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1 - The official X page for Stats Perform's coverage of sport in Australia and New Zealand, brought to you by OptaJason. Illuminating.

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@OptaAnalystOct 30
Life after Sam Kerr was never going to be straightforward. Yet Chelsea have answered those questions in style by becoming one of the WSL’s most varied and unpredictable attacks. theanalyst.com/articles/chel…
No Sam Kerr? No Problem: How Chelsea Reinvented Their Attack to Spread the Goals Around | Opta...

No Sam Kerr? No Problem: How Chelsea Reinvented Their Attack to Spread the Goals Around | Opta...

After Sam Kerr's departure, Chelsea have evolved into the WSL's most unpredictable attack, with goals coming from all over the pitch.

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OptaJonny@OptaJonnyOct 30
9 - No player has made more offloads at the men's #RLWC26 than England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 trio Max King (9), Herbie Farnworth (8), and Kai Pearce-Paul (6). Lions.
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@OptaJoeOct 28
27 - Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 27 @UWCL matches in the group/league phase (W21 D6), scoring 76 goals and conceding just 15. It is the longest such run in the history of the competition. Dominance.
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WE'RE ON A ROLL! 🙌 #UWCL
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@OptaAceOct 28
160 - Stan Wawrinka has claimed the most Men's SIngles Grand Slam match wins of any player not to hold the World No. 1 spot, since the ATP rankings were first published in 1973. Legend. @atptour
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OptaJonny@OptaJonnyOct 27
6 - The six players to have broken the most tackles across the first two rounds of the 2026 @rugbyleaguewcup: 21 - Spencer Leniu 🇼🇸 19 - Jermaine McEwen 🇼🇸 17 - Francis Manuleleua 🇼🇸 17 - Dudley Dotoi 🇵🇬 14 - Dominic Young 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 14 - Ronaldo Mulitalo 🇳🇿 Warriors.
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9 - 9 players made four or more dominant tackles in the opening round of the women's #RLWC26, all of whom play for England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Monument.
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107 - Waqa Blake (107m) was the only player to run for 100+ post contact metres in the opening round of #RLWC26. 🥇 Waqa Blake (107m) 🥈 Tony Francis (97m) 🥉 Francis Manuleleua (86m) Gait.
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OptaJonny@OptaJonnyOct 16
78 - This is Samoa's most points scored (78) & biggest winning margin (74) in a men's rugby league Test match - both previous records were set in the same game. Samoa def. Greece 72-4 (23 October 2022) Style. #RLWC26
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DOMINATION 🇼🇸 #RLWC26
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@OptaAnalystOct 15
A trio to fear. London City Lionesses's Van de Donk, Putellas and Diani have combined for 14 non-penalty goal involvements in just five WSL matches this season. Could they challenge one of the most prolific attacking trios in league history?
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17 - Arthur Mourgue kicked 17 goals from 17 attempts in #SuperLeague 2026, the most of any player with a 100% accuracy. Mentor.
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@OptaAceSep 26
2005 - Two Australians (Maya Joint and Kimberly Birrell) will face each other in a WTA level hard court final for the first time since January 2005 (Alicia Molik and Samantha Stosur in Sydney). Aussies. #KoreaOpen | @WTA @TennisAustralia
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4 - Since the event’s inception in 2017, only Roger Federer (6-0) has played more Singles matches at the Laver Cup than Alex de Minaur (4-0) without losing. Perfect. #LaverCup | @LaverCup
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9 - Trinity Rodman has been directly involved in the match-winning goal 9 times this season (5 goals, 4 assists), including in @WashSpirit's win Sunday, equaling Sam Kerr (2019) for the most match-winning goal contributions in a single regular season in #NWSL history. Winner.
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6 - Across the Prem, T14, URC and SRP since the beginning of 2025/26, 6 players have scored a hattrick and ended on the losing side: Will Evans v Bath Kieran Marmion v Saracens Tom Bowen v Munster Luke James v Leicester Rob Baloucoune v Lions Manasa Mataele v Reds Bittersweet.
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@OptaJoeSep 20
2007 - Today against Manchester City, Brian Brobbey was the first player to score a hat-trick but end on the losing side in a Premier League match since Roque Santa Cruz for Blackburn Rovers against Wigan Athletic in December 2007. Valiant.
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📈 - Kurt-Lee Arendse in the 4th Test of #RGR26: 169m - most by any player on record v 🇳🇿 4 line breaks - only George North (6 in 2016) has made more v 🇳🇿 9 defenders beaten - only Cheslin Kolbe (11 in 2019) and Duhan van Der Merwe (11 in 2022) have beaten more v 🇳🇿 Electric.
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@OptaAceSep 15
19 - In the last 20 years, only Venus Williams in 2017 (20) has won more Women's Singles Grand Slam matches than Aryna Sabalenka in 2026 (19) without winning a Major title. Unfortunate. @WTA
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@OptaAceSep 14
1227 - For the first time since 7 October 2002, none of the Big Three (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic) is ranked in the ATP top-10 - 1227 ATP rankings releases later. Era. @atptour
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@OptaJoeSep 14
5 - Dominic Calvert-Lewin is just the second Leeds United player to score in five consecutive Premier League appearances at Elland Road after Mark Viduka between March and August 2003 (6 in a row). Dreamland.
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@OptaSTATSSep 11
This is the first time in NFL history the top 2 finishers in the MVP voting the previous season each had their team score 10 or fewer points in the season opener.
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Tonight, @RamsNFL long snapper Joe Cardona will play a game in his 6th different country over his NFL career. That is the most different countries any player has ever played an NFL game in.
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