# PitchAPI

> Free read-only football REST API with fixtures, shots, momentum, events, lineups, player and team stats and derived analytics such as xG timeline, PPDA and field tilt, with Python and TypeScript SDKs.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/pitchapi/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 42/100 (rank 103; popularity 12, community n/a, transparency 75, developer experience 61)

## Facts
- Type: Sports data API
- Website: https://pitchapi.dev
- Documentation: https://pitchapi.dev/
- Pricing page: https://pitchapi.dev/
- Sports: Football (soccer)
- Data types: Fixtures, Historical data, Lineups, Player stats, Results, Team stats, xG
- Protocols: REST
- Delivery: Polling only (REST)
- Live / in-play: not disclosed
- Free tier: yes
- Cheapest public paid plan: not public
- Authentication: api key
- SDKs: python, typescript

## Plans
| Plan | Price | Requests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | — | Single plan, all endpoints and leagues, no request allowance, no card |

## Who it is for

Best for: Football analysts and developers who want free fixtures, lineups and xG-style analytics with Python and TypeScript SDKs.

Not ideal for: Projects needing sports other than football, history before 2021, or stated request limits and terms.

Use cases: xG timeline charts; Team and player stat dashboards; Football analytics prototypes

Limitations:
- History starts in 2021
- No request allowance or terms page is stated
- Football only

## Quick answers

**What is PitchAPI best for?** Football analysts and developers who want free fixtures, lineups and xG-style analytics with Python and TypeScript SDKs. Not ideal for: Projects needing sports other than football, history before 2021, or stated request limits and terms.

**How much does PitchAPI cost?** PitchAPI does not publish prices on the pages we checked.

**Does PitchAPI have a free tier?** Yes. PitchAPI lists a free plan called "Free".

**What does PitchAPI cover?** PitchAPI is a sports data api. Its sports: Football (soccer); data: Fixtures, Historical data, Lineups, Player stats, Results, Team stats, xG.

**Does PitchAPI have a WebSocket or streaming API?** No streaming is listed. PitchAPI delivers data by REST, so you poll for updates.

**What do developers say about PitchAPI?** A free football analytics API (xG, momentum, passing networks) announced by its author in a sports analytics forum. Limited by a single small server of about 100 requests per second. Two small repos and one Thai match-analysis video use it alongside API-Football.

**What are the alternatives to PitchAPI?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: TheStatsAPI, Sportmonks, iSports API, QiuXiaoCe Football, SportsDataIO.

## What developers say

A free football analytics API (xG, momentum, passing networks) announced by its author in a sports analytics forum. Limited by a single small server of about 100 requests per second. Two small repos and one Thai match-analysis video use it alongside API-Football.

Praised for: Free advanced analytics

Complaints: Small hosting capacity

## Method
Facts were read from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that a feature is missing. Method: https://sportdex.net/methodology/