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Football this weekend

89 matches across 10 competitions from Friday 23 to Monday 26 October. Three stand out: Freiburg vs Bayern (9.2), Liverpool vs Brighton Hove (8.9), PSG vs Olympique Lyon (8.7).

Top picks

  1. Bundesliga

    Freiburg Bayern

    9.2/10
    • Both teams average 4.4 goals a game
    • 1 point apart
    • Bayern came from behind in 2 of their last 5
  2. Premier League

    Liverpool Brighton Hove

    8.9/10
    • Both teams average 4.0 goals a game
    • Top-of-table clash
  3. Ligue 1

    PSG Olympique Lyon

    8.7/10
    • Both teams average 3.7 goals a game
    • Level on points
    • Top-of-table clash
  4. La Liga

    Barça Real Madrid

    8.3/10
    • Both teams average 4.6 goals a game
    • 2.7 vs 2.4 points per game
    • Top-of-table clash
  5. Brasileirão

    Santos Bahia

    7.8/10
    • Both fighting relegation
    • Santos came from behind in 2 of their last 5
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting ended 2-2

Friday 23 October

  1. Copa Libertadores

    Flamengo Estudiantes LP

    6.5/10
    • Copa Libertadores semi-final
  2. Eredivisie

    Go Ahead Telstar

    5.7/10
    • Both teams average 3.4 goals a game
    • Go Ahead came from behind in 2 of their last 5
  3. Championship

    Bolton Middlesbrough

    5.5/10
    • Both teams average 3.3 goals a game
    • Middlesbrough came from behind in 2 of their last 5
  4. Ligue 1

    Brest Nice

    5.4/10
    • 1 point apart
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting ended 2-2
  5. Bundesliga

    Stuttgart M'gladbach

    5.2/10
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting: Stuttgart won 3-0
  6. Serie A

    Torino Monza

    5.0/10
    • Both teams average 3.1 goals a game
  7. Premier League

    Ipswich Town Nottingham

    3.5/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  8. La Liga

    Alavés Málaga

    3.3/10
    • Málaga came from behind in 2 of their last 5
  9. Primeira Liga

    Vitória SC Marítimo

    3.2/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet

Saturday 24 October

  1. Bundesliga

    RB Leipzig Elversberg

    7.7/10
    • Both teams average 3.9 goals a game
    • 1 point apart
  2. Bundesliga

    Mainz Bremen

    7.4/10
    • Both teams average 4.3 goals a game
    • Bremen came from behind in 3 of their last 5
    • 1 point apart
  3. Eredivisie

    Utrecht Zwolle

    7.4/10
    • Both teams average 4.1 goals a game
    • Utrecht came from behind in 2 of their last 5
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting ended 1-1
  4. Bundesliga

    Augsburg Union Berlin

    7.3/10
    • Both teams average 4.1 goals a game
    • Augsburg came from behind in 2 of their last 5
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting: Union Berlin won 4-0
  5. Brasileirão

    Vasco da Gama Corinthians

    7.2/10
    • Both fighting relegation
    • 2 points apart
  6. Brasileirão

    Vitória Paranaense

    7.1/10
    • Both teams average 3.7 goals a game
    • Both fighting relegation
  7. Championship

    Blackburn Wrexham

    6.7/10
    • Both teams average 3.6 goals a game
    • 1 point apart
  8. Brasileirão

    Cruzeiro Clube do Remo

    6.6/10
    • Both fighting relegation
    • Cruzeiro came from behind in 2 of their last 5
  9. La Liga

    Santander Espanyol

    6.6/10
    • Level on points
  10. Championship

    Portsmouth Millwall

    6.5/10
    • Level on points
  11. Primeira Liga

    Gil Vicente Porto

    6.5/10
    • Top-of-table clash
  12. Premier League

    Aston Villa Man City

    6.4/10
    • Both teams average 4.8 goals a game
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting: Aston Villa won 2-1
  13. Premier League

    Coventry City Fulham

    6.1/10
    • 1 point apart
  14. Brasileirão

    Chapecoense Fluminense

    6.1/10
    • Both teams average 3.0 goals a game
    • Both fighting relegation
  15. Championship

    West Ham Southampton

    6.0/10
    • 2.1 vs 2.1 points per game
    • West Ham came from behind in 2 of their last 5
  16. Eredivisie

    Den Haag Heerenveen

    5.8/10
    • Both teams average 3.1 goals a game
    • Den Haag came from behind in 2 of their last 5
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting: Heerenveen won 3-0
  17. Championship

    QPR Swansea

    5.6/10
    • Swansea came from behind in 2 of their last 5
  18. Ligue 1

    RC Lens Paris FC

    5.6/10
    • Both teams average 3.1 goals a game
    • High-scoring last meeting Last meeting: RC Lens won 5-0
  19. Championship

    Lincoln City Burnley

    5.5/10
    • Both teams average 3.4 goals a game
  20. Bundesliga

    SC Paderborn HSV

    5.4/10
    • Both teams average 3.3 goals a game
  21. Serie A

    Napoli Roma

    5.3/10
    • Both teams average 3.4 goals a game
  22. Brasileirão

    Mirassol São Paulo

    5.3/10
    • Both fighting relegation
  23. Eredivisie

    Willem II Cambuur

    5.2/10
    • Both teams average 3.2 goals a game
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting ended 1-1
  24. Primeira Liga

    Alverca Arouca

    5.2/10
    • Their games average 2.6 goals
  25. Brasileirão

    Palmeiras Bragantino

    5.2/10
    • Both fighting for a European place
  26. Brasileirão

    Internacional Botafogo

    5.1/10
    • Both fighting relegation
  27. La Liga

    Rayo Vallecano Elche

    5.0/10
    • Their games average 2.8 goals
  28. Serie A

    Como 1907 Sassuolo

    4.9/10
    • Both teams average 3.6 goals a game
  29. Championship

    Cardiff Birmingham

    4.9/10
    • Both teams average 3.3 goals a game
  30. Premier League

    Chelsea Tottenham

    4.9/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  31. Bundesliga

    Dortmund Frankfurt

    4.9/10
    • High-scoring last meeting Last meeting: Dortmund won 3-2
  32. Serie A

    Lazio Parma

    4.8/10
    • Both teams average 3.0 goals a game
  33. Championship

    Charlton Norwich

    4.5/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  34. Championship

    Preston NE West Brom

    4.3/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  35. Primeira Liga

    Amadora Casa Pia

    4.1/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  36. La Liga

    Valencia Villarreal

    4.0/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  37. Serie A

    Cagliari Bologna

    3.9/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  38. Bundesliga

    1. FC Köln Schalke

    3.8/10
    • 2 points apart
  39. Championship

    Wolverhampton Watford

    3.7/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  40. La Liga

    Atleti Deportivo

    3.7/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  41. Championship

    Sheffield Utd Derby County

    3.5/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  42. Premier League

    Arsenal Everton

    3.5/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  43. Championship

    Stoke Bristol City

    3.4/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet

Sunday 25 October

  1. Bundesliga

    Freiburg Bayern

    9.2/10
    • Both teams average 4.4 goals a game
    • 1 point apart
    • Bayern came from behind in 2 of their last 5
  2. Premier League

    Liverpool Brighton Hove

    8.9/10
    • Both teams average 4.0 goals a game
    • Top-of-table clash
  3. Ligue 1

    PSG Olympique Lyon

    8.7/10
    • Both teams average 3.7 goals a game
    • Level on points
    • Top-of-table clash
  4. La Liga

    Barça Real Madrid

    8.3/10
    • Both teams average 4.6 goals a game
    • 2.7 vs 2.4 points per game
    • Top-of-table clash
  5. Brasileirão

    Santos Bahia

    7.8/10
    • Both fighting relegation
    • Santos came from behind in 2 of their last 5
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting ended 2-2
  6. Ligue 1

    Monaco Lille

    7.6/10
    • Level on points
    • Both teams average 2.8 goals a game
    • Top-of-table clash
  7. Eredivisie

    PSV Feyenoord

    7.5/10
    • Top-of-table clash
  8. Eredivisie

    AZ Twente

    7.5/10
    • AZ came from behind in 2 of their last 5
    • Top-of-table clash
  9. Premier League

    Crystal Palace Newcastle

    7.2/10
    • Both teams average 3.7 goals a game
    • 1 point apart
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting: Crystal Palace won 2-1
  10. Ligue 1

    Toulouse Troyes

    6.8/10
    • Both teams average 3.5 goals a game
    • Toulouse came from behind in 2 of their last 5
    • High-scoring last meeting Last meeting: Toulouse won 4-1
  11. Eredivisie

    Sittard Excelsior

    6.7/10
    • Both teams average 3.9 goals a game
  12. Premier League

    Man United Bournemouth

    6.4/10
    • Both teams average 3.0 goals a game
    • 1 point apart
  13. Eredivisie

    Sparta Ajax

    6.4/10
    • Both teams average 4.9 goals a game
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting: Ajax won 4-0
  14. Ligue 1

    Stade Rennais Strasbourg

    6.4/10
    • Both teams average 4.0 goals a game
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting: Stade Rennais won 3-0
  15. Premier League

    Hull City Brentford

    6.3/10
    • High-scoring last meeting Last meeting: Brentford won 5-1
    • 1 point apart
  16. Bundesliga

    Hoffenheim Leverkusen

    6.1/10
    • Both teams average 4.0 goals a game
  17. Primeira Liga

    Rio Ave Famalicão

    6.1/10
    • Both teams average 3.5 goals a game
    • Level on points
  18. Eredivisie

    NEC Groningen

    6.0/10
    • Both teams average 3.7 goals a game
  19. La Liga

    Celta Real Betis

    5.9/10
    • Dramatic last meeting Last meeting ended 1-1
  20. Serie A

    Inter Fiorentina

    5.8/10
    • Both teams average 3.7 goals a game
  21. Serie A

    Atalanta Frosinone

    5.8/10
    • Both teams average 3.5 goals a game
    • High-scoring last meeting Last meeting: Atalanta won 5-0
  22. La Liga

    Real Sociedad Levante

    5.8/10
    • Both teams average 4.7 goals a game
  23. Serie A

    Genoa Venezia FC

    5.7/10
    • Both teams average 3.3 goals a game
    • 1 point apart
  24. Ligue 1

    Auxerre Le Mans

    5.7/10
    • Both teams average 3.3 goals a game
  25. Serie A

    Lecce Juventus

    5.6/10
    • Both teams average 2.9 goals a game
  26. Serie A

    Udinese Milan

    5.5/10
    • Both teams average 3.4 goals a game
  27. Primeira Liga

    Sporting CP Acad. Viseu

    5.5/10
    • Their games average 2.9 goals
  28. Ligue 1

    Marseille Le Havre

    4.9/10
    • Both teams average 3.1 goals a game
  29. La Liga

    Athletic Getafe

    4.5/10
    • Level on points
  30. Premier League

    Sunderland Leeds United

    4.3/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  31. Primeira Liga

    CD Nacional Braga

    4.1/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  32. Ligue 1

    Angers SCO Lorient

    4.0/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet
  33. Primeira Liga

    Estoril Praia Moreirense

    3.1/10
    • Early season, little at stake yet

Monday 26 October

  1. Primeira Liga

    Santa Clara SL Benfica

    7.4/10
    • 2.3 vs 2.1 points per game
    • 1 point apart
    • Top-of-table clash
  2. Brasileirão

    Coritiba Grêmio

    7.0/10
    • Both teams average 3.3 goals a game
    • Both fighting relegation
  3. Brasileirão

    Flamengo Mineiro

    6.1/10
    • Title race
    • 2.4 vs 2.1 points per game
  4. La Liga

    Sevilla FC Osasuna

    5.4/10
    • Both teams average 3.4 goals a game