The Analyst

Harry Maguire has produced several eye-catching performances for Manchester United in recent weeks, with the centre-back looking at home in...

Join Gary Reasons as we look back on our 2024 FCS On Campus Tour. From Week 1 in Tallahassee, Florida, to Week 13 in Normal, Illinois, our c...

Diogo Jota won Liverpool a point less than a minute after coming on as a substitute in an entertaining tussle at the City Ground. Look back...

Bournemouth stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to nine games but a late Reece James goal meant they only took one point back to the...

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at Barcelona, Martin Ødegaard, and metres run per touch....

Ohio State’s game-breaking play in its Cotton Bowl semifinal win over Texas didn’t come from Jeremiah Smith, the best freshman wideout to pl...

Conor Gallagher might not be grabbing headlines during his first season at Atlético Madrid but he is playing a vital role as Diego Simeone b...

Stefanos Tzimas has been quietly making waves in the German second tier under legendary goalscorer Miroslav Klose’s tutorship at Nürnberg. N...

It’s important to look past the north London rivals’ contrasting recent form when considering who will win Wednesday’s meeting. The data pro...

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

We look ahead to Wednesday’s Premier League north London derby at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal host Tottenham. Can the Gunners bounce bac...

North Dakota State famously wins one FCS national title and quickly begins working on the next one (potentially, that is). As we look forwar...

We look at the top players from the third round of this season’s Champions Cup, in the latest Opta Rugby team of the week.Once again...

As Manchester City’s dynasty comes to an end, they’re looking to revamp their squad with young talent. The latest of those is Palmeiras’ Vit...

We look ahead to Tuesday’s Premier League game at Stamford Bridge with our Chelsea vs Bournemouth prediction and preview. Enzo Maresca’s men...

Liverpool are heavily fancied by the Opta supercomputer to take three points in the Premier League on Tuesday, but Nottingham Forest are fly...

Bournemouth have become a force to be reckoned with under Andoni Iraola thanks to his high intensity out-of-possession philosophy. Will it b...

We’re using the average TRACR for each conference to determine which league is the strongest in the early portion of the conference slate. A...

Who should be the player of the year?  In every sport, arguments are made over who is the league’s best player, citing player statistics...

A defensive injury crisis has troubled Manchester City this season. In an attempt to ease their worries, 20-year-old Lens defender Abdukodir...

Omar Marmoush is reportedly close to joining Manchester City. We take a look at why the Premier League champions are turning to the Eintrach...

As the tennis world descends upon Melbourne for the first grand slam of the year, we turn to the Opta supercomputer to find out its 2025 Aus...

We look ahead to Sunday’s FA Cup third-round tie at the Emirates Stadium with our Arsenal and Manchester United prediction and preview. Whic...

We provide one big question to track and reveal our model’s NFL playoff predictions for all six games of Super Wild Card Weekend.AFC...

By beating the Oklahoma City Thunder in a battle between the teams with the best records in the league, the Cavaliers made a bold statement...