Opta Stats

OptaJason (Twitter) 16 - Len Ikitau (@wallabies) made 16 carries in Rd 3 #TheRugbyChampionship 2025, 3 more than any other player & his most in a Test; in addition, he made 3 try assists - the joint-most of any #Wallabies player in a Test since Opta began collecting the data in 2011. Instigator.

OptaJean (Twitter) 1 - Steve Mandanda en Ligue 1 depuis qu'Opta l'analyse (2006/07) : 🏅1352 arrêts 🏅177 clean sheets 🥈13 penalties sauvés Fenomeno.

@Optajoe (Twitter) RT @OptaPlay: 1 - No English player has created more chances in the Premier League this season than Everton’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (8), who has already played more league minutes for the Toffees (270) than he did for Chelsea in the 2024-25 campaign (259). Valued.

@Optajoe (Twitter) RT @OptaAnalyst: England have one foot firmly in the 2026 World Cup after wins vs Andorra & Serbia, but what did we learn about Thomas Tuchel’s side from this week? ▪️ Attacking With Purpose ▪️ Emergence of Anderson ▪️ Should Bellingham be Worried? @Matt_Furniss casts his eye over the data.

OptaJean (Twitter) 2 - Aurélien Tchouaméni est le premier joueur à recevoir deux cartons rouges avec l’équipe de France depuis Zinédine Zidane (en 1998 et 2006). Brusque. #FRAISL

OptaJean (Twitter) 28 - Saurez-vous retrouver les meilleurs buteurs de Ligue 1 par mandat de Premier ministre de la Ve République ? On a mis à jour notre quiz. Matigoal. https://fr.sporcle.com/games/Optajean/les-meilleurs-buteurs-de-ligue-1-par-premier-ministre

OptaJean (Twitter) 25 - La France n’a perdu aucun de ses 25 derniers matches qualificatifs pour l’EURO et la Coupe du Monde (20V 5N), soit depuis une défaite en Turquie en juin 2019 (0-2). Confiance. #FRAISL

OptaJose (Twitter) 32 - Lamine Yamal ha participado en 32 goles en los 43 partidos que ha jugado entre el FC Barcelona y la selección absoluta de España en 2025 entre todas las competiciones, marcando 17 goles y asistiendo en 15. Tesoro.

OptaJose (Twitter) 32 - Lamine Yamal has been involved in 32 goals in 43 matches between FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team in 2025 across all competitions, scoring 17 goals and providing 15 assists. Treasure.

OptaJason (Twitter) 95% - Patrick Yazbek (@Socceroos) had a 95% pass accuracy across the Soccer Ashes between Australia and New Zealand in September 2025, the highest of any player to attempt more than 10 passes. Sights.

OptaJason (Twitter) 6 - Sofai Maka is on a 6-game try scoring streak in the @BunningsNPC, two longer than any other active streak in the competition. Hum.

OptaJason (Twitter) 6 - Rico Simpson made 6 offloads in Round 6 of the 2025 #BunningsNPC - the joint-most of any @AucklandRugby player in a match since Opta began collecting this data in 2011. Symmetry. Salesi Rayasi (6 vs Canterbury R8 2022) George Moala (6 vs North Harbour R6 2014)

OptaJason (Twitter) 90.9 - Ellie Carpenter (@ChelseaFCW) recorded a 90.9% success rate from 11 duels contested in Gameweek 1 of 2025/26 #BarclaysWSL - the best of any player (min. 6 duels); in addition, Carpenter's 7 tackles was the joint-most of any player. Relentless. #Matildas #MatildasAbroad

OptaJason (Twitter) 3 - The @dolphinsnrl were the only team to defeat each of the top 3 teams (Raiders, Storm, Bulldogs) in the 2025 NRL regular season. Slingshot.

OptaJason (Twitter) RT @OptaAnalyst: 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 🤝 On initial viewing, this might look like a confusing appointment to follow on from Nuno Espírito Santo. But Postecoglou showed in Tottenham's run to Europa League glory that he 𝒄𝒂𝒏 adapt.

‌OptaJason (Twitter) RT @OptaAnalyst: ✍️ @alitweedale looks at why this move might actually make some sense ⤵️ https://theanalyst.com/articles/ange-postecoglou-nottingham-forest-manager-spurs-stats

@Optajoe (Twitter) 3 - England have had 3+ players score their first goal in the same match for only the third time since winning the 1966 World Cup, after October 2020 v Wales (Ings, Coady, Calvert-Lewin) & November 2024 v Republic of Ireland (Gordon, Gallagher, Harwood-Bellis, Bowen). Collection.

@Optajoe (Twitter) 3 - Tonight is only the third time two players (Kane and Konsa) whose surnames begin with K have scored for England in the same game, along with Ray Kennedy and Kevin Keegan in March 1977 vs Luxembourg and Harry Kane and Michael Keane vs Montenegro in March 2019. Special.

@Optajoe (Twitter) 1 - Across England's last two games, Elliot Anderson ranks first for: Successful Passes (182) Passes in the Final Third (66) Forward Passes (48) Possession Won (23) Duels Won (14) Aerial Duels Won (7) Tackles (5) Talent.

@Optajoe (Twitter) 5 - Erling Haaland has scored in each of his last eight international appearances, scoring 14 goals, while he's the first European player to score five times in a World Cup qualifier since Hans Krankl scored six for Austria v Malta in 1977. Unstoppable.