Metric Explainers Introducing Opta Player Ratings: Premier League Star Players in 2022-23 We look back at the star players from 2022-23 based on their Opta Player Rating score ahead of the 2023-24 Premier League season. 1 year ago Matt Furniss
Metric Explainers Slice It Up: Introducing Opta Player Radars Introducing Opta Radars, the elegant and concise way to analyse and compare footballers' different playing styles. 1 year ago Jonny Whitmore
Metric Explainers How the Golf Ecosystem Has Changed Opta Analyst’s FRACAS Model Since we introduced FRACAS, the Official World Golf Rankings has drastically changed its model as there have been a number of ongoing critiques on both sides of the coin. We… 1 year ago Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads
Metric Explainers Beverley Over LaVine? Frequently Asked DRIP Questions Answered Quick. You’re the general manager of a new NBA expansion team. You have the choice between two players and their contracts are exactly the same one-year deal in this hypothetical.… 2 years ago Donald Kolakowski
Metric Explainers Introducing Power Rankings: Your Club Ranked Introducing Power Rankings, the new way to tell which club is actually “by far the greatest team the world has ever seen." 2 years ago Jonny Whitmore
Metric Explainers Why Targets Are No Longer Good Enough When It Comes to Valuing Pass Catchers Targets are out. Read percentage is in. Introducing the metric that gives a clearer indication of how often a player is potentially being given the chance to make a play. 2 years ago Trevor Goldstein
Metric Explainers Explaining Next Ball Probability in Cricket Opta's Next Ball Predictor model forecasts the probabilities of different outcomes of the next delivery in cricket. Here's how it works. 2 years ago Danny Dinsdale
Metric Explainers How’d You Get This Number? Explaining Opta Analyst’s Weekly NFL Fantasy Projections Our model uses observed and projected data in four key areas: team values, player baselines, player participation and defensive matchup adjustments. 2 years ago Kevin Chroust, Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads
Metric Explainers SmartRatings: The Model That Rates Each Game, Team and Player’s Entertainment Value Which game is the most intriguing this Sunday? Who has been the most exciting player in the league? Now we can put data behind the answers. 2 years ago The Analyst
Metric Explainers Measuring the Most Clutch Players in Tennis: Who Performs When It Matters Most? With the help of a new metric – clutch points – we can go beyond just game or break point to truly explore the moments that matter most. 2 years ago Jon Manuel