Overview of Data Sources¶
Currently, the following data sources are supported.
- ClubElo
URL | Example usage | API reference
from soccerdata import ClubElo
Team’s relative strengths as Elo ratings, for most European leagues. Recalculated after every round, includes history.
- ESPN
URL | Example usage | API reference
from soccerdata import ESPN
Historical results, statistics and lineups.
- FBref
URL | Example usage | API reference
from soccerdata import FBref
Historical results, lineups, and detailed aggregated statistics for teams and individual players based on Stats Perform data.
- FiveThirtyEight
URL | Example usage | API reference
from soccerdata import FiveThirtyEight
Team’s relative strengths as SPI ratings, predictions and results for the top European and American leagues.
- Football-Data.co.uk
URL | Example usage | API reference
from soccerdata import MatchHistory
Historical results, betting odds and match statistics. Level of detail depends on league.
- Sofascore
URL | Example usage | API reference
from soccerdata import Sofascore
Results, schedules, lineups, and detailed statistics for teams and individual players.
- SoFIFA
URL | Example usage | API reference
from soccerdata import SoFIFA
Detailed scores on all player’s abilities from EA Sports FC.
- Understat
URL | Example usage | API reference
from soccerdata import Understat
Advanced statistics such as xG, xGBuildup and xGChain, and shot events with associated xG values for the top European leagues.
- WhoScored
URL | Example usage | API reference
from soccerdata import WhoScored
Historical results, match preview data and detailed Opta event stream data for major leagues.