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4 January

4,170 matches have been played on this date since 1950: 3,509 goals, 267 competitions, 71 different years.

Upset index

Highlights of this date

Finals, derbies, upsets and record scores — by importance

Upsets in history

Matches on this date won by the side with the lower pre-match chance

Upset index

Records of this date

The most extreme scores on this date in leading competitions

This date in other sports

The most notable matches of each sport from top-level competitions

Basketball

All (1,344)

Tennis

All (207)

Volleyball

All (153)

Ice hockey

All (425)

Handball

All (118)

American football

All (38)

Baseball

All (11)

Esports

All (47)

Darts

All (2)

Table tennis

All (9)

Rugby

All (51)

Cricket

All (18)

Futsal

All (166)

Water polo

All (5)

Mini football

All (19)

Floorball

All (109)

Bandy

All (79)

Year by year

The most notable matches of each year — newest first

  1. 2025 1 year ago

    691 more matches on this date that year

  2. 2024 2 years ago

    284 more matches on this date that year

  3. 2023 3 years ago

    323 more matches on this date that year

  4. 2022 4 years ago

    169 more matches on this date that year

  5. 2021 Exactly 5 years ago

    89 more matches on this date that year

  6. 2020 6 years ago

    510 more matches on this date that year

  7. 2019 7 years ago

    174 more matches on this date that year

  8. 2018 8 years ago

    117 more matches on this date that year

  9. 2017 9 years ago

    153 more matches on this date that year

  10. 2016 Exactly 10 years ago

    46 more matches on this date that year

  11. 2015 11 years ago

    325 more matches on this date that year

  12. 2014 12 years ago

    287 more matches on this date that year

Earlier years: 1950–2013 (59 years)
  1. 2013 13 years ago

    78 more matches on this date that year

  2. 2012 14 years ago

    128 more matches on this date that year

  3. 2011 Exactly 15 years ago

    66 more matches on this date that year

  4. 2010 16 years ago

    17 more matches on this date that year

  5. 2009 17 years ago

    174 more matches on this date that year

  6. 2008 18 years ago

    7 more matches on this date that year

  7. 2007 19 years ago

    6 more matches on this date that year

  8. 2006 Exactly 20 years ago

    18 more matches on this date that year

  9. 2005 21 years ago

    9 more matches on this date that year

  10. 2004 22 years ago

    15 more matches on this date that year

  11. 2003 23 years ago

    16 more matches on this date that year

  12. 2002 24 years ago
  13. 2001 Exactly 25 years ago

    8 more matches on this date that year

  14. 2000 26 years ago

    11 more matches on this date that year

  15. 1998 28 years ago

    27 more matches on this date that year

  16. 1997 29 years ago

    9 more matches on this date that year

  17. 1996 Exactly 30 years ago

    6 more matches on this date that year

  18. 1995 31 years ago

    5 more matches on this date that year

  19. 1994 32 years ago

    10 more matches on this date that year

  20. 1992 34 years ago

    18 more matches on this date that year

  21. 1991 Exactly 35 years ago

    7 more matches on this date that year

  22. 1990 36 years ago

    2 more matches on this date that year

  23. 1989 37 years ago

    4 more matches on this date that year

  24. 1988 38 years ago

    2 more matches on this date that year

  25. 1987 39 years ago

    24 more matches on this date that year

  26. 1986 Exactly 40 years ago

    9 more matches on this date that year

  27. 1985 41 years ago

    4 more matches on this date that year

  28. 1984 42 years ago

    5 more matches on this date that year

  29. 1983 43 years ago

    9 more matches on this date that year

  30. 1981 Exactly 45 years ago

    9 more matches on this date that year

  31. 1980 46 years ago

    3 more matches on this date that year

  32. 1979 47 years ago
  33. 1978 48 years ago

    5 more matches on this date that year

  34. 1977 49 years ago

    2 more matches on this date that year

  35. 1976 Exactly 50 years ago

    10 more matches on this date that year

  36. 1975 51 years ago

    8 more matches on this date that year

  37. 1974 52 years ago

    7 more matches on this date that year

  38. 1973 53 years ago

    2 more matches on this date that year

  39. 1972 54 years ago

    7 more matches on this date that year

  40. 1971 Exactly 55 years ago
  41. 1970 56 years ago

    15 more matches on this date that year

  42. 1969 57 years ago

    6 more matches on this date that year

  43. 1968 58 years ago

    1 more matches on this date that year

  44. 1967 59 years ago
  45. 1966 Exactly 60 years ago
  46. 1964 62 years ago
  47. 1963 63 years ago

    1 more matches on this date that year

  48. 1961 Exactly 65 years ago
  49. 1960 66 years ago
  50. 1959 67 years ago

    1 more matches on this date that year

  51. 1958 68 years ago
  52. 1957 69 years ago
  53. 1956 Exactly 70 years ago

    1 more matches on this date that year

  54. 1955 71 years ago
  55. 1954 72 years ago
  56. 1953 73 years ago

    1 more matches on this date that year

  57. 1952 74 years ago
  58. 1951 Exactly 75 years ago
  59. 1950 76 years ago

    1 more matches on this date that year

How are matches picked?

Only from our archive: leading football competitions (priority ≤ 650) and the top two tiers in other sports. Each match gets an importance score: competition weight, final (semi-final), derby (both clubs share a home city), upset (winner's pre-match chance ≤ 40% by odds or our Elo model), goal fest (7+ goals), rout (5+ margin) and round anniversaries (5, 10, 25 … years). Dates are in UTC.

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