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Manchester City vs Tottenham: 10 match facts, including Sergio Aguero's all-time Premier League record

The key numbers and pre-match analysis for this Premier League meeting

Friday 12 February 2016 17:51 GMT
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Sergio Aguero leads the Manchester City attack against West Ham
Sergio Aguero leads the Manchester City attack against West Ham (Getty Images)

Ahead of the Premier League meeting between Man City and Tottenham, we pick out 10 match facts using our free football app - Independent Football Live.

  1. The last 9 PL games between these 2 sides have seen 41 goals scored
  2. Man City have won 8 and lost 2 of the last 10 PL meetings with Spurs, including victories in the last 5 in a row at the Etihad Stadium
  3. Man City have not beaten any side currently in the top 6 of the PL table this season (W0 D3 L4)
  4. Sergio Aguero has scored 10 goals in 8 PL appearances against Spurs
  5. Aguero has scored the most goals from outside the box this season in the PL (4) despite only hitting the target 7 times from long range
  6. Aguero's minutes per goal rate of one every 108.2 minutes is the best of any player with at least 5 goals scored in PL history
  7. Man City have scored the highest proportion of goals from outside the box in the PL this season (23%)
  8. Spurs have conceded a league-low one goal from outside the box in the PL in 2015-16
  9. Mauricio Pochettino has defeated a Manuel Pellegrini side just once in 12 meetings between the two in the PL or La Liga (W1 D2 L9)
  10. Dele Alli has had a hand in 11 goals in his last 14 PL games for Spurs (6 goals, 5 assists)

For more pre-match build-up, including head-to-head statistics, past results and player comparisons download Independent Football Live by clicking here. The app, which is available on both Android and Apple devices, includes live scores, in-game stats, breaking news, videos and push notifications. It also provides fantastic visual statistics and animated goal maps among many other features, making it one of the best football apps available. And it's not just the Premier League we have covered, the same great coverage is available for the Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup.

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