Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal FC - who is the better team?

Currently Arsenal FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 99. Tottenham Hotspur has 70 goals and Arsenal FC has a total of 88 goals. Our opinion is that currently Arsenal FC would win the match.

• At the moment Tottenham Hotspur has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1524 interceptions and 99 blocks.
• In Tottenham Hotspur the two top defensive players are Pierre Emile Hojbjerg and Eric Dier.
• In Arsenal FC the two top defenders are Gabriel Magalhaes and Benjamin William White.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Tottenham Hotspur has currently the best defense.

Evaluating the strength of a teams midfield is not easy. At 1vs1 we look at a value called Pass Progression Value (PPV). We measure the ability of players to play the pass into dangerous zones and to create chances. Arsenal FC has a PPV value of 0.38 and Tottenham Hotspur has a value of 0.24. Within the team of Arsenal FC Olexandr Zinchenko has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of Tottenham Hotspur the best player is Ivan Perisic.

• To analyse the best strikers of teams we look at the amount of goals, shots on goal and an interesting metric called expected goal value (Xg value – measure who the probability of a chance to turn into a goal.)
• Tottenham Hotspur has scored in this season so far 70 goals and 39.42 shots on goal. Arsenal FC scored 88 and 37.69 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Tottenham Hotspur are Harry Kane with 30 goals and Heung min Son with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 21.41 and 10.79.
• The two best players of Arsenal FC are Martin Odegaard with 15 goals and Gabriel Martinelli with 15 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.98 and 8.84.
• Our opinion is that Arsenal FC has the better offensive players than Tottenham Hotspur.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Arsenal FC is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.