Here is everything from Wednesday, November 4: the headlines that mattered, the results from 217 matches in our database, and how our model's picks performed.
217Matches finished
69%Had a first-half goal
3.18Goals per game
The headlines
Club football and around the game
- World record 51 red cards shown in Brazilian youth game — BBC Sport
- Champions League: Como clobber Lens 9-1 after Real Madrid roar back to deny AEK Athens — The Guardian
- Como score nine to make Champions League history — BBC Sport
- Another 'miracle' in Istanbul - but this one hurt Liverpool — BBC Sport
- Championship roundup: West Ham stage dramatic comeback on Scott Parker’s opening night — The Guardian
- Emphatic Porto thrash Napoli in second-half romp — BBC Sport
- Haaland scores winner as Man City beat Leipzig — BBC Sport
- Arsenal survive late Slavia scare for hard-fought win — BBC Sport
- Viktor Gyökeres the difference as Arsenal claim nervy win against Slavia Prague — The Guardian
- Erling Haaland settles thriller for Manchester City to end RB Leipzig resistance — The Guardian
- Liverpool crumble at Kuyt's Fenerbahce — BBC Sport
- Valverde stunner earns Real Madrid late win at AEK Athens — BBC Sport
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Cardiff v West Ham | 3-3 | 3-0 |
| Championship | Wrexham v Middlesbrough | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Championship | Bristol City v Wolves | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Jupiler Pro League | Kortrijk v KV Mechelen | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| League One | Oxford United v Reading | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Serie A | Atletico Paranaense v Vasco DA Gama | 1-3 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Flamengo v Gremio | 3-1 | 3-0 |
| Serie A | Botafogo v Atletico-MG | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Sao Paulo v Corinthians | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | AEK Athens FC v Real Madrid | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Fenerbahçe v Liverpool | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Borussia Dortmund v Real Betis | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | FC Porto v Napoli | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Lens v Como | 1-9 | 0-3 |
| UEFA Champions League | PSV Eindhoven v Club Brugge KV | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | RB Leipzig v Manchester City | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Slavia Praha v Arsenal | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Viking v Sabah FA | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Rennes v Olympiakos Piraeus | 0-0 | 0-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 217 matches finished in our database, with 690 goals (3.18 a game).
- 69% of them had a goal before half-time (142 of 205).
- The most open competition early on was League Cup Indonesia (Indonesia): a first-half goal in 6 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Yarmouk 11-0 Sporty (Division 1).
- Another big win: Lens 1-9 Como (UEFA Champions League).
- Another big win: CD Olimpia 8-0 Juticalpa (Liga Nacional).
- Another big win: PSS Sleman 6-0 PSGC Ciamis (League Cup Indonesia).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 26 won, 19 lost (58%).
- Top-tier match winners: 7 won, 1 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 5 won, 2 lost.
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.