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Stat, Viz, Quiz is the weekly Opta Analyst football newsletter. Our latest edition includes numbers on Liverpool and Manchester United....

Part of The Analyst’s FCS series called “By the Numbers,” which analyzes data to help tell the story of FCS college football.              ...

South Dakota State is the defending FCS champion, but Montana will enter with more history in the national title game when they square off...

We bring you the key facts from this high-scoring Premier League meeting at Anfield, with the key Liverpool vs Newcastle stats. Jürgen Klop...

Both in contention for European qualification once more, we look ahead to Tuesday night’s Premier League clash at London Stadium with our W...

Having celebrated Christmas with victory at Turf Moor, Jürgen Klopp’s Premier League title chasers welcome Eddie Howe’s Magpies to Anfield...

Everything is trending in the right direction for the Baltimore Ravens.After a 33-19 Christmas Day win over the San Francisco 49ers, th...

While many fanbases say their metro area tops the list of America’s best sports cities, we have the city that actually has a right to make...

After finishing on the wrong side of a six-goal thriller on Thursday, Ange Postecoglou’s side face the Premier League’s form team. We look...

Mikel Arteta’s Gunners are eyeing a response after surrendering top spot in the Premier League table. We look ahead to Sunday’s game at Cra...

As we reach the halfway point of the 2023-24 Premier League season, we can reveal the team of the season so far thanks to the Opta Player R...

After registering two consecutive wins, Luton are starting to dream of survival. Here, they face a Chelsea side hoping to build on their wi...

The storylines are always countless in FCS college football, but in 2023, it’s all led to one that’s basically the best possible in the spo...

Each week throughout the 2023 NFL season, the supercomputer has something to say about every matchup. No matter if it’s this week’s Dolphin...

In our Week 17 fantasy football start ’em and sit ’em, we let the data give you perspectives on select players that vary from the expert co...

Although the Detroit Lions are still holding out hope of having home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, chances are they’ll need...

Chelsea broke into the top 10 for the youngest starting XIs in Premier League history on Wednesday against Crystal Palace, so we identified...

It’s tough to forget the out-of-nowhere announcement of a PGA-LIV reunion. Or the legend of Michael Block at the PGA Championship. Or Brian...

Erik ten Hag opted to deploy Alejandro Garnacho, not Antony, on the right flank against Aston Villa; his decision was vindicated.Al...

After turning a corner with three consecutive wins, Spurs travel to face Roberto De Zerbi’s unpredictable Brighton. We look ahead to what p...

With the table starting to take shape now we’re past the halfway mark of the 2023-24 season, the Opta supercomputer has produced the latest...

Arsenal look to regain their spot at the top of the Premier League as they welcome West Ham to the Emirates Stadium on Thursday. We look ah...

Part of The Analyst’s FCS series called “By the Numbers,” which analyzes data to help tell the story of FCS college football.The 2...

After losing ground on Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa, Pep Guardiola’s FIFA Club World Cup champions return to Premier League duty as w...

Randy Moss isn’t on this list. He’s not in the top five, he’s not in the top 10, he’s not in the top 100. That’s strange because Qa...