As each regular season winds down, Best XI conversations tend to surface. Who stood out above the rest and delivered a year-long level of performance that’s deserving of the accolade? It’s largely a ...

Liverpool head into their latest Premier League clash with Manchester City carrying the weight of expectation — and, crucially, the backing of data. According to OPTA’s predictive model, the Reds ...

Design: Eamonn Dalton/The Athletic; Photos: Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images Anyone not plugged into football’s online discourse may have missed it, but the analytics community was rocked by a seismic ...

After Qualcomm’s purchase of Arduino it has left many wondering what market its new Uno Q board is trying to target. Taking the ongoing RAM-pocalypse as inspiration, [Bringus Studios] made a tongue-in ...

Chelsea have won their last four Premier League games against West Ham by an aggregate score of 15-2. It's their longest winning run against the Hammers since a run of six between 2006 and 2008. No ...

Dominic Solanke has scored 13 goals in his last 19 home Premier League starts (4 in 6 for Bournemouth, 9 in 13 for Spurs), while he has netted in each of his last three appearances against Newcastle ...

The Opta SuperComputer has predicted the top five teams that could win the Champions League this season. On Wednesday night, the league phase of the competition came to an end, with all the clubs that ...

As it is so often proven, a week is an awfully long time in football. Just last weekend, Arsenal’s mentality was being openly derided—by friends and foes alike—opening the door for Manchester City and ...

We face Tottenham Hotspur in north London at 16:30 (UK) on Sunday 1 February. After our first league win of 2026 in our last Premier League outing, we’ll be looking to build on that success and keep ...

We travel to Anfield for a 16:30 (UK) kick-off on Sunday 8 February in the Premier League’s standout fixture in this matchweek. A tie that’s been the star attraction in English football for much of ...

Which club will win the 2025-26 Champions League? Paris Saint-Germain are the holders after their stunning 5-0 win against Inter in last season’s final, the biggest margin of victory in the ...

Opta’s prediction machine analyzed the numbers from this Champions League and named a possible winner. This season’s Champions League has been dominated by the English ‘Big Six’; five of the six teams ...