Premier League · 2024

Arsenal 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League

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2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 2–1.

Shots
1410
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.450.78
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1. Recorded in this match (Arsenal – Tottenham Hotspur): shots 14–10, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.45–0.78, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Tottenham Hotspur's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Tottenham Hotspur's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.05 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match2.05 goals/match1.49 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.43 corners/matchCornersArsenal · Tottenham Hotspur● 7.76 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricArsenalTottenham HotspurBaseline
Corners6.43 corners/match7.76 corners/match5.03 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Arsenal have a visible home split

strong

Arsenal's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

17.5 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots17.5 shots/match13.8 shots/match13.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots10 shotsArsenal 14 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsArsenal 4 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.45 xG0.78 xGArsenal 1.45 xG, Tottenham Hotspur 0.78 xG
  • Possession53%47%Arsenal 53%, Tottenham Hotspur 47%
  • Corners10 corners4 cornersArsenal 10 corners, Tottenham Hotspur 4 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls9 foulsArsenal 16 fouls, Tottenham Hotspur 9 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Arsenal
1Draws
0Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur — Arsenal · Premier League0–1
Tottenham Hotspur — Arsenal · Premier League2–3
Arsenal — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League2–2
Tottenham Hotspur — Arsenal · Premier League0–2
Arsenal — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Arsenal favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Tottenham Hotspur in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Arsenal21 matchesTottenham Hotspur21 matches
1.95 goals/matchGoals scored21/212.05 goals/match
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/211.52 goals/match
1.74 xG/matchExpected goals21/211.78 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots21/21▲ 14.6 shots/match
5.05 shots/matchShots on target21/21▲ 5.48 shots/match
55.1%Possession21/21● 57.5%
6.43 corners/matchCorners21/21● 7.76 corners/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls21/2111 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 16 Jan 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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