MCP server + soccer skills

Claude skills for soccer analytics.

Free Claude skills that turn Claude into a soccer analyst: xG and shot maps, xG tables, Elo and score models, three-way odds, anytime goalscorer props and closing-line backtests, all wired to the StrikerAPI MCP server.

# Install the skills as a Claude Code plugin (or git clone the repo)
> /plugin marketplace add noahowsh/strikerapi-mcp
> /plugin install strikerapi-skills@strikerapi

# Add the MCP server
$ claude mcp add strikerapi https://mcp.strikerapi.com/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY --transport streamable-http

# Then ask Claude a stable first question
$ claude "Using StrikerAPI, show this weekend's Premier League fixtures with each sportsbook's home, draw and away prices. Cite the tools used."

Claude Desktop config

Use this when your MCP client accepts a Streamable HTTP URL.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "strikerapi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.strikerapi.com/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

First useful prompts

“Using StrikerAPI, show this weekend's Premier League fixtures with each sportsbook's home, draw and away prices. Cite the tools used.”

“Using StrikerAPI, build an xG table for the Premier League this season and show which teams are over or under their xG. Cite the tools used.”

“Using StrikerAPI, pull anytime goalscorer odds for one match and convert them to probabilities. Cite the tools used.”

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19 MCP tools

The same soccer data is available through REST and MCP. Credits are charged per tool call.

Open endpoint docs

list_teams1cr

Club ids, abbreviations and colours for a season

search_players1cr

Find players by name

list_games2cr

Fixtures and results by season, stage, date, range or club

get_schedule2cr

Upcoming fixtures with the median three-way line across sportsbooks

get_standings2cr

The league table: points, deductions, goal difference, home and away, form

get_ratings2cr

Our club Elo ratings, ranked

get_head_to_head2cr

Two clubs' meetings: record, goals and every result

get_game5cr

One match: score, both box scores, every player's line, key events, each book's line

get_lineups5cr

Formations, starting XIs, benches and substitutions with minutes

get_player5cr

Profile, per-season totals and per-90 rates, last 10 matches

get_player_games5cr

A player's full match log

get_leaders5cr

Season leaders: goals, assists, shots, xG, cards, saves

get_team_stats5cr

Per-match averages: goals, xG, shots, possession, passing, discipline, for and against

get_odds5cr

Every sportsbook's three-way moneyline, goal handicap and total for a match (5) or a day (10), with results

get_events10cr

Match events: goals, cards, substitutions, shots with location and xG, fouls, corners

get_shot_map10cr

Shot map for a club, player or defence: every located shot with outcome and xG, plus zone totals

get_line_movement10cr

Snapshots of each sportsbook's line before kick-off

get_player_props10cr

Anytime goalscorer prices by sportsbook, opening and closing

get_prop_history10cr

A player's anytime goalscorer price against whether he scored, match by match

MCP tools

skills

skill categories

Data Exploration

Find games, scout players, check odds.

match-lookup

Fixtures, results, box scores, lineups and match events.

team-analysis

Table, form, home and away splits, xG for and against.

player-scouting

Per-90 profiles, leaders, match logs and finishing vs xG.

odds-explorer

Three-way prices, best book, margin and line movement.

Soccer Analytics

xG, shot maps, ratings and score models.

xg-analysis

Shot maps, xG tables, expected points and finishing.

elo-ratings

Club Elo ratings, win probabilities and custom Elo builds.

poisson-score-models

Poisson and Dixon-Coles scorelines, totals and handicaps.

Methodology

Feature engineering, validation and calibration that hold up on time series.

odds-analysis

Three-way devigging: proportional, power and Shin.

walk-forward-validation

Leak-free splits, point-in-time features, RPS vs the close.

probability-calibration

Per-class reliability, RPS and scaling for home/draw/away.

Betting

Find edges, size bets, track performance honestly.

edge-detection

Model vs devigged market, EV, fractional Kelly and CLV.

backtesting

Strategy tests at real opening and closing prices.

goalscorer-prop-modeling

Anytime goalscorer probabilities vs sportsbook prices.

Workflow

Previews and routing that combine several skills.

match-preview

One-fixture preview: form, xG, Elo, head to head and the line.

Infrastructure

MCP tool routing and credit tracking.

strikerapi-tool

All 19 tools, credits, REST and MCP access, the data envelope.

dispatch

Routes a request to the right two or three skills.

Open source methodology. Production-ready data.

The skills are free forever. When you need real data, StrikerAPI is ready. Start with 500 free credits every month.

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