Tottenham Hotspur eased to a comfortable 4-0 victory at Aston Villa to boost their chances of a top-four finish in the Premier League.
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;
Why did Tottenham have a lower xG despite scoring four goals? What were the shot zones for both teams?
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At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Aston Villa started in a 4-3-1-2 formation, with Phillippe Coutinho playing the number 10 role.
Aston Villa made three changes in the second half of the game.
Tottenham started in a 3-4-3 formation, with a back three of Davies, Dier, and Romero.
Spurs had to make an early change in the game as they had to replace Matt Doherty due to an injury.
Tottenham had a lower xG than Aston Villa despite scoring four goals, as the Villans had more shots on target. Both teams had an almost equal amount of possession in the game.
Heung Min Son generated the highest xG in the game with his two shots on goal. Harry Kane attempted seven dribbles and won most aerial duels.
Aston Villa had 18 shots on goal, with seven on target. They had 12 shots from positions inside the penalty area, which explains why they had such a high xG.
Spurs had 11 shots on goal but were very clinical in front of the goal as they scored with every shot on target.
Danny Ings generated the highest xG for Aston Villa with his six shots on goal. The xT timeline indicates that the hosts created better chances in the game but were unable to find the breakthrough.
Douglas Luiz attempted the most passes for Aston Villa and made the most passes to Jacob Ramsey.
Hojbjerg attempted 72 passes for Spurs and made the most passes towards Bentancur.
Aston Villa attempted the majority of their passes from the left flank and also put in more crosses from the left. Lucas Digne attempted 12 crosses.
Spurs only attempted three smart passes and five crosses into the penalty area.
Aston Villa generated a higher xT from the left flank, as seen in the above visual. John McGinn generated the highest xT for Aston Villa from his passes.
McGinn generated a high overall xT as he had a high xT from his passes as well as the dribbles he attempted.
Tottenham Hotspur were very effective when they received the ball inside the final third. Harry Kane generated an xT of 0.228 from his 15 passes.
Dejan Kulusevski generated the highest xT from the dribbles he attempted, but the winger failed to make the right pass at times.
Douglas Luiz attempted most defensive duels for Aston Villa, and he won three of his 13 duels.
Aston Villa attempted most of their aerial duels in the opposition box and were a huge threat from set-pieces.
Aston Villa won 57% of the total loose ball duels they competed for.
Cristian Romero attempted 16 defensive duels and managed to win six.
Spurs won only 26% of their loose ball duels as they struggled to recover possession of the ball.
Aston Villa generated an overall xT of 0.84 from the nine corners they won.
Spurs won only three corners in the game and failed to generate any significant threat from these situations.
If you want to download this stats report in a PDF, you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur