Every big match of the day, previewed from the data: recent form, team news, head to head, where to watch it live and our lean — then three AI engines take over on match day.
This week in football
A column on every big match before the week starts, and the full story once it ends.
Arsenal left Anfield with a 1-0 win and the Premier League summit to themselves, while Manchester City lost at home to Brighton despite 21 shots. Lazio hit six at Sassuolo and Barcelona six against Alaves.
Liverpool v Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday 1 November caps a 20-match week across three leagues. Before it, Lazio's hold on second place in Serie A is tested at Sassuolo on Tuesday.
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Match previews
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Third-placed Real Madrid visit 13th-placed Racing Santander at El Sardinero on Sunday 1 November 2026 in La Liga round 11. Our preview weighs a visitor on a five-game winning run against a home side conceding 2.6 goals a game.
17th-placed Union Berlin host 1. FC Köln at An der Alten Försterei on Sunday 1 November 2026, five days after Köln won 5-0 in the DFB Pokal. Our preview weighs form, absences and the numbers behind a quick rematch.
Sixteenth-placed Strasbourg host 12th-placed Auxerre at Stade de la Meinau on Sunday 1 November 2026, both with 18 goals conceded after eight games. Strasbourg's four straight league defeats meet Auxerre's growing injury list.
Second-placed Lazio, level on 25 points with leaders Inter, host tenth-placed Cagliari at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday 1 November 2026. Our preview weighs a 3.4-goals-a-game attack against a visiting defence shipping 2.2 per match.
Frosinone, sixth in Serie A with 17 points, host ninth-placed Torino (13 points) at PSC Arena on Sunday 1 November 2026. A free-scoring home side meets a visitor missing four players through injury.
Telstar, 16th with six points, host 11th-placed Utrecht in Eredivisie round 11 on Sunday 1 November 2026. Utrecht arrive in better form but with five players out, so this preview weighs a leaky home defence against a thin visiting squad.
Thirteenth-placed Excelsior host fourth-placed Twente in Eredivisie Round 11 on Sunday 1 November 2026. A leaky home side meets one of the league's better away records, and the numbers lean towards the visitors.
Third-placed Trabzonspor host 15th-placed Gaziantep FK at Papara Park on Sunday 1 November 2026, with five straight wins against a side that has lost four of its last five. Our preview covers form, absences, head-to-head and a calm lean on the result.
Başakşehir host Samsunspor in Süper Lig round 10 on Sunday 1 November 2026, with a mid-table side facing a team on five straight defeats. Our preview weighs home form, a leaking defence and a one-sided head-to-head.
Sixth-placed Sevilla visit 17th-placed Getafe in La Liga on Sunday 1 November 2026 at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. Getafe have scored five league goals in ten games, so the preview asks whether Sevilla's attack can exploit a porous, depleted home side.
Fourth-placed Como host bottom club Venezia at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Sunday 1 November 2026, with 17 points separating the sides. Our preview weighs Como's scoring form against Venezia's defensive problems and injury lists on both sides.
PEC Zwolle, 15th, host 17th-placed ADO Den Haag at MAC³PARK Stadion on Sunday 1 November 2026 in a match between two leaky defences. Two points separate them, and both sides arrive with injuries and little momentum.