The Ecuador Football League, LigaPro, has appointed Stats Perform, a leader in data and AI technology, as its exclusive Official Data Partner for Serie A and Serie B domestic competitions.

Stats Perform’s trusted Opta and RunningBall data brands will exclusively deliver official data and detailed player performance data to licensed betting operators, broadcasters, publishers, fantasy providers and the leagues’ own digital platforms.

Stats Perform’s Integrity Unit has also been appointed to help protect the integrity of the LigaPro. This will include monitoring global betting markets, an extensive integrity intelligence programme and its unique performance integrity analysis service.

Miguel Ángel Loor, president of LigaPro, commented: “We are excited to be working with Stats Perform. Not only will they help us improve on-field performances through deep and accurate data, they will support us in preventing match manipulation and betting fraud.

"Stats Perform’s pedigree for collecting deep, accurate and fast data and unrivalled distribution network will help us engage fans globally and grow the sport we love.”

This follows recent news that Stats Perform added the exclusive betting streaming and data rights to the Brazilian and Colombian football leagues to its football content offering, which also includes Spanish La Liga, French Ligue 1 and numerous other European, South American and global sports.