Free model picks · Saturday 17 October 2026
Football predictions today
204 fixtures kick off today, Saturday 17 October 2026 (UK time), across 35 competitions. 204 carry a free TACTIX model pick with the best bookmaker price. First up: Mirassol v Internacional, Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00 BST (Serie A). The busiest competition is FA Cup with 32 matches.
204 fixtures kick off today (UK time), 204 with a free calibrated pick and the best bookmaker price. We lead with calibration, not an inflated accuracy headline — the full win probability, xG and value are part of Pro.
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Today’s card by competition
FA Cup (32)League Two (17)League One (16)Championship (15)Taça de Portugal (12)J1 League (8)Premier League (8)Bundesliga (8)Serie A (7)Cup (7)Serie B (6)Premiership (5)
J1 League
Kashima v V-varen Nagasaki
Result 2–0
Result & stats →A-League
Macarthur v Perth Glory
Result 2–1
Result & stats →J1 League
Mito Hollyhock v Urawa
Result 0–1
Result & stats →K League 1
Ulsan Hyundai FC v Bucheon FC 1995
Result 2–1
Result & stats →A-League
Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets
Result 2–2
Result & stats →J1 League
Kashiwa Reysol v Nagoya Grampus
Result 1–3
Result & stats →Premier League
Zorya Luhansk v Chornomorets
Result 2–1
Result & stats →Süper Lig
Erzurumspor FK v Eyüpspor
Result 2–0
Result & stats →Super League
Dalian Zhixing v Sichuan Jiuniu
Result 3–1
Result & stats →2. Bundesliga
SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Eintracht Braunschweig
Result 2–0
Result & stats →2. Bundesliga
1. FC Kaiserslautern v VfL Bochum
Result 2–0
Result & stats →2. Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg v 1. FC Heidenheim
Result 3–1
Result & stats →Premier League
Everton v Chelsea
Result 0–2
Result & stats →Championship
Middlesbrough v Cardiff
Result 2–2
Result & stats →Championship
Millwall v Lincoln
Result 2–2
Result & stats →Championship
Watford v Charlton
Result 2–0
Result & stats →League Two
Fleetwood Town v Rotherham
Result 2–0
Result & stats →League Two
Shrewsbury v Bristol Rovers
Result 1–0
Result & stats →League One
Milton Keynes Dons v Luton
Result 2–1
Result & stats →League One
Peterborough v Burton Albion
Result 2–2
Result & stats →FA Cup
Bury v Harrogate Town
Result 1–1
Result & stats →Super League
Qingdao Jonoon v Shenyang Urban
Result 0–4
Result & stats →Super League
Yunnan Yukun v Chongqing Tongliang Long
Result 1–1
Result & stats →FA WSL
Arsenal W v Birmingham City W
Result 1–1
Result & stats →Eliteserien
Ham-Kam v Bodo/Glimt
Result 0–2
Result & stats →Super League
Shandong Luneng v Hangzhou Greentown
Result 5–0
Result & stats →Ligue 2
Metz v Sochaux
Result 3–2
Result & stats →Ligue 2
Nantes v Dunkerque
Result 2–3
Result & stats →Segunda División
Real Sociedad II v Almeria
Result 2–4
Result & stats →La Liga
Espanyol v Atletico Madrid
Result 0–1
Result & stats →CAF Champions League
CFFA v Young Africans
Result 0–4
Result & stats →Premier League
Kudrivka v Bukovyna
Result 4–1
Result & stats →Ekstraklasa
Motor Lublin v Slask Wroclaw
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at bet365
Full forecast →Slask Wroclaw are winless in their last 8 (all competitions we cover)
HNL
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb v Istra 1961
Free pick Draw or Away 1.62 at betano
Full forecast →NK Lokomotiva Zagreb are winless in their last 7 (all competitions we cover)
Serie A
Venezia v Napoli
Free pick Away win 1.73 at betfair
Full forecast →Venezia have lost their last 7 (all competitions we cover)
Süper Lig
Amed v Konyaspor
Free pick Home win 2.05 at betano
Full forecast →Amed are unbeaten in their last 5 (all competitions we cover)
Süper Lig
Gençlerbirliği S.K. v Galatasaray
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.52 at betano
Full forecast →Gençlerbirliği S.K. are winless in their last 5 (all competitions we cover)
Serie B
Ascoli v Empoli
Free pick Home or Draw 1.26 at betano
Full forecast →Serie B
Benevento v Vicenza Virtus
Free pick Home or Draw 1.33 at betfair
Full forecast →Vicenza Virtus are winless in their last 5 (all competitions we cover)
Serie B
Carrarese v Modena
Free pick Away team over 0.5 goals
Full forecast →Serie B
Padova v Virtus Entella
Free pick Away team over 0.5 goals
Full forecast →CAF Champions League
African Stars v Orlando Pirates
Free pick Draw or Away 1.12 at bet365
Full forecast →CAF Champions League
TP Mazembe v Club Africain
Free pick Home win
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Recreativa de Lamelas v Vitória SC
Free pick Away win 1.04 at betvictor
Full forecast →Vitória SC are winless in their last 5 (all competitions we cover)
Bundesliga
Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund
Free pick Away win 1.67 at william hill
Full forecast →Bundesliga
Hamburger SV v VfB Stuttgart
Free pick Draw or Away 1.29 at william hill
Full forecast →Bundesliga
Werder Bremen v SC Paderborn 07
Free pick Home or Draw 1.26 at betano
Full forecast →Werder Bremen have scored in their last 6 (all competitions we cover)
Bundesliga
FC Schalke 04 v FSV Mainz 05
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.67 at bet365
Full forecast →Bundesliga
SV Elversberg v FC Augsburg
Free pick Home or Away 1.26 at betano
Full forecast →FC Augsburg have scored in their last 6 (all competitions we cover)
Eliteserien
Kristiansund BK v Aalesund
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.55 at betano
Full forecast →Aalesund have scored in their last 15 (all competitions we cover)
Premiership
Aberdeen v ST Mirren
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.45 at betano
Full forecast →Premiership
Hibernian v Falkirk
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.47 at betano
Full forecast →Falkirk have scored in their last 6 (all competitions we cover)
Premiership
Kilmarnock v Motherwell
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at william hill
Full forecast →Premiership
ST Johnstone v Dundee Utd
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at betfair
Full forecast →Championship
Dunfermline v Livingston
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.40 at bet365
Full forecast →Dunfermline are unbeaten in their last 5 (all competitions we cover)
Championship
Inverness CT v Arbroath
Free pick Home or Draw 1.16 at betano
Full forecast →Inverness CT have scored in their last 5 (all competitions we cover)
Championship
Morton v Queen's Park
Free pick Draw or Away 1.50 at bet365
Full forecast →Championship
Stenhousemuir v Raith Rovers
Free pick Draw or Away 1.40 at betano
Full forecast →League One
East Fife v Alloa Athletic
Free pick Home or Away 1.35 at william hill
Full forecast →League One
East Kilbride v Montrose
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.60 at bet365
Full forecast →League One
Peterhead v Cove Rangers
Free pick Home or Away 1.33 at william hill
Full forecast →League One
Queen of the South v Ross County
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.42 at betano
Full forecast →Premier League
Brentford v Liverpool
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at william hill
Full forecast →Premier League
Fulham v Hull City
Free pick Home or Draw 1.23 at betano
Full forecast →Premier League
Manchester City v Ipswich
Free pick Home win 1.27 at betano
Full forecast →League Two
Clyde v Annan Athletic
Free pick Home or Away 1.25 at william hill
Full forecast →League Two
Dumbarton v Stirling Albion
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.60 at betano
Full forecast →League Two
Elgin City v Edinburgh City
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.65 at betano
Full forecast →League Two
Kelty Hearts v Forfar Athletic
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at william hill
Full forecast →League Two
Spartans v Stranraer
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at william hill
Full forecast →Championship
Birmingham v QPR
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at betano
Full forecast →Championship
Bristol City v Sheffield Utd
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at betano
Full forecast →Championship
Derby v Stoke City
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.33 at betano
Full forecast →Championship
Norwich v Portsmouth
Free pick Home or Away 1.29 at william hill
Full forecast →Championship
Southampton v Bolton
Free pick Home win 1.52 at betano
Full forecast →Championship
Swansea v West Ham
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at william hill
Full forecast →Championship
West Brom v Blackburn
Free pick Home or Draw 1.28 at betano
Full forecast →Championship
Wrexham v Preston
Free pick Home or Away 1.29 at william hill
Full forecast →League Two
Accrington ST v Gillingham
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.34 at betano
Full forecast →League Two
Colchester v Exeter City
Free pick Home or Away 1.33 at bet365
Full forecast →League Two
Crewe v Rochdale
Free pick Home or Draw 1.28 at bet365
Full forecast →League Two
Grimsby v Northampton
Free pick Home or Draw 1.23 at betano
Full forecast →League Two
Newport County v York
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.45 at betano
Full forecast →League Two
Oldham v Cheltenham
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.85 at bet365
Full forecast →League Two
Port Vale v Chesterfield
Free pick Home or Away 1.33 at betvictor
Full forecast →League Two
Salford City v Crawley Town
Free pick Home or Away 1.18 at betano
Full forecast →League Two
Swindon Town v Walsall
Free pick Draw or Away 1.50 at betano
Full forecast →League Two
Tranmere v Barnet
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.75 at bet365
Full forecast →League One
Barnsley v Cambridge United
Free pick Home or Away 1.29 at betvictor
Full forecast →League One
Bradford v Stevenage
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.26 at betano
Full forecast →League One
Leicester v Doncaster
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.60 at bet365
Full forecast →League One
Leyton Orient v Blackpool
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at bet365
Full forecast →League One
Plymouth v Huddersfield
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.70 at bet365
Full forecast →League One
Sheffield Wednesday v AFC Wimbledon
Free pick Home win 1.67 at bet365
Full forecast →League One
Stockport County v Bromley
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.45 at betano
Full forecast →League One
Wigan v Reading
Free pick Home or Away 1.30 at betano
Full forecast →League One
Wycombe v Notts County
Free pick Home or Draw 1.30 at betano
Full forecast →Super League 1
Levadiakos v Volos NFC
Free pick Home or Away 1.36 at bet365
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Atlético CP v Vizela
Free pick Home or Draw 1.80 at bet365
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Sanjoanense v Nacional
Free pick Home or Draw 4.50 at bet365
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Farense v AD Marco 09
Free pick Home win 1.33 at william hill
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Vianense v Leixoes
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 2.00 at bet365
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Florgrade v Portimonense
Free pick Draw or Away 1.14 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Morecambe
Free pick Home or Away 1.18 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Aldershot Town v Tadley Calleva
Free pick Home or Away
Full forecast →FA Cup
Altrincham v United of Manchester
Free pick Home or Away 1.12 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Barrow v Gloucester City
Free pick Home or Away 1.17 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Boreham Wood v Woking
Free pick Home win 1.45 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Boston United v Scunthorpe
Free pick Home or Away 1.22 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Carlisle v Tamworth
Free pick Home or Away 1.17 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Chesham United v Forest Green
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.45 at betvictor
Full forecast →FA Cup
Chorley v Worcester City
Free pick Home or Away 1.18 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Dover v Dorking Wanderers
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.44 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Eastleigh v Brentwood Town
Free pick Draw or Away 3.60 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
FC Halifax Town v South Shields
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.60 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Harborough Town v Spennymoor Town
Free pick Home or Away 1.18 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Hartlepool v Marine
Free pick Home or Away 1.17 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Kidderminster Harriers v Solihull Moors
Free pick Home or Away 1.25 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Leatherhead v Yeovil Town
Free pick Draw or Away 1.10 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Leiston v Guiseley AFC
Free pick Home or Away 1.22 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Plymouth Parkway v Chertsey Town
Free pick Home or Away 1.20 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Salisbury v Eastbourne Borough
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.50 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Sholing v SE Dons
Free pick Home or Away 1.14 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Southend v Berkhamsted
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.44 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Sutton Utd v Truro City
Free pick Draw or Away 1.80 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Torquay v Oxford City
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.73 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Uxbridge v AFC Hornchurch
Free pick Home or Away 1.17 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Wealdstone v Worthing
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.57 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Wimborne Town v Chelmsford City
Free pick Home or Away 1.22 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
AFC Fylde v Atherton Collieries
Free pick Home or Away
Full forecast →FA Cup
Bedford Town v Cray Wanderers
Free pick Home or Away 1.22 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Gateshead v Stafford Rangers
Free pick Draw or Away
Full forecast →FA Cup
Macclesfield v Anstey Nomads
Free pick Home or Away 1.12 at bet365
Full forecast →FA Cup
Spalding United v Alvechurch
Free pick Home or Away 1.22 at bet365
Full forecast →Segunda División
Eibar v Mallorca
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.33 at bet365
Full forecast →La Liga
Villarreal v Elche
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.50 at bet365
Full forecast →Eredivisie
ADO Den Haag v PSV Eindhoven
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.28 at bet365
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Fazendense v Estrela
Free pick Home or Draw 8.00 at bet365
Full forecast →Bundesliga
Austria Lustenau v LASK
Free pick Away win 1.42 at betano
Full forecast →Premier League
Shakhtar Donetsk v Kolos Kovalivka
Free pick Home win 1.27 at betano
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
AVS v Moreirense
Free pick Home or Draw 1.73 at bet365
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
União de Leiria v Bragança
Free pick Home win 1.22 at william hill
Full forecast →Ligue 1
Strasbourg v Paris Saint-Germain
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.34 at betvictor
Full forecast →Serie B
Mantova v Palermo
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.78 at betano
Full forecast →Allsvenskan
AIK Stockholm v IFK Goteborg
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.62 at betvictor
Full forecast →Ekstraklasa
GKS Katowice v Pogon Szczecin
Free pick Home or Away 1.29 at william hill
Full forecast →Cup
Heist v Antwerp
Free pick Home or Draw 4.00 at betfair
Full forecast →Cup
OH Leuven v Francs Borains
Free pick Home or Away 1.20 at bet365
Full forecast →Cup
Albert Quévy-Mons v Charleroi
Free pick Home or Away 1.12 at william hill
Full forecast →Pro League
NEOM v Al-Ettifaq
Free pick Home or Away 1.29 at william hill
Full forecast →Eliteserien
Viking v Fredrikstad
Free pick Home win 1.35 at william hill
Full forecast →HNL
NK Osijek v HNK Gorica
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.44 at betano
Full forecast →Serie A
Bologna v Inter
Free pick Away win 1.62 at bet365
Full forecast →Süper Lig
Fenerbahçe v Alanyaspor
Free pick Home win 1.36 at betano
Full forecast →CAF Champions League
San-Pédro v Nouadhibou
Free pick Under 3.5 goals
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Louletano v Rio Ave
Free pick Home or Draw 2.50 at bet365
Full forecast →NWSL Women
Washington Spirit W v NJ/NY Gotham FC W
Free pick Home or Away 1.35 at william hill
Full forecast →League One
Airdrie United v Hamilton Academical
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.85 at bet365
Full forecast →Premier League
Newcastle v Aston Villa
Free pick Away team over 0.5 goals
Full forecast →Segunda División
Sporting Gijon v Albacete
Free pick Home or Away 1.32 at betano
Full forecast →La Liga
Real Betis v Barcelona
Free pick Away win 1.44 at betvictor
Full forecast →Bundesliga
Bayern München v RB Leipzig
Free pick Home win 1.25 at betano
Full forecast →Bundesliga
Ried v Austria Vienna
Free pick Home or Draw 1.50 at bet365
Full forecast →Serie B
Pisa v Cremonese
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.30 at betano
Full forecast →Liga Profesional Argentina
Banfield v Argentinos JRS
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.26 at betano
Full forecast →Eredivisie
Telstar v Feyenoord
Free pick Away win 1.35 at betano
Full forecast →Ligue 2
RED Star FC 93 v Saint Etienne
Free pick Home or Away 1.33 at bet365
Full forecast →Pro League
Al Diriyah v Al Taawon
Free pick Home (draw no bet)
Full forecast →Ekstraklasa
Cracovia Krakow v Legia Warszawa
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 2.00 at betano
Full forecast →Major League Soccer
Philadelphia Union v Charlotte
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.44 at betano
Full forecast →2. Bundesliga
Hannover 96 v FC St. Pauli
Free pick Home or Away 1.28 at bet365
Full forecast →Premier Division
Sligo Rovers v Dundalk
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.57 at betano
Full forecast →Serie A
AS Roma v Genoa
Free pick Home win 1.47 at betano
Full forecast →Ligue 1
Lille v Stade Brestois 29
Free pick Home or Away 1.26 at betano
Full forecast →Ligue 1
Estac Troyes v Lens
Free pick Away win 1.87 at betfair
Full forecast →Cup
Club Brugge KV v Lokeren-Temse
Free pick Home win 1.08 at bet365
Full forecast →Cup
RAAL La Louvière v Liège
Free pick Home or Away 1.22 at william hill
Full forecast →Cup
Excelsior Virton v Genk
Free pick Home or Away 1.22 at william hill
Full forecast →Cup
Zulte Waregem v Seraing United
Free pick Home or Away 1.20 at william hill
Full forecast →Eredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam v Willem II
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.50 at betano
Full forecast →Premiership
Dundee v Rangers
Free pick Draw or Away 1.12 at betano
Full forecast →Segunda División
Las Palmas v Castellón
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.67 at bet365
Full forecast →La Liga
Valencia v Athletic Club
Free pick Draw or Away 1.35 at betano
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Penafiel v Leça
Free pick Home or Draw 1.18 at betvictor
Full forecast →Taça de Portugal
Academica v Amarante
Free pick Home or Draw 1.25 at betvictor
Full forecast →Major League Soccer
Minnesota United FC v St. Louis City
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.55 at betano
Full forecast →Liga Profesional Argentina
Independ. Rivadavia v Tigre
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 2.47 at betano
Full forecast →Liga Profesional Argentina
Platense v Lanus
Free pick Under 3.5 goals 1.14 at betano
Full forecast →Serie A
Botafogo v Chapecoense-sc
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 1.60 at betano
Full forecast →Serie A
Atletico-MG v Coritiba
Free pick Home or Away 1.22 at betano
Full forecast →Serie A
Atletico Paranaense v Palmeiras
Free pick Over 2.5 goals 2.10 at betano
Full forecast →NWSL Women
Utah Royals W v Kansas City W
Free pick Home or Away 1.25 at betano
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How today’s picks work
Every match kicking off between midnight and midnight UK time on Saturday 17 October 2026 is listed, whatever the competition. Where the model has a free pick it is the single strongest lean in the 62–80% band, label and best price only — the complete forecast (calibrated probability, xG, value vs the market) opens with Pro. Finished matches show the result and link to the stats. The live record, losers included, is on the scoreboard.
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Frequently asked questions
- Which football matches are on today?
- This page lists every fixture in TACTIX’s data kicking off on Saturday 17 October 2026 (UK time) — 204 matches across 35 competitions — each linking to its full match page.
- What is the free pick on each match?
- The free pick is the model’s single strongest lean for that match in the 62–80% probability band, shown with the best bookmaker price. 204 of today’s 204 fixtures carry one. The full calibrated probability, xG and value across 30+ markets are part of TACTIX Pro.