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50 stats to separate Man City and Arsenal in the Premier League title race

  /  Stamfordblue

With little to separate Man City and Arsenal at the top of the table – aside from, well, points – we've picked out 50 stats to see how the title rivals measure up…

Goals, shots and attacking play

Goals per 90 minutes

Arsenal: 2.26

Man City: 2.56

Total shots

Arsenal: 550

Man City: 536

Shots on target

Arsenal: 193

Man City: 181

Shots on target percentage

Arsenal: 32.9

Man City: 36.0

Shots per 90

Arsenal: 15.71

Man City: 15.76

xG per 90

Arsenal: 1.93

Man City: 2.16

Goals per shot

Arsenal: 0.14

Man City: 0.15

Non-penalty xG total

Arsenal: 64.8

Man City: 65.8

Big chances created:

Arsenal: 94

Man City: 125

Penalties won

Arsenal: 4

Man City: 10

Penalties scored

Arsenal: 3

Man City: 9

Goals minus xG

Arsenal: +11.5

Man City: +13.7

Average distance from goal of all shots taken

Arsenal: 16.1

Man City: 16.6

Shot creating actions (total)

Arsenal: 982

Man City: 1000

Shot creating actions per 90

Arsenal: 28.06

Man City: 29.41

Passing and possession

Touches

Arsenal: 24001

Man City: 26847

Possession share

Arsenal: 59.5

Man City: 64.9

Attempted passes

Arsenal: 20334

Man City: 23910

Passes completed

Arsenal: 16906

Man City: 20827

Pass completion

Arsenal: 83.1%

Man City: 87.1%

Corners won

Arsenal: 204

Man City: 222

Crosses attempted

Arsenal: 630

Man City: 695

Crosses completed (not including set-pieces)

Arsenal: 61

Man City: 68

Total distance of completed passes

Arsenal: 287670

Man City: 356473

Total distance of progressive (10-plus yards forward) passes

Arsenal: 93980

Man City: 103766

Completed passes into final third in open play

Arsenal: 1512

Man City: 1609

Key passes (led directly to a shot)

Arsenal: 412

Man City: 422

Attempted dribbles

Arsenal: 708

Man City: 619

Successful dribbles

Arsenal: 333

Man City: 294

Dribbles success rate

Arsenal: 47.03%

Man City: 47.49%

Number of players dribbled past

Arsenal: 327

Man City: 294

Offsides

Arsenal: 53

Man City: 49

xGA per 90

Arsenal: 1.09

Man City: 0.88

Interceptions

Arsenal: 222

Man City: 204

Tackles attempted

Arsenal: 523

Man City: 430

Tackles won

Arsenal: 320

Man City: 252

Ball recoveries

Arsenal: 1846

Man City: 1695

Shots blocked

Arsenal: 334

Man City: 310

Clearances

Arsenal: 564

Man City: 341

Aerial duels won

Arsenal: 442

Man City: 402

Aerial duels win percentage

Arsenal: 45.6%

Man City: 54.9%

Mistakes leading to a goal

Arsenal: 5

Man City: 3

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets

Arsenal: 13

Man City: 11

Shots on target allowed

Arsenal: 128

Man City: 73

Total saves

Arsenal: 90

Man City: 43

Saves percentage

Arsenal: 71.9%

Man City: 61.6%

Expected goals against minus total goals conceded

Arsenal: -0.30

Man City: -0.51

Yellow cards

Arsenal: 48

Man City: 43

Red cards

Arsenal: 0

Man City: 1

Disciplinary points

Arsenal: 212

Man City: 214

Final score: Arsenal 19-31 Manchester City