Only Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has missed more big chances than Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah this season in the Premier League.
Jordan Pickford denied the Egyptian in the Merseyside derby as Jurgen Klopp and his players were unable to win in a 0-0 draw. Unai Emery's side saw their main goalscorer failed to put away a spot kick at Wembley in the north London derby on Saturday.
Aubameyang has so far missed 19 so-called 'big chances' this season in the English topflight, according to Opta. Salah is second on the list with 13 missed. He also missed the most last season as he went on to win the Golden Boot with 32 goals - and 23 big chances missed.
But what is a 'big chance'? According to Opta, a big chance is a situation where a player should reasonably be expected to score usually in a one-on-one scenario or from very close range.
Fans of Arsenal and Liverpool may feel vexed about their top scorers missing chances against their local rivals this weekend, especially given their positions at the top of the table for big chances missed.
It is not quite so simple, however.
Rather than being a stat to damn the two players with, the number of big chances that come their way is actually a testiment to the quality of their movement off the ball and instincts in the final third.
While assists and chances created are two metrics used to rate the contributions of playmakers, 'big chances' is as much a measure of the positions that goalscorers can get themselves into as the service they receive.
Most of the game's elite finishers score at a prolific rate due to the quantity of their shots, as well as the quality of the opportunities.
It is not a mark against Aubameyang and Salah that they have missed the most big chances since very few players will even be able to match the number of attempts they help to generate. They are players that can be relied upon to find those moments. That is what matters.
With nine games left to play for the majority of the Premier League, the Liverpool and Arsenal attackers line up in second and third place, respectively, in the race for the Golden Boot, behind Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.
They wouldn't be in the running with the goals they have scored, but it could also be argued that they wouldn't have those goals without the big chances that have come their way, including the ones they have missed.
It's more important that they keep trying to make the right runs and get into the right places to ensure big chances continue to come, less the ones they aren't able to put away.