Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England — For fans of the Premier League, dem go wan know wetin Opta data dey show about teams performance as season dey draw to a close. As we don snap new statistics for 2024-25 season, we go take a look into wetin these numbers mean for teams, especially as dem dey jost for position.
As we dey enter d final stretch of di season, teams like Manchester City don show wetin consistency fit mean. Ndins of Pep Guardiola don dominate di league for four seasons, becoming di first side to bag four titles in a row. This season, however, things don change as dem dey battle to maintain this top form.
“Today, modern football na di way City, Liverpool and Arsenal dey play,” Guardiola talk give di media. “Modern football no be about just positioning.” Based on di latest data, Manchester City dey lead di Premier League in total open-play passes, averaging 5.1 passes per sequence, with Newcastle trailing behind with 4.4 passes.
While City dey play pass-intensive game, dem still dey face challenges. Their average open-play progression na only 14.4 meters per sequence, slight higher than both Arsenal and Liverpool. On di other hand, Nottingham Forest don surprise everybody this season with fast-paced play, averaging 2.1 meters per second for advancement.
For di statistics side, di Premier League dey show how e go fit take shape; teams fit choose between slow, intricate passes or fast-paced counter-attacking styles. For example, Bournemouth don employ high pressing strategy to good effect, leading to dem creating more chances from high turnovers compared to City.
Despite high turnovers, teams like Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur no dey convert dem chances to shots, showing say possession alone no go guarantee goals. Southampton and Spurs dey underperform with only 12.1% and 12.9% conversion rates from dem chances.
“We get to focus on what we fit control,” Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta talk in response to analysis of statistics. “Na wetin we go use to push for victory, we dey develop every game.”
As it stand, Arsenal dey mathematically in di title race. Liverpool dey lead di table with 76 points and 13-point gap over Arsenal. Even though Arsenal get small chance of catching Liverpool, 10,000 simulations show say na just 29 scenarios dem go fail to win di title with Liverpool maintaining di first position 9,971 times.
With several games left to play, di tension wey dey build for di final matches fit lead to more surprises. Fans and analysts alike dey watch to see if di improbable fit happen.
