OptaJason @OptaJason

1 - The official X page for Stats Perform's coverage of sport in Australia and New Zealand, brought to you by OptaJason. Illuminating. statsperform.com Sydney Joined January 2013

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OptaJason @OptaJason

19 hours ago

7 - Seven of #Socceroos' #FIFAWorldCup 2026 squad will be 22 years of age or younger as of the first day of the tournament (Herrington, Beach, Touré, Circati, Volpato, Okon-Engstler, Irankunda) - only Senegal (8) have more amongst the 48 teams participating. Youthful.

CommBank Socceroos @Socceroos

2 weeks ago

SQUAD CONFIRMED: Introducing your CommBank #Socceroos who will represent Australia at the #FIFAWorldCup 🇦🇺 Congratulations, lads! Go do us all proud 💚💛 📰 All the info: bit.ly/FWC26-Squad

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OptaJason @OptaJason

21 hours ago

0 - #BANvAUS today is the fourth consecutive men's ODI batting innings Australia's opening partnership has recorded exactly zero runs - their longest such streak in the history of the format. Brief.

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Opta Analyst @OptaAnalyst

2 days ago

Read more here: theanalyst.com/articles/nesto…

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OptaJason @OptaJason

3 days ago

96 - Clare Wheeler (@TheMatildas) had 96 touches, 6 tackles & won possession 10 times in #AUSvMEX tonight - only the 3rd player to log 90+ touches, 6+ tackles & 10+ possession won for #Matildas on Opta record. Industrious. C Polkinghorne (3 March 2019) K Gorry (20 July 2023)

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OptaJason @OptaJason

3 days ago

15 - Harry Wilson made 16 carries and 24 tackles in #CHIvRED, the third time he's made 15+ of each in a game this Super Rugby Pacific season which is the joint-most times of any player. Effort.

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Opta Analyst @OptaAnalyst

7 days ago

While some of the 2026 FIFA World Cup groups appear wide open and others heavily stacked, assessing true difficulty can be subjective. Thankfully, we have the Opta Power Rankings to help us rank them from strongest to weakest.

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OptaJason @OptaJason

5 days ago

7 - Nestory Irankunda won possession 7 times in #SUIvAUS, the most of any player and more than twice as many times as he has done so in any of his previous appearances for the @Socceroos. Negotiator.

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OptaJason @OptaJason

5 days ago

1-1 - Drawing 1-1 with Switzerland in #SUIvAUS, the @Socceroos have avoided defeat after trailing at half-time on the day for the first time since a 1-1 draw with South Korea in November 2018. Taut.

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OptaJason @OptaJason

7 days ago

54 - @Hurricanesrugby's 66-12 win tonight is the biggest winning margin (54 points) & most points scored (66) by any team in any @SuperRugby finals match; both records were previously held by the Bulls in their 61-17 win vs Chiefs in the 2009 Grand Final. Statement. #HURvBRU

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OptaJason @OptaJason

7 days ago

6 - Josh Moorby (@Hurricanesrugby) has scored 6 tries across his last 5 #SuperRugbyPacific games at Hnry Stadium and made 8 tackle breaks against the Highlanders in his most recent game there. Local.

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OptaJason @OptaJason

7 days ago

35-28 - The ACT Brumbies won 35-28 when they last faced the Hurricanes in the #SuperRugbyPacific finals and have defeated a New Zealand opponent in the Qualifying Finals of each of the last four seasons. Habit.

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OptaJason @OptaJason

a week ago

66.3% - Lucas Herrington (@ColoradoRapids) has won 66.3% of his 101 duels in the 2026 @MLS season, the 2nd-best rate of any player to contest 100+ duels (Frankie Westfield - 70.8% of 106 duels for Philadelphia Union). Persistence. #Rapids96 #FIFAWorldCup #Socceroos

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OptaJason @OptaJason

a week ago

68 - Ruben Love has touched the ball at 2nd receiver 68 times this #SuperRugbyPacific season, at least nine more times than any other player; the @Hurricanesrugby have played the ball wider than 2nd receiver on 16% of their attacking plays which is the most of any team. Spread.

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OptaJason @OptaJason

2 weeks ago

23 - Cristian Volpato made 23 carries ending in a shot (12) or chance created (11) in the 2025/26 @SerieA_EN - the second most of any player for Sassuolo behind only Armand Laurienté (49). Creativity. #FIFAWorldCup #Socceroos #SerieA

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OptaJoe @OptaJoe

2 weeks ago

1 - In Brighton's Dario Vidosic (Australia) and Manchester City’s Andrée Jeglertz (Sweden), today will be the first ever Women’s FA Cup final to be contested by two non-British managers. Growth.

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OptaJason @OptaJason

2 weeks ago

3 - #Socceroos' 0-1 defeat today is their 3rd consecutive 'A' international outside Australia they haven't scored a goal; the last & only time they logged a longer run on the road without scoring was a 7-game span from May 1994 to April 1996. Tournament. #MEXvAUS #FIFAWorldCup

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OptaJason @OptaJason

2 weeks ago

4 - @MoanaPasifika_ 21-19 victory today is the 4th time they've won @SuperRugby match where they haven't led at halftime (14-14 today). Finale. #BRUvMOA #SuperRugbyPacific R14 2025 27-21 v Blues (11-14 HT) R8 2025 45-28 v Waratahs (7-21 HT) R6 2022 24-19 v Hurricanes (7-7 HT)

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OptaJason @OptaJason

2 weeks ago

186 - Tom Blundell's 186 in the first innings of the current #IREvNZ men's Test is the second highest score by @BLACKCAPS wicketkeeper in Test history, behind only BJ Watling's 205 vs England in November 2019 at Bay Oval. Immense. #CricketNation

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OptaJason @OptaJason

2 weeks ago

14 - @NSWBlues' 22-20 victory tonight after trailing 6-20 at halftime is the biggest HT deficit (14 points) either team has overcome to win a game in men's State of #Origin history. Miracle.

NRL @NRL

2 weeks ago

ORIGIN EPIC 🤯🔵

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OptaJason @OptaJason

2 weeks ago

12 - Only Greg Inglis (18 for QLD), Darius Boyd (17 for QLD) & Valentine Holmes (13 for QLD) have scored more tries in men's State of #Origin history than Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (12 for @QLDmaroons, including tonight). Hammer.