The maiden edition of a compilation of stats in appreciation of football statisticians working at Opta, twitter handles that has many arms in the various European top leagues delivering stats that is never readily apparent to the spectator’s eye.
Here We Go.
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- Lionel Messi is the all time Catalonian derby top goal scorer in La Liga. (16 goal)
- Alvaro Morata has scored more headed goals than any other person in Europe’s top flight leagues this season. (3 goals)
- Real Madrid have now received more red cards (3) already this season than they did all through last season in all competitions (2).
- Luka Modric has completed more passes since he arrived at Madrid in 2012, than any other of his team mates (7,336 passes).
- Wayne Rooney is the second player to receive 100 yellow cards in the Premeir League , after Gareth Barry (119).
- Since debuting for Manchester City in September 2015, no other player has more assists in the Premier League than Kevin De Bruyne (29).
- Mark Uth became the first Hoffenhein player to score a brace against Bayern Munich.
- German youngster, Timo Werner has scored 6 goals in his last 4 appearances for RB Leipzig.
- Gonzalo Higuain has scored all his 26 goals for Juventus from open play.
- PSG have won five out of five matches for the first time ever.
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