Visualising sports data

Opta's data is ideal to produce engaging and illuminating graphics for use in print or online coverage.

1 - Wayne Rooney's only goal at a World Cup finals tournament came on this day three years ago (Uruguay 2-1 England… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 11 hours ago

Using the sequence framework, @BVB's tactics are assessed under Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel. Analysis. youtu.be/A5sf04n1sC8 13 hours ago

50 – Today Jürgen Klopp celebrates his 50th Birthday and his 50 Wins for @LFC so far. Party. https://t.co/1OkxxA27A1 16 Jun

7 - @lionsofficial lost to the Maori @AllBlacks on their last tour to NZ, however they won their 7 games v the Maor… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 17 Jun

20 - The Maori @AllBlacks have won their last 20 games against Test teams, last losing such a fixture in 2003 again… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 17 Jun

24 - Italy v Germany 4-3 played on 17 June 1970 saw the most shots on target in a single match of the World Cup sin… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 17 Jun

42 - Cristiano Ronaldo was the last player to score 40+ goals (all comps) in a single season for a PL club (42 in 2… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 16 Jun

517 - Cristiano Ronaldo has been directly involved in 517 goals in 394 appearances for Real Madrid (406 goals, 111… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 16 Jun

4.7 – Jordan Pickford made more saves per game (4.7) in the @premierleague last season than any other goalkeeper (m… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 13 Jun

25% - Davy Klaassen has been directly involved in 25% of Ajax's goals in all competitions this season (20 goals, 10… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 15 Jun

Graphics for print & online

New and innovative data visualisations

Opta's unique data collection system enables us to capture exactly how the major events have occurred within any game, across a number of sports.

This means that not only can our data be used for simple panels and tables, they can also be used to highlight goals, tries, centuries and other major incidents in a more exciting and engaging way.

Graphics for print & online

Our data is collected live and tagged with x/y co-ordinates and time-stamps.  This means that it is ideal to highlight what happened and when.  This level of detail in a data feed means that Opta data is an excellent base to create graphics that highlight a particular move or series of incidents throughout a match or a season.

Highlight talking points and drive the debate

The use of graphics is a good way to back up the point of a star pundit or high-profile journalist.  They can be used to bring a report to life, or focus the attention of a pre-match report.

They can also be used to accompany big ticket features, interviews or seasonal review pieces.

Some graphical examples

The England bowler James Anderson uses innovative data visualisations on his official website, using Opta's detailed cricket data.

The official website of Manchester City uses data visualisation to bring the online matchday experience to life.

The Hego touchscreen can integrate detailed Opta performance data such as player touch and pass maps.

Opta data used to create a kick radar

A new generation of cutting edge football analysis website is possible due to Opta's data. Highly detailed performance data is the new benchmark for footbal publishers worldwide. 

BBC use Opta Data for Match Graphics

ESPN Gamecast use Live Match data from Opta

ESPN Heat map uses opta data to track players movements on the pitch

Opta data is udes to compare Zidane and Plantini

The Guardian using Opta Chalkboards to show passes

Opta Match Stas for LigaBBVA

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