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Player shots trends

Every player we cover ranked by how often they have hit shots lately, limited to fixtures still to play and priced against all 5 bookmakers we carry.

Learn how to read every part of the trend card
12,290trends
3,137players
1,162fixtures
5bookmakers

About the odds we show

Two of the names in our odds columns are platforms rather than bookmakers.

Altenar

Altenar supplies the sportsbook software and the pricing that other betting brands run on. Same idea as Kambi: the operator puts their own name on the front and the odds come from Altenar. Any odds we show from Altenar are the same odds shown at every bookmaker using it.

Kambi

Kambi prices the markets for hundreds of bookmakers worldwide. Any odds we show from Kambi are the same odds shown at every bookmaker running their platform, so check whether yours is one of them.

How to read a player trend card

What the different parts of each card mean.

Match history

Each column in the scrollable bar represents one past match.

2
HitGreen badge. Player met the stat threshold in that match.
0
MissRed badge. Threshold wasn't met.
2+2
Hit off the benchAccent badge with a +N marks a hit the player recorded after coming on as a substitute.
2
Booked or sent offSmall yellow or red chip on a match shows the player picked up a card that game.
EPL
LeagueThe competition the match was played in.
LiverpoolLIV
OpponentLogo and abbreviated name of the team faced.
HLiverpoolLIV
Home or awayH or A badge shows match venue.
63'
Minutes playedGreen number shows how many minutes the player was on the pitch.
CAM
PositionPosition the player started in.
82Score
Confidence scoreA score out of 100 for how strong the data behind a trend is. It is not the chance of the bet winning.
2
2
Trend windowAccent underline = inside the window the hit rate is based on. Faded = older history shown for context only.

Card overview

Labels, badges and context shown outside the match history bar.

Trending up, supports betStat is rising in recent matches and aligns with the bet direction. Hover the icon on the card for the exact reason.
Trending up, against betStat is rising but it works against the bet direction. Red when momentum cuts the other way.
Trending down, supports betStat is falling and aligns with the bet direction. Green when momentum supports this pick.
Trending down, against betStat is falling and works against the bet direction. Red means be cautious with this pick.
Home only
Home only or away onlyOnly matches at the same venue as the next fixture: home matches when it is at home, away matches when it is away.
Started
StartedOnly matches the player started. Games where they came off the bench are left out.
EPL
League onlyOnly matches in the same competition as the next fixture, shown by its logo on the badge. Cups, European and other competitions are left out.
The team's last 5Newest on the left with the latest underlined. Each bar is what the player did in that match, not the player's own history below: started, off the bench, unused sub, or not in the squad.
Premier LeaguePremier LeagueLIVLIVvsMCIMCITomorrow · 20:00
Next fixtureThe upcoming match this trend applies to, under its league: home side first, then the day and kickoff time. Tap it to open the fixture page.
ST
Lineup status on the fixtureOn the fixture row, a green dot and position means confirmed in the XI; a purple dot means a predicted start.
Injured
SidelinedWhen the player is out, the fixture row shows an injury, suspension, doubtful or unavailable icon with a label instead of a lineup status.
League avg1.60MCI2.30
Season averagesCompares the player's season average to what the upcoming opponent concedes for this stat. All, Home and Away switch which games are counted. Green means the opponent makes the bet easier, red means harder.

How to use the trends

Read the section, then narrow with filters until you find the edge.

Every trend shown here has already passed a consistency threshold. Players and teams appear because they have hit a statistical line repeatedly across their recent matches, not occasionally. The default view is intentionally broad so you can see what is available, and the filters are where you narrow it down to find a genuine edge.

Filter sidebar vs filter tabs

The sidebar lets you filter by the quality of the trend itself: minimum hit rate, minimum odds, and how many matches the threshold needs to have been cleared. The tabs at the top work differently; they change which type of trend you are looking at entirely. Use both together to zero in on exactly what you want.

All competitions vs same league only

You can analyse a player or team's history using all of their matches across every competition, or limit it to matches from the same league as their upcoming fixture. All competitions gives you a larger sample to work from. Same league only gives you more specific context. If a player has limited cup or European minutes, same league only is usually the cleaner read.

Understanding venue filters

Trends can be home and away mixed, or specific to one venue type. By default you see everything. Selecting "any venue" shows only trends that hold regardless of home or away. Selecting "venue specific" shows trends that only exist at one venue, which tend to be stronger signals when they appear because the pattern is tighter.

What the arrows mean

An arrow next to a name shows whether that player or team is averaging more or less of the stat in their most recent matches compared to earlier ones. Green means the momentum is working in favour of the bet. Red means it is working against it. A trend with a strong hit rate and a green arrow is the combination worth focusing on.

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