Detailing the contract, the PLC stated that it will house Sportradar’s regional office and will be appointed as the company’s regional partner for the Middle East region. In turn, Sportradar will provide statistics for all PLC competitions and contribute to its efforts to engage UAE society in the football sphere and expand PLC competitions followers base through social media.
Sportradar is expected to supply detailed data and statistics about players’ playing time and performances as well as complete match stats. The partnership between the PLC and Sportradar aims to provide a high-quality level of service to all Arabian Gulf League stakeholders in addition to making verified official data about players performances available to coaching and scouting staff and supplying match information to media outlets.
"The PLC
are incredibly progressive and ambitious and they are keen to see the Arabian Gulf football competitions lead the way in terms of getting the most engagement and insight out of the match data. When we started speaking to them, it became clear that their ambitions and ours matched and that we could really start to explore the full possibilities available,” commented Inglot.
"This is an exciting time and place to launch our data-driven offerings into the Gulf Region and working so closely with the PLC, we are confident that there will only be more opportunities available for us to explore in the UAE and further afield,” Inglot added
