While the Premier League 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and Serie A 🇮🇹 keep rolling through the festive period, we’ve run end-of-season simulations for both leagues. Here’s how the 25/26 tables could look by May. 👇

AFCON insights: We have ranked the top 10 nations based on our latest IMPECT Power Ratings (0–100 scale). ⚽️📊 The numbers show a tight race at the top, with only small gaps between the leading contenders. Do the ratings match your favourites for the title?

Kane vs Mbappé vs Haaland: the battle for the 25/26 Golden Boot is on! ⚽️🔥 We have compared the elite trio across 8 key data points, including Packing metrics. 👇 Who is the most clinical striker in the world right now?

A Champions League deep dive this week: we ranked the Top 10 teams of the 25/26 season by their average bypassed-defenders differential. ⚽️📊 Any surprises in how the top sides stack up?

Which wingers punish defensive lines through their off-ball movement? Here are the top 10 in the top 5 leagues for ‘Bypassed Defenders Receiving’. A metric measuring how many defenders a pass takes out thanks to the receiver’s smart run.

Fullbacks are not just wide outlets anymore. They are progression engines. ⚽️👇 We have analysed how many opponents are bypassed when they receive the ball, revealing who truly breaks lines from the first touch. Which fullback stands out to you?

Attacking midfielders across the Big 5 in 25/26 (min. 4 matches) , ranked by Bypassed Opponents per 90. ⚽️ 👇 This metric counts how many opponents a player takes out of the game with passes or dribbles. Ilan Kebbal leads the field with 48.33 bypassed opponents per 90. 🔥

Central defenders - Big 5 in 25/26, ranked by their Influence on Allowed Chances. ⚽️👇 This metric shows how well a defender limits dangerous chances after their team has already had defenders bypassed, capturing not only clearances and interventions but also positional play and delaying actions. 🔥

With the European World Cup Qualifiers (group stage) wrapped up, we looked at how each nation performed by their average difference in bypassed defenders vs opponent. ⚽️ Any surprises in the top 10? 👀🔥

The most important position on the pitch? It might just be the goalkeepers. 🧤 Here are the top 10 shot-stoppers in the Big 5 leagues this season, ranked by Prevented Goals Total - a measure of how many goals a keeper saved compared to what the quality of shots on target should have produced.

This time we looked at Premier League 2 (U21) teams and ranked them by their average difference in bypassed defenders vs opponent in the current 25/26 season. ⚽️ Who’s standing out among the next generation? 🔥

Matchday 4 of the 25/26 UEFA Champions League group stage. ⚽️🔥 The latest simulation update as the top 8 race takes shape. (1/2)

Following up on our Packing® insight, we looked at teams from the Big 5 leagues in the current 25/26 season and ranked them by their average difference in bypassed defenders vs opponent. ⚽️ Any surprises in the top 10? 👀

Bypassing defenders matters. A lot. Teams that bypass more defenders than their opponent win 80.3% of the time (draws excluded). With a +10 bypassed defender gap, that jumps to 88.5%. Packing® defines winning football. ⚽️⚡️

Europa League night! ⚽️🔥 We’ve crunched the numbers to see how the league phase might play out 👇 (1/2)

🚀 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲! We are thrilled to announce the release of our 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 – the 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥, covering the 2023/24 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, including Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s historic invincible campaign.

Matchday 3 of the 25/26 UEFA Champions League kicked off! ⚽️🔥 Arsenal, Bayern and Real lead the early pack, but the race for the top 8 is wide open. (1/2)

Eighteen months of squad rating development show plenty of movement among the UEFA top 15 clubs. 📈 Bayern (98.4), Barça (98.3) and Liverpool (98.1) now lead the field, while 15th-placed BVB hold a rating of 94.0. The margins at the top are razor-thin! ⚽

From title races to relegation battles, we’ve simulated the 25/26 Süper Lig to see how Türkiye’s top flight could play out. 🇹🇷⚽

Premier League 2 (U21) strikers (min. 3 matches & total match share of 2.5) in the 25/26 season ranked by bypassed opponents. A glimpse at the future of Premier League attacks. ⚽👀

Big 5 League strikers (min. 4 matches & total match share of 3) in the 25/26 season ranked by bypassed opponents. Harry Kane leads with 26.6 bypassed opponents/90', not just scoring but dominating attacks! ⚽💥

Most fluid leagues as per accurate open play passes per 90', 6⃣6⃣ leagues 🌐 as per Impect 😍 #Denmark shows the way 🎡 🥇 #Superliga 🇩🇰 717 🥈 #1Division 🇩🇰 689 🥉 #MLS 🇺🇸🇨🇦 673 More about @impect-official.bsky.social 👉 impect.com/en/

One matchday down in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League, and we've run our end-of-season simulations for all 36 teams. From top contenders aiming for direct qualification to those battling for playoff spots, here's how it could play out. ⚽️ (1/2)

The 2025/26 season is heating up, and we've crunched the numbers on our end-of-season simulations for England's top four leagues. Covering everything from Premier League contenders to League Two underdogs, let's dive in. Thread ahead 🧵👇 (1/5)

Early days in the 2025/26 season, but let’s look at our end-of-season simulations to see how Europe’s Big 5 leagues might shape up. Kicking off with the Premier League 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Best short pass space finders U2⃣3⃣ full backs, 3⃣8⃣ ongoing top divisions 🌐 🥇 #UbaCharles 🇳🇬 2.49 <10m passes leaving ≥3 opponents farther from own goal than the ball per 90' 🥈 #DanielGutierrez 🇨🇱 2.13 🥉 #VetleAuklend 🇳🇴 2.09 @CIES_Football with @impect-official.bsky.social 🎉

Top 🇸🇪 #Allsvenskan 🇳🇴 #Eliteserien & 🇫🇮#Veikkausliiga U2⃣0⃣ players, >630' 🥇 #SediKinteh 🇬🇲 71.0 out of 💯 🥈 #KeitaKosugi 🇯🇵 68.7 🥉 #SverreNypan 🇳🇴 68.5 ➡️ #ManCity CIES Football Index powered by @impect-official.bsky.social 🫶

Tottenham Hotspur signing Luka Vušković has emerged as one of the most intriguing transfer prospects in the Premier League.

The 20-year-old Ecuadorian talent Elián Caicedo has been the most dangerous centre forward in the air during this season’s LigaPro Serie A.

The 19-year-old talent Jon Martín was the most dangerous centre back in the air during last season’s La Liga.

Como 1907 signing Jesús Rodríguez is considered one of LaLiga's brightest young talents and has impressed in many areas of his game.

Beşiktaş JK signing Ege Tıknaz was one of the standout midfielders in the recent @ligaportugal.bsky.social .

The Danish striker Kasper Høgh is currently one of the top striker in the @eliteserien.bsky.social .

Ibrahim Diabaté is the best player in the Allsvenskan when it comes to minutes-per-goal ratio.

Rodrigo Mora has become one of the most exciting transfer targets in world football. Among all strikers in Liga Portugal last season, he recorded by far the highest post-shot xG to shot-based xG ratio.

First Women's #EURO quarter final today with #Italy 🇮🇹 #Norway 🇳🇴 in #Geneva 🇨🇭 🔝 group stage players as per CIES Football Performance Index 📊 powered by @impect-official.bsky.social 💪 Watch out 2⃣0⃣-year-old #SigneGaupset best score so far with 88.9 out of 💯❗️

Alex Tóth is the best U21 player in the Nemzeti Bajnokság.

Elián Caicedo is the best U21 player in the LigaPro Serie A.

U2⃣2⃣ holding midfielders 🌏 outperforming the most their teammates* 🥇 #MiltonDelgado 🇦🇷 🥈 #LorenzoScipioni 🇦🇷 ➡️ #Olympiacos 👀 🥉 #YamirVillan 🇦🇷 #EgeTiknaz 🇹🇷 #Dragojevic 🇷🇸 #Ordonez 🇦🇷 #Nilsson 🇸🇪 #Xu 🇨🇳 #Kislyak 🇷🇺 * as per CIES Football Index @impect-official.bsky.social 🙌

Top performing U2⃣1⃣ players, Eastern Europe 😍 🥇 #SergeyPinyaev 🇷🇺 81.2 out of 💯 🥈 #MalickDiouf 🇸🇳 80.0 🥉 #MatveyKislyak 🇷🇺 79.6 #Dragojevic 🇷🇸 #Prokopijevic 🇷🇸 #Maksimovic 🇷🇸 #PedroHenrique 🇧🇷 #Toth 🇭🇺 #Sljivic 🇷🇸 #Ristic 🇸🇮 CIES Football Index with @impect-official.bsky.social 🤩

Nick Woltemade has emerged as one of the most intriguing transfer prospects in the Bundesliga.

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The most progressive individual performances in Premier League Season 24/25.

Top % of successful opponent half forward passes, U2⃣1⃣ centre backs from 6⃣7⃣ leagues 🌐 @impect-official.bsky.social 🥇 #LenyYoro 🇫🇷 95.4% ❗️ 🥈 #PauCubarsi 🇪🇸 88.4% 🥉 #PietroComuzzo 🇮🇹 86.2% #vandenBerg 🇳🇱 #Takai 🇯🇵 #Keddari 🇪🇸 #Orrason 🇮🇸 #OSullivan 🇮🇪 #Haram 🇳🇴 #Mykhavko 🇺🇦

Top #FIFAClubWorldCup players as per CIES Football Index powered by @impect-official.bsky.social quarter-finalists 🌟 🥇 #SergejMilinkovicSavic 🇷🇸 89.5 out of 💯 🥈 #MaloGusto 🇫🇷 87.1 🥉 #MoisesCaicedo 🇪🇨 84.9 #Koulibaly 🇸🇳 #Olise 🇫🇷 #Colwill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #Piquerez 🇺🇾 #AlDawsari 🇸🇦 #AlTambakti 🇸🇦

With a total of 50 bypassed opponents , Michael Olise dominates the pitch for FC Bayern Munich.🌟

Top #FIFACWC infiltrators as per CIESFootball Index powered by @impect-official.bsky.social quarter-finalists 🌟 🥇 #MichaelOlise 🇫🇷 92.2 out of 💯 🥈 #KvichaKvaratskhelia 🇬🇪 90.3 🥉 #VinirJr 🇧🇷 & #SalemAlDawsari 🇸🇦 89.8 #Estevao 🇧🇷 #Neto 🇵🇹 #Arias 🇨🇴 #Doue 🇫🇷 #Palmer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #Gusto 🇫🇷

𝗔 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧 – 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸. 🗽⚽

Fewest shots per 90', 5⃣0⃣ top divisions 🌐 🥇 #JLeague 🇯🇵 19.9 🥈 #HNL 🇭🇷 20.4 🥉 #SuperLeague1 🇬🇷 20.5 🇨🇦🇸🇦🇵🇹🇮🇱🇺🇦🇨🇷🇵🇾 CIES Football Observatory analysis with @impect-official.bsky.social 🤝

Aron Sigurdarson of KR Reykjavik FC has the most efficient goal conversion rate in the Besta deild.