Soccer v3 Stats
Soccer v3 Stats
SportsDataIO Soccer Stats API provides deep soccer player and team statistics — xG, shot accuracy, key passes, player comparisons, advanced metrics.
xG (expected goals) and other modern soccer analytics metrics
Paid
Subscribe to Soccer Stats plan on sportsdata.io. GET /v3/soccer/stats/json/PlayerSeasonStats/{competition}/{season}?key=...
Uptime · 30-day window
About this API
Soccer analytics underwent a revolution over the past decade — xG (Expected Goals, quantifying "how many goals should this shot have produced based on position and angle"), shot maps, heatmaps, and other advanced metrics changed team tactical analysis, transfer evaluation, betting models. SportsDataIO Soccer Stats provides these advanced metrics plus traditional statistics via API. Common uses: Fantasy Premier League player selection (look beyond goals to xG for undervalued players), player transfer evaluation (clubs spending tens of millions verify with advanced metrics first), betting prop bets (player's shot count over/under), media deep analysis. vs. top-tier sources like Opta (Premier League official partner), StatsBomb (academic darling), SportsDataIO is more affordable.
What you can build
- 1Fantasy Premier League player data analysis
- 2Soccer betting prop bets
- 3Player transfer evaluation models
- 4Sports media deep-analysis articles
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- xG (expected goals) and other modern soccer analytics metrics
- Covers global top-league players
- Deep historical data
Limitations
- Paid
- Advanced metrics methodology may slightly differ from Opta, StatsBomb
Example request
curl https://sportsdata.io/<endpoint>Getting started
Subscribe to Soccer Stats plan on sportsdata.io. GET /v3/soccer/stats/json/PlayerSeasonStats/{competition}/{season}?key=...
FAQ
How accurate is xG?+
Within industry standard error range (±10%). But different models have different methodologies (SportsDataIO vs Opta vs StatsBomb) — don't mix.
Technical details
- Auth type
- unknown
- Pricing
- unknown
- Protocols
- REST
- SDKs
- python, javascript, go, java, csharp
- Response time
- 355 ms
- Last health check
- 5/12/2026, 7:38:27 AM
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