The Analyst

Bayern Munich became the first team in UEFA Champions League history to score nine goals in a single match, as Harry Kane scored four times...

Liverpool secured yet another UEFA Champions League win at San Siro on Tuesday, with the Reds continuing their 100% record at the stadium i...

Thomas Müller made his 152nd UEFA Champions League appearance in Bayern Munich’s Matchday 1 win over Dinamo Zagreb, breaking the single-clu...

With three goals in Bayern Munich’s game against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday, Harry Kane became the highest-scoring English player in European...

Arne Slot will lead Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League for the first time – can they secure yet another European win in the San Siro? C...

If you play fantasy football, you know that winning doesn’t happen at the draft. Here are our suggested waiver wire Week 3 pickups. Or, ski...

Aston Villa make their UEFA Champions League debut in Switzerland – can they begin with a win? Check out the best facts and live Opta data...

We look ahead to Thursday’s UEFA Champions League game at Gewiss Stadium with our Atalanta vs Arsenal prediction and preview. Can the Gunne...

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at Barcelona’s goal-laden start to La Liga, asks whether...

Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth set a new Premier League record for the most yellow cards in a match, but it really wasn’t very scrappy....

The Champions League’s new ‘Swiss model’ format has left fans guessing how many points will guarantee progression. Using simulations from t...

We look ahead to Wednesday’s Champions League game at the Etihad Stadium with our Manchester City vs Inter prediction and preview, as the s...

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

Manchester City have added Vivianne Miedema to their squad as they attempt to end Chelsea’s five-year stranglehold on the Women’s Super Lea...

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...

The curtain has come down on the latest round of 2024-25 Premier League games, and our excellent team at OptaJoe unearthed all sorts of fac...

Unai Emery oversees his club’s first ever UEFA Champions League match. We look ahead to the game with our Young Boys vs Aston Villa predict...

Arne Slot takes charge of his first UEFA Champions League match as Liverpool boss when his side travel to Milan. Liverpool are favourites t...

Arsenal once again showed Tottenham why efficiency at set-pieces is so crucial. We analyse the contrasting numbers between the two sides....

The weekend’s Premier League action concludes at Molineux. Follow along with the best facts, stats and live Opta data in our Wolves vs Newc...

Who will take the bragging rights in the north London derby? Follow along with the best facts, stats and live Opta data in our Tottenham vs...

The FCS football season rarely fails to thrill. It was at it again in Week 3 as part of a schedule that included four games matching nation...

The Opta Analyst FCS coverage includes the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, which is voted on by a national panel of 56 voters each Monday. H...

With a defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday evening, Everton made it four losses from four to start 2024-25 – their worst start to a league se...