The Analyst

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the weekly Opta Analyst football newsletter. Our latest edition includes numbers on the first and second halves of seaso...

The final Premier League game on Boxing Day 2023 takes place at Old Trafford. We look forward to the clash with our Manchester United vs As...

We look ahead to this evening kick-off in the Premier League with our Burnley vs Liverpool prediction and preview. Can Liverpool keep up th...

We bring you the need-to-know facts from today’s Premier League match at Anfield with our Liverpool vs Arsenal stats page.Liverpool...

We bring you the need-to-know facts and data from today’s Premier League match at London Stadium with our West Ham vs Manchester United sta...

Can David Moyes make it a miserable festive weekend for his old club? We look ahead to Saturday’s Premier League clash at the London Stadiu...

We’re being gifted with five great NBA Christmas Day games. Here are five things to look for while you’re watching hoops on Monday....

Who has the most Premier League assists? Who has assisted the most goals for a single club? Has anyone assisted four goals in a game? We an...

We can’t wait for the January transfer window so have looked at every Premier League side and suggested one ‘Christmas present’ for each on...

The Blues look to turn their Premier League away fortunes around in this Christmas Eve clash. We look ahead to the game with our data-power...

In our Week 16 fantasy football start ’em and sit ’em, we let the data give you perspectives on select players that vary from the expert co...

We must’ve all been especially good this year to receive such a present on Christmas Day.Though, we also must exercise a bit more patie...

The Dallas Cowboys received an early Christmas present last weekend with a playoff berth in their stocking. Their performance on the field...

What are the biggest wins in Premier League history? We look back at the matches to have been won by an eight-goal margin and higher in the...

Following the midweek matches, the German top flight enters a winter break. Now is an ideal time to check in on the Opta supercomputer’s Bu...

When the fixture list threw up Arsenal’s trip to Liverpool on 23 December, it was a date that immediately caught the eye. But even so,...

After four straight Premier League wins, Sean Dyche takes the Toffees to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Get all you need to know with our Totte...

Saturday’s Premier League action is rounded off by a huge clash of title contenders at Anfield. Who will come out on top? Here’s our Liverp...

Eddie Howe’s injury-hit Magpies must find a way to arrest a poor run of away form as we look ahead to Luton Town vs Newcastle United with o...

Each week throughout the 2023 NFL season, the supercomputer has something to say about every matchup. No matter if it’s a potential Super B...

At long last, the wait is almost over. And despite the unquestionable controversy about how the College Football Playoff’s teams were p...

It doesn’t get much better than what college football fans will get at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. The Michigan Wolverines (No. 1)...

Nuno Espírito Santo is back in the Premier League. After a run of one win in 13 and six losses in their last eight games, Nottingha...

Which players have been given the most red cards in the Premier League? We go through the players to be sent off the most regularly in the...

Since Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Mark Crossley fumbled the ball into the back of his own net in September 1992, there have been over 1,00...