LSports acquires Statscore in data M&A move
Israeli supplier bolsters product output after snapping up Polish data firm in multi-million-euro deal
Sports data supplier LSports has acquired Polish data firm Statscore as it looks to expand its geographic footprint.
The multi-million-euro deal will see LSports integrate Statscore and bolster its data product portfolio.
Statscore boasts more than 250 employees and provides data across over 30 sports and 10,000 live events per month.
LSports currently tracks more than 175,000 pre-match and 100,000 in-play events each month.
It also holds the exclusive data rights to niche competitions such as American Ultimate Disc League, American Football Flag League and Brazilian Basketball Confederation.
The deal marks LSports’ first European acquisition and is expected to allow the operator to expand into the US, Latam and Asia.
Dotan Lazar, LSports CEO, said: “We have full confidence in Statscore’s products and its people. Our goal is to produce technology-based, in-depth content.
“I believe the acquisition of Statscore will lead us to new heights, more B2B products, personalisation and data validation tools that will bring our accuracy level to 100%. Our goal is to double the company in all aspects in a very short period,” he added.
Dariusz Łęczyński, Statscore chief operating officer, commented: “LSports joining forces with Statscore is nothing but a natural move.
“To us, it looked like a matter of time as we have been successful partners for a very long time now. Similar visions, yet different approaches to the products and data collection made each company unique.”