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Stats Perform's free editorial supercomputer
Footalytics vs Opta Analyst
What Opta Analyst does well, what it does not publish, and where Footalytics takes a different approach — stated factually, with every Footalytics claim verifiable on the public accuracy dashboard.
Side by side
| Footalytics | Opta Analyst | |
|---|---|---|
| Methodology | Published in full (methodology page) | Not formally published |
| Public graded record | Yes — dashboard + downloadable CSV, misses included | Limited or none |
| Explanation layer | AI chat grounded in the model's numbers | Varies (stats tables or editorial) |
| Odds / betting content | None — no odds anywhere | Market odds are an internal input to the model; the site itself is editorial rather than betting-facing. |
| Free tier | 3 predictions on sign-up | Free editorial content |
| Paid tier | Credit packs from $10 · subscriptions from $18/mo | No consumer paid tier (the product feeds Opta's B2B licensing) |
About Opta Analyst
The Opta Analyst supercomputer is a free content product from data company Stats Perform: match and season predictions wrapped in editorial articles. It doubles as a shop window for Opta's B2B data business.
Estimates each side's chances from market odds and the Opta Power Rankings, then simulates the season thousands of times (Monte Carlo) to produce title, top-four and relegation probabilities.
- Match probabilities narrated as "wins x% of simulations"
- Season outcome probabilities and projected points
- Editorial analysis around the numbers
Where Footalytics differs
● Every official prediction is locked before kick-off and graded against the real final score in public — hits and misses, plus a downloadable CSV of every settled pick.
● Interactive depth: instead of reading an article, you ask the model about a specific match and follow up until the numbers make sense.
● No odds and no betting language anywhere on the site — probabilities are the product, graded in public.
FAQ
What is the Opta supercomputer?
A editorially presented prediction engine from Stats Perform, best known for season simulations (title races, relegation odds). Footalytics' Monte Carlo cross-check works similarly for match probabilities, and the golden-boot pages run 10,000-season race simulations.
Is Opta Analyst free?
Yes, the articles are free. Footalytics is also free to start, and adds a public graded record plus per-match chat explanations.
Which is more accurate, Opta or Footalytics?
There is no honest head-to-head benchmark — and that is the point: every serious model lands in a similar 50–60% band for 1X2. What differs is transparency, which you can verify on our accuracy dashboard.
Check the record, then try it
Every number on this site is graded in public. Start free with 3 predictions.