The Analyst

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at Ruben Amorim’s dreadful home record as Manchester Unit...

The battle to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League is hotting up, and the chance of an extra spot in the competition will give cl...

The Dallas Mavericks president of basketball operations and general manager said trading Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis made sense because de...

Newcastle caused a shock in the first leg of this League Cup semi-final, winning 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium. Can they complete the job in f...

Burnley are on course to shatter defensive records this season in the Championship. We document what those are, and how Scott Parker has bui...

Mathys Tel finally secured a loan move away from Bayern Munich to join Tottenham Hotspur on deadline day. Can he provide the boost Spurs nee...

Manchester City have finally signed a central midfielder, but any fans hoping he can replace Rodri may be disappointed. That said, Nico Gonz...

Marcus Rashford and Manchester United saw their mutual wish for a parting of ways come true on Sunday. His move to Aston Villa offers the ch...

We’ve partnered with Urban Edge Network to highlight the best players in HBCU Division I men’s and women’s basketball each week.Febr...

We break down the five most important matchups, reveal our player projections, our model’s pick for the big game and all our Super Bowl pred...

The 2025 Six Nations kicked off at the weekend with France hosting Wales, Scotland taking on Italy and England visiting Dublin to face the r...

In Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri, Arsenal have two of the most promising young players in European football. Just how far can they go...

There were 36 uninterrupted passes leading to Arsenal’s fifth goal against Manchester City on Sunday, but which other Premier League goals h...

Arsenal hammered Manchester City 5-1 to show everyone that the Premier League title race is far from over. Look back at the action with our...

There have been over 1,000 own goals in Premier League history, but which players have scored the most? We’ve taken a closer look at your al...

Manchester United suffer a seventh home league defeat of 2024-25 thanks to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half brace, equalling their most in...

Can Graham Potter get one over his former side? We look ahead to Monday’s Premier League clash with our Chelsea vs West Ham prediction and p...

Goals from Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Matheus Cunha earned Wolves a valuable three points. Check out the best facts and Opta data in our Wol...

Check out the best facts and Opta data with our Bournemouth vs Liverpool stats page after Arne Slot’s side went nine points clear at the top...

With his penalty against Bournemouth, Mohamed Salah hit yet another milestone. Only three Premier League legends are now ahead of the Liverp...

Who’s responsible for the fastest goal in Premier League history? We run through the 10 quickest strikes across the competition.In 2...

Nottingham Forest move level on points with second-placed Arsenal with this impressive win. Check out the best facts and Opta data with our...

Our college basketball WAR metric reveals who are the hardest players to replace this season. The top 10 includes standouts from the blue bl...

The Kansas City Chiefs haven’t won the most titles in Super Bowl history, but they can become the first franchise to capture three in a row....

The hopes of either Manchester City or Arsenal winning the Women’s Super League look all but over ahead of Sunday’s clash, but both sides wi...