Sportradar Reports 1% Match-Fixing Decline in 2025, AI Detection Up 56%
Sportradar monitored over 1,000,000 events across 70 sports in 2025, identifying 1,116 suspicious matches, a 1% decrease from 2024. Its AI-based UFDS system boosted suspicious match detection by 56%, while supporting 125 sanctions and educating 34,000 participants, up 25%.
1. Monitoring Global Match-Fixing Trends
In 2025 Sportradar monitored over 1,000,000 events across 70 sports, identifying 1,116 suspicious matches—a 1% decrease from 2024—with Europe down 66 cases and South America down 64, while Asia, Africa, and North/Central America saw modest increases. 99.5% of matches were free from suspicion.
2. UFDS AI System Enhances Detection
The AI-powered Universal Fraud Detection System flagged 56% more irregular patterns year-on-year, allowing real-time analysis of extensive betting datasets and uncovering manipulations undetectable by traditional methods.
3. Enforcement and Education Growth
Sportradar supported 125 sporting sanctions globally and expanded Integrity Education to 34,000 participants, a 25% increase over the previous year, reinforcing its role in safeguarding sports integrity.