Data Scout

Data Scout

Overview

Opta has teamed up with StratBridge LLC to develop the next generation of football analysis software.
 
Based in Harvard, Boston, StratBridge have successfully delivered sophisticated analysis of players to over 20 NBA and NFL teams during the last 5 years. Their unique online interface can be defined by clients to create a completely bespoke yet objective player profile based on Opta data. This can done for any player across all of the leagues Opta collect. 
 
The partnership ensures that football clubs have access to the largest data set combined with the most advanced analytical tools all developed in the latest technologies available. 

Data Scout Detail
 
Data: Opta football data represents the most comprehensive, detailed data across the major European leagues with up to five seasons of data in: the English Premier League, Spanish Liga BBVA, Italian Serie A, French Ligue 1, German Bundesliga & Bundesliga 2, Russian Premier League plus the Champions League.
 
Opta collect every ball event that occurs during every match in all of these leagues, 1500+ events per match, creating an unparallel breadth of player performance statistics.  
  
StratBridge Software: Delivers sophisticated player analysis tools allowing users to explore, compare and present Opta player data via charting and multivariate searches. Possibility to define and review customised statistics. Extensive team analysis and dynamic report builders provide a complete analysis solution.  
 
StratBridge Scouting: allows an organization to have up to eight different qualitative report templates (e.g. by League).  Each template can have up to eight different report types (e.g. Scouting, Background, Injury). The organization can track over 20,000 pieces of information for an unlimited number of players, agents, opponents, and other items.

Benefits
 
  • Access to a unique database of player performance statistics from across Europe.
  • All statistics can be defined and prioritised by the club to meet its specific approach and philosophy.
  • Clubs will have exclusivity on all of their own proprietary stats and techniques.
  • StratEdge brings together analysis techniques from other sports and industries to provide a unique tool.
  • The solution is entirely online so is accessible anywhere by any number of users.
  • Plays Like: compare and find players based on their statistical performance profile. 

Testimonials

Using Opta data has allowed us to steal a march both in player recruitment, particularly in the main markets of England, Germany, Spain, Italy and France, and now in match analysis. What stands alone for us with Opta is its attitude to innovation and creativity.quote

Mike Forde - Director of Football Operations, Chelsea

I have been using Opta’s services for many years to analyse both our own team performance and also player recruitment. The information Opta provide is accurate and easy to access.quote

Damien Comolli - Director of Football Strategy, Liverpool Football Club

 

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