5 - @celticfc beat Astana 5-0 in the 1st leg of their Champions League playoff tie, despite only attempting three s… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 1 hours ago

3 - Everton are the first opposition team that Pep Guardiola has failed to beat within his first 3 league meetings… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 18 hours ago

441 – Raheem Sterling’s strike ended Everton’s run of 441 minutes without conceding a goal this season in all comps… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 18 hours ago

1 - Kyle Walker has been sent off for the first time in the Premier League in what is his 200th app in the competition. Dismissed. 19 hours ago

200 – Wayne Rooney has become just the second player to score 200 goals in the @premierleague after @alanshearer (2… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 19 hours ago

8 - Everton will start a Premier League game with 8 English players for the first time since Boxing Day 1997. Lions. https://t.co/nwQ8nEMZm9 20 hours ago

6 - Sergio Aguero has failed to score in his last six PL apps against Everton, his longest current drought versus a… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 20 hours ago

4 - Man City’s 0-4 defeat to Everton in January was Pep Guardiola’s heaviest ever loss in league competition as a m… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 20 hours ago

41 – Since August 2015, Chris Wood has scored more goals than any other player in the Championship (41). Claret. https://t.co/a1UOMGckLg 21 Aug

1 - Yesterday's win over Spurs was the first time in 50 games as Chelsea manager that Antonio Conte didn't use all… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 21 Aug

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25 July 2017

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Beyond Heatmaps: What's Next for Football Data Event Review

13 July 2017

On Tuesday 11th July Opta hosted an event at the May Fair Hotel, London entitled “Beyond Heatmaps: What’s Next for Football Data.”

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NEWS Beyond Heatmaps: What's next for football data

07 July 2017

Next Tuesday (11th July) will see Opta hosting an event at the May Fair hotel, entitled “Beyond Heatmaps: What’s next for football data.”

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In the last 12 months, Opta has collected

  • 139,297

    Football goals scored

  • 79,466

    Yellow cards given

  • 5,589

    Red cards given

  • 18,827

    Wickets taken

  • 7,324

    Rugby Union tries scored

  • 3,549

    Rugby League tries scored

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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. 

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