Opta Analyst is the editorial site of Stats Perform, publishing Opta-powered analysis and the famous supercomputer season predictions. KiqIQ is the betting- and fantasy-focused alternative: it takes similar live inputs — form, xG, odds — prices each market against the bookmakers, keeps a public track record, and gives you a bet tracker and fantasy tools you can act on.
Last reviewed: 29 July 2026. Opta Analyst's features are described from its own public site. If anything is out of date, email hello@kiqiq.com.
Opta Analyst (theanalyst.com) is the free editorial and analytics site of Stats Perform, the company behind Opta data. It publishes match previews, feature articles, power rankings and the widely cited "supercomputer" predictions that simulate seasons and tournaments thousands of times. It is a authoritative, journalism-led home for elite football data — built to inform and explain, not to price a bet slip or manage a fantasy squad.
| Opta Analyst | KiqIQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Editorial analysis and season simulations for a broad audience. | A personal betting and fantasy edge you can act on fixture by fixture. |
| Predictions | Supercomputer simulates whole seasons/tournaments; headline probabilities. | Per-fixture Poisson + odds-consensus probabilities, most-likely scoreline, and a model tip. |
| Value / EV | Not a betting product — no value-vs-market pricing. | Every market priced against the cross-book consensus; says "no bet" when there is no edge. |
| Accountability | Predictions published as content; no settled betting ledger. | Public track record — every tip logged before kickoff and settled on the result. |
| Fantasy | Some FPL articles; no personal FPL tooling. | Live FDR grid, captain scorer, differentials and a form tracker from the official FPL data. |
| Tools | Reading and reference. | Bet tracker with P&L/CLV, 38 calculators, league tables, a glossary and an AI assistant. |
Opta Analyst is superb at what it is: authoritative, well-written analysis backed by the best data in the sport, free to read. If you want to understand the game and read expert takes, it is hard to beat.
KiqIQ is built for the person who wants to do something with the numbers. It turns live data through an inspectable Poisson model, prices each market against the bookmakers, and only flags a bet when the edge is real — then logs it to a public track record so the hit rate cannot be rewritten after the fact.
It is also personal: a bet tracker with P&L and closing-line value, live FPL tools for your squad, saved teams, and an AI assistant that answers your specific question with the working shown.
The two are complementary — read Opta Analyst to understand the game, use KiqIQ to price and track your own bets and fantasy decisions. Everything on KiqIQ is for informational and educational purposes, never a guaranteed outcome.
Value Bets feed
Daily positive-EV selections priced against the cross-bookmaker consensus — an editorial site does not do this.
Public track record
Every tip logged before kickoff and settled on the result — hit rate and level-stakes P&L.
Live FPL tools
FDR grid, captain scorer, differentials and form tracker from the official FPL data.
Live league tables
Standings, form guides and top scorers across the leagues we cover.
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Opta Analyst (theanalyst.com) is the free editorial site of Stats Perform, publishing Opta-powered previews, features, power rankings and the supercomputer season/tournament predictions. It is journalism-led analysis rather than a betting or fantasy product.
For betting and fantasy decisions, yes. KiqIQ takes similar live inputs and turns them into per-fixture probabilities, value-vs-market pricing, a public track record and personal tools — where Opta Analyst is a place to read and understand.
KiqIQ uses its own live data feeds for fixtures, form, xG and odds. It is not affiliated with Opta or Stats Perform, and describes their site from public information.
No model can guarantee results. KiqIQ differs by publishing a settled, pre-kickoff track record you can inspect, rather than presenting predictions solely as content.
Absolutely. Read Opta Analyst for authoritative analysis; use KiqIQ to price, track and act on your own bets and fantasy moves.
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