Starlizard Integrity Services identifies 79 suspicious football matches played globally in first half of 2023
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- 28 of the "suspicious" matches (35%) came from three countries, with one country having 12 integrity alerts and another two countries having eight alerts each.
- 24 different countries had at least one integrity alert in a domestic men's competition.
- Domestic league competitions below the top-level accounted for 48 "suspicious" matches (61%).
- 40 of the "suspicious" matches (51%) were played in the UEFA confederation region, with 11 matches (14%) taking place in the CONMEBOL confederation region.
- 21 matches (27%) were flagged due to suspicious betting patterns in First Half Only betting markets.
- 11 (14%) of the "suspicious" games were international matches – i.e. matches that do not fall within a specific country in any of the prescribed confederation regions, such as international fixtures, cross-border club competitions, and all club team friendly matches.
- Nine of the "suspicious" matches (11%) were non-competitive club friendlies.