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Premier League

How Hard Is Every Premier League Team’s Start to the Season?

The new Premier League season is almost upon us. Using the Opta Power Rankings we can see how difficult each side’s opening schedule is.

8 months ago Oliver Hopkins

Football

Saudi Pro League 2023-24 Season Preview

We preview the Saudi Pro League 2023-24 season by looking over the credentials of the four most likely title winners.

8 months ago Mohammed Ahmad

Football

England vs Colombia: 2023 Women’s World Cup Match Preview and Prediction

We look ahead to this 2023 Women’s World Cup quarter-final clash at Stadium Australia with our England vs Colombia preview and prediction.

8 months ago David Segar

Stat, Viz, Quiz

Stat, Viz, Quiz 1: Haaland, Messi and League Predictions

Stat, Viz, Quiz is a new newsletter from Opta Analyst. The first edition includes interesting numbers on Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi.

9 months ago Opta Analyst

Premier League

Inswingers vs Outswingers, Short vs Crossed & Kai Havertz’s Defending: Premier League Corners Analysed

Corners are important. 13.9% of all goals scored in the Premier League in 2022-23 came after a corner. So, we've taken a look at how each team approached them, what…

9 months ago Ali Tweedale

Premier League

Premier League 2023-24 Season Predictions

Who will win the title? Who will suffer relegation? We look at all the key questions with our Premier League 2023-24 season predictions.

9 months ago Matt Furniss

Premier League

Why Micky van de Ven is Ideal For Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham

After Micky van de Ven joined the Ange Postecoglou revolution at Spurs, we take an in-depth look at the centre-back's game

9 months ago Matthew Hayes, Ali Tweedale

La Liga

Barcelona 2023-24 Preview: Five Key Questions Ahead of the Season

As Barcelona look to win back-to-back La Liga titles, we look at five key questions for the reigning champions ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.

9 months ago Robbie Dunne

La Liga

Real Madrid 2023-24 Preview: Five Key Questions Ahead of the Season

After last season saw bitter rivals Barca win La Liga, we look at the questions Ancelotti needs to answer in our Real Madrid 2023-24 preview.

9 months ago Robbie Dunne

Metric Explainers

What Is Expected Goals (xG)?

Expected goals (or xG) measures the quality of a chance by calculating the likelihood it will be scored by using historical shot information.

9 months ago Jonny Whitmore