After reviewing dozens of proposals for this year’s #OptaForum, our judging panel & question setters have now selected the first projects that will be presented & exhibited next month in the event’s Pro Track.

It’s great to see industry recognition for our suite of Opta Predictions metrics – 2023 is going to be an exciting year for showcasing new insights, powered by predictive data #SIAWARDS2023

More Pro presentations announced for the #OptaForum - looking forward to hearing all of them in London next week!

Venue ready - we’re are all set to go for the 2023 #OptaForum

I really enjoyed being involved with this year’s #OptaForum, hearing insights from expert speakers and panellists from a wide range of different backgrounds. Session videos will be online soon, but in the meantime here are some thoughts from a few of those who attended ⬇️

Further expansion of Opta event data coverage👇- live collection now taking place of top flight football in Venezuela. This follows on from recent extended coverage of the top flight domestic leagues in Finland and Iceland too…

35% - England's attacking shot rate in the 1st Test was 35%, the highest recorded in a men's #Ashes match by either side (since 2006); however, they also conceded 44 extras & dropped 7 catches (joint most in a men's Ashes match since 2006), Australia: 19 extras, 4 drops. Margins.

Delighted to announce Stats Perform as one of the sponsors for TGG Live in Manchester on October 9 & 10 Stats Perform work with 500 global teams to inform & enhance decision-making across performance analysis, player recruitment & strategic planning. trainingground.guru/articles/tgg-l…

ICYMI - proposals for next year’s #OptaForum are now being accepted. Full details ⬇️, including a practitioner-led category featuring a research question from Mathieu Lacome

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🚨 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 #𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. All information regarding submissions, data access and the event can be found ⬇️ visit.statsperform.com/OptaForum2024

Fantastic to see both Opta Vision and the advanced Opta rugby insights launched specifically for #RWC2023 recognised with nominations at #STA24 Kudos to the AI and product teams at Stats Perform for their work on each project 👊

A nice mix of research talks and posters being showcased at the 2024 Opta Forum. If you are attending next month - check out the details ⬇️

We're bringing together leading data practitioners from across the pro space to speak at next week's #OptaForum. Here are the panels and what topics they'll be covering. ⬇️

Looking forward to being part of the 2024 #OptaForum later this week - see ⬇️ some insight into the background of the event courtesy of Training Ground Guru

🚨 We're teaming up with Birkbeck, University of London to deliver a 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 module, set to begin 23 April. The nine-week online course will introduce core analytical approaches and concepts relevant to the professional football industry. ➡️ bit.ly/3U3oqtJ

If you are going to be attending Tournoi Maurice Revello next week, then why not come and join us for a scouting workshop and lunch before the games being played on Thursday (6th June). More details on how to attend can be found ⬇️

Enjoyed collaborating with the PySport team to help organise their London meet-up in March. The video presentations of all three talks from the event are now online 👇

🤝 PAOK FC has become the first Greek club to access 𝙾𝚙𝚝𝚊 𝚅𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗. The four-time Super League Greece champions will have access to computer vision-generated tracking data, aggregated fitness data and #AI-enriched predictive metrics. ➡️ bit.ly/4cjsCML

Unveiling the next phase of 𝙾𝚙𝚝𝚊 𝚅𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗. 🆕 Complete player tracking data from thousands of matches played worldwide – a 35% increase on last season 🆕 Active Runs metric, allowing analysts to review off-ball runs made Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/46IpiK1