| ape | |
| Man City | 0.700 |
| Tottenham | 0.698 |
| Man U | 0.690 |
| Arsenal | 0.674 |
| Chelsea | 0.669 |
City and Tottenham are not surprising here, but ManU at third? Really? Well two things play into this, first the quality of their opponents. Home against Swansea and at Sunderland are not very tough 'tests', the latter is eighth best in defensive efficiency so far, but they got a boost from playing West Brom. The Cardiff club is second to last in defensive efficiency and will probably have to rely more and more on scoring goals to keep up with opponents.
Second, United are actually decent at passing and lead the league in completion percentage at 87.3%. They play at Burnley next week, so expect them to continue their competency, but once the meat of their schedule begins, their numbers should 'level out'.
Liverpool stand 6th, by the way.
Most efficient defensive sides in the EPL:
| dpe | |
| Stoke | 0.366 |
| Chelsea | 0.350 |
| Arsenal | 0.318 |
| West Ham | 0.310 |
| Hull City | 0.278 |
Stoke shouldn't be much of a surprise here considering their defence-oriented style of play and the fact that their first two opponents this season are currently the 17th (Hull) and 19th (Aston Villa) most efficient attacks. Let's see how they fair at City this weekend before we pass judgement.
Liverpool currently sit 11th.
Most efficient overall:
| per | |
| Chelsea | 1.019 |
| Arsenal | 0.992 |
| Stoke | 0.974 |
| Man U | 0.943 |
| Tottenham | 0.936 |
| Man City | 0.933 |
| Liverpool | 0.897 |
Before anyone loses the plot, this measures 'efficiency', there is no 'extra' value given to goals nor to defensive errors that lead to goals. It will even out as the season continues and opponents become more common. The fact that Man U isn't at or near the top of the table after two matches against less-than-mediocre opposition says plenty.
Team stat stand-outs
- West Ham are the king of the crosses with a by far league best 19 successful at an also impressive 39.6% rate. West Brom has completed the second most with 12 and Sunderland is the second most efficient at 29.0%.
- Stoke have been dominant in the air. The Potters have won the most duels (59) at the highest success rate (65.6%).
- West Brom has been 'dispossessed' 44 times, 15 more than the next nearest club, which is surprisingly Man City.
- Aston Villa has one shot on goal in 15 attempts, it also resulted in their only goal by Andreas Weimann.
- Chelsea lead the league in goals scored, chances created, shots-on-goal, and successful dribbles.
- Stoke and Hull lead the league with 94 clearances a piece, 20 more than any other club.
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