In football, the final score tells you who won, but it rarely shows the full story of how the game unfolded. The scoreboard captures the result, but it doesn’t reveal the key moments, patterns, and plays that shaped the match. That’s where Dotmap comes in – a smart, easy-to-read feature that puts the most important events right on the pitch, letting you see the game as it really happened.

This powerful visual storytelling tool, translating the torrent of in-game data into a coherent narrative, is now available in STATSCORE LivematchPro, a leading real-time sports widget trusted by top platforms worldwide.

Visualizing the Game’s Key Moments

Dotmap offers a unique, granular perspective by plotting six critical match incidents, giving spatial context to moments of attacking threat, defensive solidity, and tactical execution. 

Each event is precisely pinpointed on a field visualization, allowing for an immediate understanding of where on the pitch the game was won, lost, or controlled.

The visualized events include:

• Goal: displaying key places from which the ball found the back of the net.
• Shot on target: attempts that required a save or challenged the goalkeeper.
• Shot off target: missed opportunities, highlighting the potential for a different outcome.
• Blocked shot: the place from which the shot was taken, which was then blocked by the opposing team.
• Free kick: set-piece opportunities, often game-changing moments where tactical preparation is vital.
• Offside: indicating tactical discipline or its lack.

Enhanced Insights with Player and xG Data

The true power of Dotmap lies in its layered data presentation. 

Interacting with any event dot unleashes specific contextual information, allowing for deeper analysis of the match flow. 

Every dot provides information about the team, the player (when such data is available) and the time of the specific event on the field.

Crucially, for goals and shots, the xG value is displayed, when it’s available. This advanced metric moves beyond simple shot counts to quantify the quality of a scoring opportunity. shot (e.g. cross, through ball).

By seamlessly combining spatial visualization with the objectivity of xG data, Dotmap empowers fans, bettors, and analysts to understand not just what happened, but how and why certain moments were pivotal in shaping the match outcome.

Broadening the Impact: Benefits for Media, Sportsbooks, and Fans

Dotmap’s unique combination of spatial visualization and rich data context provide a number of benefits for sports media and sportsbooks.

For Sports Media & Broadcast

Dotmap serves as a powerful new tool for commentators, pundits, and journalists.

• Enhanced reporting to boost engagement: Broadcasters can integrate the Dotmap to provide real-time spatial context for goals and major events, giving viewers a deeper, more analytical understanding of the game as it unfolds.

• Elevated commentary to attract analytical fans: Pundits can instantly reference the specific locations of missed chances, blocked shots, or dangerous free kicks, transitioning commentary from subjective opinion to data-backed visual evidence.

• Advanced post-match storytelling: Journalists can use the Dotmap graphic as the centerpiece of an article, quickly creating a visual summary that explains why the xG was high or low, or where the defensive strategy failed.

For Sportsbooks

The precision and spatial context of Dotmap data are invaluable for the sports betting industry, particularly for live (in-play) wagering.

• Boosting engagement with key data: Dotmap drives in-play wagering by instantly visualizing match momentum and threat, converting passive viewers into active, confident bettors.

• Boosting revenue with more bets: it maximizes turnover and controls risk by encouraging bets on lucrative location-based prop bet markets (e.g. specific footballer taking more than 2.5 shots on target in the second half of a game).

• User retention: advanced data positions the platform as the analytical choice, offering a unique, transparent tool that empowers bettors with clear, data-backed post-match validation, ensuring long-term user loyalty.

In essence, Dotmap is a critical evolution in football analysis. It transforms raw numbers into actionable narratives, empowering clubs, data analysts, and the next generation of insightful fans to engage with the beautiful game in a smarter, more data-driven way.

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