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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 12h

5 - The #USMNT is unbeaten in its last five matches against Ecuador (W3 D2), equaling its longest unbeaten run against any CONMEBOL team (5 vs. Venezuela from 1993-2017). Scrappy.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 13h

11 - Folarin Balogun is one of two players that debuted in 1995 or later to record a goal contribution in 11 of his first 17 #USMNT starts (Clint Mathis). Impact.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 14h

11 - Enner Valencia has scored his second career goal against the #USMNT, with the first coming exactly 11 years ago, on October 10, 2014. Anniversary.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 15h

800 - Tonight's match against Ecuador will be the 800th in #USMNT history. The U.S. has won 56 times between matches 701-799, only recording more in one of their first seven sets of 100 matches (59 in matches 401-500 from 2001-07). Milestone.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 4d

6 - @chicagostars.com's comeback draw on Sunday marked the sixth time in #NWSL history a team avoided defeat after trailing by multiple goals in the 83rd minute or later, and the third of those achieved by Chicago. Specialists.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 5d

3 - Sunday's @washingtonspirit.com - @sandiegowavefc.com match was the third regular-season match in #NWSL history in which both teams scored a result-changing goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time or later. Drama.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 5d

13 - @thornsfc.com have collected 13 points from losing positions this season (W3 D4), equaling the most by any team in a single #NWSL season since 2018 (Seattle in 2022, Washington in 2024). Fight.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 6d

23 - @racingloufc.com has collected 23 of their 32 points this season in the 10 matches in which Emma Sears has been directly involved in a goal (W7 D2 L1). Towering.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 7d

6 - Six of Simone Charley's eight career regular-season #NWSL goals have been either equalizing or go-ahead goals. Timely.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 11d

4 - @reignfc.com's Maddie Dahlien is the first player in #NWSL history whose first four career regular-season goals were all match-winners. Crucial.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 12d

18 - Both regular-season hat-tricks in @washingtonspirit.com
history were scored in a span of 18 minutes:

8/1/2015: Crystal Dunn at 28', 36', 45'+1
9/28/2025: Gift Monday at 18', 21', 36'

No other #NWSL team has multiple hat-tricks scored in a span of less than 20 minutes. Quickfire.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 12d

13 - @utahroyalsfc.com have collected 13 points (W4 D1 L0) over the last five matchdays, tied with Kansas City and Gotham for the most in the #NWSL over that time. Form.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 13d

224 - @racingloufc.com have forced 224 high turnovers this season, including one that led to the winning goal Saturday, third-most in the #NWSL this season behind only Kansas City and Gotham. Pressing.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 13d

8 - @orlpride.com have won eight of their 10 all-time matches in California (D1 L1), recording at least two road wins against all three California-based #NWSL teams. Coastal.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 13d

41 - The Kansas City Current are the first team to collect as many as 41 points (W13 D2 L0) from a span of 15 regular-season matches in #NWSL history. Flexing.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 14d

11 - Including playoffs, Rose Lavelle has scored more goals between September and November (11) than she has from March to August (10) in her #NWSL career. Business.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 17d

58 - Since the beginning of the 2023-24 season, only Lautaro Martinez (59) has been directly involved in more goals across all competitions than Christian Pulisic (58 - 37 goals, 21 assists) among Serie A players. Influence.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 19d

100 - It has been 100 days since the Kansas City Current last conceded a goal in a competitive match (Uchenna Kanu for Racing Louisville on June 14). Eternity.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 20d

57.6 - The Kansas City Current held the lead 57.6 percent of the time in the 21 matches it took them to clinch the #NWSLShield (1223 minutes, 43 seconds), while trailing for a total of just 65 minutes, 14 seconds. Leaders.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 20d

2 & 1 - Christian Pulisic is the second #USMNT player to record 2 goals and an assist in a match in the top 5 European leagues over the last 20 years (Jordan Pefok for Rennes vs. Nîmes in 2018). Special.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 20d

6 - @utahroyalsfc.com are unbeaten in six straight matches, the longest run within a single regular season in team history (including previous iteration). Ascending.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 20d

25 - Yazmeen Ryan's 25 goal contributions across all competitions (13 goals, 12 assists) since the start of the 2024 season are the most by any American on an #NWSL team. Starring.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 21d

4 - Shinomi Koyama is the fourth different Japanese international to score a regular-season goal for the @nccourage.com.

Only Houston (Canada - 5) and Orlando (Brazil - 5) have had more players from a single country other than the U.S. score a goal for them. Nadeshiko.

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OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 24d

2009 - Tim Weah is the first player to score on his UEFA Champions League debut for Marseille since Gabriel Heinze vs. Milan in 2009. Arrival.

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OptaJohan @optajohan.optajoe.com · 24d

16 - @PSV's Sergiño Dest attempted 16 dribbles against Union Saint-Gilloise, the highest tally for a defender in a single UEFA Champions League game since Javier Zanetti for Internazionale in December 2003 (20). Star.

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