Stats Perform

Stats Perform was formed in 2019 through the merger of STATS LLC and Perform Group, creating a sports data and analytics powerhouse that combines decades of statistical expertise with cutting-edge artificial intelligence. The crown jewel of the company is Opta, the gold standard in football (soccer) data collection, which has been meticulously tracking every touch, pass, tackle, and shot in world football since 1996.

The company's AI capabilities set it apart from pure data providers. Stats Perform's PressureNet model predicts which defenders create the most disruption. Their expected goals (xG) metric revolutionized how the entire football world evaluates offensive and defensive performance. These are not just interesting statistics — they are the analytical frameworks that front offices use to make multi-million-dollar player acquisition decisions.

Stats Perform serves three primary markets: media companies that need compelling content and insights for broadcasts, betting operators that need predictive models and real-time data, and professional teams that need advanced analytics for scouting and strategy. Their data feeds power the statistical overlays you see during Premier League, Champions League, and La Liga broadcasts. When a commentator says a striker is underperforming his expected goals or a midfielder has the highest progressive passing rate in the league, the data almost certainly comes from Stats Perform.

The depth of their historical database is a competitive moat that is nearly impossible to replicate. Decades of match-level data across dozens of leagues and competitions provide the training data for AI models that get more accurate with every season. Stats Perform has positioned itself as the intelligence layer of the sports industry — the company that does not just tell you what happened, but predicts what will happen next.