Sportradar: Number of Match-Fixing Incidents Drop by 20% in 2024
Kate Marshal
10 January 2025
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Swiss company Sportradar has released its 2024 report, revealing a notable decrease in potentially fixed matches across global sports.
The company’s monitoring system flagged 1,108 suspicious games in 2024, marking a 20% decline compared to 2023. The analysis spans 12 sports across 95 countries.
As expected, football remains the most affected sport, accounting for 721 reports of potential match-fixing. This represents a significant reduction from 880 cases reported in 2023.
Here’s a breakdown of suspicious games by sport in 2024:
| Sport | Matches |
| Football | 721 |
| Basketball | 187 |
| Tennis | 69 |
| Table Tennis | 41 |
| eSports | 32 |
| Volleyball | 29 |
| Cricket | 15 |
| Futsal | 5 |
| Beach Volleyball | 4 |
| Handball | 3 |
| Badminton | 1 |
| Ice Hockey | 1 |
Geographically, Europe leads with the highest number of suspicious matches, totaling 439. This, too, reflects a 23% drop from 2023 levels.
| Region | Matches |
| Europe | 439 |
| Asia | 310 |
| South America | 245 |
| Africa | 69 |
| North America | 43 |
| Oceania | 2 |
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