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[Surprising Stats] Flamini Wins The Battle Against Arteta: Arsenal Midfielder Has Been A Success Story This Season

Arsenal’s midfield has been superb this season, with the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, Santi Cazorla and even Jack Wilshere grabbing the headlines on a regular basis. However, two players who have largely slipped under the radar have been Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini, who work their socks off and do the dirty work while others take the credit.

However, with both players playing roughly the same amount of games, who has had the better season so far? Here we take a look at some numbers to help us decide.

Passing

Arteta has played 1535 minutes of football in his 21 appearances compared to 1155 minutes that Flamini has played in his 19 appearances. In that time, Arteta has attempted 1330 passes, i.e. a pass every 69 seconds, of which an incredible 92% have found their target. Flamini, on the other hand, has attempted 809 passes, or a pass every 86 seconds, but has been more accurate with 93% of them reaching their intended recipient.

In terms of creating chances from their deep lying role, Arteta has created 13 chances compared to Flamini’s 6. While both of them don’t have the best of numbers when it comes to creating chances, Arteta’s numbers are much better due to the fact that he takes set pieces for the Gunners.