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Serie A Title Race: Inter and Napoli are level on points with five games to go. Who does the Opta supercomputer think is going to win it?! We break down the title race in full with win probabilities and fixture difficulty: theanalyst.com/2025/04/seri...

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Matheus Cunha has arguably been Wolves’ best player since signing permanently ahead of the 2023-24 season. With some clubs reported to be keen to bring him in this summer, can they keep hold of his talents for another campaign? #WWFC 🐺 theanalyst.com/2025/04/math...

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🎉 Jamie Vardy’s having a leaving party 🎉 13 seasons. 198 goals. 1 unforgettable story. We break down the stats behind a Premier League icon as he says goodbye to Leicester 🦊📊 theanalyst.com/2025/04/jami...

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4th ❌ 4th ❌ 4th ❌ 3rd ❌ 3rd ❌ 4th ❌ It's been a tough six-year spell for Hamburger SV in 2. Bundesliga, missing out on promotion by the finest of margins on numerous occasions. Might that be about to change under 34-year-old coach Merlin Polzin, though? theanalyst.com/2025/04/hamb...

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We wanted to show some love to goalkeepers, so have gone through the best data we have on the Premier League‘s finest shot stoppers from 2024-25. Who are the best at making saves, passing, and even creating chances? Find out below. 👇🧤 theanalyst.com/2025/04/prem...

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Matheus Nunes' last-minute winner broke Aston Villa hearts last night. But how did City's win change every team's chances of qualifying for the Champions League? Find out what the Opta supercomputer thinks below: theanalyst.com/2025/04/whic...

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Leeds United, Burnley and Birmingham City are all on course to reach 100 points in their respective league campaigns. We look at how often has that milestone been achieved in the past, while explaining how 2024-25 could break EFL records. theanalyst.com/2025/04/engl...

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Only three points separate 3rd and 7th in the Premier League. Here are the latest predictions from the Opta supercomputer on the race for a top-five finish: theanalyst.com/eu/2025/04/w...

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Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points tonight on 15 of 19 shooting and 5 of 5 free throws. Dating to '62-63, he's the first player to score at least 39 points in a playoff game while attempting no more than 19 FGs and five FTs. Paul Pierce scored 38 on 14 of 19 and 4 of 4 in 2011.

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Kawhi Leonard surpassed 20 first-half points in a playoff game for the fourth time in his career tonight against the Nuggets (21). He went 9 of 10 for the best first-half FG% of his postseason career (min. two shots). #NBAPlayoffs #ClipperNation

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The Knicks have won 10 consecutive playoff games at home when leading a best-of-seven series 1-0. They're seeking a 2-0 lead over the Pistons tonight.

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𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩 Promotion from the Championship to the Premier League could be confirmed today for Leeds and Burnley. But with all three promoted teams set to be relegated from the top flight again this term, we ask if the chasm between the leagues is widening... ⬇️ theanalyst.com/2025/04/prem...

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𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝟒-𝟏 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 Barcelona Femenino have put themselves in a very strong position after the first leg of their UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, with Clàudia Pina getting two goals and an assist. #UWCL

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With Leicester City confirmed as going back down to the Championship after Sunday's defeat to Liverpool, we've updated the list of teams to have suffered the most relegations from the Premier League. ⬇️ theanalyst.com/2025/04/most...

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𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟎-𝟏 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 Trent Alexander-Arnold's goal takes Liverpool within three points of the Premier League title, as Leicester's relegation is confirmed. Read our match report and go through all the Opta data from the game with our stats page. #LEILIV theanalyst.com/2025/04/leic...

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Liverpool well on top but the Premier League leaders were unable to find a way through against Leicester in the first half. The Foxes need to win to avoid relegation today, but haven't scored a home league goal since 8 December. #LEILIV

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𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐝 𝟎-𝟏 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 A fifth win in a row for Wolves sees them mathematically safe from relegation. Manchester United are also safe from the drop now after Ipswich's loss to Arsenal, despite a 15th Premier League defeat of the season. Only five teams have lost more. #MUNWOL

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𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝟏-𝟐 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 A dramatic late turnaround sees Chelsea earn a big three points in the race for the Champions League. Pedro Neto’s winner (92:31) was Chelsea’s latest winning goal on record in a Premier League London derby (since 2006-07). #FULCHE

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𝐈𝐩𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝟎-𝟒 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 A one-sided affair at Portman Road means Liverpool will have to wait to clinch the Premier League title. Check out our report and the best stats from Arsenal's dominant win here: theanalyst.com/2025/04/ipsw... #IPSARS

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The Timberwolves made a playoff franchise-high 21 3-pointers in their Game 1 win in LA. They’d never made more than 18. The Lakers had allowed 20 or more in a playoff game just four times prior to tonight. #NBAPlayoffs

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Luka Doncic's 16 points are the most he's put up in the first quarter of a playoff game since dropping 20 on May 30 of last season against, yeah, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Jalen Brunson refined his list of playoff performances with his 10th best postseason scoring effort as the Knicks took Game 1. They outscored the Pistons 40-21 in the final 12 minutes to match their best fourth-quarter point differential of the season.

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The Lakers and Wolves were separated by a game in the Western Conference standings and split their season series 2-2 with the home team winning all four. The two in LA were single-digit affairs. More, please.

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The last time these teams met in the playoffs, Game 1 on April 24, 1992 ended in a 34-point win for the Knicks. The Pistons' starting five finished with 38 points. They've got 40 in the first half tonight thanks to Tobias Harris.

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The Nuggets have won the last six playoff series in which they won Game 1.

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Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa both scored in Brentford’s 4-2 win over Brighton, but are they among the best duos in Premier League history? We look at the stats: theanalyst.com/2025/04/mbeu...

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With the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning this weekend, we're using our TRACR model and championship win probabilities to rank the teams' chances from 1 to 16. theanalyst.com/na/2025/04/nh...

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Daniel Muñoz has extended his contract at Crystal Palace until 2028. We recently analysed the wing-back, who has stood out for his lung-busting displays down Palace’s right flank this season, though the extent of his athleticism will still be a shock to many. #CPFC theanalyst.com/2025/04/dani...

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𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐭-𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬? There has been a lot of discussion around set-pieces this season, so @rbenson92.bsky.social has investigated which Premier League teams have been most effective from them in 2024-25. ⬇️ theanalyst.com/2025/04/prem...

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 📈 We're down to the final four in the UEFA Conference League, and the Opta supercomputer has predicted who will reach the final, and who will lift the trophy. It's looking good for Chelsea... #UECL theanalyst.com/2025/04/conf...

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𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 📈 After a dramatic night in the Europa League, the final four is set. We have new favourites to win the whole thing, according to the Opta supercomputer, and it's good news for Tottenham Hotspur... #UEL theanalyst.com/2025/04/euro...

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A big night for Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League, where they'll again come up against Hugo Ekitiké. @davidsegar.bsky.social has looked at the in-form Eintracht Frankfurt striker to see what kind of threat he poses. #UEL theanalyst.com/2025/04/hugo...

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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 '𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐚' 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐚? Real Madrid were humbled by Arsenal in the Champions League, and now find themselves fighting to save their season as underdogs to win La Liga and the Copa del Rey. We analyse a chastening night for Los Blancos. 👇 theanalyst.com/2025/04/real...

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𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐣𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 Another week, another key player re-signing for Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk stays on Merseyside, and @davidsegar.bsky.social outlines why the Reds captain has been one of the most important players of recent times at Anfield. theanalyst.com/2025/04/virg...

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𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 After Newcastle's 5-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Wednesday, we take a look at the latest Opta supercomputer predictions to see who is likeliest to secure a top-five place in the Premier League this season. theanalyst.com/2025/04/whic...

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Including tonight's play-in, Tyler Herro is averaging 28.4 points on 57.8% shooting in his 11 games since Miami's 10-game losing streak. The Heat are 9-2 in those games.

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With the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals done and dusted, we're now left with the final four teams. Who will win the competition? Here's what the Opta supercomputer thinks after tonight: theanalyst.com/2025/04/cham...

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Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (1-5 agg) Hopefully no Arsenal fans out there lost a week of sleep worried about a three-goal lead being overturned.

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Inter 2-2 Bayern Munich (4-3 agg) Champions League semi-finals representation among the top five European leagues: Serie A ✅ La Liga ✅ Premier League ✅ Ligue 1 ✅ Bundesliga ❌

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Last night was proof that PSG and Barcelona are far from flawless. Their semi-final opponents will have liked what they saw. theanalyst.com/eu/2025/04/p...

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Hugo Ekitiké has been very impressive for Eintracht Frankfurt this season, firmly putting his disappointing spell at PSG behind him. @davidsegar.bsky.social looks into why there is so much hype around the young striker... again. theanalyst.com/2025/04/hugo...

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PSG almost threw away a 5-1 aggregate lead with two-thirds of their tie played. Barcelona were dominated more than any other #UCL quarter-finalist in the past decade. Their semi-final opponents might have enjoyed watching them. ✍️ @alitweedale.bsky.social theanalyst.com/2025/04/psg-...

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Barcelona remain favourites to win the Champions League... but only just after a disappointing result and performance tonight. Has the door been opened for Arsenal? theanalyst.com/2025/04/cham...

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Barcelona are through to the semis after enduring the worst single-match xG difference (-3.36) of the 2024-25 Champions League knockout stages.

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Aston Villa are out of the #UCL despite a sensational comeback win over PSG. Check out the best facts and stats from the game with our match centre 👇 theanalyst.com/eu/2025/04/a...

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Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona HT (1-4 on agg) Serhou Guirassy's penalty is the difference between the teams on the night, but Dortmund still have a mountain to climb.

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Aston Villa 1-2 PSG HT (2-5 on agg) Goals from Hakimi and Mendes appeared to have taken PSG out of sight... and they might well still be. But Tielemans has given Villa some hope. PSG have previous when it comes to #UCL capitulations, after all...

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