The Analyst

Thiago Motta has become one of the most promising coaches in European football, transforming perennial strugglers Bologna in a little over...

Pep Guardiola’s champions play their first Premier League game of 2024, with their title hopes having been boosted by others’ slip-ups. We...

Saturday’s early kick-off is a west London derby; here, we look ahead to Chelsea vs Fulham at Stamford Bridge with our prediction and previ...

Matchday 21 in the Premier League begins with a huge relegation six-pointer. We look ahead to Friday’s game at Turf Moor with our Burnley v...

Manchester City have been without Kevin De Bruyne since the first game of the Premier League season. Now that he’s back, how much of a diff...

We look ahead to Group F at AFCON 2023 with our group stage preview. Morocco impressed everyone at the 2022 World Cup, but can they go on t...

We look ahead to an exciting month of international football with our AFCON 2023 preview, split group-by-group and written by the experts....

Despite already making one huge deal with the New York Knicks centered around OG Anunoby, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett, the Toronto Rap...

Ahead of the big kick-off in Asia’s premier continental competition, we’ve identified six players – one from each group – who could make th...

Since signing from Coventry City last summer, Viktor Gyökeres has been a revelation for Sporting. His form has led to links to many of Euro...

Mohamed Salah, Riyad Mahrez and Mohammed Kudus will be among the stars on display in Ivory Coast for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, but wh...

We’re breaking down which teams have risen to first place early on and taking a look at whether any of them will stay there in our NCAA bas...

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the weekly Opta Analyst football newsletter. Our latest edition includes numbers on Newcastle, Timo Werner and Mancheste...

We look ahead to Wednesday’s EFL Cup semi-final first leg with our Liverpool vs Fulham prediction and preview. Can Jürgen Klopp’s side give...

The stars were shining at the 2023 Stats Perform FCS National Awards Banquet on a night of celebration in Frisco, Texas.Join Gary Reaso...

A relative Who’s Who of 2024 NFL prospects from FCS college football programs will be participating in the biggest all-star games in Januar...

Who will win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations? The Opta supercomputer has delivered its 2023 AFCON predictions as tournament hosts Ivory Coas...

Who will win the 2023 AFC Asian Cup? Well, the Opta supercomputer has delivered its 2023 Asian Cup predictions as tournament hosts Qatar lo...

What a year 2023 was in football. Some familiar names and some less familiar names really produced during the calendar year, making EA...

After scoring just once from 61 shots across their last three games, many are shouting for Arsenal to sign a new striker. They scored 88 go...

The Riverside Stadium will host Premier League opposition for the first time in this season’s EFL Cup, as Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea com...

Tottenham look set to complete their first signing of the January transfer window, with a player known as a Chelsea flop joining on loan. H...

Nobody has their finger on the pulse in the football transfer world quite like Fabrizio Romano. With the January transfer window open and m...

Saying the South Dakota State Jackrabbits blocked out any distractions this season was an understatement.They challenged themselves to...

Compare players in seconds with the Opta Player Radar comparison tool.From attacking contributions like shots, dribbles and chance crea...