On Saturday night, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Bournemouth 3-2 in the English Premier League and returned to winning ways at Vitality Park. Spurs, who had lost their last two matches in the competition, were looking for their players to step up and show a good performance. They came back from 2-0 behind with three goals in the second half, with Rodrigo Bentancur scoring the winner in the 92nd minute. This hard-fought victory will give them some much-needed confidence as the season gets more and more interesting.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines * defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How did Bournemouth give away a two-goal lead? How Tottenham’s high possession helped them find three goals in the second half?
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Bournemouth started the match with a 5-3-2 formation with Dominic Solanke and Keiffer Moore leading the lines. They later switched to 5-4-1 and Solanke played as a wide midfielder.
Tottenham Hotspur started the match with a 3-5-2 formation with Son Heung Min and Harry Kane leading the line. They switched to a 3-4-3 formation in the second half after they conceded two goals in the first half.
The home team had 33.04% of the possession. But they managed to score twice in the first half, leaving the visitors behind by two goals at half time.
The visitors enjoyed 66.96% of possession. They had the ball for the majority of the game and used the possession to come back in the second half.
Bournemouth had five shots and only two of them were on target. They converted two of those chances.
Spurs had a total of 19 shots, and six of them were on target. They had a success rate of 31.58% while shooting. They converted three chances in the second half and registered a famous win.
Bournemouth had an xG rate of 0.68 during the match. They took four shots from inside the penalty box.
Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, had an xG of 1.72. They had 11 shots from inside the penalty box.
Bournemouth concentrated their attack mainly on the right side. 53% of their attacks were through the right side.
Spurs also attacked mainly down the right side. 57% of their attacks came from the right side. They also attacked through the centre, with 30% of attacks.
The hosts played a total of 272 passes and completed 225 of them, an 82.25% success rate. Adam Smith and Chris Mepham were the players with the highest number of passes between two players.
Tottenham Hotspur played 637 passes and completed 560 of them, with a success rate of 87.51%. Defenders Clement Lenglet and Ben Davies completed 51 passes between them.
Bournemouth played 22 passes into the final third and completed 11 of them, with a success rate of 50%. Kieffer Moore and Marcos Senesi combined twice in the final third.
Spurs played 78 passes into the final third and completed 64 of them, an 82.05% success rate. Davinson Sanchez combined with Emerson Royal six times in the final third.
The hosts made 77 recoveries in the match, and the majority of the recoveries were in the defensive third. They made some crucial recoveries in the defensive third.
Spurs made 91 recoveries. They recovered the ball from all parts of the ground. Clement Lenglet recovered the ball 19 times for the visitors.
The hosts contested 216 duels and completed 87 of them. They won 40.28% of the duels they contested. Kieffer Moore contested 46 duels for the hosts.
Spurs contested 216 duels and won 111 of them with a success rate of 51.39%. Harry Kane participated in the most number of duels for the visitors.
Bournemouth contested 68 defensive duels and completed 34 of them, with a success rate of 50%. Lewis Cook participated in 12 defensive duels for the home side.
Tottenham Hotspur contested 68 defensive duels and completed 38 of them, with a success rate of 73.08%. Clement Lenglet participated in 12 defensive duels for Spurs.
The home side contested 40 aerial duels and won 16 of them, for a success rate of 42.58%. Moore finished the game with the highest number of aerial duels for them.
Spurs contested 45 aerial duels and won 17 of them with a success rate of 37.1%. Clement Lenglet, once again, contested the most number of aerial duels for Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs would be relieved to be back to winning ways. Antonio Conte’s side put up a strong performance on Saturday and showed good character. The manager will ask the players to keep up the good spirits and good performance as they have bigger matches coming up. They face Marseilles in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
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