Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal Matchday Stats Preview
Tottenham have won just one of their last six Premier League games against Arsenal (D1 L4), with their four defeats in this run as many as they’d suffered in their previous 16 against the Gunners (W6 D6).
Arsenal won this exact fixture 2-0 last season, last winning consecutive away league games against Spurs between 1987 and 1988 (a run of three).
Up to the end of the 2015-16 season, Arsenal v Tottenham was the most drawn fixture in Premier League history, with 20 of the 48 meetings between the sides ending level (42%). Since then, just four of the 15 north London derby matches has finished in a draw (27%).
Tottenham have scored in each of their last 25 Premier League home games – it’s their third longest such run in the competition, after two runs of 29 between January 2016/August 2017, and April 2011/October 2012.
Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in each of their last six Premier League away games, with only two sides ever doing so in seven (Chelsea from September-December 2008 and Manchester United from November-February in 2008-09). However, the Gunners have never kept a clean sheet in consecutive league visits to Spurs before, winning this exact fixture 2-0 last season.
Tottenham have conceded 49 Premier League goals this season and could concede 50+ in back-to-back campaigns for the first time since 2013-14/2014-15. Guglielmo Vicario could become only the second goalkeeper to concede 50+ in his debut Premier League season with Spurs, after Neil Sullivan in 2000-01 (51).
Tottenham haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 12 Premier League games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, their longest run without a home shutout since September 2003 (15). Indeed, only Burnley and Sheffield United (1 each) have kept fewer clean sheets at home than Spurs this term (2).
Son Heung-min scored twice for Spurs in the reverse fixture against Arsenal in September, while only five players have scored more goals in the fixture’s history in all competitions than Son (7). The only player to score multiple goals in both north London derby matches in a league season was Arsenal’s Ted Drake in 1934-35.
Bukayo Saka scored from the penalty spot in the reverse fixture – he could become the first English player to score home and away for Arsenal against Spurs in a league campaign since Ian Wright in 1993-94.
Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard has been involved in six goals in his last six Premier League away games, scoring three and assisting three.
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