Saturday, September 15, 2012

Stats You Need to Know Ahead of Arsenal vs Southampton.

I know you are anxious for our game to start. Don't worry there's just less than 2 hours to wait. While waiting, here are some match stats you need to know about us and our opponents.{Southampton)

Arsenal have won more tackles (59) than any other team in the Premier League this season.

The Gunners have kept three successive clean sheets at the start of a top-flight season for the first time since 1924/25.

Southampton have allowed their opponents more shots on target against them than any other team (19)
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Arsenal have allowed their opponents the joint-fewest shots ontarget in the Premier League (7).


Kelvin Davis has saved the last three penalties he has faced in the PL - vs Man Utd and Man City this season, and Aston Villa (May 2006)
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Southampton have dropped the most points from winning positions this season (6).


Arsenal recovered more points from winning positions than any other team in the 2011/12 Premier League (24)
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The Gunners have won none of their last four Premier League home games. The last time they went five without a win on home soil was in 1995 in the run up to George Graham's sacking
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Arsenal scored a divisional high nine goals from counter-attacks last season, have already had more shots following fast breaks this term (4) and scored their first goal via a counter
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Santi Cazorla has set up the joint-most scoring chances for team-mates from open play along with Park Ji-Sung (10).