Tottenham Premier League Analysis: 14th Place, 9 Points After 8 Games

Tottenham are 14th in the Premier League with 9 points from 8 games (2W 3D 3L) and a goal difference of -2.

Season at a glance

They trail the leaders Man City by 12 points, and are 6 points behind fourth place.

They are 4 points above bottom-placed Sunderland.

Tottenham's season marks: biggest wins 3-1 at home and 0-2 away; heaviest defeats 0-2 at home and 3-0 away; a longest losing run of 2.

Against top-half opponents Tottenham have 1W 0D 3L (0.75 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 1W 3D 0L (1.5 per game from 4).

Attack

Tottenham have scored 8 goals (1.0 per game), the 16th-best attack in the Premier League. The league average is 1.39 per team per game, so they sit 28% below it. They failed to score in 4 of 8 games. They average 1.3 goals per home game and 0.8 per away game.

Defence

They have conceded 10 (1.25 per game), the 9th-best defence, with 3 clean sheets in 8 games. Clean sheets: 1 at home and 2 away. They concede 1.5 per home game and 1.0 per away game.

When the goals come

Tottenham's 7 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 76-90 (4 goals); 6 (86%) came after half-time and 5 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 61-75 (4 of 11 goals), including 2 after the 75th minute.

Tactics and discipline

Tottenham's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (7 games), 3-1-4-2 (1 game).

Tottenham have collected 12 yellow and 1 red cards.

Home and away

Tottenham have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats at home (4 points from 4 games, 1.0 per game), scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.5 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 2 of those 4.

Tottenham have 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat away from home (5 points from 4 games, 1.25 per game), scoring 0.75 and conceding 1.0 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 2 of those 4.

Form and streaks

Tottenham's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-0 at Chelsea (5th, W); 3-1 vs Coventry (19th, W); 1-1 at Man United (16th, D); 2-3 vs Aston Villa (9th, L); 0-0 vs Everton (11th, D). That is 8 points from a possible 15, with 8 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Current streaks for Tottenham: 2 straight wins.

Squad leaders

Tottenham's league contributors: goals - B. Davies 1, J. Maddison 1, D. Solanke 1; assists - A. Robertson 2, M. Kudus 2, D. Solanke 1.

Highest average ratings among regulars (270+ minutes): J. van Hecke 7.47, S. Tonali 7.25, Sávio 7.05.

Workload and impact: most minutes - J. van Hecke (720), A. Kinský (720); most key passes - Sávio (11); most tackles and interceptions - S. Tonali (25); goalkeeper A. Kinský has made 19 saves; most yellow cards - C. Gallagher (3).

The schedule ahead

Next up: vs C.Palace (17th), at Leeds (7th), vs Ipswich (12th). The average league position of those opponents is 12.0, a mixed run.

Outlook

At 1.12 points per game, a full 38-game season would end near 43 points, and at 1.0 goals per game near 38 goals. That is a projection from the current rate, not a prediction.