The Premier League championship race is currently exciting with each round because Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City are all very close to each other and just one stumble will create a turning point. But which team is most likely to slip up among the three? It’s probably not Arsenal.

Arsenal is unbeaten in 10 Premier League rounds since the beginning of 2024 (9 wins). Photo: Premier League

“Gunners” fans have not forgotten last season’s championship loss when they lost the throne in the final rounds to Man City, in a season where Arsenal had only one competitor for the championship. This season, Liverpool rejoined the race and showed their ability to fight back in any situation, making Arsenal fans worry that they will be disappointed again.

But in terms of certainty, no team in the Premier League right now is more solid than Arsenal. Since the beginning of 2024, they have been unbeaten in 10 consecutive rounds with 9 wins & 1 draw, scoring 35 goals while only conceding 4 goals. They kept 6 clean sheets, which means Arsenal’s number of clean sheets is more than the number of goals they have conceded since the beginning of the calendar year.

In 2024, public opinion talked about Arsenal needing to add a true striker to improve their scoring, but instead the home team at the Emirates Stadium remained immobile in the January market. No problem, Arsenal still remained. scoring goals like a “machine gun” with a frequency no other team in Europe can match (average 3.5 goals/match, 5 matches they scored 4 goals or more) with very high form from Saka (7 goals from the start five), Martinelli (4), Rice (3), Odegaard (3), Trossard (5) and Havertz (4).

The performance of Arsenal’s attack is extremely scary with an average of 3.5 goals/match since the beginning of the year

But recent matches have shown a different (but not new) face of Arsenal, which is the solidity of the defense and the willingness to defend in large numbers when needed. They stopped Man City’s streak of 57 consecutive scoring matches at the Etihad to win a 0-0 draw. They also recently ended the streak of 18 consecutive scoring matches at home of newly promoted team Luton Town, not to mention In the first leg of the season, Brighton also had their streak broken because of Arsenal.

Under Mikel Arteta are extremely “prestigious” defensive stars: Both centre-backs William Saliba & Gabriel are in the top 5 least-passed centre-backs in the Premier League alongside Virgil Van Dijk, Ezri Konsa and Kurt. Zouma and Gabriel alone are only behind Van Dijk in terms of aerial victory rate. Goalkeeper David Raya has a low save rate, but in return his cross-catching rate is the highest in the tournament.

Thanks to both good attack and tight defense, Arsenal (+48) is far ahead of Liverpool (+40) and Man City (+38) in terms of difference. Therefore, the “Gunners” do not mind if they are equal on points with the other two opponents (even comparing head-to-head with Arsenal is better).

Arsenal has the defense that concedes the fewest goals in the Premier League and is also the team that concedes the fewest goals in the league

When watching each match, Arsenal feels more secure once they have a lead. This season, after 30 matches, Arsenal have only scored first 6 times while Man City is 10/30 and Liverpool is 13/29. As for the number of times they were equalized, Arsenal were equalized 10 times while Man City was equalized 12 times (Newcastle was the team that was equalized the most in the tournament with 14 times) and Liverpool was equalized 7 times (Liverpool was of course less than the other 2 teams). because they are behind more times).

To win a match you must score more goals than your opponent, but to win the entire season you must have a very solid defense. Arsenal not only has both but also stands above other strong European teams such as Bayer Leverkusen, the team leading the Bundesliga and going through a 40-match unbeaten streak in all competitions.

Since the beginning of 2024, Xabi Alonso and his team are unbeaten in 13 matches in the Bundesliga, winning 12, drawing 1, scoring 22 goals, receiving 7 goals lost and achieving 6 clean sheets. It can be seen that “Gunners” are better than Leverkusen in most parameters such as goals scored (35), goals lost (4), even needing only 10 matches to own this impressive achievement.

Readers can compare Arsenal and 3 other teams that have been unbeaten since the beginning of the year based on the statistics below: