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Report Summary

  • 29

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    49% of other websites

  • 79

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 47% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 84

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    52% of websites

spfl.co.uk

SPFL | Official Site of Scottish Professional Football League

Page Load Speed

4.4 sec in total

First Response

139 ms

Resources Loaded

2.3 sec

Page Rendered

1.9 sec

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Key Findings

We analyzed Spfl.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 139 ms and then it took 4.3 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 70% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

spfl.co.uk performance score

29

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.6 s

63/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value19.6 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value21.6 s

0/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,060 ms

25/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.047

99/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value38.9 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

spfl.co.uk

139 ms

spfl.co.uk

588 ms

gtm.js

63 ms

v3.football.opta-widgets.css

78 ms

styles.css

53 ms

Our browser made a total of 102 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 87% of them (89 requests) were addressed to the original Spfl.co.uk, 3% (3 requests) were made to I.ytimg.com and 2% (2 requests) were made to Secure.widget.cloud.opta.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (746 ms) belongs to the original domain Spfl.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.5 MB (13%)

Content Size

11.3 MB

After Optimization

9.8 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Spfl.co.uk main page is 11.3 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 70% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 11.0 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-72%

Potential reduce by 94.8 kB

  • Original 132.1 kB
  • After minification 132.0 kB
  • After compression 37.3 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 94.8 kB or 72% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-13%

Potential reduce by 1.4 MB

  • Original 11.0 MB
  • After minification 9.6 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Obviously, SPFL needs image optimization as it can save up to 1.4 MB or 13% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-0%

Potential reduce by 77 B

  • Original 163.2 kB
  • After minification 163.2 kB
  • After compression 163.1 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. This website has mostly compressed JavaScripts.

CSS Optimization

-0%

Potential reduce by 206 B

  • Original 68.0 kB
  • After minification 68.0 kB
  • After compression 67.8 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Spfl.co.uk has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 9 (9%)

Requests Now

99

After Optimization

90

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 99 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of SPFL. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 7 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 4 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

spfl.co.uk

spfl.co.uk

139 ms

spfl.co.uk

spfl.co.uk

588 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

63 ms

v3.football.opta-widgets.css

v3.football.opta-widgets.css

78 ms

styles.css

styles.css

53 ms

css

css

52 ms

sharethis.js

sharethis.js

48 ms

adsbygoogle.js

adsbygoogle.js

136 ms

images.bundle.js

images.bundle.js

175 ms

app.bundle.js

app.bundle.js

238 ms

v3.opta-widgets.js

v3.opta-widgets.js

76 ms

css2

css2

19 ms

index.js

index.js

169 ms

mqdefault.jpg

mqdefault.jpg

139 ms

mqdefault.jpg

mqdefault.jpg

138 ms

mqdefault.jpg

mqdefault.jpg

145 ms

WH-SPFL-Premiership-274.png

WH-SPFL-Premiership-274.png

123 ms

WH-SPFL-Championship-274.png

WH-SPFL-Championship-274.png

123 ms

WH-SPFL-League1-274.png

WH-SPFL-League1-274.png

237 ms

WH-SPFL-League2-274.png

WH-SPFL-League2-274.png

147 ms

Landscape_SPFLTrustTrophy_Logo%20(1).png

Landscape_SPFLTrustTrophy_Logo%20(1).png

308 ms

PS%20Rebrand.JPG

PS%20Rebrand.JPG

161 ms

Reserve%20League.jpg

Reserve%20League.jpg

160 ms

Reserve%20Cup%20200x100.jpg

Reserve%20Cup%20200x100.jpg

162 ms

svg--bg-stripes.svg

svg--bg-stripes.svg

247 ms

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spfl-stats-centre-logo-reversed-home-page_480.png

261 ms

William%20Hill%20Trophies.png

William%20Hill%20Trophies.png

298 ms

2024%20SPFL%20Ball%20Web.jpg

2024%20SPFL%20Ball%20Web.jpg

283 ms

Liam%20Kelly.jpg

Liam%20Kelly.jpg

358 ms

150%20150%20Rangers.png

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393 ms

Motherwell%20FC%20badge%202021.png

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365 ms

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398 ms

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409 ms

Celtic%20FC_Primary%20Crest_RGB.png

Celtic%20FC_Primary%20Crest_RGB.png

425 ms

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Dundee%202024.png

464 ms

DUFC_Crest-2021_RGB.png

DUFC_Crest-2021_RGB.png

478 ms

HMFC%20Crest%20Full%20Colour%202023.jpg

HMFC%20Crest%20Full%20Colour%202023.jpg

506 ms

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508 ms

Killie%20Website.png

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529 ms

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532 ms

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573 ms

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587 ms

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613 ms

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610 ms

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638 ms

Falkirk_150x150.jpg

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634 ms

Morton_150x150.jpg

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681 ms

Hamilton-Academical_150x150.jpg

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703 ms

Livingston_150x150.jpg

Livingston_150x150.jpg

722 ms

Partick-Thistle_150x150.jpg

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727 ms

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font

39 ms

font

font

49 ms

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Queens-Park_150x150.jpg

641 ms

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Raith-Rovers_150x150.jpg

641 ms

Alloa-Athletic_150x150.jpg

Alloa-Athletic_150x150.jpg

667 ms

Annan-Athletic_150x150.jpg

Annan-Athletic_150x150.jpg

691 ms

Arbroath_150x150.jpg

Arbroath_150x150.jpg

700 ms

Cove%20Rangers%20Blue.png

Cove%20Rangers%20Blue.png

690 ms

Dumbarton_150x150.jpg

Dumbarton_150x150.jpg

717 ms

Inverness-CT_150x150.jpg

Inverness-CT_150x150.jpg

686 ms

Kelty%20Hearts.png

Kelty%20Hearts.png

571 ms

Montrose_150x150.jpg

Montrose_150x150.jpg

668 ms

Queen-of-the-South_150x150.jpg

Queen-of-the-South_150x150.jpg

675 ms

Stenhousemuir_150x150.jpg

Stenhousemuir_150x150.jpg

670 ms

Bonnyrigg_Rose_Athletic_logo.png

Bonnyrigg_Rose_Athletic_logo.png

657 ms

Clyde_150x150.jpg

Clyde_150x150.jpg

665 ms

East-Fife_150x150.jpg

East-Fife_150x150.jpg

627 ms

Edinburgh-City-FC-Master-Crest-2023-001.jpg

Edinburgh-City-FC-Master-Crest-2023-001.jpg

667 ms

Elgin-City_150x150.jpg

Elgin-City_150x150.jpg

678 ms

Forfar-Athletic_150x150.jpg

Forfar-Athletic_150x150.jpg

675 ms

Peterhead_150x150.jpg

Peterhead_150x150.jpg

668 ms

Stirling-Albion_150x150.jpg

Stirling-Albion_150x150.jpg

677 ms

Stranraer_150x150.jpg

Stranraer_150x150.jpg

634 ms

The_Spartans_150x150.png

The_Spartans_150x150.png

666 ms

SPFL_MA_23-24_SOCIAL_POST_460x60_V2.jpg

SPFL_MA_23-24_SOCIAL_POST_460x60_V2.jpg

666 ms

TOTW%20W38%20Web.png

TOTW%20W38%20Web.png

675 ms

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svg--bg-football.svg

664 ms

hot-shots-logo.png

hot-shots-logo.png

585 ms

Bojan%20Miovski.png

Bojan%20Miovski.png

746 ms

Matt%20O'Riley.png

Matt%20O'Riley.png

558 ms

Lawrence%20Shankland.png

Lawrence%20Shankland.png

645 ms

James%20Tavernier.png

James%20Tavernier.png

645 ms

spfl-stats-centre-logo.png

spfl-stats-centre-logo.png

642 ms

ScotPrem_fantasy.png

ScotPrem_fantasy.png

668 ms

score-predictor-logo.png

score-predictor-logo.png

633 ms

William-Hill-Logox200.png

William-Hill-Logox200.png

668 ms

SS%20Reduced%20scale.png

SS%20Reduced%20scale.png

641 ms

BBC%20200%20x%20100.png

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564 ms

BBC-ALBA_200x100.jpg

BBC-ALBA_200x100.jpg

559 ms

Glens%20Logo%20Full%20Colour%20Red%20Digital.png

Glens%20Logo%20Full%20Colour%20Red%20Digital.png

727 ms

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trust%20logo.png

540 ms

PUMA%20Cat.png

PUMA%20Cat.png

531 ms

EA_Sports_200x100.jpg

EA_Sports_200x100.jpg

516 ms

Konami%20200%20x%20100.png

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594 ms

SEGA_200x100.jpg

SEGA_200x100.jpg

614 ms

Elms%20200%20x%20100.png

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486 ms

YouTube_200x100.jpg

YouTube_200x100.jpg

493 ms

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SRTRC_200x100.jpg

473 ms

Rainbow-Laces_200x100.jpg

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454 ms

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Topps%20logo%20updated.jpg

440 ms

MWS_Logo_Wordmark_Master_Black.png

MWS_Logo_Wordmark_Master_Black.png

539 ms

sorare%20200%20x%20100.png

sorare%20200%20x%20100.png

432 ms

Accessibility Review

spfl.co.uk accessibility score

79

Accessibility Issues

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

spfl.co.uk best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

spfl.co.uk SEO score

84

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have descriptive text

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Spfl.co.uk can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Spfl.co.uk main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

spfl.co.uk

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of SPFL. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: