Opta Stats

@Optajoe (Twitter) 7 – MK Dons are unbeaten across their seven away Football League games against Chesterfield (W4 D3), the most times they’ve ever faced any opponent on the road without defeat in the EFL. Dominance. #OptaOnEFL

@Optajoe (Twitter) 2011 - Arne Slot is the first manager of the reigning champions to win the Premier League manager of the month for August since Sir Alex Ferguson in 2011. Continuation.

@Optajoe (Twitter) 5 - No side has kept more clean sheets in League One this season than Cardiff City (5), with this the first time that they’ve kept five across their opening six league games in a season across club history. Foundations. #OptaOnEFL

@Optajoe (Twitter) 81.8 - Walsall goalkeeper Myles Roberts holds a 81.8% save percentage this season in League Two – the best ratio of any keeper in the division to face made 10+ saves. Safe. #OptaOnEFL

@Optajoe (Twitter) 40 – Southampton and Portsmouth will face off for the 40th time on Sunday and first time since a 4-0 victory for the Saints in the League Cup in September 2019. Meanwhile, Pompey will be looking to win an away league game against their rivals for the first time since January 1988. Bragging. #OptaOnEFL

@Optajoe (Twitter) 1995-96 - Millwall have won both of their away league games so far this season; they last won their first three of a league campaign in 1995-96 in the second tier. Wanderlust. #OptaOnEFL

@Optajoe (Twitter) 4 - Jack Grealish assisted four Premier League goals in August, more than any other player across Europe's big-five leagues. Creator.

@Optajoe (Twitter) 2006-07 – Bradford City and Huddersfield Town will meet in the league for the first time since March 2007 this weekend. When playing at Valley Parade, the record is evenly split with both sides winning seven matches each and the other seven been drawn since their first clash at this venue in September 1920. Yorkshire. #OptaOnEFL

@Optajoe (Twitter) 1 - Jack Grealish has won the @premierleague Player of the Month award for the first time in his career, becoming the 10th different @Everton player to win the award. Reborn.

OptaJose (Twitter) 3 - No hubo centrocampista español que marcase más goles desde fuera del área desde el inicio de la temporada 2023/24 hasta el 4 de febrero de este año en @LaLiga que Kirian Rodríguez 🇪🇸 (tres como Brais Méndez y Oihan Sancet). Bienvenido. #UDLasPalmas 🐤

OptaJose (Twitter) 3 - No Spanish midfielder scored more goals from outside the box from the start of the 2023/24 season until February 4th of this year in @LaLigaEN than Kirian Rodríguez 🇪🇸 (three as Brais Méndez and Oihan Sancet). Welcome. #LasPalmas 🐤

OptaJason (Twitter) 233 - Liam Henry (@PenrithPanthers) has made a handling error once every 233 receipts this NRL season, the least frequently of any forward in the competition. Granite. #NRLWarriorsPanthers

‌OptaJason (Twitter) RT @OptaAnalyst: It’s win or go home🏆 The #RWC2025 quarter-finals are here and @OptaJonny has crunched the numbers on all four clashes. Who makes it through to the semis? 🔥 https://theanalyst.com/articles/womens-rugby-world-cup-2025-quarter-finals-preview

OptaJason (Twitter) 40 - @RugbyNorthland's 43-26 victory vs Wellington last night is the 2nd time they've scored 40+ points in the 2025 #BunningsNPC (43 vs Auckland in Rd 4); the last time they scored 40+ more times in a single season was in 1997 (9). Building.

OptaJason (Twitter) 16 - Xavier Coates (@storm) has been directly involved in 26 tries this NRL season (19 tries, 7 assists) which is 16 more than his 10 try causes, the best differential of any player in the competition. Invest. #NRLStormBulldogs

OptaJason (Twitter) 73 - Clinton Gutherson (@NRL_Dragons) defused 73 kicks in the 2025 NRL season, more than any other player, 46 of which were bomb kicks. Steel.

OptaJason (Twitter) 90% - Josiah Karapani (@brisbanebroncos) has a 90% win rate from his 10 games this #NRL season, the second-best win rate of any player (min. 3 games). Focus. #NRLRaidersBroncos

OptaJason (Twitter) 2.68s - Josh Kerr (@dolphinsnrl) had an average play-the-ball speed of 2.68 seconds in the 2025 NRL season, the quickest of any player to make at least 20 play-the-balls. Duellist.