Matchday

The week's matches worth a closer look, picked by a fixed rule: strong sides meeting, results against the odds, lots of chances, standout performances, breakout-watchlist players and Scotland's top three.

16–22 Sep 2025

Full week · 146 matches · 10 picked

Footybot weeks run Tuesday to Monday: the midweek games, then the weekend round.

  1. Tue 16 6matches
  2. Wed 17 12matches
  3. Thu 18 9matches
  4. Fri 19 12matches
  5. Sat 20 55matches
  6. Sun 21 47matches
  7. Mon 22 5matches
  1. 1

    Champions League · 18 Sep 2025

    Newcastle United 1–2 FC Barcelona

    Two strong sides · Standout: Dani Olmo scored 100.0

    xG 1.2–1.1 · expected 2.0–1.3

    Match analysis
  2. 2

    Eredivisie · 21 Sep 2025

    PSV Eindhoven 2–2 AFC Ajax

    Standout: Mauro Júnior scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Esmir Bajraktarević

    xG 1.0–1.1 · expected 1.6–1.0

    Match analysis
  3. 3

    Champions League · 18 Sep 2025

    Club Brugge KV 4–1 AS Monaco

    Chances everywhere: 4.7 xG · Standout: Ansu Fati scored 94.1 · Breakout watch: Christian Mawissa

    xG 3.1–1.5 · expected 1.9–1.1

    Match analysis
  4. 4

    Premier League · 21 Sep 2025

    Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City

    Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 21% · Standout: Gabriel Martinelli scored 100.0

    xG 0.9–0.9 · expected 2.0–0.9

    Match analysis
  5. 5

    Champions League · 17 Sep 2025

    Liverpool FC 3–2 Atlético Madrid

    Two strong sides · Standout: Hugo Ekitiké scored 93.5

    xG 2.7–0.6 · expected 1.9–1.0

    Match analysis
  6. 6

    Bundesliga · 21 Sep 2025

    Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Borussia M'gladbach

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 18% · Standout: Haris Tabaković scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Loïc Badé

    xG 1.5–0.8 · expected 2.3–0.9

    Match analysis
  7. 7

    LaLiga · 20 Sep 2025

    Villarreal 2–1 Osasuna

    Chances everywhere: 4.4 xG · Standout: Raúl García de Haro scored 89.4 · Breakout watch: Rafa Marín

    xG 2.6–1.8 · expected 2.1–0.8

    Match analysis
  8. 8

    Bundesliga · 21 Sep 2025

    Eintracht Frankfurt 3–4 1. FC Union Berlin

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 11% · Chances everywhere: 3.5 xG · Standout: Oliver Burke scored 85.6 · Breakout watch: Leopold Querfeld

    xG 1.9–1.6 · expected 2.3–0.8

    Match analysis
  9. 9

    Premier League · 20 Sep 2025

    Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 20% · Standout: Archie Gray scored 100.0

    xG 1.3–1.2 · expected 2.2–1.1

    Match analysis
  10. 10

    Ligue 1 · 21 Sep 2025

    Paris FC 2–3 RC Strasbourg

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 24% · Chances everywhere: 4.0 xG · Standout: Nouha Dicko scored 91.8 · Breakout watch: Mamadou Sarr

    xG 1.6–2.4 · expected 2.0–1.3

    Match analysis