Sportradar: Number of Suspicious Matches Increased by 34% in 2022

Swiss company Sportradar has released the number of identified suspicious sports matches detected in 2022 on its official website.

The report revealed that 1212 potential fixed matches were detected across 12 sports in 92 countries during the reporting period. This is an increase of 34.21% compared to 2021, when 903 suspicious sports matches were detected.

Overall, the Sportradar report confirms that 99.5% of sports events worldwide are not related to match-fixing, and that the potential “fix rate” in no sport exceeds 1%.

The Swiss company also noted that in 2022, the number of criminal and sports sanctions imposed by Sportradar’s partners increased by more than two times, reaching 169 (compared to 72 in 2021), reflecting the federations’ and leagues’ commitment to cleaning up sports from match-fixing.

Here are some additional findings from the Sportradar report.

• In Russia, 92 potential fixed matches were identified.
• Soccer had the highest number of suspicious matches, accounting for 775 out of the total potential match-fixing cases, or 63.94%.
• One of the key trends in 2022 was a significant increase in the number of suspicious basketball matches. A total of 220 such games were detected, marking a growth of approximately 250% compared to 2021.
• Europe had the most potential fixed matches with 630, followed by Asia with 240 and South America with 225.
• In 2022, 52% of suspicious soccer matches were played in the third division of national championships and below, including regional leagues and youth competitions.

It’s worth noting that the report by The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) identified 265 suspicious matches in 2022.