How Arsenal tamed Manchester City

Arsenal showed more merit to beat Manchester City 1-0 in last round's Premier League derby. It gave the impression that the champions were toothless in attack, which is confirmed by the fact that they finished with only 4 shots, of which only one was accurate. In comparison, the home team sent 12 shots at Ederson, and the correct ones were two.

Mikel Arteta and Josep Guardiola's tactical juggling was one side of the game, but the individual performances of the players was another. A look at the detailed statistics of the Wyscout platform shows some key advantages of the "gunners" who eventually weighed. In total, the two teams finished with similar indicators in terms of single combat wins - 51%:48% in favor of Arsenal.

The Londoners, however, dominate those in attack significantly, as they have won 48% of their possessions, while in attack Guardiola's players have won just 34%. The winners of the match also have an advantage in the defensive game, where the team overcame the opponent in 66% of the duels. At City it is about 53%.

The champions have achieved a huge advantage only in the fight for high balls (57% won such against 39% won by Arsenal) and the so-called. fight for second ball - 59%:33%). Arteta's men have also shown considerable superiority on the dribble, as they have converted 69% of their attempts to do so, compared to just 40% for Manchester City.

The fact that the attacks of the "citizens" did not succeed is due to the impressive 39 intercepted balls by the Arsenal players against 24 on the account of the guests. In addition, the hosts have regained possession of the ball in Manchester City's half on 31 occasions, while this has happened 21 times for the opponent.