The Analyst

With just one team remaining who can complete the Grand Slam, we analyse the best stats and facts from Round 2 of the 2025 Six Nations....

Can Pep Guardiola’s side strike first in the UEFA Champions League play-offs? We preview Tuesday’s first-leg showdown with our Manchester Ci...

Plymouth Argyle knocked out Premier League leaders and eight-time FA Cup winners Liverpool from the 2024-25 competition with this shock vict...

Brandon Ingram is a polarizing player on an expiring contract who went to a rebuilding NBA team. Does his move to the Toronto Raptors make a...

Which teams would get the biggest boost from acquiring the Cleveland Browns superstar edge rusher? We rank the top landing spots based on th...

Scotland are aiming to break an eight-year winless streak against Ireland this weekend, as the visitors look to keep their Grand Slam aspira...

Birmingham City will look to cause an FA Cup upset against Premier League opposition on Saturday evening at St Andrew’s. We look ahead to th...

England and France come into this match on the back of contrasting results. We assess whether England can reignite their Six Nations campaig...

Can Wales end their winless run in Rome against an Italy team that will be brimming with confidence? Look ahead to this weekend’s opening fi...

Beth England recently became the first player to score against every Women’s Super League team. We break down the stellar numbers of a playe...

An NBA trade is often about a team’s need, but one of this season’s bigger deals was mutual: Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors were...

In a game with so much Super Bowl history on the line, the Chiefs and Eagles aren’t just full of star players, they have quality depth. Some...

Can a first-ballot Hall of Famer who’s on the precipice of his fourth title be better than he gets credit for? Patrick Mahomes just might be...

The top two in La Liga go head-to-head this weekend in the Madrid derby. We analyse where the game will be won and lost. Saturday’s...

Birmingham City sit top of the League One table with games in hand on their rivals. After a miserable period in the shadow of their rivals A...

In the NIL era of college sports when student athletes are paid for their play, the highest-paid role in most college athletics programs rem...

The analytically-driven explosion of the 3-point shot has drastically altered the all-time leaderboard in shooting from beyond the arc....

Just admit it – you want points.Maybe you’re a smart football fan who appreciates the nuances of elite defenses during the regular seaso...

What will De’Aaron Fox bring to the Spurs? What problems will he create for opponents? And how good does the speedy point guard make them?...

This is not necessarily the same Super Bowl of two years ago, but another Chiefs vs. Eagles matchup has increased the historical significanc...

The top individual statistical performances in Super Bowl history are just part of the story because individual players are striving for the...

Just 24 games into 2024-25 and Chris Wood is already having his most-prolific Premier League season. What is it that’s working so well for t...

Tottenham take a slender lead into the second leg of their League Cup semi-final against Liverpool, but can they hold on to it in front of a...

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...