The Analyst

What will convince players to sign on the dotted line? And what will the numbers look like on that contract? We rank the MLB free agents av...

A diverse, talented group of 13 FCS college football players are finalists for the 2024 FedEx Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award, now in...

The middle of the Premier League table is more bunched than ever before at this stage of a season. Things could change very, very quickly f...

Arsenal already trail Premier League leaders Liverpool by nine points. It’s a hefty gap, but one that teams have bridged in the past on the...

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at Europe’s top five league predictions, Matheus Cunha’s...

Here are our suggested fantasy waiver wire Week 11 pickups. Or, if you already know the players you’re after, skip straight to the initial...

By becoming the first player in Europe’s top five leagues this season to reach double figures for both goals and assists in all competition...

A diverse, talented group of 13 FCS college football players are finalists for the 2024 FedEx Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award, now in...

College basketball moves fast.The first week of the season is complete, and, if you blink, it’ll be conference season already. It all h...

More than any of the other male sports leagues in the United States, the NBA is a league of stars. Stars who are often among the highest pa...

The first full round of action in the Autumn Nations Series took place at the weekend, with the Southern Hemisphere nations dominating thei...

Each week, throughout the college football season, alumni, fans, media and the teams themselves look to the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll t...

Opta Analyst’s FCS football coverage includes weekly national player and team honors throughout the regular season and will lead toward the...

Our weekly dose of knee-jerk reactions to the weekend’s Premier League action is back. Warning, it *might* be based on stats that we’ve tak...

Stats Perform is bringing a greater spotlight to athletes, students and stories at Historically Black Colleges and Universities through a p...

Following the latest round of Premier League matches, we use the Opta supercomputer to assess the current chances of the frontrunners in th...

A diverse, talented group of 13 FCS college football players are finalists for the 2024 FedEx Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete Award, now in...

Arsenal saw two more points disappear in the title race at Stamford Bridge. Re-live Sunday’s action with the best facts and Opta data in ou...

For the second time in three weeks, Tottenham were beaten by a team previously without a league win this season. Re-live Sunday’s action wi...

A clinical Manchester United gave interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy a win in his final game at the helm. Re-live Sunday’s action with the be...

South Dakota State is seeking a national title three-peat in the 2024 FCS season, but our bracketology provides a crystal ball look into al...

Our FCS coverage is the home for the Top 25 media poll, FCS National Awards and much more. Here’s a breakdown of teams with a realistic cha...

Opta Analyst’s FCS coverage includes the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, which is voted on by a national panel of 56 voters each Monday. Her...

We have new favourites for the Premier League title in the eyes of the Opta supercomputer. Re-live Saturday’s action with the best facts an...

A dismal run of form continues for the champions. Re-live an epic at the Amex Stadium with the best facts and Opta data in our Brighton vs...