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In-depth match previews and recaps for football matches from leagues around the world. Each preview includes team form analysis, key player insights, head-to-head records, and score predictions to help you stay ahead of the game.
Club Brugge vs Anderlecht (1 - 1)
Club Brugge and Anderlecht drew 1-1 at the Jan Breydel stadium on Sunday. It ended a run of nine straight wins in all competitions for the league leaders, and the home crowd booed at full time. Hans Vanaken put Club Brugge ahead in the 41st minute, heading in a cross from Tsawa, who was making his first start for the club. It was Vanaken's 500th league match, and he played it in a special shirt numbered 500. Anderlecht had hardly threatened until then, apart from a few Forbs chances that were stopped by Coosemans. Mihajlo Cvetkovic equalised in the 58th minute. Mechele misjudged a long goal kick from Coosemans, and Cvetkovic ran through to beat Sommer one-on-one. Nobody was sent off, though both sides collected plenty of yellow cards. Siquet hit the outside of the post for Club Brugge in the 82nd minute, and a late effort of his was ruled offside. Club Brugge stay first on 28 points, one ahead of Charleroi, but it is only their second dropped points of the season after the loss to Gent. Anderlecht are fifth on 20 points, eight behind the leaders.
Heerenveen vs Feyenoord (5 - 3)
Heerenveen beat Feyenoord 5-3 at the Abe Lenstra Stadion, coming back from 2-0 down. Ringo Meerveld scored a hat-trick, and it was the first league defeat of the season for the visitors. Anis Hadj-Moussa put Feyenoord ahead after 25 minutes, finishing at the far post from a Nacho Ferri pass. Five minutes later Ferri scored from the spot, after a Givairo Read cross hit the arm of Vasilios Zagaritis. Referee Danny Makkelie gave it on his linesman's advice, and Rijnmond called it debatable. Maas Willemsen pulled one back at the end of the first half and Levi Smans levelled in the 47th minute with a deflected shot. Meerveld made it 3-2 in the 61st minute, Sem Steijn equalised in the 69th, and Meerveld then added two more, the last from a rebound. Feyenoord are now five games without a win and risk losing top spot. They host Excelsior on 21 November, the same day Heerenveen visit Groningen.
Colo Colo vs Racing Club
Colo Colo go into this friendly top of the Chilean Liga de Primera with 58 points from 26 games, ten ahead of Universidad de Chile. Racing Club have just closed their Torneo Clausura far from the leading places. Colo Colo coach Fernando Ortiz was also asked this week about Racing's reported interest in him, and said his current club has priority while he is under contract. Colo Colo have won 18 league games and lost four. They beat Ñublense 6-2 in May and had a chance to clinch the title at Ñublense on 8 November. Racing lost 2-0 at Barracas Central on 6 November, with Nicolás Orsini and Norberto Briasco scoring. Matías Kranevitter hit the post for the visitors and Facundo Cambeses kept them in the game with a one-on-one save. Our prediction: 2-1
RB Leipzig vs Mladá Boleslav
RB Leipzig take on Mlada Boleslav in a friendly with no points on offer. Leipzig are third in the Bundesliga on 18 points from nine games, three behind Bayern and Dortmund. Boleslav are also third, in the Czech league, on 24 points from 13 and seven behind Slavia Prague. Leipzig beat Augsburg 5-2 on 7 November, three days after a 3-2 Champions League defeat to Manchester City. Antonio Nusa has seven league assists and Christopher Nkunku five goals. Boleslav beat Hradec Kralove 3-1 on 1 November and have lost once in their last five. Martin Subert leads their scoring with seven league goals. The clubs have met twice, both times in friendlies in 2023. Leipzig won 4-0 in January, then lost 4-2 to the Czech side in October. Our prediction: 3-1
Lens vs Marseille
Lens and Marseille meet at Bollaert on Sunday with two points between them. Marseille are sixth on 15 points, Lens ninth on 13, so a home win would lift the hosts above their visitors. Lens arrive in poor shape. They lost 1-0 at Lille, which ended a three-game winning run in the league, and then went down 9-1 to Como in the Champions League, the heaviest defeat any side has taken in that competition. Marseille have won their last four league games, scoring 20 goals in nine matches, and won 1-0 at Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League on Thursday. For Lens, Florian Thauvin has four goals and seven assists in nine league games. Amine Gouiri has six goals and three assists for the visitors. Lens may be without Odsonne Edouard, who is doubtful or out depending on the report, and Franjo Ivanovic took a knock to the head. Derek Cornelius is missing for Marseille, with Emerson and Amine Harit in doubt. Our prediction: 1-2
Utrecht vs NEC
Utrecht welcome NEC Nijmegen to Galgenwaard in a lower-half meeting where a single point separates the sides. A home win would lift Utrecht to 15 points. Utrecht come in after a 4-2 defeat at Telstar. They have conceded 31 league goals and are still waiting for their first clean sheet. Midfielders Victor Jensen, Kevin Paredes and Alonzo Engwanda are all injured. NEC lost 1-0 at Heerenveen on 31 October, then beat Omonia Nicosia 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday. They have no league clean sheet either. Defenders Bram Nuytinck, Perr Schuurs and Tobias Storm are missing, along with forward Emre Mor. Utrecht have won eight of the last 12 meetings between the clubs. With that record and the home crowd, we lean towards Utrecht. Our prediction: 2-1
Hoffenheim vs Schalke 04
Hoffenheim and Schalke meet on Sunday evening in Sinsheim with both clubs short of where they expected to be. Hoffenheim are 13th on 9 points, only two clear of Union Berlin in 16th. Schalke, promoted as 2. Bundesliga champions, are 17th on 6 points. Hoffenheim have gone three games without a win in any competition. They lost on penalties to Holstein Kiel in the cup, lost 2-0 at Werder Bremen, then drew 1-1 at Crystal Palace thanks to a late Daichi Kamada goal. Coach Christian Ilzer called the squad situation very tense. Vladimir Coufal and Adam Hlozek are doubtful, while Alexander Prass is back from suspension. Schalke have scored four Bundesliga goals all season and have not found the net in their last four matches. Edin Dzeko is expected to lead the line. Hoffenheim have won the last four meetings between the clubs. Our prediction: 2-0
Sint-Truiden vs Zulte Waregem
STVV are 16th after ten games with eight points, and Zulte Waregem are only three places and three points better off in 12th. Kortrijk and La Louvière sit below them, so a win at the Stayen could change the mood quickly for either side. The hosts have scored nine goals in their last five matches across all competitions, though they have lost two of those. Samed Baždar leads the way with five goals in eight games, and Nathanaël Mbuku has the most shots on target per match in the squad. The home side report no unavailable players. Zulte Waregem have won one of their last five and scored five goals in that run. Tobias Hedl has four goals and two assists this season, and Anosike Ementa has created the most big chances. Dirk Asare and Wilguens Paugain are both day to day with injuries. Zulte lead the all-time meetings 12 wins to 9, but STVV took the last two. Our prediction: 2-1
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Genk
Union SG are second in the Pro League with 26 points from 10 games and host sixth-placed Genk, who have 15. A home win would stretch the gap between the sides to 14 points. Union arrive on five straight wins in all competitions, one of them against Celta Vigo in the Europa League. Genk have won two of their last five league games, drawn one and lost two, the latest defeat coming at Mechelen. Union are without Mateo Biondic, who is out until the end of November, and also miss Kevin Mac Allister and Ondrej Kricfalusi. Genk have doubts over Christian Akpan, Kenan Haroun, Adrian Palacios and Ken Nkuba. Striker Rafiu Durosinmi has six league goals this season but has not scored in his last two games. Union's run and the table both point to a home win, with Genk needing a result to close on the top four. Our prediction: 2-1
Manchester United vs Aston Villa
Manchester United are 17th with seven points from nine games, clear of the relegation zone only on goal difference, while Aston Villa sit tenth on 12. A home win would ease the pressure on Michael Carrick. United beat Roma 3-2 in midweek after trailing by two goals. It was their first win since early September. Bruno Fernandes scored from a retaken penalty and Matheus Cunha got the equaliser and the winner. Villa have gone three games without a win, losing 3-0 to Barcelona on Tuesday and drawing 1-1 with Fulham before that. Johan Manzambi has two goals and three assists in six games for them. United are without the suspended Lisandro Martínez and the injured Carlos Baleba. Villa miss the suspended Matty Cash, plus Matteo Ruggeri and Amadou Onana through injury. Aaron Wan-Bissaka faces a late fitness test. United have won 13 of their last 15 home meetings with Villa. Our prediction: 2-2
Freiburg vs Union Berlin
Freiburg are third on 16 points, two behind leaders Bayern and second-placed Dortmund, and a home win would keep that gap small. Union Berlin are 16th on seven points, with Schalke one point behind them. Cyriaque Irie scored an 85th-minute winner at Augsburg last weekend, and Freiburg followed it with a 1-0 Conference League win over Trabzonspor on Thursday, their third victory in a row. Union are unbeaten in four league games, though three of them were draws, the latest a 1-1 with Köln in which Janik Haberer scored. They have conceded 19 goals, seven of them at Bayern. Felix Uduokhai serves the last game of his suspension and Stanley Nsoki is injured, while Freiburg are waiting on Patrick Osterhage, who has a muscle problem. Union won the last meeting 1-0 in March. Our prediction: 2-1
Le Mans vs Monaco
Le Mans are 17th in Ligue 1 and badly need points when Monaco visit on Sunday. The visitors are 7th and have lost only two of their nine league games. The hosts have taken one point from their last four league games and have not kept a clean sheet all season. Mafouta and Diallo are expected to start up front. Adil Bourabaa is out until around January and Djibril Sidibé has a foot injury. Monaco have dropped points in four straight league matches and are looking to end a run of two away defeats. They have not lost at this ground in their last four visits, winning three. Brunner is tipped to lead the line. Ansu Fati is doubtful with a hamstring problem, though sources disagree on how long he will be out. Our prediction: 1-2
Le Havre vs Lorient
Le Havre are bottom of Ligue 1 with two points from nine games, and they host Lorient on Sunday under an interim coach. Jaïr Karam takes charge for the first time after Didier Digard was suspended by the club on 31 October. Five league defeats in a row, the latest a 1-5 loss to Paris Saint-Germain, have left Le Havre with 20 goals conceded. Josh Maja has four of their nine. Ayumu Seko is suspended and Stephan Zagadou is out with a cruciate ligament injury. Lorient sit on 12 points, though they lost 0-2 to Brest last time out and have scored only seven all season. Jean-Victor Makengo is the creative link, while Panos Katseris, their top assister with three, is out injured. Le Havre have not lost to them in the last four meetings, and won 2-0 in May. Our prediction: 0-1
Brest vs Lyon
Brest are tenth with 12 points after nine games, and Lyon arrive third with one of the better defences in the league, seven goals conceded. The visitors have also been through a rough week. Paulo Fonseca left after the 2-0 win over Angers, former assistant Jorge Maciel is in interim charge, and a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the Europa League came on Thursday. Brest beat Lorient 2-0 in the Breton derby, their first clean sheet of the season, after a 2-1 defeat to Nice and a 1-1 draw at Lille. Ludovic Ajorque scored against Nice and Lorient and has been decisive in three of the last four games. Lucas Tousart, a former Lyon midfielder, is playing at centre-back because of injuries. Brendan Chardonnet and Raphaël Le Guen are both out. Lyon are unbeaten since mid-October and unbeaten at home. Captain Joris Tolisso has scored in each of the last two games. Nuamah, the club's top scorer with four league goals, and defender Niakhaté are both doubtful, and Openda, Sulc, Morton and Ouédraogo are injured. Our prediction: 1-1
Angers vs Nice
Angers are 15th with eight points from nine games, and a home match against eighth-placed Nice (14 points) is a chance to stop a slide. The hosts have gone four games without a win. They lost 2-0 to Lyon last time out and have conceded 12 goals in that run. Peter leads them with two goals. They will be without A. El Ouazzani, who has a groin injury. Nice have won four of their last five league games, including a 5-2 victory over Rennes in which Elye Wahi scored a hat-trick. He has six goals in eight appearances. L. Abergel and M. Bombito are among four injured players on the visiting side. Nice won 2-0 at Angers in March, though Angers took the reverse fixture 1-0 in December. Our prediction: 1-2
Celtic vs Kilmarnock
Celtic top the Premiership with 28 points from 12 games and welcome Kilmarnock, 11th on 9 points, to Celtic Park on Sunday. The hosts have beaten this opponent in eight consecutive league meetings, and they won 5-1 at Rugby Park in August. Celtic arrive with a mixed week behind them. They lost 2-0 at Falkirk on 1 November, then came from behind to beat Besiktas 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday. They have conceded in seven games running. Camilo Duran has seven goals in 12 appearances and is the man to stop. Alistair Johnston and Yang Hyun-jun are both injured, with a return pencilled in for 20 November. Kilmarnock have won two of their 12 league games and have lost their last three away. A 2-2 draw with St Johnstone on 31 October followed a 3-1 loss at Dundee. Greg Kiltie and Joe Hugill are their main threats up front, while Bailey Rice is out until about 20 November. Our prediction: 3-0
Cambuur vs PSV
PSV are third in the Eredivisie on 23 points, two behind leaders Feyenoord, so a trip to Cambuur is one they cannot afford to drop points on. The hosts sit tenth on 15 points and have won only once in the last ten meetings between the clubs. Cambuur arrive in decent shape after a 4-0 home win over Go Ahead Eagles on 31 October, with goals from Ismael Baouf, Jason Ceka, Billy van Duijl and Rafik El Arguioui. El Arguioui has six league goals this season, while Ilyes Hamache and Nicolas Binder have five each. PSV beat Willem II 7-0 the same day, then lost 2-1 at home to Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday. Guus Til leads their scoring with seven league goals, and Sven Mijnans has six. Ricardo Pepi has four and is in good form. Neither source listed any injuries or suspensions. Our prediction: 1-3
AZ vs Groningen
AZ are fifth and Groningen eighth, and both arrive on Sunday off a poor run. AZ have lost three in a row in all competitions and taken one league point from their last four, the latest setback a 2-1 home defeat to Juventus in the Europa League. Groningen have lost three of their last four as well, including a 2-0 KNVB Cup exit against Emmen, yet they have scored in nine of their last 10 games. They won 3-0 at home in March, but AZ took the last meeting in Alkmaar 4-1. For the hosts, Ro-Zangelo Daal leads the club with five league goals. Lewis Schouten is the main doubt after a hamstring problem, and Stije Resink is out with a knee injury until January. Brynjolfur Willumsson has eight goals for the visitors, who are without Travis Hernes and Ryan Metu, with David van der Werff and Alvin Nordin doubtful. Our prediction: 2-1
FC Cologne vs Bayer Leverkusen
Köln are 14th on nine points, two clear of the relegation play-off place, when Bayer Leverkusen visit on Sunday. The visitors are sixth and five points behind the leaders, but they have lost two league games in a row and went down 1-0 at Marseille in the Europa League on Thursday. Coach Carles Martinez admitted his players lacked energy in that game and wants three points here. Terrier, Ben Seghir, Kofane and Tella are all out. Patrik Schick has seven league goals this season and five in seven against Köln. He needs three more to reach 100 in the Bundesliga. Köln have not lost at home in the league this season and beat Union Berlin 5-0 in the cup, with Said El Mala scoring twice. He has not scored in the league since 11 October, and Ellyes Skhiri is out with an ankle injury. Leverkusen have won the last five meetings, and Köln have gone six without beating them. Our prediction: 1-2
Gent vs Kortrijk
Gent welcome Kortrijk in the Pro League on Sunday with a lot more to lose than to gain. The hosts are third on 25 points after eight wins in their first ten, with 19 goals scored and six conceded. Kortrijk are 18th on 4 points, with one win, four goals scored and 22 conceded. The hosts have stumbled lately, though. Disappointing results against Lommel and Finnish side KuPS in the Conference League left a mark, and coach Rik De Mil may stick with the XI that started on Thursday night. WhoScored expects a 3-5-2 from Gent and a 4-3-3 from the visitors. Kortrijk arrive after throwing away a 1-0 lead against Mechelen. James Ndjeungoue was sent off in the 66th minute and three goals followed. Whether he is available is not clear from what we found. History also leans one way. Gent won five straight meetings before Kortrijk took the last one 2-1 in March 2025. Our prediction: 3-0
Twente vs Ajax
Twente host Ajax on Sunday at De Grolsch Veste with a single point between them. Ajax are second on 24 points from 11 games and Twente fourth on 23, so the winner takes a clear step in the table. Both arrive on a run. Ajax have won their last five in all competitions, the latest a 6-1 win at Midtjylland in midweek. Twente have won four in a row, including a 9-0 win at Excelsior and a 3-1 win over Pafos on Thursday. Their one recent defeat was 2-1 against Utrecht on 18 October. Twente are short of defenders and a goalkeeper, with Bruns, Lemkin and Unnerstall out, as is striker Thorvaldsen. Ajax miss only defender Alders. Both played in Europe three days earlier, so rotation is likely. Twente won both meetings in April, 2-1 in the league and 1-0 in a friendly, though Ajax took the October 2025 game in Enschede 3-2. Our prediction: 2-2
Sunderland vs Chelsea
Sunderland are 20th with five points from nine games. Chelsea arrive at the Stadium of Light in fourth place and can leave the hosts in the relegation zone going into the international break. The hosts are seven league games without a win and have failed to score in their last three at home. They also lost 2-0 to Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League on 5 November. Omar Alderete is suspended after his red card against Coventry, and Dan Ballard and Romaine Mundle are injured. Granit Xhaka has started every game so far. Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 last time out, with Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers on the scoresheet. Reece James and João Pedro remain out, and Emiliano Martínez is doubtful after jaw surgery. Our prediction: 1-2
St. Mirren vs Rangers (0 - 2)
Rangers ended a run of away draws in the league with a 2-0 win at St Mirren in Paisley on Saturday, and the result leaves them one point behind Celtic at the top. The game turned on a penalty after 18 minutes. The decision drew protests from the home side, and the press agency report called it a soft one, but Ryan Naderi took it well and sent the goalkeeper the wrong way. Ramsay had already been booked for St Mirren after ten minutes. Later in the first half a Rangers player went down in the box on a counter, and the referee ruled it an offensive foul. Dan Neil, back as captain, made it 2-0 in the 61st minute. His shot took a deflection and wrong-footed the keeper, just after a Rangers effort from distance had hit the bar. St Mirren managed one shot on target in the first half. Rangers under Derek McInnes are now unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions, and their previous two league games away from Ibrox had both ended in draws. Celtic host Kilmarnock on Sunday and can restore a four-point lead before the international break.
Excelsior vs Go Ahead Eagles (0 - 1)
Go Ahead Eagles picked up their first away league win of the season on Saturday night, beating Excelsior 1-0 at Woudestein in Rotterdam. The only goal arrived in the 72nd minute. Mathis Suray set it up and Søren Tengstedt finished, adding to the eight league goals he came into the night with as the Eredivisie's top scorer. Four minutes later he was substituted. There were no penalties and no red cards. Tomas Galvez was booked for the visitors in the 81st minute and Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Excelsior deep into stoppage time. FotMob named Joris Kramer player of the match. Excelsior went into the game 15th and in a relegation fight, without the suspended Nesto Groen. They created chances but could not find an equaliser, and they now have another home defeat to deal with after the 1-0 loss to the same opponent in March. Go Ahead Eagles had not won away from home in the league until this result.
PSG vs Troyes (1 - 0)
PSG beat Troyes 1-0 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday night, and a defender decided it. Illia Zabarnyi headed in from a corner in the 39th minute, the only goal in a game Paris controlled from start to finish. Senny Mayulu was credited with the assist, five minutes after Zabarnyi had been booked for a foul. Paris held about three quarters of the ball and had 15 shots to Troyes' eight, but never added a second. Hillel Konaté saved from Ferran Torres in the 67th minute. At the other end Renaud Ripart put a shot just past the right post in the 54th. Jérémy Le Douaron and Antoine Mille were both booked late on for fouls. The win keeps PSG top of Ligue 1. Troyes stay 16th, with an attack that had managed only seven goals in nine games before this one. They have not beaten Paris since November 2001.
La Louvière vs Cercle Brugge (0 - 1)
Cercle Brugge won 1-0 at RAAL La Louvière on Saturday night, and new coach Pedro Caixinha had his first win from his first match in charge. The home side missed two penalties. Steve Ngoura scored the only goal in the sixth minute. Luke Le Roux set him up and he finished with Cercle's first chance of the game. Ngoura was substituted in the 39th minute. The first penalty came deep in first-half stoppage time after a VAR review. Mustapha Isah took it, shot wide and Coucke was not needed. In the 78th minute Konaté handled a header from Fillet, and Léandro Rousseau saw his effort at 80 minutes saved by Coucke. Caixinha replaced Lars Friis and follows last weekend's first win of the season with another. Cercle are 15th on 9 points. La Louvière, beaten 5-2 at Charleroi a week ago, are 17th on 7 points, with only Kortrijk below them.
Antwerp vs Lommel (2 - 2)
Antwerp were ahead twice at the Bosuil and still finished with a 2-2 draw against Lommel SK, a result that leaves coach Marvin Compper under more pressure. Lommel could have been in front early. Don-Angelo Konadu had a penalty saved by Taishi Nozawa after a VAR check in the first quarter of an hour. Snayder Porozo then tapped in at the far post on 40 minutes to make it 1-0. Konadu equalised seven minutes after the restart, and Modibo Fofana put the hosts back in front on 52 when a shot from Bahmed Deuff deflected to him. On 66 Deuff lost the ball, Nypan crossed low and Konadu finished. He hit the bar on 83, and Lommel keeper Matthias Pieklak stopped Fofana late on. Antwerp sit 13th with 11 points from 11 games, and have won one of their last eight in the league. Lommel are sixth on 16 points and unbeaten in six.
ADO Den Haag vs Sparta Rotterdam (3 - 1)
Den Haag won 3-1 against Sparta Rotterdam in the first match under interim coach Levi Schwiebbe, five days after Robin Peter was sacked. Fans sang Peter's name in the eighth minute and hung a banner thanking him, then watched their side take the points. Juho Kilo put the hosts ahead in the 22nd minute, heading in after Jalen Hawkins knocked on a corner. Bas Kuipers levelled in the 50th minute from a Milan Zonneveld header. Seven minutes later Isaac Babadi played a poor back-pass, Michael Brouwer failed to control it and Nigel Thomas scored into the empty net. Captain Daryl van Mieghem made it 3-1 in the 79th minute. Brouwer went off injured shortly before that goal. It was only the second league win of the season for Den Haag, who have 9 points from 12 games and sit 17th of 18, two behind Excelsior. Sparta Rotterdam have now lost six times this season.
Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen (1 - 0)
Stuttgart beat Werder Bremen 1-0 on Saturday, and the whole match turned on a goal in the seventh minute. Maximilian Mittelstädt finished a cross-field pass from Grischa Prömel under the bar, and the home side then spent most of the afternoon defending it. Bremen pushed hard after the break. Niclas Füllkrug had four shots and won more duels than anyone on the pitch, but Dennis Seimen stopped the efforts that tested him. Marco Grüll limped off with a calf problem in the 67th minute, and a late turn and shot from Reis in the 75th was the last real chance. Yanik Spalt, 19, played 83 minutes in his first start for Stuttgart. The result ended a run of seven unbeaten games for Bremen, whose previous defeat came on 30 August. They stay fifth on 15 points. Stuttgart climb to eighth on 12, after a 4-2 win at Leverkusen last time out.
Auxerre vs Paris FC (0 - 1)
Paris FC won 1-0 at Auxerre on Saturday, and the only goal came from a man who knows the ground well. Lassine Sinayoko, a former Auxerre player, finished with his right foot in the 63rd minute after a pass from Pablo Pagis. Auxerre thought they had scored just before the break. Cameron Archer put the ball in the net in the 39th minute, but VAR ruled it out and the sides went in goalless. A handball by Fredrik Oppegard had been called a minute earlier. Diego Coppola had a close-range header saved for the visitors in the 42nd minute, and Archer was denied from point-blank range in the 77th. There was no penalty and no red card, though the home side collected three yellows to one for Paris FC. Paris FC had 65% of the ball and 10 shots to Auxerre's seven. The win took them to 20 points from 10 games, second in the table behind PSG, who have played a game fewer. Auxerre stay 14th on 10 points, having conceded 24 goals in ten matches, the most in the league.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City (3 - 1)
Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 at the City Ground, with Liam Delap scoring twice and being named player of the match. It was a first home win of the season for Glasner's side, and the first time they had scored at the ground in 167 days. Jair Cunha put Forest ahead in the 6th minute after taking the ball off Josko Gvardiol and finishing with his left foot. Delap made it 2-0 in the 18th, running through after Xaver Schlager won the ball in midfield. Rayan Cherki pulled one back in the 52nd minute with a fierce strike from the edge of the box into the top corner. Delap then wrapped it up in the 73rd, put through by Morgan Gibbs-White on the break. Neither report mentions a card or a penalty. Cunha also cleared an Erling Haaland shot off the line just before the break, and Ryan Yates hit the crossbar for Forest. For Forest the result lifts them out of the relegation zone. City have now lost three league games in a row after winning their first seven, something no top-flight side had done in 122 years. They sit six points behind Arsenal.
OH Leuven vs Mechelen (2 - 0)
OH Leuven won the Dijle derby 2-0 at Den Dreef and ended a run of three straight league wins for KV Mechelen. The visitors won 16 corners and scored from none of them. Emmanuel Addai broke the deadlock five minutes into the second half (50'), running clear after a pass from Robin Mirisola and finishing. Siebe Schrijvers hit the bar on 59', and Mechelen then had three big chances in six minutes, all stopped by Dani Van den Heuvel. At 83' referee Lawrence Visser reached for a red card against Mirisola after a clash with Corbanie, but VAR sent him to the screen and it became a yellow. William Balikwisha sealed it in the 94th minute from close range after a poor clearance by Koudou. Leuven are unbeaten in six league games and move up to 10th, with 12 points from 11 matches. Mechelen have the same total in 11th and lost for the first time in four. Captain Fredrik Hammar was booked and will miss the visit of Club Brugge after the international break.
Fortuna Sittard vs Telstar (2 - 2)
Sittard led 2-0 at home and still ended up with a 2-2 draw against Telstar, who scored twice from set pieces in first-half stoppage time. Mohamed Ihattaren put Sittard ahead from the penalty spot after about 15 minutes, after Gabi Caschili fouled Jasper Dahlhaus. In the 43rd minute Telstar's Sem Valk tried to pass back to his keeper, mishit it and watched the ball loop over Ronald Koeman and in off the crossbar. Anthony Descotte then had a shot ruled out for offside just before the break. Telstar answered almost straight away. Abdelnour Soualhia headed in a free kick from Patrick Brouwer, and within two minutes Brouwer got the equaliser when a long Caschili throw-in was flicked on and fell to him. Sittard pushed after the restart, but Branderhorst and Koeman both made saves to keep it level. Sittard stay sixth on 20 points, while Telstar are 16th on 10 points from 12 games.
RB Leipzig vs Augsburg (5 - 2)
RB Leipzig were behind after one minute at the Red Bull Arena and still won 5-2 against Augsburg in Matchday 9 of the Bundesliga. Two goals in 60 seconds in the first half turned the game around. Anton Kade put the visitors ahead in the 1st minute, scoring from the rebound after Maarten Vandevoordt saved Arijon Ibrahimović's shot. Ezechiel Banzuzi levelled in the 34th minute and Christopher Nkunku made it 2-1 a minute later, both created by Brajan Gruda, who was named Man of the Match. David Raum curled in a free kick in first-half stoppage time for 3-1. Rômulo added a fourth in the 60th minute, set up by Nkunku, and Christoph Baumgartner scored the fifth in the 66th after a pass from Antonio Nusa. Uchenna Ogundu pulled one back for Augsburg in the 93rd minute, after an earlier effort of his was ruled out for offside. It was a fifth goal at home for Leipzig, who came from behind to win. Augsburg leave Saxony with a heavy defeat.
Paderborn vs Eintracht Frankfurt (2 - 2)
Eintracht Frankfurt left Paderborn with a 2-2 draw after Jonathan Burkardt scored with a backheel deep in stoppage time. The visitors had played the last quarter of an hour a man short. Burkardt put Frankfurt ahead in the 23rd minute, finishing a pull-back from Farès Chaïbi. Raphael Obermair levelled on 45 minutes, sending the ball through the legs of Noah Atubolu. Marvin Pieringer then gave the hosts the lead from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute, after a challenge by Lilian Brassier. Two minutes later Elias Baum was sent off for a second yellow card. Atubolu went forward for a late corner, headed it on, and Burkardt turned it in at 90+3. The afternoon was played in an unusually quiet stadium. A Frankfurt supporter fell from the away stand and was taken to hospital, and both sets of fans stopped singing. Frankfurt stay eighth on 12 points. Paderborn are 11th on 10.
Mainz vs Bayern Munich (1 - 2)
Bayern Munich kept their unbeaten start going with a 2-1 win at Mainz, though the afternoon was soured when Manuel Neuer had to come off hurt. Joshua Kimmich opened the scoring in the 14th minute, left unmarked after Harry Kane found him. Kane was involved again for the second, when his shot rebounded to Lennart Karl, who scored in the 57th minute. Mainz thought they were level just before the break, when Jae-Sung Lee headed in a Nadiem Amiri free kick, but VAR ruled it out for offside by a tiny margin. Neuer, playing his 550th Bundesliga game at 40, was hurt around that moment and Jonas Urbig replaced him before half-time. Substitute Phillip Tietz pulled one back for Mainz in stoppage time, at 90+2. For Bayern, the win keeps them top of the table, ahead of Borussia Dortmund. Mainz have now lost four competitive games in a row and travel to Augsburg next.
Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg (2 - 1)
Dortmund won 2-1 against Elversberg at Signal Iduna Park, and Felix Nmecha scored both goals after a goalless first half. Nmecha broke the deadlock in the 55th minute. Fabio Silva held up a diagonal ball and laid it back, and Nmecha placed a low shot into the bottom corner with his first touch. He added a second in the 71st minute, curling in from outside the box after the ball broke to him. The Bundesliga rated it a 4% chance. Gregor Kobel kept Elversberg at bay at other points, but he could do nothing about the 81st-minute goal. Substitute Noel Futkeu volleyed an overhead kick into the bottom corner from a short corner, after a header from Florian Le Joncour. Absences hurt both sides before the break. Carney Chukwuemeka went off injured on 34 minutes, and Elversberg lost captain Lukas Pinckert to a knock. Dortmund are unbeaten in nine league games, on 21 points and second behind Bayern on goal difference. Elversberg stay seventh on 13.
Fulham vs Newcastle United (1 - 1)
Fulham and Newcastle shared a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage, with both goals arriving in a frantic final ten minutes after a goalless first hour. The game looked headed for a stalemate until Jacob Murphy cut in from the right in the 80th minute and shot from outside the box past Bernd Leno. Fulham needed only three minutes to answer. A scramble in the area left the ball for Rodrigo Muniz, who bundled it in from close range in the 83rd minute. Earlier, Dan Burn had put the ball in the net from a corner for Newcastle, but VAR ruled it out for a foul by Yoane Wissa in the build-up. Lewis Hall and Ryan Sessegnon both had late chances to win it, and both were denied. Fabian Schar and Amar Dedic were booked for Newcastle in stoppage time. The point leaves Fulham on 10 from ten games, just above the relegation zone. Newcastle move to 12, after four league defeats in their first nine.
Arsenal vs Hull City (1 - 0)
Arsenal beat Hull City 1-0 at the Emirates, but it took until the 72nd minute and a rebound to get it done. Martin Odegaard scored the only goal. Noni Madueke drove in a shot, Konstantinos Tzolakis parried it into a dangerous area and the captain finished the loose ball. It was his third league goal of the season. Tzolakis was the reason it stayed level for so long. He made nine saves as Arsenal had 20 shots to Hull's seven, and he denied Madueke again late on before Brooke Norton-Cuffy cleared off the line. Just before the break Kai Havertz went down under a challenge from Nobel Mendy, but he was ruled offside in the build-up and no penalty came. Hull collected five yellow cards. The win leaves Arsenal top on 24 points from nine games. Hull are 11th on 11 points. Newcastle visit the Emirates on 21 November.
Westerlo vs Sporting Charleroi (1 - 5)
Charleroi left Het Kuipje with a 5-1 win over Westerlo, scoring all five after a goalless first half in which both sides hit the woodwork. Aurélien Scheidler broke the deadlock in the 58th minute, following up when keeper Jungdal failed to hold a shot from Patrick Pflücke. Freddy Mbemba made it 2-0 two minutes later on the counter, and Pflücke added a third in the 66th. Scheidler got his second in the 72nd. Norman Bassette pulled one back for the hosts in the 74th, but the evening got worse for them late on. Pape Diong fouled Adama Bojang in the box and was sent off, and Bojang scored the penalty in the 89th minute. The result lifts Charleroi to 27 points, level with Club Brugge at the top, though Brugge have a game in hand. Westerlo lost 4-1 at Anderlecht last week, and they sit ninth on 14 points.
Leeds United vs Tottenham Hotspur (1 - 0)
Leeds ended a five-match winless league run at Elland Road on Saturday, beating Tottenham 1-0 with a goal from a substitute eleven minutes from time. Noah Okafor scored it in the 79th minute. He had come on for Lukas Nmecha two minutes earlier and finished from just inside the box. One report says Harry Wilson controlled a throw-in and set him up, and that VAR checked the build-up for handball before the goal stood. Leeds had 16 shots to seven for the visitors, even though Tottenham had around 60 per cent of the ball. There was plenty of argument before that. Jayden Bogle stayed on the pitch after a studs-down challenge on Mathys Tel, and VAR ruled it a free-kick only. Tel limped off in the 43rd minute. Tottenham also appealed for a handball against Matheus Fernandes, which was not given. There were three yellow cards for the visitors and two for the hosts, and no red cards. Leeds go up to 12th on 11 points. Tottenham had won their previous three league games, and the defeat leaves them ninth on 12 points.
Hamburg vs Borussia M'gladbach (3 - 1)
Hamburger SV ended a run of three straight defeats on Friday, beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 at the Volksparkstadion in front of 57,000. The visitors played the last 40 minutes a man short after Ko Itakura was sent off. Miro Muheim gave the hosts the lead in the 11th minute with a shot from about 30 metres into the bottom corner. Joe Scally levelled in the 44th, hitting from range, and the ball took a touch off teammate Robin Hack on the way in. The game turned four minutes after the restart. Ko Itakura, already booked, fouled Albert Grönbaek and saw a second yellow in the 49th. Shafiq Nandja then scored his first Bundesliga goal, aged 19, in the 59th or 60th depending on the source, and Grönbaek made it 3-1 from 27 metres in the 70th. The win was Hamburger SV's third at home this season and lifted them to 12 points from nine games, eighth at least until Saturday. Borussia Mönchengladbach, five matches into Alexander Blessin's time in charge, stay bottom on four points. Hamburg travel to Werder Bremen on 22 November.
Toulouse vs Strasbourg (3 - 1)
Toulouse found their goals again on Friday night, beating Strasbourg 3-1 at the Stadium de Toulouse. They had failed to score in their previous two league games, including a 2-0 loss at Marseille a week earlier. The visitors had most of the ball in the first half, but it was the hosts who led. Santiago Hidalgo scored in first-half stoppage time (45+1) with a left-footed finish, and the goal stood after a VAR check for handball. Mark McKenzie headed in a corner on 56 minutes to make it 2-0. Giovanni Reyna pulled one back for Strasbourg on 68, helped by confusion in the Toulouse centre. Sebastian Jorgensen restored the two-goal lead on 76 with another header from a corner, after a poor exit from the Strasbourg keeper. The referee showed four yellow cards. The win lifts Toulouse to 10th on 13 points. Strasbourg stay 13th on 10 points, two clear of 15th-placed Angers.
Everton vs Coventry City (3 - 1)
Everton beat Coventry 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium after falling behind early in the second half. Thierno Barry scored twice inside ten minutes to turn the game around. Coventry were the better side before the break, and Everton were fortunate not to concede a penalty. VAR looked at James Tarkowski twice and let both incidents go. Yann Gboho put the visitors ahead in the 52nd minute, turning in the box and prodding the ball past Jordan Pickford. The reply came within five minutes, Barry heading in Vitalii Mykolenko's deep cross. He added a second in the 61st minute after a run from Tyrique George, though replays suggested the ball may have hit his arm. VAR was inconclusive and the goal stood. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall made it 3-1 in the 81st minute with a near-post finish from a tight angle. The win lifts Everton above Liverpool into fifth. Coventry stay 16th on nine points, with a weekend of results that could pull them toward the bottom three.
Standard Liège vs SK Beveren (3 - 0)
Standard Liege finally won a league game again, beating Beveren 3-0 at Sclessin on Friday night. Dennis Eckert Ayensa scored all three goals, the first hat-trick of his professional career, and it was Standard's first league victory since 5 September. Ayensa opened the scoring in the fifth minute. He won the ball among three defenders in the box, shook one off and put a crossed shot past Schenk. Beveren had a goal by Rayan Touzghar ruled out for offside before the break, and it stayed 1-0 at half-time. The game was settled in the second half. Viktor Boone fouled Ayensa in the box and the striker took the penalty himself, sending Schenk the wrong way in the 64th minute. Four minutes later Abid set him up for a simple finish from close range. Ayensa was replaced in the 77th minute. Standard had gone five league games without a win and now sit seventh on 15 points. Beveren are 13th on 10 points, with one point from their last five matches.
Willem II vs PEC Zwolle (1 - 1)
Willem II and PEC Zwolle shared the points in Tilburg on Friday night, 1-1, and both goals came inside the first three minutes. Sydney van Hooijdonk put the visitors ahead in the 2nd minute, turning and shooting after Namli worked the ball in. Willem II levelled within 130 seconds. Overlapping right-back Hidde ter Avest scored in the 3rd minute from a bouncing ball, finishing into the far corner past Jasper Schendelaar. After that the chances dried up. Devin Haen headed over and later shot wide, and Schendelaar saved from Jari Schuurman in the 68th minute. Just before the break Zwolle wanted a penalty when Van Hooijdonk and Calvin Twigt grappled in the box, but referee Allard Lindhout waved it away and VAR left the decision alone. The point keeps Willem II bottom of the table, though they had gone 28 league games without a win. Zwolle, under interim coach Dennis van der Ree, had taken seven points from three games since Henry van der Vegt was sacked, and move up to 13th.
Red Star Belgrade vs Inter Club d'Escaldes (2 - 1)
Crvena zvezda were a minute or two from an embarrassing night at home before they beat Inter Escaldes 2-1 in the Conference League. The winner arrived in the second minute of stoppage time, when Juta Nakajama shot from more than 20 metres. The ball hit the post and bounced in off the back of the visiting goalkeeper, Javi Diaz. The first half finished goalless. Aleksandar Katai had a goal ruled out after a VAR check and was sent off in the 32nd minute, which left the hosts a man short. Inter Escaldes were reduced to ten as well when Domi Berlanga picked up a second yellow card for protest shortly after the break. The visitors took the lead in the 62nd minute through Borja Arellano, who finished from close range after a cross from Pocketino. Vladimir Lucic brought the scores level in the 80th minute with a shot from about 15 metres. Crvena zvezda hit the woodwork twice more before Nakajama's late effort. The win leaves Crvena zvezda 15th in the table with four points, and they travel to Gent next. Inter Escaldes are 35th with no points and host Copenhagen.
Torreense vs Ararat-Armenia (3 - 2)
Torreense beat Ararat-Armenia 3-2 in the Europa League after conceding a lead and playing most of the game a man down. Two goals in stoppage time decided it. Jorge Aguirre put the hosts ahead on 13 minutes, but he was sent off on 25 after a VAR review turned a yellow for a stamp into a straight red. Karen Muradyan levelled on 41 and Bruno Wilson made it 2-1 to the visitors on 58. Ararat-Armenia had the bulk of the ball and 17 shots to six. The visitors' goalkeeper João Bravim was sent off on 76 for bringing down Juan María outside the area, which made it ten against ten. Javi Vázquez equalised in the 90th minute plus three, and Musa Drammeh scored the winner two minutes later from a scramble at the edge of the six-yard box after a clearance fell to him. It was João Nuno's first European match in charge. Torreense now have six points from four games, with two wins and two defeats. Ararat-Armenia have lost all four of their league phase matches and sit bottom without a point.
Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb (0 - 2)
Sunderland were beaten 0-2 at the Stadium of Light by Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, and the home fans booed their side off at both half-time and full-time. The visitors did the damage before the break. Luka Stojkovic volleyed in from a poorly marked corner in the 22nd minute. Dion Beljo added the second around the 40th minute, running onto a pass over the top from Stojkovic. No red cards or penalties were reported. Sunderland pushed after the restart but could not score. A header from Wilson Isidor was ruled out by VAR for offside soon after the interval. Kevin Danso hit the bar from a rebound, and Brian Brobbey was denied from close range after coming on in the 67th minute. The result leaves Sunderland 11th in the league phase on 7 points from four games. Dinamo Zagreb are ninth on the same total, with a better goal difference. Régis Le Bris has won one of his last six games in all competitions, and Sunderland host Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday.
Sturm Graz vs Celje (2 - 3)
Celje collected their first win of this Europa League campaign on Thursday night, beating Sturm Graz 3-2 at the Merkur Arena. The visitors went in front twice and held the lead, even after a stoppage-time goal from the hosts made the finish tense. Svit Seslar opened the scoring for Celje in the 29th minute. Oumar Diakite pulled Sturm level in the 40th, but the visitors restored their lead just before the break, when Benjamin Verbic scored in the 45th minute to make it 2-1 at half-time. Seslar added his second in the 73rd minute and that gave Celje a two-goal cushion. Diakite scored again in the third minute of added time to make it 3-2, but there was not enough time left for an equaliser. There were no red cards or penalties in the match. The win lifts Celje from one point to four after four games, having lost at Leverkusen and to Omonia and drawn with Salzburg. Sturm Graz stay on four points from the same number of matches, with a single win in the competition so far.