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Advanced metrics: Expected Goals
25 July 2017As part of Opta’s commitment to offering greater detail to sports fans across the world, we have been working on some advanced metrics th...
Read moreBeyond Heatmaps: What's Next for Football Data Event Review
13 July 2017On Tuesday 11th July Opta hosted an event at the May Fair Hotel, London entitled “Beyond Heatmaps: What’s Next for Football Data.”
Read moreNEWS Beyond Heatmaps: What's next for football data
07 July 2017Next Tuesday (11th July) will see Opta hosting an event at the May Fair hotel, entitled “Beyond Heatmaps: What’s next for football data.”
Read moreNEWS Opta Match Experience Review
07 July 2017On Wednesday (5th July), Opta held The Opta Match Experience, an 11-a-side fixture that was hosted at Sutton United’s Knights Community S...
Read moreIn the last 12 months, Opta has collected
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139,297
Football goals scored
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79,466
Yellow cards given
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5,589
Red cards given
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18,827
Wickets taken
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7,324
Rugby Union tries scored
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3,549
Rugby League tries scored
The Opta difference
Our unique collection methodology allows us to produce highly detailed player performance data.
The below widget outlines the main collected actions from the Premier League 2016/2017 season to date.