The Analyst

Many FCS teams are reaching the midpoint of their schedule this week, if they’re not already there.Just having South Dakota State’s 29-...

With the help of our supercomputer, we’re revealing all our NFL predictions for every game each week of the 2024 season.Our project...

We’ve decided it’s time to check in on the Opta supercomputer’s updated League One predictions and analyse some of the underlying data powe...

Full-backs have gone from being the least fashionable position to one that can be almost anything. Every team now uses them in a variety of...

At the 10-game mark, we look at Opta’s expected points table in an attempt to work out a truer story of the League Two season so far than t...

Southampton have stood out for their commitment to possession football and playing out from the back since their promotion to the Premier L...

We’re previewing the key games and storylines each week throughout the 2024 college football season. Our FCS coverage is the home for the T...

Kirk Cousins showed he just might be all the way back from injury in a historically good performance last Thursday night. Can he do it agai...

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

The South American World Cup Qualifiers may not be the most exciting in terms of format (10 teams playing two rounds, six qualify direc...

We might be just 10 games into Arne Slot’s Liverpool tenure, but the Dutchman has them top of the Premier League earlier than many expected...

With Manchester City star Rodri suggesting players could strike over their workload, we look into the numbers behind football’s packed sche...

The Boise State back is a long way from home, but through nearly half a regular season, he is pacing to give the Oklahoma State legend a sc...

From high hopes to an all-too-familiar feeling, it’s been a rapid descent for this year’s edition of the New York Jets.With future Hall...

Here are our suggested fantasy football Week 6 waiver wire pickups. Or, if you already know the players you’re after, skip straight to the...

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at penalty saves, Manchester City, and shots fired....

Europe’s premier women’s club competition gets underway once more as the 2024-25 UEFA Women’s Champions League kicks off. We preview each t...

As we head into the October international break, it feels like an ideal time to check in on the Opta supercomputer‘s updated Championship p...

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb again directed frustration toward quarterback Dak Prescott, this time on Sunday Night Football aga...

In 2022, special team squads averaged 46.7 yards per punt.Even the best punters won’t typically exceed that distance by much, given a l...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the 2024-25 rugby season is in full flight, with the Premiership Women’s Rugby joining the party this weekend t...

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

It’s still early days, but we’ve decided to look at the 2024-25 Premier League table based on Opta’s expected points model. Basically, what...

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

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