Bayer 04 Leverkusen expands Stats Perform partnership with Opta Vision integration

Bayer 04 Leverkusen expands Stats Perform partnership with Opta Vision integration

• New investment supports Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s commitment to using data-led analysis to strengthen football decision-making
• Opta Vision will provide a consistent, AI-enriched data layer across recruitment and match analysis workflows
• Metrics available to the club include Off-Ball Runs, Phases of Play, Shape Analysis, Pressure Intensity and Line-Breaking Passes across a wide range of global competitions

X June 2026 | LONDON, UK AND LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen has extended and expanded its collaboration with Stats Perform to integrate Opta Vision data across its recruitment and match analysis operations.

Opta Vision combines Opta’s on-ball event data with player tracking data to deliver deeper insight into on-field performance. In addition to fully synchronised event, tracking and aggregated fitness data, Opta Vision incorporates a range of AI-enriched metrics that help clubs identify longer-term performance tendencies, both in and out of possession.

Available team-level metrics include Shape Analysis and Phases of Play, supported by a range of collective and individual player metrics including Off-Ball Runs, Pass Predictions, Pressure Intensity and Line-Breaking Passes. Together, these insights give analysts, scouts and technical staff a more detailed view of how players and teams perform within different tactical contexts.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will use Opta Vision data from multiple competitions around the world, enabling its recruitment team to work from a more consistent data foundation across the leagues and markets most relevant to its player profiling and evaluation processes. The dataset will also support the club’s ability to develop its own physical and tactical metrics, aligned to internal performance KPIs, for use across recruitment and pre- and post-match analysis.

By integrating Opta Vision into its wider football analysis infrastructure, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be able to connect recruitment and match analysis workflows more closely, supporting faster, more consistent and better-informed decision-making across the club.

Moritz Laux, Sport Technologies Lead at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, said: “After a long-standing and trusted partnership between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Stats Perform, investing in high-quality tracking data and accompanying AI-enriched metrics is a logical next step for us. Adding Opta Vision to our broader data ecosystem aligns with our principle that data investment must support better decision-making and contribute positively to on-field performance. It will also help create stronger connections between our recruitment and analysis operations.”

Stats Perform’s Chief Revenue Officer, Steve Xeller, added: “Elite clubs are no longer looking for more data; they are looking for connected, decision-ready intelligence. Opta Vision gives Bayer 04 Leverkusen a single, consistent layer of event, tracking, physical and AI-enriched data that can be applied across recruitment and match analysis.”

Opta Vision is used by leading clubs, leagues and national football associations around the world, where it is integrated into existing analysis workflows to support pre-match preparation, post-match evaluation and recruitment analysis. By providing synchronised event, tracking and fitness data through the same API, Opta Vision also helps clubs reduce manual processing time and create more connected analysis workflows.

For more information on Opta Vision, visit statsperform.com/opta-vision.