The Analyst

We look ahead to Sunday’s League One play-off final at Wembley Stadium with our Charlton Athletic vs Leyton Orient prediction and preview. W...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was honored for winning the MVP prior to Game 2 and then was dominant in the Thunder’s victory. Can the Timberwolves...

Their styles can be wide-ranging, from charismatic to business-like to disciplinarian. But the MLB managers with the most wins in history ar...

We look ahead to Saturday’s UEFA Women’s Champions League final at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon with our Arsenal vs Barcelona prediction...

Tottenham Hotspur lifted their first trophy in 17 years on Wednesday as they beat Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League final. Here, w...

Tottenham Hotspur did it. They beat Manchester United 1-0 in Bilbao to win the UEFA Europa League to win their first major trophy in 17 year...

With just one round of games remaining in the 2024-25 Premier League season, we look at who still has something to play for and what they ne...

Wembley hosts Sheffield United vs Sunderland on Saturday, with the Championship play-off final providing the last route to Premier League pr...

The Knicks had Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals won. Until they didn’t. Here’s how the Pacers pulled off their latest incredible come...

The Thunder dominated the second half en route to a Game 1 victory in the NBA Western Conference finals. Can the Timberwolves adjust to thei...

Follow the 2025 UEFA Europa League final in Bilbao with our Tottenham vs Manchester United stats page, where you can analyse all the Opta da...

There are college quarterbacks we’ve already seen play, but not enough to know for sure how they’ll impact the national title race. We answe...

Pep Guardiola caused something of a stir on Tuesday when threatening to quit Manchester City if his squad isn’t made smaller. Here, we look...

Who makes the Opta Eredivisie Team of the Season for 2024-25? It’s time to find out…Well, what an end to the season it was in the Ne...

In the second instalment of our Lions ‘Squad Builder’ series, we select our starting centres for the first Test against the Wallabies....

The Kings of the K: From Nolan Ryan to Pedro Martinez to Max Scherzer, here’s a look at the most dominant strikeout pitchers in MLB history....

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at Crystal Palace’s historic FA Cup win, a pair of busy B...

Who makes the Opta Bundesliga Team of the Season for 2024-25? It’s time to find out…Bayern Munich won the title, overcoming last sea...

In the 2025 NFL season, there are 12 new offensive play-callers on teams that range from the Super Bowl champions to four-win also-rans. Lik...

With Tottenham’s scoring run coming to an end, we chart the teams to have found the net at least once in the most consecutive Premier League...

Using the Opta Index we pick our European Rugby Team of the Week from across the Premiership, TOP 14 and URC – find out who made the cut....

Look back on the infamous sides who began Premier League seasons in dreadful form; can you guess who has made the worst start to a Premier L...

Gareth Barry holds the record for the most Premier League appearances with 653 games played, but which players follow him in the top 20 rank...

Chelsea broke the record for the most cards in a Premier League season by a team in 2023-24. We look back at the stats from that campaign, a...

Bilbao plays host to an all-English UEFA Europa League final on Wednesday. Both teams have endured poor seasons in general, but one player h...