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.

17–23 Mar 2026

Full week · 177 matches · 10 picked

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

  1. Tue 17 8matches
  2. Wed 18 19matches
  3. Thu 19 27matches
  4. Fri 20 10matches
  5. Sat 21 53matches
  6. Sun 22 60matches
  7. Mon 23 0matches
  1. 1

    Champions League, Round of 16 · 17 Mar 2026

    Manchester City 1–2 Real Madrid

    Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 21% · Chances everywhere: 4.9 xG · Standout: Vinícius Júnior scored 100.0

    xG 1.9–2.9 · expected 1.8–1.0

    Match analysis
  2. 2

    EFL Cup, Final · 22 Mar 2026

    Arsenal 0–2 Manchester City

    Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 20% · Standout: Nico O'Reilly scored 98.1

    xG 0.6–1.9 · expected 1.6–0.8

    Match analysis
  3. 3

    Ligue 1 · 22 Mar 2026

    Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 AS Monaco

    Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 20% · Chances everywhere: 4.8 xG · Standout: Christian Mawissa scored 100.0

    xG 1.5–3.3 · expected 1.8–0.9

    Match analysis
  4. 4

    Champions League, Round of 16 · 18 Mar 2026

    FC Barcelona 7–2 Newcastle United

    Two strong sides · Chances everywhere: 5.8 xG · Standout: Anthony Elanga scored 93.6

    xG 4.3–1.5 · expected 2.3–1.3

    Match analysis
  5. 5

    Liga Portugal · 22 Mar 2026

    Sporting Braga 1–2 FC Porto

    Two strong sides · Standout: Seko Fofana scored 100.0

    xG 1.0–1.2 · expected 1.2–0.9

    Match analysis
  6. 6

    Copa do Brasil, Round 4 · 17 Mar 2026

    São Bernardo 0–0 Ceará

    Chances everywhere: 9.2 xG · Standout: Pedro Vitor scored 100.0

    xG 4.3–4.8 · expected 1.1–0.7

    Match analysis
  7. 7

    Ligue 1 · 21 Mar 2026

    Nice 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain

    Chances everywhere: 3.9 xG · Standout: Dro Fernández scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Abdulai Juma Bah

    xG 0.2–3.7 · expected 1.2–1.9

    Match analysis
  8. 8

    Champions League, Round of 16 · 17 Mar 2026

    Chelsea 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain

    Two strong sides · Standout: Tosin Adarabioyo scored 95.1

    xG 1.3–1.1 · expected 1.3–1.5

    Match analysis
  9. 9

    Premier League · 20 Mar 2026

    Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 22% · Chances everywhere: 3.6 xG · Standout: Eli Junior Kroupi scored 100.0

    xG 1.8–1.8 · expected 1.9–1.7

    Match analysis
  10. 10

    Ligue 1 · 22 Mar 2026

    Paris FC 3–2 Le Havre

    Chances everywhere: 4.1 xG · Standout: Godson Kyeremeh scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Diego Coppola

    xG 1.9–2.2 · expected 1.5–1.0

    Match analysis