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1 - Questions about our event definitions? If you want to know what is and is not an assist, how shots on target differ from blocked shots or want to know the full range of data we collect, you can find explanations here. Information.
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2 - Declan Rice has been Opta Player of the Match in each of England’s two knockout games at EURO 2024 (34.4 Opta Points vs Slovakia, 37.2 vs Switzerland). Across these games, he has made the most tackles of any England player (8) and only John Stones has made more passes than
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96.6 - Giorgi Mamardashvili was the top Opta Points performer during the EURO 2024 group stages, picking up 96.6 points. The Georgia goalkeeper made 21 saves, the joint-most of any goalkeeper in the group stages of a European Championships. Hero.
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8 - Erling Haaland has eight goal involvements (five goals, three assists) in just three Premier League Manchester derbies against United. Scourge.
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3 - Both Darwin Núñez and Erling Haaland have had 3+ shots on target in six different Premier League matches this season, two more than any other player has done so. Machines.
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14 - Ferdi Kadıoğlu has recorded 14 tackles at EURO 2024, the most of any player still left in the competition. Additionally, only Switzerland's Fabian Schär has made more interceptions (8) than Kadioglu (7) amongst active players at the tournament. Crunch.
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4.9 - Kevin De Bruyne is creating 4.9 chances per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season, the best ratio of any player to play at least 300+ minutes this season. Relentless.
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34 – No player has had more shots on target in the Premier League this season than Darwin Núñez (34). He’s had 3+ shots on target in six different Premier League games in 2023-24, more than any other player. Exciting.
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4 - After not registering any assists in his first 10 Premier League games against Manchester United, Kevin de Bruyne has made four in his last three matches against the Red Devils. Creative.
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34 - Erling Haaland has had more shots (34) and more shots on target (19) in this season's UEFA Champions League than any other player, while he has netted nine goals in three home appearances at the Last 16 stage in the competition. Guarantee.
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102 - Rodri is the only player averaging more than 100+ successful passes per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season (102). Ticking.
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0.96 - Mohamed Salah has averaged just 0.96 shots on target per 90 minutes in away games compared to 2.41 per game at Anfield in the Premier League this season. Contrast.
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8 - Harry Kane has scored eight UEFA Champions League goals this season, the most by an Englishman in a single campaign. He is averaging three shots per 90 minutes in 2023-24. Guarantee.
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87 – Only two goalkeepers have made more saves in the Premier League this season than Manchester United’s André Onana (87), with Onana making eight saves in their 2-1 win over Aston Villa. Stopper.
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121.4 - Fabián Ruiz has racked up 121.4 Opta Points at UEFA EURO 2024, the most of any Spain player. Ruiz has scored more goals than any other Spain player (2) and has also recorded the joint-most assists (2) and shots (11) at the competition for his nation. Integral.
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15 - Only Erling Haaland (19) has had more shots on target in the UEFA Champions League this season than Kylian Mbappé (15), with the Frenchman having four against Real Sociedad in the first leg. Accurate.
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9 - Darwin Nunez has hit the woodwork nine times this season. The most woodwork hits on record in a Premier League campaign was Robin van Persie in 2011-12. Upright.
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36.6 - Giorgi Kochorashvili scored 36.6 Opta Points against Turkey, making him the only player to finish in the Opta Points Top 10 over the first round of matches despite his team finishing on the losing side. He delivered the assist for Georgia’s first ever major international
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Manchester City’s Rodri picked up the most Opta Points in the Premier League last season with 1168. The Spaniard’s 35.8 Opta Points per 90 was also the most of any player in the competition, with 726.6 of his Opta Points for the season coming from his passes alone. Tick.
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24 - Artem Dovbyk scored more goals than any other player in LaLiga this season (24), with the Ukrainian averaging 2.9 shots and 1.6 shots on target per 90 this term. Talisman.
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2+ - Manchester City's Erling Haaland has had more than two shots on target in each of his five Champions League appearances this season. He's done that more often than any other player in the competition. Phenomenon.
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337 - England's John Stones has completed 337 successful passes at EURO 2024 ahead of the quarter finals, with only Germany's Toni Kroos (411) completing more in the tournament. Ping.
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39.2 - Jude Bellingham scored 39.2 Opta Points in his opening match against Serbia, more than any other midfielder across the first round action at EURO 2024. Scorer of the game’s solitary goal, the 20-year old also won four fouls and made more tackles than any other England
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73 - Bruno Guimarães and Jordan Ayew have both won 73 fouls in the Premier League this season, 25 more than any other player. Kicked.
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5 - Only Bruno Fernandes (7) provided more assists in qualifying for the UEFA European Championship than Netherlands’ Denzel Dumfries (5), with only Cody Gakpo (16) creating more opportunities for them in qualifying than his 14. Creators.
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23 - Kylian Mbappé has had more shots on target than any other player in this season's UEFA Champions League (23), having two or more shots on target in six different matches in 2023-24. Sharp.
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27 - João Palhinha is one of only three players remaining at EURO 2024 to have recorded 5+ interceptions and 10+ tackles ahead of the quarter finals. Overall, the Portuguese midfielder has won 27 duels during the tournament with only three players recording more. Everywhere.
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6 - Phil Foden has scored six goals in his last six Premier League appearances, having 3+ shots on target in his last two games. Foden has also scored in two of his previous three appearances at Anfield (two goals). Nous.
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13 – Only two players committed more fouls in the UEFA Champions League group stages than Eduardo Camavinga (13), with the Frenchman committing five fouls in each of his 90 minute-appearances. Rash.
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5 - Benjamin Sesko was Slovenia’s top scorer in qualifying for the UEFA European Championships (5 goals) – he registered at 1+ shot on target in six of his nine games. Integral.
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71.8 - Phil Foden’s performance against Manchester United in March earned him 71.8 Opta Points, the most any player from either side picked up in any of the three fixtures between the two sides last season. Foden scored two goals, had four shots on target, made 83 passes and won
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Bruno Fernandes picked up the most Opta Points of any Manchester United player in the Premier League during the 2023-24 campaign with 940.8. 148 of his Opta Points for the season came from his goals and assists tally (10 goals, 8 assists). Star.
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26 – Despite only playing 241 minutes in the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League group stage, only one player had more shots than Joselu (26), having 5+ shots in every game he played at least 30 minutes. Peppering.
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12 - Only Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (13) was involved in more goals in this season’s UEFA Europa League than Germany’s Florian Wirtz (8 – 4 goals, 4 assists). Wirtz averaged 2.7 shots and created 3.8 chances per 90. Playmaker.
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15,000 - The Manchester derby is part of this week's OptaMax selection. You could win $15,000 if you can predict the man of the match for our five selected Premier League fixtures this weekend. Prize.
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Play OptaMax to have a chance of winning $13,500 if you can correctly select the player of the match for five selected fixtures this weekend based on the Opta Player Ratings. It's completely FREE to play.
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Play OptaFive and you could win the weekly jackpot of $2000. Simply pick one player from five selected games who you think will beat their Player Ratings points target. It's completely FREE to play.
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𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐱: $14,000 Prize Pot!
Think you can pick the player of the match based on the Opta Player Ratings from five of this weekend's Premier League games?
It's free to enter & you could win the $14,000 prize pot if you select all five correctly.
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$500k - Win $500,000 by predicting the Euro 2024 Groups and Knockout stages in the Opta Super Bracket Prediction game. Jackpot.
Sign up and play now:
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𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐱: $14,500 Prize Pot!
The Opta Max prize pot is now up to $14,500 after nobody selected all five Premier League players of the match from MD25.
Tonight's game between Liverpool and Luton kicks off the latest round. Can you win the prize?
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576 - Rúben Dias has completed more passes in the UEFA Champions League this season than any other player (576), completing 100+ in three of his last four 90-minute appearances in the competition. Completist.
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A tackle is defined when a player connects with the ball in a legal, ground level challenge and successfully takes the ball away from the opposition player.
Important note: The tackled player must be in controlled possession of the ball to be tackled by an opposition player.
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11 - Mohamed Salah has scored 11 goals against Manchester City for Liverpool in all competitions, the most any player has ever scored against teams managed by Pep Guardiola in his managerial career. Thorn.
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100 - The only two players averaging 100+ passes per 90 minutes in Europe's big-five leagues this season...
101 Rodri
100 Marquinhos
Accurate.
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84.2 - Théo Hernández leads France in terms of Opta Points at EURO 2024 so far with 84.2. He’s won the most fouls of any France player (8) and has additionally recorded six tackles and three interceptions. Action.
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5.2 - Kylian Mbappé is the only player averaging more than five shots per 90 minutes among players in Europe's big-five leagues this season (5.2). Sharp.
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▪️ Luton vs Everton
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▪️ Newcastle vs West Ham
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48 - Since the start of last season, Manchester City’s Jack Grealish has won more fouls in the UEFA Champions League than any other player (48), averaging 3.1 fouls won per 90. He won 4 fouls in the first leg against Real Madrid. Targeted.
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We had two winners of OptaFive last weekend who take away a cool $1000 each after successfully picking 5 players who beat their player ratings target.
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11 - Only Erling Haaland (19) has had more shots on target in the UEFA Champions League this season than Kylian Mbappé (11). Mbappé has had at least one shot on target in 19 of his last 20 appearances in the competition. Inevitable.
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160.2 - Declan Rice has the most Opta Points of any player at EURO 2024 with 160.2, ranking as the top player in two matches – the joint-most of any player at the tournament (vs Slovakia and Switzerland). No player has made more tackles than Rice (18) and his 449 successful
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$15,000 - There's a $15,000 game pot up for grabs in OptaMax this week. All you have to do is pick the player of the match based on the Opta Player Ratings in five Premier League games across MD27. Prize.
Enter now by clicking the link below. ⬇️
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Play OptaFive and you could win $500 for selecting five players to beat their Player Ratings points target.
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5 - Barcelona’s Raphinha is averaging 5.2 shots per 90 minutes in the UEFA Champions League this season - among players to play at least 300 minutes in the competition in 2023-24, only Inter’s Lautaro Martínez is averaging more (5.8). Peppering.
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115 - England’s John Stones has accumulated 115.6 Opta Points at EURO 2024, the most of any England defender. Stones has also attempted (523) and completed (495) passes, the most of any player in the tournament. Key.
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Only fouls penalised by the referee where a free kick is awarded are counted in our collection. If a referee waves play on but goes back at the next stoppage in play to show a yellow card to a player who he deems committed an offence, no foul is collected.
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22 - Lazio's Mattia Zaccagni has won more fouls than any other player in this season's UEFA Champions League (22), winning 4+ fouls in four of his five appearances. Stopped.
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16 - Only Cristiano Ronaldo (19) and Romelu Lukaku (18) had more shots on target in qualifying for the UEFA European Championships than France’s Kylian Mbappé (16), registering at least two in five of his eight such games. Peppering.
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10 - Jordan Pickford was Everton’s top Opta Points scorer in 10 of the Toffee’s 38 matches in the Premier League last season (26%). Of current Premier League players, only Bukayo Saka was his side’s top performer in more matches last season (13). Rave.
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If a player makes a foul but it is not penalised by the referee who plays on, this is not collected nor counted towards foul statistics, even if the referee goes back to punish that player with a yellow card.
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An interception is where a player reads an opponent’s pass and intercepts the ball by moving into the line of the intended pass.
Some people confuse tackles and interceptions - the key is who gets to the ball first.
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16 - Spain’s Lamine Yamal was the Player of the Match in their 2-1 win over France in the semi-final with 27.2 Opta Points. As well as scoring and becoming the youngest scorer in EURO history (16 years, 362 days), he also had the most shots (3) and made the most tackles (3) of
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37 - Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was the Player of the Match against Spain on MD2 with 37.2 Opta Points. He made eight saves in the match, the most by an Italian goalkeeper in a UEFA EURO match since EURO 2000 (Francesco Toldo vs Belgium, 11). Reflexes.
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37.6 – Vitinha scored 37.6 Opta Points in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Czechia, the most of any Portuguese player. The midfielder had the most touches (113), completed the joint-most passes (86), won the most fouls (3) and won the joint-most tackles (2) of any player on the pitch in
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3+ - Harry Kane has had 3+ shots on target in more games within Europe's big-five leagues this season than any other player (10 games). Productive.
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4 - Granit Xhaka created four chances in Switzerland’s opening game of the UEFA European Championships against Hungary, while he’s created at least two chances in seven of his last 10 appearances for the national team. Inventive.
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122 - Toni Kroos has accumulated the most Opta Points of any outfield player at EURO 2024 so far (122), with Kroos completing 411 passes at the tournament, 74 more than anyone else. Star.
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37.2 - Unai Simón was the highest scoring goalkeeper in the first round of matches, recording 37.2 Opta Points in Spain’s 3-0 victory against Croatia. Not only did he keep a clean sheet, Simón made five saves including a penalty from Bruno Petkovic. Cat.
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37 - Bruno Fernandes had more assists (7) and chances created (37) than any other player in qualifying for the UEFA European Championships, creating at least two opportunities in eight of Portugal’s 10 games. Vision.
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91 - Dayot Upemecano is averaging 91 passes per 90 minutes in the UEFA Champions League this season, the most of any player still remaining in the competition. Completion.
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5 - Borussia Dortmund's Marcel Sabitzer has more assists than any other player in this season's UEFA Champions League (5), registering five in his last six starts. Creator.
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6 - Atlético de Madrid’s Samuel Lino has been directly involved in six goals in his last five UEFA Champions League appearances (3 goals, 3 assists), with the Brazilian averaging a goal or assist once every 84 minutes this season. Productive.
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3.6 - In the Premier League this season, Jordan Ayew has won more fouls per 90 minutes than any other player (3.6) and has won at least one foul in every game he’s played in. Targeted.
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33 - Marcel Sabitzer was Player of the Match in Austria’s 3-1 win over Poland on MD2 with 33 Opta Points. During that match, he recorded five shots, seven crosses, three interceptions and won two fouls for his nation. Talisman.
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7 - Patrik Schick top-scored for Czechia in their MD2 encounter with Georgia with 34.8 Opta Points. As well as scoring in that game, he also recorded seven shots in total – the most shots by a player in a EURO 2024 match across the first two matchdays. Principal.
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Winning a penalty does not count as an assist. We collect additional fantasy assists which are counted for certain fantasy games. Check pinned tweet for all definitions.
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1 - Scotland have won just one of their last 13 international matches against Germany. Underdog.
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Passes that are significantly deflected are not counted as assists by Opta. Our definitions are consistent across all competitions and all seasons. See the link for full details on all our definitions.
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3 - Despite coming on as a substitute, no Croatian player had more shots on goal than Ivan Perisic on MD1 against Spain (3), with him attempting at least two efforts in four of his last six international appearances. Lively.
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16 - Giorgi Mamardashvili has recorded the most Opta Points of any goalkeeper at EURO 2024 so far (66), making 16 saves in two games - five more than any other keeper. Wall.
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2 - Rodri both won and conceded two fouls in Spain’s opening game of the UEFA European Championships against Croatia, with the midfielder conceding at least two fouls in four of his last six starts for Spain. Tactical.
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37.2 - Cody Gakpo was the highest scoring forward in the first round of group matches, recording 37.2 Opta Points in Netherlands' 2-1 win over Poland. Scorer of the Netherlands' equaliser, Gakpo took on five shots, the joint-most of any player in a single match at EURO 2024, as
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2 - Rodrygo is averaging exactly two shots on target per 90 minutes in the UEFA Champions League this season for Real Madrid, while only four players have more goals than he has (5). Likely.
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2 - Rodrygo has had at least two shots in all 11 of his UEFA Champions League appearances this season (34 in total, 3.6 per 90 minutes). Productive.
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6 - Jordan Pickford was the highest scoring England player in their 1-1 draw with Denmark with 30.8 Opta Points. He made six saves, his most in a single major tournament match for the Three Lions. Stopper.
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26.4 - Among all defenders to play 500 minutes in the Premier League last season, Trent Alexander-Arnold had the most Opta Points per 90 minutes (26.4). He had two shots per 90 mins, the best ratio of any defender in 2023-24. TAA.
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20 + 10 - Harry Kane is the only player in this season's UEFA Champions League who has both had 10+ shots on target (13) and won 20+ fouls (20). Involved.
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39.8 - Alessandro Bastoni recorded 39.8 Opta Points against Albania, that’s more than any other player/defender in the first round of UEFA EURO 2024 matches. The Italy centre-half scored the crucial equaliser from his only shot on target and made 114 passes. Efficient.
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35 - In qualifying, Georgia’s Giorgi Mamardashvili made more saves than any other goalkeeper among nations that reached the finals (35), recording at least two in six of his last seven such games. Wall.
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5 - Niclas Füllkrug has scored five goals in his last eight appearances for the German national team, while six of his 12 overall goals at international level have been as a substitute. Impact.
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34 - Bruno Fernandes was Player of the Match in Portugal’s 3-0 win against Turkey on MD2 with 34.4 Opta Points. As well as scoring the opening goal, he also had four shots, made three tackles, won three fouls and completed 30 passes. Star.
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3 - Trent Alexander-Arnold was one of only three England players to record a shot on MD1 against Serbia (3), while he’s recorded at least two shots in four of his last five starts for the national team. Imaginative.
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23.9 - Erling Haaland had the best Opta Points average of any striker in the Premier League last season (23.9). Haaland had the most shots (121), shots on target (59) and scored the most goals (27) of any player. Inevitable.
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936 - In the UEFA European Championship qualifiers, no player attempted more passes (1,002 – 101 per 90) or successful passes (936 – 94 per 90) than Switzerland’s Manuel Akanji. Accurate.
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718 - Joshua Kimmich has completed 718 passes in this season's UEFA Champions League, the most by a Bayern Munich player in a season since Thiago Alcântara in 2019-20 (757). Kimmich is averaging 65 completed passes per 90 minutes in 2023-24. Completist.
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77 - In Serie A this season, Bryan Cristante conceded more fouls than any other player (77 – 2.1 per 90), with only three players across Europe’s big five leagues in 2023-24 committing more fouls than the Italian. Hacker.
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4 - Benjamin Sesko won four fouls on MD1 against Denmark, just one fewer than the rest of the Slovenia squad combined (5). Targeted.
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If a shot or a pass goes towards a player who is given offside, the shot or pass does not get counted.
Please see our pinned tweet for more definitions on things like assists, shots or other key categories that we collect or calculate.
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