Despite tracking, IBIA’s 2025 report suggests match-fixing is on the rise

• IBIA’s latest suspicious betting report suggests that match-fixing is on the rise
• The association’s strengthened monitoring capabilities could be contributing to the higher numbers of detections
• Soccer and tennis are the most corrupt sports, with Europe being the most corruption-prone geography

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has published its latest report on match-fixing for the full-year of 2025. The report suggests that despite decisive steps in improving tracking and monitoring of suspicious betting activity, match-fixing signals have been on the rise over the surveyed period.

IBIA notes an increase in match-fixing, as reporting capabilities improve

Overall, the report indicated that there were 300 suspicious betting alerts logged with the company by members, a 29% increase from 2024 when IBIA collated 232 such alerts. The increase in suspicious betting signals may, however, be the result of enhanced and expanded global monitoring as well as heightened activity among criminals.

Commenting on these results, Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, said: "Our 2025 data highlights a familiar integrity risk pattern, with football and tennis continuing to account for most suspicious betting activity."

Ali similarly noted that IBIA has expanded its scale and reach, allowing it to leverage its signature Global Monitoring & Alert Platform to detect, assess, and support investigations across multiple markets around the globe.

"This is driven by operator intelligence generated by our membership and their continued commitment to identifying, disrupting, and preventing betting-related corruption through collective action and information-sharing with our partners," the operator said.

IBIA has provided a further breakdown of the nature of the 300 suspicious betting alerts, including geographies and sports involved. Surprisingly, the majority of signals came from Europe, accounting for 35% of all (104). North America was second, with 16% of the registered signals (47).

Europe is the most corrupt, and soccer is the most vulnerable sport

A total of 16 sports were flagged in the latest integrity report, with soccer and tennis accounting for the majority of signals at 37% and 25%, respectively. Rather surprisingly, the third most common sources of corruption were esports and table tennis, matched at 11% each.

IBIA also noted that 54 matches in 2025 were proven to have been the result of match-fixing, highlighting the association’s role in helping detect and take subsequent action against these platforms.

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