Another busy day of soccer. Below are the biggest stories of Saturday, November 7, 1402 results from our database, the day by the numbers and the model's scorecard.
1402Matches finished
73%Had a first-half goal
2.93Goals per game
The headlines
Club football and around the game
- 'The worst conditions in my 35-year career' - commentating in the FA Cup fog — BBC Sport
- 'It's Savage junior's night' - Charlie scores against dad Robbie's side — BBC Sport
- FA Cup roundup: Charlie Savage gets one over dad Robbie as Reading thrash Peterborough — The Guardian
- 'Bruno's as good as ever' - Carrick backs Man Utd captain — BBC Sport
- European football: Mbappé eases Real Madrid past Valencia to move joint top — The Guardian
- Scottish roundup: Naderi fires Rangers past St Mirren to keep pressure on Celtic — The Guardian
- Liverpool considering Verbruggen move - Sunday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Rangers end winless away run with comfortable victory at St Mirren — Sky Sports
- Glasner glee and Delap double - win could be lift-off for Forest — BBC Sport
- Truro City game at Folkestone called off after Yassine En-Neyah has medical emergency in warm-up — The Guardian
- Enzo Maresca rues Manchester City’s lack of desire after defeat at Nottingham Forest — The Guardian
- 'A different Noni?' Madueke finding a new level for Arsenal — Sky Sports
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | Holstein Kiel v Arminia Bielefeld | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 2. Bundesliga | 1. FC Nürnberg v SV Darmstadt 98 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | VfL Osnabrück v 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2. Bundesliga | Hertha BSC v VfL Wolfsburg | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| A-League | Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| A-League | Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Degerfors IF v Gais | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Allsvenskan | Orgryte IS v Vasteras SK FK | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund v SV Elversberg | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Bundesliga | RB Leipzig v FC Augsburg | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| Bundesliga | FSV Mainz 05 v Bayern München | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | SC Paderborn 07 v Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Lustenau v Grazer AK | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart v Werder Bremen | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Bundesliga | Ried v Lask Linz | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Bristol City v Norwich | 0-5 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Portsmouth v Stoke City | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Wrexham v Wolves | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Birmingham v Swansea | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Championship | Blackburn v West Ham | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Championship | Cardiff v Burnley | 5-4 | 1-2 |
| Championship | Charlton v Sheffield Utd | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Preston v Southampton | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Championship | QPR v Lincoln | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Watford v Middlesbrough | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Championship | West Brom v Millwall | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce v Radomiak Radom | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Slask Wroclaw v Piast Gliwice | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Gornik Zabrze v Wieczysta Kraków | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Widzew Łódź v Pogon Szczecin | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Eliteserien | Rosenborg v Start | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| Eredivisie | Fortuna Sittard v Telstar | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Eredivisie | ADO Den Haag v Sparta Rotterdam | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Eredivisie | Excelsior v GO Ahead Eagles | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| FA Cup | Accrington ST v Wycombe | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| FA Cup | Barnet v Tranmere | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| FA Cup | Boreham Wood v Wigan | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| FA Cup | Bradford v Marine | 7-0 | 4-0 |
| FA Cup | Bromley v Rotherham | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| FA Cup | Burton Albion v AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 4-0 | 2-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 1402 matches finished in our database, with 4112 goals (2.93 a game).
- 73% of them had a goal before half-time (948 of 1290).
- The most open competition early on was J3 League (Japan): a first-half goal in 6 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Schott Mainz 10-0 Diefflen (Oberliga - Rheinland-Pfalz / Saar).
- Another big win: La Tribu de Cd. Juarez 8-0 Cañoneros Marina (Liga Premier Serie A).
- Another big win: Chernomorets Balchik 7-0 Dorostol (Third League - Northeast).
- Another big win: Tunari 8-1 Râmnicu Sărat (Liga III - Serie 3).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 178 won, 76 lost (70%).
- Top-tier match winners: 43 won, 8 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 22 won, 18 lost.
- Live hot picks: 16 hit, 8 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.