Sportradar’s latest global integrity report found an increase in suspicious wagering activity in North and Central America despite a worldwide decline.
The sports data and content giant’s annual Integrity in Action 2025: Global Analysis & Trends report provides an outlook on how monitoring enforcement is leveraged to detect match-fixing and suspicious wagering activity around the world.
A slight decline overall
Sportradar used its Universal Fraud Detection System to monitor more than 1 million events across 70 sports in real time last year. It was used to monitor some of the largest sporting events in 2025, including the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Women’s European Championships.
Sportradar collaborated with more than 300 gaming operator partners to detect 1,116 suspicious games and matches throughout 2025. That constituted roughly a 1% decline compared to 2024. The suspicious activity took place in 94 countries and led to a total of 125 sanctions, a 24% year-over-year uptick.
“The relative stabilization of suspicious match numbers in 2025 is encouraging, yet it reinforces the importance of continued vigilance,” said Sportradar Executive Vice President of Integrity Services Andreas Krannich. “Match-fixing remains an evolving threat, and sustained investment in technology, intelligence, education and collaboration is essential to staying ahead of those seeking to corrupt sport.”
Sport-by-sport conclusions
The world’s most popular sport, soccer, posted the most suspicious matches in 2025 at 618. Sportradar found that one in every 326 soccer matches was flagged for suspicious wagering activity or potential match-fixing.
But the total number of soccer games flagged dropped from 730 in 2024. “This reduction signals progress in enforcement and education, though the scale of match-fixing in global soccer remains prevalent,” reads Sportradar’s integrity report.
Basketball followed soccer for the most suspicious matches in 2025 at 233, down from 187 for the previous year. The sport previously posted declines in suspicious matches in 2024 and 2023 before an increase last year.
Tennis rounded out the top three sports in reported suspicious matches at 78 for 2025. Sportradar reported 69 total suspicious matches in tennis for the entire year prior.
North & Central America rise bucks the trend
Sportradar provided regional integrity data for North & Central America, with the combined region reporting an increase of 41 suspicious matches and games in 2025 compared to 2024. In addition to North & Central America, Africa and Asia posted increases in nefarious activity.
“These shifts indicate that criminal networks are diversifying, testing new markets as established regions strengthen their integrity infrastructure,” continues the report.
Sportradar said the strengthening of integrity infrastructure was evident in Europe from the fact the region recorded 66 fewer suspicious matches in 2025, although that number was still the highest of any region last year at 385. The data marks the second consecutive annual decline in suspicious activity and match-fixing in Europe.
In North & Central America, soccer was the most common sport for suspicious betting at 44 games, up from 31 in 2024. Basketball garnered 10 suspicious matches in that region last year, a big proportional increase three in 2024. Meanwhile, cricket emerged as a sport with an increase in suspicious activity in the region with 10 matches detected, the first time multiple suspicious matches were detected in the region.
Sportradar provides NCAA educational resources
Sportradar not only provides suspicious activity data but also education to athletes and key stakeholders around the world. The company’s Integrity Education initiatives reached more than 34,000 people in 2025, a 25% increase year-over-year.
NCAA athletes also benefited from Sportradar’s services as the body combats gambling-related incidents.
“Protecting the integrity of college sports is a top priority for the NCAA,” said NCAA Managing Director of Enterprise Risk Management Clint Hangebrauck. “Sportradar plays a vital role in this effort, monitoring more than 23,000 collegiate competitions each year and helping us safeguard them from integrity threats.
“In addition, Sportradar has been a valuable resource for collegiate stakeholders, including our officiating community, by providing tailored education and guidance on sports betting.”
