Soccer API vs. Soccer Extended: Feature Comparison

Sportradar offers two primary soccer data APIs:

Soccer API: Provides comprehensive coverage of global soccer competitions, delivering real-time updates and a wide range of statistics.
Soccer Extended API: An enhancement of the standard Soccer API, offering deeper insights with advanced statistics and features for a more detailed analysis.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Soccer API	Soccer Extended API
Coverage	Over 650 competitions worldwide	Over 1,000 competitions and enhanced coverage for top-tier leagues.
Real-Time Updates	Live scores, standings, and basic statistics	Includes all Soccer API features, plus enriched play-by-play event details and stats
Player Statistics	Basic stats: goals, assists, minutes played	Advanced stats: passes, tackles, dribbles, crosses, blocks, interceptions, chances created, etc.
Event Data	Basic event information	Detailed event data with XY coordinates for all events
AI-Driven Content	Not available	Live text commentary, match previews, half-time and full-time summaries
Probabilities Package	Pre-match win probabilities	In-game probability updates and season outrights

What's New with Soccer Extended

More Detailed Play-by-Play

Get a richer view of the match with extended play-by-play coverage—including passes, tackles, dribbles, and interceptions. Each event includes added context like XY location, body part used, and expected goals (xG), giving you deeper insights into every moment.

Example:

event="shot_on_target" body_part="right_leg" penalty_area="outside" xg_value="0.05"

Extended Statistics and Visualizations

We’ve more than doubled our statistical coverage, from 41 to 100+ datapoints. This update includes period-based breakdowns (1st half, 2nd half, full match) and added positional context, enabling more advanced analysis and visualizations such as:

Shot Graphics - Enriched with XY coordinates for plotting precise goalface locations
Pass Maps - Visualize pass trajectories using start and end XY coordinates
xG Charts - Generate cumulative expected goal charts with event-level granularity

Enhanced with AI

AI-powered features are now part of your data feed:

Live text commentary driven by AI, complementing real-time updates
AI-generated match previews, halftime summaries, and full-time wrap-ups
Smarter “fun facts” with AI-driven insights to keep your experiences fresh and engaging

Upgrade Your Insights with Extended Soccer Data

To unlock access to extended data and take advantage of the new endpoints, contact your Sportradar Sales representative or [email protected].

Explore what's possible with the Soccer Extended API including two extended endpoints:

Extended Timeline – Get richer event-level detail including XY coordinates and added metadata.
Extended Summary – Access expanded statistics and contextual match data.

Reach out today to get started.