Opta Sports
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| Industry | Sports media |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Waterloo, London, United Kingdom |
| Products | Sports analysis |
Number of employees | 400 (2012) |
| Parent | Perform Group |
| Slogan | We live sport. |
Opta Sports is a sports data company with headquarters in London and other offices in Leeds, Munich, Bassano del Grappa, Milan, Paris, Madrid, Montevideo and Amsterdam.
Formed in 1996[1] from a merger between Opta Sportsdata and SportingStatz, Opta analyses, stores and distributes live sports data for over 60,000 fixtures across 30 sports in 70 countries.[2]
Opta data is used in the betting industry, the print and online media, sponsorship, broadcasting and professional performance analysis. Clients include Sky Sports, ESPN, Arsenal F.C., Oulala Fantasy Football,[3] The All Blacks, Manchester City F.C., William Hill, Major League Soccer,[4] The Guardian,[5] BBC Sport,[6] and Castrol.
Opta runs several Twitter feeds in various languages that are segregated between sports. In 2013, Opta was acquired by Perform Group.[7]
References
- ↑ The Institution of Engineering and Technology Opta Sports Data - What is it?
- ↑ McGuinness, Ross (3 January 2012). "Spectators who are on the ball: A look inside the world of sports stats". Metro. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Scoring System Oulala.com". Oulala.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ MLS Joins Forces With Opta Sports: More Statistics Will Soon Be Available
- ↑ World Cup 2010 statistics: every match and every player in data
- ↑ Football data suppliers
- ↑ Perform Group buys sports data company Opta
External links
- Opta Sports
- Optajoe on Twitter