Premier League · 2023

Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Arsenal · Premier League

2–3Historical match

Arsenal

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

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 2–3.

Shots
159
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
2.421.03
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2. Recorded in this match (Tottenham Hotspur – Arsenal): shots 15–9, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 2.42–1.03, possession 62%–38%. 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

weak

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.03 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 for1.6 goals/match2.03 goals/match1.51 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Arsenal.

15.1 days ▲Rest daysTottenham Hotspur · Arsenal4.75 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricTottenham HotspurArsenalBaseline
Rest days15.1 days4.75 days—
Matches last 14 days0 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.06 corners/matchCornersTottenham Hotspur · Arsenal● 6.97 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricTottenham HotspurArsenalBaseline
Corners6.06 corners/match6.97 corners/match5.26 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots9 shotsTottenham Hotspur 15 shots, Arsenal 9 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsTottenham Hotspur 2 shots, Arsenal 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.42 xG1.03 xGTottenham Hotspur 2.42 xG, Arsenal 1.03 xG
  • Possession62%38%Tottenham Hotspur 62%, Arsenal 38%
  • Corners8 corners6 cornersTottenham Hotspur 8 corners, Arsenal 6 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls16 foulsTottenham Hotspur 12 fouls, Arsenal 16 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Tottenham Hotspur
1Draws
3Arsenal
Arsenal — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League2–2
Tottenham Hotspur — Arsenal · Premier League0–2
Arsenal — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League3–1
Tottenham Hotspur — Arsenal · Premier League3–0
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: Tottenham Hotspur favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Arsenal in 10

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Tottenham Hotspur33 matchesArsenal35 matches
2.03 goals/matchGoals scored33/35▲ 2.43 goals/match
1.58 goals/matchGoals allowed33/35▲ 0.8 goals/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goals33/35▲ 1.99 xG/match
15.3 shots/matchShots33/35▲ 17 shots/match
5.55 shots/matchShots on target33/35▲ 5.97 shots/match
62% ●Possession33/3558.6%
6.06 corners/matchCorners33/35● 6.97 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls33/3510.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples33 / 35home / 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: Sun, 28 Apr 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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