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.
25–31 Aug 2026
Full week · 265 matches · 10 picked
Footybot weeks run Tuesday to Monday: the midweek games, then the weekend round.
- Tue 25 25matches
- Wed 26 14matches
- Thu 27 43matches
- Fri 28 16matches
- Sat 29 67matches
- Sun 30 90matches
- Mon 31 10matches
- 1
Chelsea 4–3 Brighton & Hove Albion
Two strong sides · Chances everywhere: 4.6 xG · Standout: Mats Wieffer scored 97.6
- 2
Lille 2–2 Paris Saint-Germain
Standout: Dro Fernández scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Lucas Beraldo
- 3
Liverpool FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest
Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 20% · Chances everywhere: 3.9 xG · Standout: Ronald Araújo scored 100.0
- 4
Sunderland 1–0 Fulham
Standout: Wilson Isidor scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Nilson Angulo
- 5
SSC Napoli 1–2 Como
Standout: Kaiki scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Rafa Marín
- 6
RC Strasbourg 2–1 RC Lens
Chances everywhere: 4.6 xG · Standout: Karim Coulibaly scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Franjo Ivanović
- 7
Nottingham Forest 0–2 Leeds United
Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 23% · Standout: Omari Hutchinson scored 100.0
- 8
Vasco da Gama 3–1 Cruzeiro
Chances everywhere: 3.9 xG · Standout: David scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Jonathan Jesus
- 9
FC Utrecht 1–6 PSV Eindhoven
Chances everywhere: 3.9 xG · Standout: Sven Mijnans scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Kodai Sano
- 10
1. FC Köln 3–2 TSG Hoffenheim
Standout: Thijs Dallinga scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Jahmai Simpson-Pusey