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.

12–18 May 2026

Full week · 185 matches · 10 picked

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

  1. Tue 12 12matches
  2. Wed 13 24matches
  3. Thu 14 21matches
  4. Fri 15 8matches
  5. Sat 16 49matches
  6. Sun 17 69matches
  7. Mon 18 2matches
  1. 1

    Ligue 1 · 13 May 2026

    RC Lens 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain

    Chances everywhere: 4.1 xG · Standout: Ibrahim Mbaye scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Lucas Beraldo

    xG 2.9–1.2 · expected 1.6–1.5

    Match analysis
  2. 2

    Premier League · 17 May 2026

    Brentford 2–2 Crystal Palace

    Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 23% · Chances everywhere: 3.7 xG · Standout: Sepp van den Berg scored 100.0

    xG 2.1–1.7 · expected 1.8–1.1

    Match analysis
  3. 3

    Premier League · 17 May 2026

    Everton 1–3 Sunderland

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 22% · Standout: Wilson Isidor scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Nilson Angulo

    xG 1.1–0.7 · expected 1.5–0.9

    Match analysis
  4. 4

    Premier League · 17 May 2026

    Manchester United 3–2 Nottingham Forest

    Chances everywhere: 5.9 xG · Standout: Elliot Anderson scored 100.0

    xG 4.2–1.8 · expected 1.8–0.9

    Match analysis
  5. 5

    Saudi Pro League · 12 May 2026

    Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Hilal

    Standout: Yusuf Akçiçek scored 100.0

    xG 1.4–0.9 · expected 1.4–0.9

    Match analysis
  6. 6

    Eredivisie · 17 May 2026

    PSV Eindhoven 5–1 FC Twente

    Chances everywhere: 3.9 xG · Standout: Ismael Saibari scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Paul Wanner

    xG 2.5–1.4 · expected 1.8–1.1

    Match analysis
  7. 7

    Ligue 1 · 17 May 2026

    Olympique de Marseille 3–1 Stade Rennais

    Chances everywhere: 5.5 xG · Standout: Arnaud Nordin scored 85.7 · Breakout watch: Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal

    xG 3.0–2.5 · expected 2.2–1.1

    Match analysis
  8. 8

    Brasileirão Série A · 17 May 2026

    Palmeiras 1–1 Cruzeiro

    Standout: Lucas Silva scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Jonathan Jesus

    xG 0.9–0.5 · expected 1.4–0.8

    Match analysis
  9. 9

    LaLiga · 17 May 2026

    Rayo Vallecano 2–0 Villarreal

    Standout: Pacha scored 86.4 · Breakout watch: Rafa Marín

    xG 1.5–1.0 · expected 1.6–1.0

    Match analysis
  10. 10

    Serie A · 17 May 2026

    Atalanta 0–1 Bologna

    Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 17% · Standout: Riccardo Orsolini scored 92.5 · Breakout watch: Eivind Helland

    xG 0.8–0.7 · expected 2.1–0.9

    Match analysis