Leading sports data and technology supplier, Stats Perform, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the United Soccer League (USL) in terms of which it will secure long-term official betting data rights for the two professional domestic leagues in the league, the USL Championship and the USL League One.
The deal with the USL is directly matching the firm’s obtaining of official data rights for national team games for Major League Soccer (MLS) and US Men and Women National Team games in January this year.
The new deal will also see Stats Perform provide game, team and player data for more than 1,000 USL soccer matches per season through the company’s RunningBall event feed and opta player data services, with the potential to add more competitions beyond USL Championship and League One.
Alice Rice, the Chief Rights Officer for Stats Perform commented that soccer is the undisputed biggest betting sport in the world, which means hundreds of licensed sports books and millions of bettors trust them to power their entertainment by collecting data with the utmost professionalism and integrity.
Lizzie Seedhouse, Senior Vice President for Digital & Emerging Technology and Strategy of the USL said that they are excited to partner with Stats Perform as they continue to explore the landscape of sports betting.
Seedhouse went on to say that through a seemingly ever-changing landscape, the USL’s priority remains quality and integrity of its data – two qualities that Stats Perform carries as a proven leader in this space.
