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StrikerAPI vs API-Football
API-Football covers hundreds of competitions with a daily request quota. StrikerAPI covers seven, with located shots, our xG, per-book odds history and an MCP server.
API-Football (api-sports.io) is a broad football API: hundreds of leagues and cups, fixtures, lineups, events, statistics, standings and odds, sold by daily request quota with a free tier. StrikerAPI covers seven competitions (the Premier League, MLS, La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and the Champions League) with the location of every charted shot, our expected goals and Elo, and each sportsbook's three-way lines back to 2017-18, over REST and an MCP server.
If you need breadth (lower divisions, cups, dozens of countries), API-Football is built for that. If your work is the top leagues, and especially shot maps, xG or backtests against historical prices, StrikerAPI is the narrower tool and goes deeper there.
Side by side
| StrikerAPI | API-Football | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 500 free credits, no card, then paid plans | Free tier with a daily request cap; paid plans by daily quota (check their pricing page) |
| Competitions | Seven: Premier League, MLS, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Champions League | Hundreds of leagues and cups |
| Shot locations | x/y, end point, outcome and body part for every charted shot since 2012-13 | Check their documentation for shot-level locations |
| Expected goals | Ours, on every located shot, summed per match, team and player | Check their documentation |
| Odds history | Each book's home, draw and away, handicap and total from 2017-18, with the result | Pre-match and live odds are offered; check their docs for how far back they go |
| AI assistants | MCP server | Check their documentation |
| Data source | Public ESPN data, with xG and ratings computed here | Their own collection; see their site |
Use API-Football instead if
- You need leagues beyond the seven we carry: second tiers, cups, women's or international football.
- You want live, in-match updates.
- You need a field we do not carry: confirm it in their documentation before you commit.
Questions
Is StrikerAPI an API-Football alternative?
For the Premier League, MLS, the big four European leagues and the Champions League, yes, with shot locations, xG and odds history. It does not cover the other competitions API-Football does.
Does StrikerAPI have a free tier?
Yes: 500 free credits, and we do not ask for a card.
Sources
Checked October 8, 2026.
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Try it with 500 free credits
No card. REST or MCP.