Philipp Ertl

"As the years have gone on I've just improved and improved..." Declan Rice reflects on his development as a footballer and his role at Arsenal 💪

After 28 years, sadly my time at Opta has come to an end. Through seven different owners, some good, some bad, I've helped the companies grow the brand from start up to global behemoth and I've been very lucky to have a job that was also my hobby.

✍️ @OptaJean recently worked with the @FFF to deliver two bespoke quiz activations at their Paris headquarters. Designed for both partners and supporters of the French national team, the sessions tested #LesBleus knowledge across three individual and team-based rounds.

How competitive is each of the top 15 leagues? Each dot represents a team and the average points per game they've won this season. Poland 🍿🍿🍿

Stats Perform and the @OptaAnalyst have been shortlisted for 3⃣ prestigious @SportSJA British Sports Journalism Awards. Categories nominated: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, Stats Perform 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫, Opta Analyst 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭, Ryan Benson of Opta Analyst The annual awards recognise excellence in sports journalism in the UK. Get more information ➡️ bit.ly/4s3ZLEb #SJA2025

There’s a growing gap in how different audiences watch sport. Marcin Serafin explains how @_Ekstraklasa_ Live Park are evolving their content – balancing traditional broadcasts with an increased focus on short-form content to better engage younger audiences. #OptaForum2026

Expected Jinx (xJ) is built on complex modelling – but that’s not how fans experience it. At #OptaForum2026, @JonnyWhitmore14 talks through the balance between detail and simplicity, and how the model was shaped into something fans can immediately understand and engage with.

🗣️ ''The English sides face tougher opposition in their domestic league'' Why the competitiveness of the Premier League is affecting English sides’ chances in the Champions League.

The premier meeting place for leading figures in sports content and data is returning to London. Taking place across two days, 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 will explore how the latest innovations in data and #AI are changing the parameters of sport. ➡️ bit.ly/OptaForum26

FIFA entrusts Stats Perform with betting data and streaming rights sportcal.com/news/fifa-entr… via @sportcal

Stats Perform has been named @FIFA's first-ever official worldwide betting data and betting streaming rights distributor. The agreement includes the @FIFAWorldCup and @FIFAWWC, with official data and live video streams delivered to licensed operators. ➡️ bit.ly/4qOw35S

2.0 - Konrad Laimer kommt in dieser Bundesliga-Saison auf 2.0 Torschussvorlagen aus dem laufenden Spiel pro 90 Minuten - Bestwert aller Außenverteidiger aus Europas Top5-Ligen, die mindestens die Hälfte der möglichen Ligaminuten 2025/26 bestritten. Ausgezeichnet. @FCBayern

34/34 – Der FC Bayern München war im Jahr 2025 an allen 34 Spieltagen Tabellenführer – die Bayern sind der erste Verein der BL-Historie, der innerhalb eines Kalenderjahres an jedem Spieltag Tabellenführer war. Unangefochten. @FCBayern

5 - Gabriel Martinelli is the first ever Arsenal player to score in five successive appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and first in all major European competitions since Thierry Henry in the UEFA Cup in April 2000 (6). Fulfilling.

According to the Opta Power Rankings, Group J is statistically the strongest of the 12 pools at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Our model says this is next summer’s ‘group of death’.

0 - Tonight's match was the first time in his career that Harry Kane played the full 90 minutes against Arsenal without having a single shot. Marshalled.

🇦🇹 2:0 🇮🇹 Semi-Final #U17WC #U17WM

🇦🇹 beim #u17wc : 🥇die höchste Chancenqualität (xG=18.2) 🥇die meisten Schüsse (122) 🥇die größte Differenz zwischen xG und xGA (+13.7)

3 - For the third time after 1934 and 1954, Germany, Austria and Switzerland will each participate as sovereign states in the same FIFA World Cup in 2026. DACH.