingham v Millwall | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| Championship | West Brom v Southampton | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| League One | Huddersfield v Luton | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| League One | Wigan v Mansfield Town | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| League Two | Northampton v Oldham | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Serie A | Chapecoense-sc v Mirassol | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | Internacional v Coritiba | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Galatasaray v VfB Stuttgart | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Shakhtar Donetsk v Sporting CP | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Atletico Madrid v Bayern München | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Barcelona v Aston Villa | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Bodo/Glimt v Lille | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Feyenoord v Inter | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Lask Linz v Slovan Bratislava | 4-0 | 3-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Manchester United v AS Roma | 3-2 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Villarreal v Paris Saint Germain | 0-6 | 0-4 |
The day by the numbers
- 199 matches finished in our database, with 606 goals (3.05 a game).
- 71% of them had a goal before half-time (139 of 196).
- The most open competition early on was Reserve League (Argentina): a first-half goal in 6 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Schaan II 0-20 FC Vaduz (Cup).
- Another big win: Argentinos Juniors Res. 1-8 Talleres Córdoba Res. (Reserve League).
- Another big win: Farnborough 0-6 Ebbsfleet United (National League - South).
- Another big win: Villarreal 0-6 Paris Saint Germain (UEFA Champions League).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 39 won, 16 lost (71%).
- Top-tier match winners: 12 won, 2 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 6 won, 5 lost.
- Live hot picks: 1 hit, 0 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.