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NEWS ICC Appoints Opta as its Official Data Provider

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named Opta, the world's leading sports information provider, as its official data provider fo...

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NEWS Opta and adidas Create Unique Partnership to Define "The Engine"

Based on the adidas insight, Opta have helped to reveal the fundamental character of 'The Engine' by finding out how to measure and quant...

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NEWS Opta Powered Cricket Rankings Revamped

The Opta powered FTI MVP rankings system has been overhauled in time for the start of the 2013 county cricket season. The system uses ...

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NEWS Opta Appointed Official Data Partner of UK Football

The four UK professional football leagues (Premier League, The Football League, Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League) hav...

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In the last 12 months, Opta have collected

  • 110,078

    Football goals scored

  • 68,224

    Yellow cards given

  • 4,650

    Red cards given

  • 15,711

    Wickets taken

  • 5,493

    Rugby Union tries scored

  • 2,644

    Rugby League tries scored

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The Opta difference

Our unique collection methodology allows us to produce highly detailed player performance data.

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