TheStatsAPI
Developer API: match statistics, player statistics, odds, xG, historical for Football.
Our rating in one line: As of 3 Nov 2026, TheStatsAPI scores 80/100 for Transparency (high transparency) and 76/100 for Access & value, ranked =#6 of 15 in Football. These describe what it publishes, not data quality.
- Type
- Developer API
- Sports
- Football
- Data covers
- UK & Ireland, International
- From (price)
- Starter $50/month; Growth $129; Scale $379
- Delivery
- REST, JSON, MCP
- Documentation
- thestatsapi.com/docs
- Plan limits
- 100,000 requests/month and 120 requests/min on Starter
- Owner / parent
- Not stated
- MCP details
- Remote MCP server at mcp.thestatsapi.com/mcp (streamable HTTP), nothing to install. Sign in with a TheStatsAPI account in ChatGPT or Claude, or use your API key as a Bearer token or X-API-Key header. 16 read-only football tools, 6 with interactive widgets. "The MCP server itself costs nothing extra"; calls run on your own key and plan limits. source
- Affiliate / partner programme
- None found
- Why it's listed here
- Sells sports data or API access and publishes no selections of its own, so it is listed under Data & API providers.
- First seen
- Domain registered 28 Mar 2026 (RDAP record for thestatsapi.com, source)
At a glance
- Rank
- =#6 of 15 · Football
- Free access
- Free tier: 500 requests/day, no credit card; 7-day trial on paid plans
- MCP server
- Yes
- Status page
- Not published
Scores describe what the provider publishes, not data quality. Not an endorsement.
Transparency score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published Pricing published (a paid price with currency, or a stated free-only product) | Starter $50/month; Growth $129; Scale $379 thestatsapi.com ↗ | 30 / 30 |
| Public documentation Public documentation (readable without signing up) | Public docs thestatsapi.com ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Coverage list Coverage list published (sports / competitions) | Coverage listed thestatsapi.com ↗ | 15 / 15 |
| Plan limits published Plan limits or allowances published (requests, leagues, features) | 100,000 requests/month and 120 requests/min on Starter thestatsapi.com ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Public status page Public status page | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Company identity Company identity stated (legal entity or address) | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Delivery method stated Delivery method stated (API, feed, files, app) | REST, JSON, MCP thestatsapi.com ↗ | 5 / 5 |
| Total | 80 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works · How to raise a transparency score.
Access & value score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Free access Free access: ongoing free tier/key/data 20, time-limited trial 10 | Free tier: 500 requests/day, no credit card; 7-day trial on paid plans thestatsapi.com ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Entry price Entry price (cheapest published paid plan, GBP): free-only or ≤£10 20 · ≤£40 15 · ≤£100 10 · ≤£400 5 | Cheapest paid plan ≈ £37.49 (published prices: Starter $50/month; Growth $129; Scale $379) thestatsapi.com ↗ | 15 / 20 |
| Sports covered Sports covered (information only, not scored) | Football | Info only |
| Data types Data types: 1–2 5 · 3–4 10 · 5+ 15 | match statistics, player statistics, odds, xG, historical thestatsapi.com ↗ | 10 / 15 |
| Delivery options Delivery options: REST/HTTP API 5 + push (WebSocket/SSE/webhook) 5 + bulk files 5 + MCP server 5 | API + MCP thestatsapi.com ↗ | 10 / 20 |
| Historical data Historical data or archive published | Historical data thestatsapi.com ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Total | 65 / 85, scaled to 76 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works.
Where the data covers
Coverage regions come from the competitions the provider lists on its own pages (USA = NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS or NCAA; UK & Ireland = UK/IE racing, Premier League, EFL, Scottish football, UK/IE darts, snooker or cricket; Australia = AFL, NRL, Australian racing or competitions; International = anything else). They are not where the company is based.
| Region | Evidence (as published) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| UK & Ireland | Premier League | thestatsapi.com |
| International | 150 competitions by default, up to 1,196 | thestatsapi.com |
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