The Analyst

We look ahead to Sunday’s 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations match in Dublin with our Ireland vs Italy prediction and preview.Ireland...

The UEFA Champions League returns to our lives next week as the round of 16 begins. Ahead of those games, we identified four storylines to...

We look ahead to Saturday’s match at Twickenham in Round 2 of the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations with our England vs Wales prediction and...

We look ahead to the opening match of Round 2 in the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations with our Scotland vs France prediction and preview....

The 2023-24 season looks set to break, or come close to, surpassing some Premier League records for the number of yellow and red cards show...

The 2023 AFC Asian Cup final takes place at the Lusail Stadium on Saturday. We preview the encounter, featuring our Jordan vs Qatar predict...

Sunday’s Premier League action includes a huge clash in the battle for UEFA Champions League qualification. Who will come out on top? We lo...

From the brink of group-stage elimination to the edge of glory; the 2023 AFCON hosts have overcome serious odds to get this far, but they’v...

Mikel Arteta’s side roared back into Premier League title contention last Sunday. Here, we look ahead to the Gunners’ next task with our We...

Having the most Super Bowl losses can still have a silver lining – at least it does for the New England Patriots.While the Patriots are...

Champions League-chasing Tottenham are conceding more injury-time goals than any other team in the Premier League this season. We delve int...

Saturday night football awaits as Eddie Howe takes his side to the City Ground. We look ahead to the Premier League clash with our Nottingh...

We look ahead to Saturday’s Premier League action at Anfield with our Liverpool vs Burnley prediction and preview. How will the leaders res...

Ange Postecoglou’s side will be out to exact revenge on Saturday as they host Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls. We look ahead to this Premier Le...

Matchday 24 in the Premier League begins at the Etihad Stadium, where the champions are looking to go top of the pile. We look ahead to the...

You won’t find a bigger match across Europe’s top five leagues this weekend than this top-of-the-table clash in the Bundesliga. We look ahe...

All eyes will be on the Bundesliga this weekend as undefeated leaders Bayer Leverkusen host title challengers Bayern Munich. Young stars Fl...

Wideout is considered an especially strong position group this year. And with the help of our advanced data, we’re ranking the 2024 NFL wid...

We bring you all the need-to-know data from today’s AFCON semi-final tie at Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan with our Ivory Coast vs DR...

Sávio has been one of the revelations of the season in La Liga for surprise title challengers Girona. A move to the Premier League is now o...

We bring you all the need-to-know data from today’s AFCON semi-final tie at Stade de la Paix, Bouaké with our Nigeria vs South Africa stats...

Phil Foden is playing more than ever before, and he’s better for it. Pep Guardiola has been key to his development – in limiting his game t...

Our supercomputer has delivered us the best NFL picks, win probabilities, and player projections around all season. Now it’s going to guide...

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the weekly Opta Analyst football newsletter. Our latest edition includes numbers on Arsenal’s win over Liverpool, Sheffi...

Chelsea were supposed to be progressing this season, but after 23 games they sit in 11th place in the Premier League after back-to-back los...