Your roundup for Monday, November 9: the news, the scores and the numbers — including how The Soccer Expert model's picks got on.
85Matches finished
58%Had a first-half goal
3.19Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- NI's O'Neill ruled out of Nations League matches — BBC Sport
- Kane and Bellingham air strong views in England World Cup review — BBC Sport
- Wilson eyeing survival step as Wales tackle Norway — BBC Sport
- Burn replaces injured Guehi in England squad — BBC Sport
Club football and around the game
- Tom Brady ends tenure as investor in Birmingham City after three years — The Guardian
- Man Utd expected to sack head coach Carrick — BBC Sport
- Carrick position increasingly in doubt as hierarchy mulls over his future — Sky Sports
- Papers: Poch would consider PL return to join Man Utd — Sky Sports
- Cerebral Josh King plots unusual route into Tuchel’s England plans — The Guardian
- Michael Carrick facing Manchester United axe amid review by Jason Wilcox — The Guardian
- Brady ends association with Birmingham City — BBC Sport
- Wimborne to host Bradford in FA Cup second round - see the full draw — BBC Sport
- Manchester’s soulless content machine football clubs sum up post-imperial Britain | Barney Ronay — The Guardian
- Birmingham announce shock Brady departure — Sky Sports
- Atletico target Zubimendi move - Tuesday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Ben White says he has no complaints at boos from England fans over self-imposed exile — The Guardian
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliteserien | Kristiansund BK v Valerenga | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| FA Cup | Plymouth Parkway v Berkhamsted | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Segunda División | Las Palmas v Eldense | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Segunda División | Sabadell v Real Sociedad II | 0-0 | 0-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 85 matches finished in our database, with 271 goals (3.19 a game).
- 58% of them had a goal before half-time (49 of 84).
- The most open competition early on was Pro League A (Uzbekistan): a first-half goal in 2 of 6 games.
- Biggest win: Masr 5-1 Samanod (Cup).
- Another big win: Fratria 6-2 Sportist Svoge (Second League).
- Another big win: Liptovský Mikuláš 4-0 MFK Bytča (2. liga).
- Another big win: Furia 7-3 Dibrados FC (Kings Cup).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 19 won, 10 lost (66%).
- Top-tier match winners: 4 won, 1 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 2 won, 1 lost.
- Live hot picks: 1 hit, 1 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.