The Analyst

You think green and yellow with North Dakota State and maroon and silver with Montana, but each FCS program bleeds blue blood.Two of th...

In high school, Tommy Mellott was already a standout football player and student when he began to feel a need for service in his community....

Opta has collated data from the early years of the UEFA Champions League previously unaccounted for, meaning we can now bring you the defin...

This is a must win match for Erik ten Hag’s side in the UEFA Champions League. We bring you all the need-to-know data from Old Trafford on...

The fantasy football playoffs are here. We hope you’ve survived the grind of the regular season. If you didn’t, we at least hope you kept y...

Brasileirão 2023 proved to be one of the craziest league seasons in recent memory… and the beginning of Endrick’s rise to superstardom....

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the weekly Opta Analyst newsletter. Our latest edition includes numbers on Fulham and Chelsea, as well as another fun se...

Crvena Zvezda host last season’s UEFA Champions League winners Manchester City on Wednesday as we look ahead with our prediction and previe...

Newcastle and AC Milan face off in a must-win UEFA Champions League clash for both sides – here we look ahead to the game with our predicti...

Even while the SWAC has grown and the MEAC dropped in membership, the former just can’t seem to win the annual Celebration Bowl between the...

The UEFA Champions League’s ‘group of death’ is still wide open ahead of Matchday 6. We look ahead to Tuesday’s clash at Signal Iduna Park...

We look at the Championship table based on expected points, rather than those won in real life – you know, the ones that actually count....

With Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal setting sights on a European record, we look at the youngest scorers in Champions League history.The...

Who will be relegated from the Premier League in 2023-24? Using the Opta supercomputer’s predictions, we’re able to look at the chances of...

Using the Opta supercomputer’s predictions, we’re able to look at the chances of each team lifting the Premier League title at the end of t...

We use the Opta Player Ratings to analyse the stats of the Premier League players of the week from Matchday 16.For a quick primer o...

Two sides that have already secured their place in the Champions League knockout stage do battle at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven on Tue...

Erik ten Hag’s men have one last chance to avoid a humiliating group-stage UEFA Champions League exit, but they need a win and help from el...

North Dakota State’s two-time national championship-winning football coach Matt Entz will resign after the 2023 season to become the USC li...

We bring you the need-to-know data from this Premier League clash at Goodison Park, with our Everton vs Chelsea stats page.Everton...

We bring you the need-to-know data from Kenilworth Road, with our Luton vs Manchester City stats page.Luton vs Manchester City Pre-...

The following are the largest contracts in baseball. But don’t delay, because the list of the highest-paid players in MLB history is an eve...

We bring you the need-to-know Aston Villa vs Arsenal stats ahead of this crunch Premier League clash at Villa Park. Can Unai Emery’s men to...

After becoming the fifth player in Liverpool’s history to reach 200 goals in all competitions, we look at the numbers behind Mohamed Salah’...

We look ahead to Sunday’s late kick-off in the Premier League with our Tottenham vs Newcastle prediction and preview, as both sides look to...