Sunday, 18 October 2026
34 match previews for Sunday, 18 October 2026, across 12 competitions, with final scores and how our predictions compared.
Premier League
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Third-placed Brighton host... no, Crystal Palace travel to Falmer with a far lower position and a difficult away record, but the visitors have beaten Brighton in three of the last five meetings. Brighton have a chance to strengthen their place among the leaders.
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Between them, Bournemouth and Sunderland have conceded 25 goals in six Premier League games. Now they meet on Sunday with both sides hunting their first real foothold above the drop zone.
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Manchester United travel to Leeds on Sunday needing points, with a thinned squad that leaves little room for error. Leeds are missing two key players but still have the edge in their recent league meetings.
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Arsenal head to the City Ground on Sunday second in the table, while Nottingham Forest sit 17th and have yet to win at home this season. Can the underdogs make the favourites uncomfortable?
Read previewLa Liga
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Racing Santander travel to El Sadar with the same eight points and the same goal difference as Osasuna, separated by a single place in the table. Whoever gets a result first could open a real gap.
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Celta Vigo have gone five league games without defeat, while Alaves arrive on Sunday with three losses in their last five. The last five meetings between the two sides have been full of goals and surprises.
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Malaga sit 20th in La Liga and need results quickly. Real Sociedad, sixth and on the rise, arrive at La Rosaleda on Sunday looking to keep their momentum going.
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Real Madrid have won all five of their recent meetings with Sevilla, and they host them on Sunday with a perfect home record this season. Sevilla arrive in form that has been harder to read.
Read previewSerie A
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Two goals in three home league games: that is Udinese's problem at the Bluenergy Stadium this season. Lecce arrive in a similar slump, and a result matters to both.
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Fiorentina beat Como 2-1 the last time they met, but the Serie A table now points the other way. Can the bottom side make the favourites suffer on Sunday?
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Sixth-placed AC Milan host 10th-placed Atalanta at San Siro on Sunday, but Atalanta have not lost to them in their last five league meetings. Can the hosts break that pattern?
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Juventus host Lazio on Sunday in a Serie A clash that could reshape the race for the leading group. Lazio arrive third in the table and in strong away form, while Juventus look to close a five-point gap.
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Fluminense sit fourth in Serie A, nine points clear of Santos, and have not lost to them in their last five meetings. Santos arrive on a three-match winning streak looking to break that run at the Maracanã.
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Cruzeiro arrive as the clear favourites on Sunday, but Gremio, 18th and deep in the relegation zone, have a home record that could make the afternoon awkward for the visitors.
Read previewBundesliga
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Third-placed Freiburg and fourth-placed Leverkusen meet on Sunday with the top of the Bundesliga table on the line. Whoever wins could open a clear gap over the chasing pack.
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Borussia Mönchengladbach have lost all five league games and sit bottom of the Bundesliga table. Hoffenheim come to Borussia-Park on Sunday with only one win of their own, but the pressure falls heavily on the home side.
Read previewLigue 1
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Angers have not beaten Marseille in their last five Ligue 1 meetings, and on Sunday they get a chance to change that against a side just one point ahead of them in the table.
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Le Havre and Auxerre last met in a 1-1 draw in April, and both enter Sunday's clash in the bottom three with little margin for error.
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Third-placed Monaco travel to a Lorient side in the lower half of Ligue 1, a match that could shape how far the visitors can chase the leaders. Sunday's meeting is a test of Monaco's momentum.
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Paris FC have a better goal difference than Rennes but sit two places lower in Ligue 1. Their Sunday meeting at Stade Jean Bouin could decide who gets the upper hand in the table's congested middle.
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Lyon arrive on Sunday with the upper hand in this fixture, having won four of the last five meetings. Nice, 11th in the table, know a fresh result is needed to change the picture.
Read previewBotola Pro
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Widad Témara need a result to stop their slide, while Kawkab Marrakech look to build on a strong start when the two sides meet on Sunday in Botola Pro. Their recent history suggests a tight contest.
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Amal Tiznit have conceded eight goals in two home games this season, and that record matters as they travel to Casablanca on Sunday in search of points to lift them off the foot of the table. Wydad are only four points ahead.
Read previewStars League
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Al Sadd and Al-Duhail meet on Sunday in a Stars League showdown between two of the league's top four, with the Emir Cup thrashing in May still fresh in memory.
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Al-Rayyan have conceded just two goals all season and sit top of the Stars League. Al-Gharafa, 10th of 12, have beaten them four times in their last five meetings, so Sunday's clash in Doha has a real underdog story.
Read previewEredivisie
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Cambuur have conceded 13 goals in four home league matches this season. Now they face AZ Alkmaar, second in the table, on Sunday at the Kooi Stadion.
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Ajax travel to Groningen separated from their opponents by a single place and a three-point gap in goal difference. Both sides know a result here could tip the balance in the middle of the table.
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Fortuna Sittard arrive in Nijmegen with the better away record, while NEC are still searching for a home win this season. Sunday's Eredivisie clash pits the visitors' sharpness on the road against a home side that has struggled to keep opponents out.
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Utrecht travel to Enschede on the back of a 2-0 win over Twente in March, but a long injury list will test their depth against a Twente side unbeaten at home this season.
Read previewSüper Lig
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Seventh-placed Kocaelispor host 15th-placed Göztepe on Sunday, looking to extend an unbeaten run against their visitors that stretches back to 2023. The hosts arrive with the stronger form and the better home record.
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Başakşehir and Gaziantep FK are tied on eight points in the Süper Lig, separated only by goal difference. Sunday's meeting in Istanbul offers a chance to open a gap.
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