Tactica AI

Three games before the international break. Numbers on all three. 12:30pm WAT, Tottenham vs Aston Villa Tactica: Villa 48.7% (62/56) vs Tottenham 38.0% (47/60) Genuinely one sided on the ratings. Spurs get Tonali and Porro back after knocks, but Villa rate clear favourites on both ends of the pitch. Two teams tied for the league's longest winless run this season, whoever breaks it first carries real momentum into the break. 3pm WAT, Brighton vs Arsenal Tactica: Arsenal 45.9% (69/80) vs Brighton 38.7% (79/63) The tactical contrast of the weekend. Brighton have the best attack rating in the league this season, 79. Arsenal have the best defence, 80. Something gives here, either Brighton finally meets a wall it cannot break down, or Arsenal's defence gets tested properly for the first time all season by a side that actually creates chances at volume. 8pm WAT, Barcelona vs Sevilla Tactica: Barcelona 47.1% (80/60) vs Sevilla 36.5% (56/68) Barcelona have been the most eye catching team in Europe this season, 6 wins from 6 in La Liga, 28 goals scored, a 7-2 demolition of Racing Santander last time out. Sevilla are not a soft touch though, that 68 defence rating is real, their only domestic loss this season came against Atlético. On current form the question is not really whether Barcelona win, it is whether Sevilla can keep it respectable. Three very different stories, one last weekend before everyone disappears to their national teams.