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.
20–26 Jan 2026
Full week · 167 matches · 10 picked
Footybot weeks run Tuesday to Monday: the midweek games, then the weekend round.
- Tue 20 22matches
- Wed 21 16matches
- Thu 22 21matches
- Fri 23 8matches
- Sat 24 49matches
- Sun 25 42matches
- Mon 26 9matches
- 1
AS Roma 1–1 AC Milan
Standout: Lorenzo Pellegrini scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Davide Bartesaghi
- 2
Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea
Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 20% · Chances everywhere: 4.1 xG · Standout: Yéremy Pino scored 100.0
- 3
Inter 1–3 Arsenal
Two strong sides · Standout: Viktor Gyökeres scored 100.0
- 4
Arsenal 2–3 Manchester United
Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 12% · Standout: Mikel Merino scored 90.4
- 5
Newcastle United 0–2 Aston Villa
Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 16% · Standout: Lucas Digne scored 100.0
- 6
Sporting Braga 1–0 Nottingham Forest
Standout: Callum Hudson Odoi scored 87.2 · Breakout watch: Diego Rodrigues
- 7
Atalanta 2–3 Athletic Club
Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 19% · Chances everywhere: 3.7 xG · Standout: Nico Serrano scored 100.0
- 8
Lille 1–4 RC Strasbourg
Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 22% · Chances everywhere: 5.1 xG · Breakout watch: Mamadou Sarr
- 9
Olympique de Marseille 0–3 Liverpool FC
Two strong sides · Standout: Cody Gakpo scored 100.0
- 10
1. FC Union Berlin 0–3 Borussia Dortmund
Standout: Carney Chukwuemeka scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Leopold Querfeld