Stats & facts ahead of the North London Derby
Every Premier League fan will be waiting for March the 14th as traditional rivals take on each other with Liverpool travelling to Old Trafford while Tottenham host their North London rivals Arsenal at White Hart Lane, in a mouthwatering Super Sunday. Liverpool and Arsenal are in hunt for the title while Spurs and Manchester United are vying for the last Champions League spot. These two matches could play a key role in the title race.
Arsenal are currently sitting third in the Premier League, having played two games more than Manchester City while Tottenham are fifth and are struggling with inconsistent form. We take a look at the statistics and some interesting facts ahead of the North London Derby where it’s not about victory, it’s about pride!
Arsenal have kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 7 EPL away games.
So far this season:
|
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR |
ARSENAL |
|
|
5 |
Position |
3 |
|
29 |
Matches Played |
28 |
|
54 |
Average Possession (%) |
57 |
|
82.2 |
Passing Accuracy (%) |
85.9 |
|
45 |
Shooting Accuracy (%) |
54.8 |
|
12 |
Clean Sheets |
12 |
|
80.07 |
Tackles Won (%) |
75.37 |
|
49/3 |
Yellow/Red Cards |
38/3 |
Per Mertesacker has scored in two of his last three Premier League games against Spurs.
Team Performance:
|
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Drawn |
GF |
GA |
|
|
Tottenham at HOME |
14 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
16 |
18 |
|
Arsenal AWAY from Home |
14 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
21 |
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Opta Stats:
- Arsenal have won none of the last 5 Premier League north London derbies at White Hart Lane (W0 D2 L3) with all three defeats by a 1-2 scoreline.
- Per Mertesacker has scored in two of his last three Premier League games against Spurs.
- Olivier Giroud has scored the opening goal in seven different Premier League matches this season; more often than any other player.
- Tottenham have kept just one clean sheet in their last 30 Premier League north London derbies (Feb 2009).
- Spurs are seeking their 50th league win over the Gunners. Arsenal have won 63 and there have been 41 draws.
- Only Liverpool v Newcastle (126) has seen more goals than Arsenal v Tottenham (125) in Premier League history.
- Tottenham have made 13 errors leading to goals in the Premier League this season, three more than any other side. Three of them came last weekend against Chelsea.
- The Gunners have kept only one clean sheet in their last seven Premier League away games and have won none of the last three (D1 L2).
- Emmanuel Adebayor has scored more goals than any other player in the Nrth London derby history (10 – 8 for Arsenal and 2 for Spurs).
- Tottenham have kept four clean sheets in their last five Premier League home games but shipped five against Man City in the other match.
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Match Appointments:
- Referees: Mike Dean.
- Assistants: J Collin, M McDonough.
- Fourth Official: A Marriner.