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.

24 Feb – 2 Mar 2026

Full week · 153 matches · 10 picked

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

  1. Tue 24 14matches
  2. Wed 25 15matches
  3. Thu 26 22matches
  4. Fri 27 13matches
  5. Sat 28 48matches
  6. Sun 1 36matches
  7. Mon 2 5matches
  1. 1

    Bundesliga · 28 Feb 2026

    Borussia Dortmund 2–3 FC Bayern München

    Two strong sides · Standout: Tom Bischof scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Waldemar Anton

    xG 1.0–2.0 · expected 1.5–1.5

    Match analysis
  2. 2

    Premier League · 1 Mar 2026

    Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Nottingham Forest

    Standout: Dan Ndoye scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Mats Wieffer

    xG 1.3–0.8 · expected 1.7–1.0

    Match analysis
  3. 3

    Premier League · 28 Feb 2026

    Leeds United 0–1 Manchester City

    Standout: Nathan Aké scored 91.8

    xG 1.5–1.8 · expected 1.5–1.3

    Match analysis
  4. 4

    Scottish Premiership · 1 Mar 2026

    Rangers 2–2 Celtic

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 23% · Chances everywhere: 3.7 xG · Standout: James Forrest scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Dane Murray · Scotland's top three

    xG 1.5–2.2 · expected 1.7–1.5

    Match analysis
  5. 5

    Premier League · 28 Feb 2026

    Newcastle United 2–3 Everton

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 14% · Standout: Thierno Barry scored 100.0

    xG 1.0–2.1 · expected 1.8–0.7

    Match analysis
  6. 6

    Europa League, Playoff round · 26 Feb 2026

    Nottingham Forest 1–2 Fenerbahçe

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 22% · Breakout watch: Yiğit Efe Demir

    xG 1.2–1.8 · expected 1.6–0.9

    Match analysis
  7. 7

    Serie A · 1 Mar 2026

    AS Roma 3–3 Juventus

    Standout: Bryan Zaragoza scored 100.0

    xG 1.7–1.4 · expected 1.4–1.0

    Match analysis
  8. 8

    Champions League, Playoff round · 25 Feb 2026

    Atalanta 4–1 Borussia Dortmund

    Chances everywhere: 3.9 xG · Breakout watch: Lazar Samardžić

    xG 2.9–0.9 · expected 1.6–1.2

    Match analysis
  9. 9

    Serie A · 1 Mar 2026

    Sassuolo 2–1 Atalanta

    Chances everywhere: 4.7 xG · Standout: Davide Zappacosta scored 96.2 · Breakout watch: Lazar Samardžić

    xG 1.5–3.2 · expected 1.3–1.3

    Match analysis
  10. 10

    Brasileirão Série A · 25 Feb 2026

    Red Bull Bragantino 1–1 Athletico

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 23% · Standout: João Cruz scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Henry Mosquera

    xG 0.6–1.0 · expected 1.8–0.8

    Match analysis