How accurate are football predictions, and what should an AI model achieve before its forecasts can be called reliable? Footiqo analysed 1,751 recorded matches from the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 in 2025/26. We compared the results with the most likely outcomes indicated by historical opening and closing betting odds, then…
Do football teams that take more corners than their opponents win more matches? Footiqo analysed 8,906 match records across the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1, covering the 2021/22 to 2025/26 seasons. The findings show why corner counts alone tell only part of the story. Footiqo historical football research · 2021/22–2025/26 Across…
To analyse a football match, you do not need to be a professional coach or spend the whole game staring at numbers. The skill is knowing what to watch, from the positions players take up to the reasons one team creates better chances than another. Instead of following only the ball, try observing the spaces…
Original Football Data Research Do leagues with more goals also produce more matches in which both teams score? We analysed 80,296 football matches across 50 domestic leagues between July 2021 and June 2026 to find out. Source: Footiqo historical match data · Scope: full-time results · Period: 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026 Matches…
Which football leagues show the most yellow cards? We compared 50 regular leagues in Footiqo’s current-season dataset, covering 5,413 recorded matches, to rank competitions by average yellow cards per game. The study also compares home and away teams, common card lines and the split between first-half and second-half bookings. Every league in the comparison has…
Do football matches produce more corners before or after half-time? To find out, we analysed 141,316 matches in the Footiqo football database with complete first-half and second-half corner data. Key Findings Across 141,316 matches, the average increased from 4.58 first-half corners to 5.12 second-half corners. The second half produced an average of 0.54 more corners…
This guide explains the main types of bookmakers, why payout matters, how to compare margins across markets, and when brokers can help. It is written for UK-facing bettors, data enthusiasts and curious readers who want clear, practical insights. A successful football punter must understand how bookmakers operate behind the scenes. This guide reveals the main…
Introduction Betting on favourites in football might seem like the safest option. After all, favourites are expected to win most of the time, and casual bettors often see them as a reliable way to build profit slowly. But is this really the case over thousands of matches and across multiple leagues? To answer this question,…
What is Footiqo? Footiqo is a free football statistics platform that makes detailed match data easy to explore, without paywalls. You can research smarter with clear, filterable stats for Teams, Leagues, and Referees across Full Time, First Half, and Second Half. What you can analyse 1X2 (Win/Draw/Loss) performance Goals scored and conceded Corners taken and…