The Analyst

It’s a battle of the summit of the Premier League this season, but what does it mean for the side who will be top of the league at Christma...

We look ahead to the final of the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup with our Manchester City vs Fluminense prediction and preview. Can Pep Guardiola...

We look ahead to Thursday night’s Premier League match at Selhurst Park with our Crystal Palace vs Brighton prediction and preview. Can Pal...

Aston Villa’s star striker is scoring goals, providing assists, and running himself into the ground for his team. Is there anything he can’...

Few things are more deflating than watching a quarterback you’re rooting for throw an interception.The team is driving down the field,...

After trading for James Harden and thereby assembling one of the most expensive starting lineups ever, the pressure cooker was turned on fo...

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

FCS All-Americans … everywhere.A wide-ranging array of talented players comprise the 2023 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team and Freshm...

Who’s responsible for the fastest goal in Premier League history? We run through the top 10 quickest strikes across the competition....

Which player has scored the most goals from direct free kicks in Premier League history? We look at James Ward Prowse’s quest to overtake D...

We look ahead to Wednesday’s EFL Cup quarter final with our Liverpool vs West Ham prediction and preview. Can David Moyes finally win a com...

We look at the Opta supercomputer’s numbers after the draw for the round of 16 to assess the chances each remaining team has of winning the...

Once they’ve gotten on a roll, some teams have looked as though they would never lose again.Yes, however, the opposite is also true. So...

We knocked it out of the park this season when it came to the first-year FCS National Awards on Campus.Thirteen different colleges acro...

When they began to hit on all cylinders, some teams have looked as though they would never lose again en route to the longest winning strea...

Sergio Agüero holds the Premier League record for the most Premier League hat-tricks (12), but a current Manchester City striker is looking...

Who are the oldest Premier League managers of all time? We look back across the history of the competition to give you a run down of the to...

We look ahead to Tuesday’s EFL Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge with our Chelsea vs Newcastle prediction and preview. Eddie Howe’s Newc...

We look ahead to the second semi-final at the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup with our Urawa Red Diamonds vs Manchester City prediction and previe...

From Arsenal being in control in the title race to Nicolas Jackson deserving a bit of patience, it’s the latest round of our knee-jerk rea...

It didn’t happen all at once, but eventually, several analytical minds realized something that was so staggering it changed the game of bas...

Liverpool look to keep their place at the top of the Premier League with a win against their old enemy at Anfield. We look ahead to the mat...

The numbers don’t lie with FCS finalists South Dakota State and Montana – in some statistics, they’re among the very best in the 128-school...

Fittingly, the 2023 FCS championship game is a matchup of the No. 1 (South Dakota State) and 2 (Montana) ranked teams, but it’s not a scena...

Who are the youngest Premier League scorers? We look back at various age-related goal records in the competition.James Vaughan (16y...