The North London derby: Pride and important points at stake

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 16.January
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (62000 seats)

Welcome to the show! The leading roles are Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, a win is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the duration.

Insights:
  • Tottenham Hotspur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Arsenal have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League

There’s no shortage of football teams in London, the capital of England (and the United Kingdom). These two clubs are both located in North London and have been through many intense and vicious matches against each other through more than one hundred years of North London derbies. Prepare for a passionate clash!

This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning extra tension and importance.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.

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Tottenham Hotspur form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 10 Premier League games here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Tottenham Hotspur. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

The Tottenham Hotspur fans got no joy from their last match, a Carabao Cup game also here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Chelsea (placed 2nd). Midfield player Højbjerg got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Højbjerg hit one key pass and had 49 successful passes (of 57 total).

Before that, Spurs had a FA Cup home game versus Morecambe which ended with a victory 3-1.

Tottenham Hotspur are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Leicester City awaits in three days.

The Tottenham Hotspur fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 10 goals.

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Arsenal form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Arsenal have produced an overall stat of 4-1-5 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Arsenal, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Arsenal has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Liverpool for a Carabao Cup game that ended a draw (0-0). White was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.82. The defender White won 3 of 6 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Nottingham Forest's place.

After this away game Arsenal return home for a Carabao Cup game against Liverpool. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Arsenal has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Arsenal have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Arsenal - Spurs 3-1 was the output when these contenders formerly did battle, also in this season. Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: five wins for Tottenham Hotspur, two draws and three wins for Arsenal. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Tottenham HotspurH. Son
H. Son
8 goals
ArsenalE. Smith Rowe
E. Smith Rowe
8 goals
ArsenalB. Saka
B. Saka
6 goals

Tottenham Hotspur missing players

Arsenal missing players

Tottenham Hotspur Arsenal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 10 3 Played P 2 10 20
10 7 1 Won W 0 4 11
3 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
5 2 1 Lost L 2 5 7
23 16 3 Scored S 0 15 33
20 10 5 Conceded C 9 17 25
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
67% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
56% 70% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 55%
17% 10% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 40%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 40% 20%
33% 30% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 30% 35%
44% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 45%
28% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 25%
 
5.7 6.3 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 0.5 3.9 5
4.9 5.7 8.7 Corners against (avg) C A 10 5.5 5
1.8 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.9 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.4 13.2 10 Shots (avg) S ( 3 11.9 14.2
5 4.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 4.8 5.3
26% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 31%
 
12.7 12.6 18.7 Shots against (avg) S A 22 14.4 12.7
3.7 3.8 6.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9.5 5.3 4.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arsenal have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
  • Arsenal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tottenham Hotspur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tottenham Hotspur haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 22 18 2 2 54 13 11 9 1 1 32 6 11 9 1 1 22 7 41 56
2 Chelsea 22 12 7 3 45 17 11 5 5 1 25 10 11 7 2 2 20 7 28 43
3 Liverpool 20 12 6 2 52 18 9 6 3 0 22 6 11 6 3 2 30 12 34 42
4 West Ham United 21 11 4 6 39 27 10 5 2 3 20 15 11 6 2 3 19 12 12 37
5 Arsenal 20 11 2 7 33 25 10 7 1 2 18 8 10 4 1 5 15 17 8 35
6 Tottenham Hotspur 18 10 3 5 23 20 10 7 1 2 16 10 8 3 2 3 7 10 3 33
7 Manchester United 19 9 4 6 30 27 10 5 1 4 17 15 9 4 3 2 13 12 3 31
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 9 4 7 17 15 10 4 2 4 8 8 10 5 2 3 9 7 2 31
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 20 6 10 4 21 21 10 3 4 3 9 10 10 3 6 1 12 11 0 28
10 Leicester City 18 7 4 7 31 33 9 5 1 3 16 12 9 2 3 4 15 21 -2 25
11 Crystal Palace 21 5 9 7 30 31 11 4 5 2 20 12 10 1 4 5 10 19 -1 24
12 Southampton 21 5 9 7 25 33 10 3 6 1 13 9 11 2 3 6 12 24 -8 24
13 Brentford 20 6 5 9 24 30 10 4 1 5 12 12 10 2 4 4 12 18 -6 23
14 Aston Villa 19 7 1 11 25 30 9 4 1 4 15 14 10 3 0 7 10 16 -5 22
15 Everton 19 5 4 10 24 34 9 4 1 4 15 16 10 1 3 6 9 18 -10 19
16 Leeds United 19 4 7 8 21 37 10 3 4 3 13 16 9 1 3 5 8 21 -16 19
17 Watford 19 4 2 13 23 37 10 2 1 7 11 22 9 2 1 6 12 15 -14 14
18 Norwich City 21 3 4 14 10 45 11 2 2 7 7 20 10 1 2 7 3 25 -35 13
19 Newcastle United 20 1 9 10 20 43 11 1 6 4 14 23 9 0 3 6 6 20 -23 12
20 Burnley 17 1 8 8 16 27 7 1 4 2 8 8 10 0 4 6 8 19 -11 11

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.