Sportradar has released its highly anticipated annual integrity report, “Integrity in Action 2025,” revealing a slight decrease in global match-fixing activity. Despite the rise of sophisticated betting markets, the report suggests that 99.5% of monitored sporting events remain free from suspicious activity.
The Role of AI in Fraud Detection
Sportradar monitored over one million events across 70 sports in 2025. While the number of suspicious matches dipped by 1% to 1,116 cases, the company noted that its AI-driven detection tools are becoming more refined at catching anomalies that would have previously gone unnoticed.
Andreas Krannich, Sportradar’s Executive Vice President for Integrity Services:
“The relative stabilisation of suspicious match numbers in 2025 is encouraging, yet it reinforces the importance of continued vigilance. “Match-fixing remains an evolving threat.”
Soccer Remains the Primary Target
As per the Integrity in Action 2025 report, football continues to be the most targeted sport for manipulation, accounting for 618 suspicious matches. However, this figure represents a significant improvement from the 730 cases flagged in 2024. Basketball saw the second-highest activity with 233 matches, followed by tennis and cricket.
Regionally, Europe still records the highest volume of suspicious cases, though it saw 66 fewer incidents than the previous year. Meanwhile, modest increases were reported in Asia and North America, highlighting the need for localized integrity education and tighter collaboration between betting operators and law enforcement.
