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Tottenham vs Arsenal Head-to-Head Stats Suggest Plenty Of Goals In Sunday’s North London Derby

Andy Newton Sports Editor

Published13 Sep 2024

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We return Premier League business after the international break and we are back with a bang with another instalment of the North London Derby on Sunday. With that in mind we take a look at the recent Tottenham vs Arsenal head-to-head stats, which might give us a pointer on how this clash will pan out.

Tottenham vs Arsenal Head-to-Head Stats For Sunday’s North London Derby

Listed here are our key Tottenham vs Arsenal head-to-head stats to take into the latest offering of the North London Derby on Sunday (15th Sept) – in what will be the 175th time the rivals has faced-off in the football league.

Played 174 times in the league before, Spurs 55, Draws 48, Arsenal 71
Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Spurs 2-3 Arsenal
Arsenal have won 5 of the last 7 head-to-heads
Arsenal have lost just 1 of the last 7 head-t-heads
8 of the last 10 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
Both teams scored in 8 of the last 11 head-to-heads
Spurs are unbeaten in 7 of their last 12 vs Arsenal
Spurs are unbeaten in 7 of their last 9 home league games vs Arsenal
Spurs have won 4 of their last 8 home league games vs Arsenal ‘to nil’
Spurs have lost just 3 of their last 16 home league games vs Arsenal
7 DRAWS in the last 20 head-to-heads (4 have been 1-1)
5 of the last 12 league head-to-heads saw RED CARDS
Saka (Arsenal) has scored in the last 2 head-to-heads
Son (Spurs) has scored 3 goals in the last 2 head-to-heads

What Time Does Tottenham vs Arsenal Kick-off And How To Watch?

📅Date: Sunday 15th September 2024
⌚Time: 2:00pm
⚽️Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
📺 TV: Sky Sports

Last Season’s Repeat Tottenham vs Arsenal Fixture Ended In A 3-2 Thriller

Neutral football fans were treated with five-goal thriller in this Spurs vs Arsenal clash last season – which was played towards the end of the campaign on 28th April 2024.

After being 3-0 up with goals from Saka, Havertz and an own goal from Spurs’ Hojbjerg, the home side fought back in the second half with strikes from Romero and a 87th min Son penalty to set up a nervy finish for the Gunners.

However, Spurs weren’t able to find a third goal in the closing stages, which gave Arsenal the bragging rights this time.

The Tottenham vs Arsenal Head-to-Head Stats Point To Plenty Of Goals

As mentioned, we witnessed five goals in this game last term, and goals had been a common theme when these have played prior to that match.

The return clash last season at the Emirates saw four goals in a 2-2 stalemate, while if looking back further you’ll see that a massive 80% of the last 10 league meeting have produced OVER 2.5 GOALS – making this a solid option if looking for a wager with the best football betting sites in the UK on this game.

Plus, when looking at the goal stats between these north London heavyweights, it’s also been a meeting that both sides have found the back of the net in many times. Supported with 8 of the last 11 meetings (73%) seeing goals from each team.

Arsenal Have Won Five Of Their Last Seven Against Spurs

Heading into Sunday’s North London Derby, it’s Arsenal that hold sway – being unbeaten in the last four head-to-heads – and have only lost one of their last seven (home and away).

Their only defeat came in a 3-0 loss in this clash away to Spurs in 2022 – but since then the Gunner have certainly been the more dominate.

That said, Spurs fans will remind us that at home their record over their rivals is not too shabby.

Yes, they lost 3-2 last season in this fixture, but Tottenham are still unbeaten in seven of their last nine at home vs the Gunners.

Oh, and they have also lost only three of their last 16 against Arsenal in front of their home fans in the league.

35% Of The Last 20 Head-to-Heads Ended in Draws

In a clash like this, where tensions can run high and with the sides fairly evenly matched, then the draw for a lot of people will be the safest call if trying to predict the outcome.

There is good reason to back this up too as 7 of the last 20 head-to-heads have ended all-square, which is a solid 35% strike-rate.

Don’t Rule Out One Of The Sides Seeing RED

With a bitter rivalry between Spurs and Arsenal that stems back decades, it’s no surprise that this can sometimes filter onto the pitch and to the players.

This is backed up with a fair few RED CARDS being brandished when these sides meet – five, in fact, in the last 12 meetings.

The most recent was Emerson Royal getting his marching orders for Spurs back in the 2022 meeting at the Emirates.

While the of the five cards it been three to Spurs and two to Arsenal. The last player to get a red card with Spurs being at home was Arsenal’s Rob Holding, who is now a Crystal Palace player, in May 2022.

Saka and Son Have Been In Good North London Derby Scoring Form Recently

Finally, now we know this fixture has a habit of producing goals, we can now look at the most likely players to get these strikes.

If the recent Tottenham vs Arsenal head-to-heads are anything to go by then you should look no further that Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min.

Both were on target the last time the sides met in the already mentioned 3-2 Gunners win.

While the other clash last season also for both players on the scoresheet. Son netted a brace, while Saka fired in from the penalty spot.