The Analyst

With reported interest from Bayern Munich and summer transfer speculation brewing, Arsenal face a decision on Gabriel Martinelli. Their atta...

Women’s Euro 2025 is about to take centre stage in Europe, but who are the favourites to lift the trophy come the end of July? We look at th...

Who has scored the most goals at the World Cup? We look over the top scorers in men’s FIFA World Cup history, since the competition began in...

The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is over, but there are still some potential gems available. Here are the best remaining players accord...

Cooper Flagg, the best prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft, is officially a member of the Dallas Mavericks. But questions remain about his fit wi...

Who are the oldest FIFA World Cup scorers? We look back at the 10 oldest men to score a goal at the tournament, plus some other age-related...

As Adam Lallana brings his playing career to an end, we take a look at some highlights from his time with Southampton, Liverpool and Brighto...

Whether conference, nonconference, rivalry and beyond, here’s a guide to the best games from more than 850 overall in the 2025 FCS college f...

Ousmane Diomande is being linked with numerous Premier League clubs this summer. Here, we look at what he’ll offer if he does arrive on Engl...

Tottenham Hotspur are being linked with Japan international defender Kota Takai. We take a look at the 20-year-old’s stats to see how he’d f...

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at the Club World Cup, Jarell Quansah, and fouled players...

Fer López is Wolverhampton Wanderers‘ first signing of the 2025 summer window, but his £19m transfer raised a few eyebrows considering he’s...

With less than a week to go until hundreds of contracts expire around Europe, we pick out eight of the best players who will soon be availab...

We’re going to let the data help end the debate. With the help of our historical TRACR, we’re revealing every NBA franchise’s best team sinc...

With the thrilling Finals over, the NBA Draft is grabbing the spotlight. Here are our final mock draft selections for the entire first round...

The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder have had several outstanding seasons in their franchise’s short history. But Shai Gilgeous-Alexander...

Every national team wants to play at the FIFA World Cup, but some will have been questioning that desire when on the end of a hammering at t...

Son Heung-min didn’t have the best individual season, and he turns 33 next month. With one year left on his contract, is it time for Spurs t...

We look ahead to this Group B match at the 2025 Club World Cup with our Seattle Sounders vs PSG prediction and preview.Seattle Sound...

The Pacers fought bravely after losing star Tyrese Haliburton early. But in the end, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the hero in the Thunder’s t...

Indiana’s Game 6 blowout of the OKC Thunder set up an exciting Game 7 and proved the Pacers are different than underdogs that came before th...

This summer will potentially see a lot of strikers on the move in the transfer market. Here, we analyse some of the individuals who are like...

Using our NBA Draft model, we’re identifying and analyzing the three best player comps for many of the best prospects in next week’s draft....

With help from our game-tracking data, we’re examining five wide receivers who are poised for a national breakout in the 2025 FBS college fo...

We look ahead to this Group H match at the 2025 Club World Cup with our Real Madrid vs Pachuca prediction and preview.Real Madrid vs...