3 - With one goal and two assists against Vålerenga tonight, Isak Määttä is the first Bodø/Glimt player with three goal involvements in a single Eliteserien match since Amahl Pellegrino in October 2023. Triple.

5 - Royal Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens saved five penalties since the start of last season, more than any other goalkeeper in the Top 10 European Leagues over that period. Killer.

1 - This will be just the first time that the reigning champions start a new Jupiler Pro League campaign away from home since 28 July 2017, when title holders RSC Anderlecht played out a 0-0 draw, also away at Royal Antwerp. Visiting.

0.20 - Jordan Bos among all defenders with 3000+ minutes in the Jupiler Pro League since the start of 2023-24:. 🥇 Goals per 90 minutes (0.20).🥇 Shots per 90 minutes (1.83).🥇 Expected Goals per 90 minutes (0.18).🥈 Goal involvements per 90 minutes (0.32). Boss.

49.6% - According to the Opta Predictor, Club Brugge have the biggest chance to finish the regular season of the Jupiler Pro League 2025-26 in first place (49.6%), followed by last season's champions Union Saint-Gilloise (37.5%). Favourites.

5 - FC Utrecht recorded their fifth-ever European victory away from home, while this was just their first since 5 August 2010 (1-3 at Luzern, also in UEFA Europa League Qualifying). Uuuuu.

4 - AZ conceded four goals in a UEFA Qualifying game for the second time in club history, after a 0-5 home defeat against Anzhi Makhachkala in August 2013. Outfoxed.

5 - Since the start of last season, Troy Parrott scored more European goals for AZ than any other player (5). International.

5 - Sarina Wiegman is the first-ever men's or women's manager to reach five major international tournament finals in a row:. UEFA Women's Euro 2017 🏆.FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 🥈.UEFA Women's Euro 2022 🏆.FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 🥈.UEFA Women's Euro 2025 ❔. Boss.

2 - Union Saint-Gilloise and Club Brugge will face each other in the Belgian Super Cup for the second season in a row, just the second time ever that two teams play consecutive matches against each other in the Super Cup, after RSC Anderlecht and Club Brugge in 1994-1995. Repeat.

5 - This is the first UEFA Women's Championship on record (since 2013) to see five missed penalty kicks (13 penalties in total); including penalty shootouts, just 48 percent of all spot kicks were converted this tournament (13/27). Nerves.

51 - Oscar Gloukh among all Austrian Bundesliga players in all competitions since 2022-23:. 🥇 Big chances created (51).🥈 Assists (23).🥈 Expected Assists (23.4).🥈 Chances created from open play (159).🥇 Successful passes in the final third (1449). Creator.

5.6 - Among all players with 3500+ minutes in the @premierleague since the start of 2023, only @SpursOfficial signing Mohammed Kudus recorded more dribbles (7.3) and completed dribbles (3.8) per 90 minutes than @Arsenal signing Noni Madueke (5.6 & 2.8). Rivalry?

777 - Over the last three Jupiler Pro League campaigns, Royal Antwerp signing Thibo Somers won more personal duels (777) and aerial duels (405) than any other player in the competition. Spirit.

2.0 - Since making his club debut in 2023-24, Carlos Forbs created more chances from open play per 90 minutes (2.0) than any of his @AFCAjax teammates with 250+ minutes in all competitions over that period. Transfer.

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50 - Only two players completed more dribbles in the 2024-25 Superliga season than new @AZAlkmaar signing Isak Jensen (50 completed, 96 attempted). Whirlwind.

RT @OptaJohan: 3 - Viborg's Isak Jensen is the player with the most direct free kick goals in the Top 16 European Leagues this season (3),….