Opta Stats: Tottenham v Arsenal

 

It's the North London derby on Sunday between Spurs and Arsenal, with both teams fighting for a spot in next season's Champions League. Opta analyses the stats.

 

Tottenham have lost only one of their last seven Barclays Premier League home games against rivals Arsenal. Spurs are 2.34 to win.

 

Spurs have thrown away leads in their last two Premier League games against Arsenal and have lost both matches 5-2. Tottenham half-time/Arsenal full-time can be backed at 30.0.

 

12 of the last 13 league matches between Tottenham and Arsenal have gone over 2.5 goals. Overs can be backed at 1.71.

 

There have been 121 goals between these sides in Premier League history, only Everton v Man Utd games have seen as many. Over 3.5 goals is 2.72.

 

Bale is only the eighth different Tottenham player to score 15+ goals in a Premier League season. The Welsh international is 2.22 to score.

 

Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale are the only players from Europe's big five leagues to score six league goals from outside the box this season. Bale is 6.4 to score the first goal.

 

Tottenham have scored 11 goals from outside the area, more than any other Premier League side this season. Spurs are 1.22 to score a goal.

 

Both these sides have scored five league goals from counter-attacks this season, no Premier League side has more in 2012-13. You can back both teams to score at 1.57.

 

Olivier Giroud has had more headed attempts than any other player in the top-flight this season (26). Giroud is 2.9 to score at any time.

 

No ground has featured fewer first half goals this season (10) than White Hart Lane. The odds of the second-half containing the most goals are 1.85.

 

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