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Premier League

How Does Every Premier League Club’s Start Compare Historically?

Most Premier League clubs are now four games into their 2023-24 campaigns, but how do their starts compare to previous seasons?

7 months ago Matt Furniss

Football

The Premier League Relegation Battle Is Here: Reasons To Be Cheerful and Fearful for the Bottom Five

Everton, Bournemouth, Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton Town have made a poor start to the season. We assess their chances of survival with a reason for optimism and a reason…

7 months ago Ali Tweedale

Premier League

Premier League 2023-24 Season Predictions: September Update

After four matchdays in the Premier League 2023-24 season, we re-evaluate the Opta supercomputer's predictions.

7 months ago David Segar

Fantasy

Waiver Why-er: Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 2 Pickups

Fantasy football is back and you need to get active to make sure you stay competitive. Here's the best Week 2 waiver wire pickups.

7 months ago Robbie Dunne

Stat, Viz, Quiz

Stat, Viz, Quiz 6: Arsenal the Toffee Topplers and the Early Top-Four Tussle

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the weekly Opta Analyst newsletter. Our sixth edition includes numbers on Arsenal and the Premier League's top-four race.

7 months ago David Segar

Football

Scotland vs England: Prediction and Preview

We look ahead to this friendly to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the oldest international fixture, with our Scotland vs England prediction and preview.

7 months ago Matt Furniss

EFL

Championship 2023-24 Season Predictions: September Update

How are our Championship predictions shaping up now that we're five games into the season? We look at the Opta supercomputer's latest numbers.

7 months ago Matt Furniss

NFL

NFL Week 1 Highlights by Position: Air Tua Stands Out in Otherwise Underwhelming QB Play

The NFL is a game of not only inches, but also numbers. Though you’ve likely already looked at the box score stats, the numbers – more specifically, the advanced numbers…

7 months ago Taylor Bechtold

NFL

Who Has the Most Rushing Yards in an NFL Regular Season?

Who has the most rushing yards in an NFL regular season? We take a look at the top 10 of all time.

7 months ago David Segar

Rugby

Rugby World Cup Data Roundup: Round 1

Stats, talking points, data visualisation and predictions. We dig into Round 1 of the Rugby World Cup with our first weekly data blog.

7 months ago Nick Bentley