The AI revolution! PSG, Arsenal, Liverpool & more utilising new STATSports performance trackers in quest for Premier League & Champions League glory

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are among the sports teams using STATSports' Apex 2.0, a performance tracker that uses AI and machine learning to deliver biomechanical analysis and technique corrections to more efficiently identify injury risk.

The Apex 2.0 system also uses military grade satellite navigation systems to help improve data accuracy and reduce the margin of error when coaches are preparing players in training, lowering the risk of injury. The system can analyse historical performance data for players and compare it to their current numbers, with feedback provided in real time during training and matches. On top of that, the AI-powered technology has allowed STATSports to create profiling tools to identify speed deficiencies in players. The tools suggest improvements for players, giving clubs the opportunity to unlock added athletic potential in their squad.

For the likes of Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain, the proof is in the pudding. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez are the Reds’ only two absentees, while PSG’s exciting young squad is fit and firing as they target an unbeaten Ligue 1 season and a treble capped by a potential first Champions League triumph. For two teams who play such an intense, high-energy brand of football, the lack of injury issues is eye-opening.

Sean O’Connor, co-founder, STATSports, said: "For too long now we have heard athletes’ stories of being over or undertrained – albeit unknowingly – at high speed and over long distances because the data a sports scientist is seeing live is simply not accurate. The cumulative effects of this incorrect loading over the course of a season, let alone a career, do not bear thinking about.

 "This is why we are proud to roll-out Apex 2.0 to some of the biggest and most recognisable names in world sport – including Liverpool, who have one of the best injury records of any team in the Premier League this season. The accuracy and reliability of the data produced by Apex 2.0 is unmatched anywhere."

The Apex 2.0 received a FIFA Quality award, and O’Connor is confident about the wider impact the system will have going forward.

"This cutting-edge technology will modernise the coaching process as we know it through advanced AI, unrivalled data standards and ease of use,” he added. “Thanks to RTK and GNSS satellite navigation systems, our data is the most accurate and fastest accessible on the market."