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We have studied the data from the history of the Champions League to determine who are the top performing players by club. More...

We have studied the data from the history of the Champions League to determine who are the five top-rated players in each of Europe’s big leagues. More...

Ahead of the NBA play-offs this weekend, we’ve taken a look at every past season since the bracket was expanded to 16 teams in 1984 to reveal some interesting patterns. We’ve looked at which seeds tend to go deeper in the tournament and the likely source of any upsets to help you with your betting before the curtain goes up on Saturday. More...

We’ve crunched the numbers to reveal the players across England and Scotland who are looking for a similar turnaround in their fortunes: those who have spent the most minutes on the bench this season, including the time before and after a substitution is made. More...

With the UEFA Nations League now on hold until the summer, the England national team can turn its attention to the qualifying campaign for Euro 2020. Ahead of the first matches kicking off later this week, we’ve analysed data on every qualifying campaign since Euro 96 to see what might be in store for Gareth Southgate’s young side. More...

Darren Till is fancied to get back on track when taking on Jorge Masvidal at the O2 Arena on Saturday night in our UFC London predictions. The Liverpool fighter failed to claim the welterweight title when outwrestled by Tyron Woodley last September but looks ripe for a return to winning ways. More...

We’ve studied the different game states by adding up how much time each club has spent winning, drawing and losing in league matches this season. We’ve also identified which player is their club’s lucky charm and looked at how much goals scored in the last minute of each match affect the final outcome. More...

With less than 10 gameweeks to go in the 2018/19 season, it is crunch time in Fantasy Premier League. We’ve taken an in-depth look at the behaviour of the current top 500 managers to see if there are any lessons that can help you race past your friends and colleagues. More...

As the Oscar buzz intensifies ahead of Sunday’s ceremony, we’ve looked back at the 90 previous years of the Academy Awards to work out who is likely to be walking off with statuettes this year. More...

The NBA All-Star Game this weekend looks set to test the importance of big-game experience, with one of the two teams possessing vastly more collective history in this fixture than the other. LeBron James has drafted a team in his own image as far as experience goes, while Team Giannis features all five of the rookies in this year’s event. More...

We have studied the data from the history of the Champions League to determine who are the future top players in the competition. More...

We have studied the data from the history of the Champions League to determine who are the all-time top 10 players in the competition. More...

We have studied the data from the history of the Champions League to determine who are the current top 10 players in the competition. More...

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’ve turned our attention to football’s most successful partnerships. For the Premier League, EFL and Scottish Premiership we’ve looked at the most effective attacking and defensive duos since the start of last season and also identified the best all-time pairings in the Champions League. More...

With the 20th iteration of the Six Nations now underway, we’ve analysed the data from the previous 19 tournaments to work out what we should expect in each round. We’ve also analysed the squads from the last four World Cup years to see how much Six Nations performances predict about the sport’s showpiece event in Japan. More...

Tottenham’s performances will surely suffer in the absence of Harry Kane, but we wanted to know which players’ presence has the biggest positive impact on their team. Here are the 10 players who have made the largest positive difference in a range of top European leagues. More...

Tottenham's defeat to Manchester United extended their run of Premier League matches without a draw to a whopping 26 but they remain third in the Premier League, so does a lack of draws necessarily mean that there’s a problem? And which managers are most likely to settle for a share of the points? More...

With the turn of the year coinciding almost perfectly with the halfway point of the domestic season, we wanted to hand out some half term awards to the clubs and players who have put in the most encouraging performances so far. We’ve crunched the numbers across the Premier League and EFL - up to 31st December 2018 - to reward those who have caught our eye. More...

Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Manchester United manager after months of speculation that his time at Old Trafford was up. We’ve compared his record to those of the other managers at one of the Premier League’s ‘big six’ since he took charge of the Red Devils to break down where it all went wrong. More...

Even before the festive fixture schedule has played out, the transfer rumour mill will be spinning furiously as January approaches and under-performing teams try to spend their way out of trouble. Focusing on signings made by the top clubs in each of the ‘big five’ European leagues and filtered out deals worth less than €5m - to eliminate those bought as cover or as long-term investments - we were able to build ‘photofits’ of the types of player who tend to make big moves in the winter window. More...

When we discuss local footballing rivalries we usually focus on bragging rights between neighbouring clubs, but we were interested to find out which players can claim to be the best in their region. More...

As the Golden Boot race is starting to take shape, we take a look back at the last 10 seasons to see what the key ingredients are for picking up this prize. Previous winners Mo Salah, Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero are all prominent again in the Premier League, but will a new hero emerge this term? More...

We’ve analysed the fortunes of the six northern hemisphere sides who compete in the Six Nations, along with the four southern hemisphere teams who contest the Rugby Championship, to see how much their performances and squads can be predicted by their efforts in the Autumn Internationals. More...

Black Friday has quickly become a landmark on the consumer calendar and it would be fascinating to see it introduced for football transfers. We've taken a look at the best value signings made by football clubs in the last five seasons, to see who has been getting the top deals. More...

For the 10th year in a row, the ATP Finals are taking place at London’s O2 Arena. We have looked at results over the past 10 years to see which players should be feared by their competitors, and how the culmination of the men’s tennis season tends to pan out. More...

With many of Europe’s top clubs suffering a decline in fortunes this season, we could see some unusual names on league trophies and in Champions League draws next summer. However, fans of more established sides can point to sustained success rather than a flash in the pan, and we’ve looked at the data to identify which clubs’ supporters have the most to brag about. More...

As Lewis Hamilton coasts to another Formula 1 title, we’ve taken a detailed look at how he ranks against the sport’s legends and what he needs to do to be considered the greatest driver of all time. More...

With this season’s Champions League group stage having kicked off, fans will no doubt be keen to see their team get off to a good start, but just how important is it and what else can you do to ensure a successful campaign? We’ve analysed every group stage – and beyond – for the last 15 seasons of the competition, back to when the current format was introduced, to work out what success looks like in Europe’s premier club competition. More...

Harry Kane is well known for starting seasons poorly and finishing them in fine goalscoring form, but how do his hot streaks and dry spells compare to other strikers? We have looked at all current players in England’s top four divisions, who score at a rate of 10 or more goals per season, to see which of them tend to go on scoring sprees and which of them can go for months without scoring at all. More...

With the second international break of the season already upon us, plenty of top-flight managers will be crossing their fingers their stars are returned to them unscathed. Some will be luckier than others, however, and we’ve crunched the data from the previous 10 seasons to see who is due a bit of good fortune. More...