Enhancing the best sports coverage

Opta's live high definition performance data is used to power the best in sports broadcasting.

35 - The fewest points between a Premier League title winning team and the relegation zone is 35 points, set in 199… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 12 hours ago

2 - This is the just the second time @lionsofficial have drawn a Test series and the first time since 1955 (v South… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 14 hours ago

Opta is hosting an evening on Tuesday looking at how best to use data in football coverage. #BeyondHeatmaps bit.ly/2tQyzQi. Chat. 7 Jul

36 - @alanshearer holds the record for most goals in a @premierleague calendar year, with 36 in 1995. Legend. https://t.co/iCmPQy7pfm 7 Jul

4 - Only 4 players (Vardy, Hazard, Alli, Sigurdsson) scored more goals against the @premierleague top 6 last season… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 6 Jul

37 - Tottenham have dropped 37 points from leading positions in PL games against Arsenal, the most of any team agai… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 6 Jul

Chelsea are first PL champs not to be televised on MD1 since Man Utd in 2003/04. 6 Jul

1 - 2017-18 will see the English top-flight season begin on a Friday for the first time in its 129 year history. An… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 6 Jul

0 - The Red Bulls are the only @MLS team that has yet to score a goal from outside the box in 2017. Close-Quarter. 6 Jul

554 – Since the start of 2015/16, Roque Mesa has recovered possession more times than any other outfield player in… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 6 Jul

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Powering the best in sport broadcasting

Opta's expertise in collecting, tagging and distributing the best sports data available means that we are ideally placed to work with the world's premier sports broadcasters.

Data & graphics

Our live data can be used in your on-screen presentation graphics, to bring to life your studio analysis or to engage your second screen viewers

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Editorial services

Our expert editorial team are on hand before, during and after the action to illuminate your coverage with fascinating stats and insights

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Production metadata

We can help you to increase production efficiency and reduce costs by providing fully meta-tagged and time-coded data feeds. Our data can be relied on time and again to help you make the best sports programming possible.

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Opta Football Coverage (PDF) Opta Broadcasting Overview V4 (PDF)

Examples

Sky Sports Bale v Norwich & Swansea (JPG) Star Kohli (JPG) BBC 6 Nations Italy V France Lineouts 2 (JPG) BBC MOTD Van Persie in game fact (JPG) BBC MOTD With & Without Kompany (JPG) PLP Attacking Thirds (JPG) BBC MOTD Lallam Touches (JPG)