For the first time ever Arsenal are now ranked #1 on the EuroClubIndex rating system.
They are also ranked #1 on both ClubELO and Opta Power Rankings.

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GOOOOALLL!! Arsenal 3-0 Sp*rs, Gabriel with a header

GOOOOOALLLLL!

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Updated Premier League Clutch Goals Table:

Arsenal currently have their highest ever ClubElo rating and highest ever EuroClubIndex rating.
Ranked #3 in Europe by ECI
Ranked #1 in Europe by ClubElo.
Ranked #1 in World by Opta Power Rankings

Absurd behavior

Looking at the correlation of xG with points by type (for, against, difference, set-piece, non set-piece & overall).

Highest correlated stats R² >0.3 are:
xGD Overall (0.46)
xGA Overall (0.44)
xGD Set-Piece (0.37)

The worst correlation is non set-piece xG for (R²=0.07)

*small sample size warning*

A lot of talk about Arsenal not having the correct risk/reward balance.
But, objectively, they have the best goal difference and the best xGD in the league and they have had one of the hardest schedules so far.
Only Liverpool have scored more goals and they scored three of them with a man advantage.

0.19xG : Salah's current 10 game non penalty xG per 90 in the Premier League.
The first time in his Liverpool career that it has dropped below 0.20

Under Klopp it never dropped below 0.28

Liverpool with yet another late winner. Salah's 95th minute penalty against Burnley goes in as this season's 4th most clutch goal.

Premier League 25/26 Top 20 Clutch Goals:
Szoboszlai went top with his free kick against Arsenal. LFC keep getting the late match winners.

Any critique of Arteta playing a cagey gameplan would have to be levelled at Slot, who did the same — except with all his best players, at Anfield. Anything else is post hoc fallacy.

Today against AFC was the least xG Liverpool have ever generated in the PL whilst still managing to score a goal (for games that I have with data; going back to 2017-2018)

Top 20 'Clutch Goals' from the 25/26 PL season so far:

@simongleave.bsky.social Hi. ECI has odds for Premier League at 41% for Arsenal and 29% for Liverpool even though they have the same points and Liverpool have a slightly higher rating (4095 v 4047).

Do you know what is going on here?