Is there a FootyStats API?
Yes — and that makes FootyStats unusual among stats sites. The question is not whether an API exists but whether it is the right shape and price for what you are building.
curl https://api.5dollarfootballapi.com/v1/standings?league=1&type=corner
-H "Authorization: Bearer fb_live_your_key"{
"success": 1,
"data": {
"type": "corner",
"table": [
{
"position": 1,
"team": { "id": 2618, "name": "Arsenal" },
"played": 38,
"total_for": 251, "total_against": 148,
"average_for": 6.6,
"first_half": { "total_for": 118, "average_for": 3.1 }
}
]
}
}The short answer
FootyStats sells API access, so unlike SofaScore or FotMob there is nothing to work around: you can buy a key and start. What people usually come here comparing is scope against price. FootyStats is built around season-level statistical tables — the aggregates that power their site — and it is priced per plan with league packs. If what you need is per-fixture data on a schedule, odds alongside it, or the full price history behind a corner line, that is a different shape of product and worth pricing separately.
Why the unofficial route fails
- An official API genuinely exists — this is not a scraping question, and we would not pretend otherwise
- Their strength is season aggregates and the stats tables their own site is built on
- Odds are not the focus; if you want pre-match prices and their movement, that is a separate need
- Worth pricing both against the leagues you actually need rather than the headline competition count
The same data, the legitimate way
Where the two overlap most is corner and card statistics, which is exactly the data most cheap APIs skip. Ours in that area:
| What you want | Our endpoint |
|---|---|
| Corner counts on every fixture | GET /v1/fixtures?include=stats |
| Corner league table, full & first half | GET /v1/standings?type=corner |
| Card league table, yellows & reds split | GET /v1/standings?type=card |
| Corner line odds, pre-match & in-play | GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds |
| Every corner-line price change | GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds/history?market=corner |
What you can build on instead
Frequently asked questions
Yes. FootyStats sells API access on paid plans, which makes it different from SofaScore, FotMob or Understat — there is no unofficial-endpoint problem to solve. The comparison is about scope and price rather than access.
Both carry corner statistics. Ours adds corner-line odds and the full tick history behind them, including first-half corner tables — the price side rather than only the count side.
Depends entirely on the leagues you need. Price both against your actual competition list rather than the headline number; a plan covering 1,000 leagues you will never call is not cheaper than one covering the 20 you will.
Skip the scraper. Ship the product.
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