The Analyst

With the new Australian A-League Women season about to begin, we look at five players to keep a close eye on in 2024-25.Kyah SimonS...

Here are our suggested fantasy football Week 9 waiver wire pickups. Or, if you already know the players you’re after, skip straight to the...

There are already all kinds of hot takes circulating about, and we’re looking at some of those and breaking down the biggest storylines fro...

Don Larsen’s perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956. Sandy Koufax’s gem in Game 7 of the 1965 World Series. Josh Beckett’s perfo...

A 33-year-old Danny Welbeck is enjoying some of the best goalscoring form of his career. You’d have to be pretty mean-spirited not be pleas...

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at late Premier League goals, Kylian Mbappé’s offside te...

In 2022, teams averaged 1.07 home runs per game, which is close to a round-tripper every 31 at-bats. That same year, Mike Trout nearly...

Two of England’s biggest clubs meet in the EFL Cup on Wednesday in what is arguably the tie of the round. Man City‘s domestic form gives th...

There are few better feelings as a sports fan than watching your team dominate the opponent, hit after hit and run after run. Blowouts...

It’s entertaining to watch a team be steamrolled every now and then.Granted, the team being routed might enjoy it a little less. But an...

With Rodri announced as the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, we look at the Manchester City midfielder’s stats to see if it was justified.R...

While advanced metrics have altered the way fans view pitchers, ERA (earned run average) still greatly impacts who we view as the best pitc...

Traditionally, long before advanced metrics threatened to lessen its importance, earned run average has been the No. 1 measure of pitching...

When you think of the MLB playoffs, great pitching duels and legendary closers facing star sluggers with the game on the line probably come...

When it comes to clutch hitting in the MLB playoffs, some of the most important moments the game has seen have been doubles at pivotal mome...

There isn’t much in sports that matches the feeling of big hits in the postseason.These players took over key games with the stakes as...

The record holders for most hits in a game, season and career in MLB history aren’t the most popular players. But for a day, season or care...

Following the last full set of fixtures across Europe’s big three leagues before the Autumn Nations Series kicks off, find out who made Opt...

The Erik ten Hag era at Manchester United is over. After Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat to West Ham, United bosses wielded the axe, and...

Each week, throughout the college football season, alumni, fans, media and the teams themselves look to the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll t...

Opta Analyst’s FCS football coverage includes weekly national player and team honors throughout the regular season and will lead toward the...

After the latest round of Premier League fixtures, our UK data insights team at OptaJoe have unearthed all sorts of facts. Here, we look at...

Stats Perform is bringing a greater spotlight to athletes, students and stories at Historically Black Colleges and Universities through a p...

Arsenal twice threw away a lead against title rivals Liverpool, but they may blame injuries to key players for doing so. Look back on an en...

Bukayo Saka’s opener against Liverpool was his 50th goal in the Premier League. It’s a landmark he’s reached at a younger age than any othe...