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 Dec 2025
Full week · 106 matches · 10 picked
Footybot weeks run Tuesday to Monday: the midweek games, then the weekend round.
- Tue 16 0matches
- Wed 17 1match
- Thu 18 18matches
- Fri 19 6matches
- Sat 20 47matches
- Sun 21 28matches
- Mon 22 6matches
- 1
RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Chances everywhere: 5.0 xG · Standout: Montrell Culbreath scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Loïc Badé
- 2
Villarreal 0–2 FC Barcelona
Two strong sides · Chances everywhere: 4.3 xG · Standout: Lamine Yamal scored 97.8
- 3
Newcastle United 2–2 Chelsea
Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 23% · Chances everywhere: 3.7 xG
- 4
Juventus 2–1 AS Roma
Two strong sides · Chances everywhere: 3.9 xG · Standout: Tommaso Baldanzi scored 100.0
- 5
Leeds United 4–1 Crystal Palace
Chances everywhere: 4.7 xG · Standout: Justin Devenny scored 100.0
- 6
Athletic Club 1–2 Espanyol
Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 18% · Standout: Jesús Areso scored 100.0
- 7
Feyenoord 1–1 FC Twente
Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 24% · Standout: Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored 88.0
- 8
Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United
Standout: Lamare Bogarde scored 100.0
- 9
Genoa 0–1 Atalanta
Standout: Aarón Martín scored 100.0
- 10
VfL Wolfsburg 3–4 SC Freiburg
Chances everywhere: 5.5 xG · Standout: Igor Matanović scored 100.0