The company specializing in match monitoring, Sportradar, released a report with data from 2023, highlighting the drop in the number of games suspected of manipulation in Brazil compared to 2022.
Despite the reduction, the country still leads in absolute numbers.
There were more than 9 thousand matches monitored by Sportradar
In Brazil, Sportradar monitored around 9 thousand matches from 118 different championships, 109 of which were considered suspicious, representing 1.21% of games.
Thus, compared to 2022, there are 44 fewer matches, representing the lowest number since 2020.
Thus, among the suspected cases, 15 involved competitions organized by the CBF, with emphasis on a match in Series B, 13 in Series D and one in the Copa Verde.
The remaining cases were in state federation competitions.
The clubs suspected of manipulation are distributed across several states, such as:
- Acre
- Tocantins
- Goiás
- Amapá
- Minas Gerais
- Rio Grande do Sul
- Mato Grosso
In the 2023 Series B, the game between Tombense and Londrina was the subject of suspicion, and in Series D, seven games by São Francisco, from Acre, were considered suspicious.
But the decrease in suspected cases within the CBF was seen as progress. In comparison, Peru had 38 suspects in 5 championships evaluated, and Argentina, 36 suspects in 30 championships.
Therefore, for the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, “it is important to know the data, mapping the problem and directing measures is part of the solution. It is in this sense that the CBF has been working, with zero tolerance for any type of crime in football.”
In 2023, Sportradar detected 1,329 suspicious matches across 11 sports and 105 countries, marking the second consecutive year this number exceeded 1,000 suspicious matches.
Constant monitoring is important so that sports authorities and regulatory bodies can take quick and effective measures against result manipulation.
This guarantees the integrity and credibility of the sport, as well as protecting bettors and the general public.
