{"time":1787157320459,"version":"2.22.2","blocks":[{"id":"mt0bbpxn","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/ffa195ca-4652-43ce-b799-368f9241d3fc/mp4","caption":"","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/ffa195ca-4652-43ce-b799-368f9241d3fc/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"ffa195ca-4652-43ce-b799-368f9241d3fc","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/ffa195ca-4652-43ce-b799-368f9241d3fc/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/ffa195ca-4652-43ce-b799-368f9241d3fc/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/ffa195ca-4652-43ce-b799-368f9241d3fc/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"kji7jsSPwi","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"This weekend,\nTottenham Hotspur starts another Premier League campaign, and given what has\nhappened in the past, it is by no means easy to predict."}},{"id":"--ai8WMBaT","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"In the first\n34 opening matchdays of the Premier League, from the 1992/93 season to the\n2025/26 season, Tottenham have a record of 14 wins, 9 draws, and 11\nlosses, scoring 42 goals and conceding 36."}},{"id":"HTHHuyd60I","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"A 41.2%\nwin percentage, with the North London side escaping defeat in 67.6%\nof their Premier League opening matches since the league began in 1992."}},{"id":"58703wYjS6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Since the\nstart of the 2013/14 season, Spurs have played 13 Premier League matches,\nrecording 8 wins, 3 draws, and just 2 losses, giving them\na win rate of 61.5% and an unbeaten percentage of 84.6%, which is\nremarkably high."}},{"id":"1k8lPpNZZa","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The only\ntwo losses in that period were against Manchester United, and importantly,\nbefore the opening game of the 2026/27 season against Brentford, Spurs have a\nfive-game unbeaten run."}},{"id":"ZG59MyqBwU","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Their last five results:"}},{"id":"PRDZ8_wFM_","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Tottenham 1-0 Manchester City\nTottenham 4-1 Southampton\nBrentford 2-2 Tottenham\nLeicester City 1-1 Tottenham\nTottenham 3-0 Burnley"}},{"id":"VX854GIAa-","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"As a result, Spurs have a record of three wins and two\ndraws, with 11 goals scored and only four conceded in the same period. "}},{"id":"WpoFQd-tNP","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"On reflection, these numbers look strong, but there is an\naway-day problem. In the past, Tottenham have generally been much stronger when\nstarting a Premier League season at home. In their 11 home opening matches,\nSpurs have won six, drawn three, and lost only twice,\ngiving them a winning percentage of 54.5%, scoring 17 goals while\nconceding only 8."}},{"id":"jPzPE_xBt7","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"When the club is away, the figure decreases noticeably. In\nthe 23 away opening-day matches, Tottenham have won just eight times, drawn\nsix, and lost nine; their away win rate is only 34.8%,\nhaving scored 25 goals and conceded 28."}},{"id":"dXgR6rEFhs","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Brentford will be happy to know that Tottenham have not won\nan away opening-day match in the Premier League since 2018."}},{"id":"Sei1R9IxNN","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Their last three away opening-day victories were:"}},{"id":"IukE8msre0","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Newcastle 1-2 Tottenham — 2018/19\nNewcastle 0-2 Tottenham — 2017/18\nWest Ham 0-1 Tottenham — 2014/15"}},{"id":"sWNZPc8PKq","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Tottenham’s record in its opening match also shows that\nthose are mostly closely fought games, being more common than exciting goal feasts."}},{"id":"WmcTMmt59Z","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"In 23 of their 34 opening matches, Spurs have scored, meaning\nthey have failed to find the net in almost one-third of the games. Tottenham\nhave scored three or more goals only on five occasions, and of the 34 opening\nmatches, 20 had fewer than three goals in total."}},{"id":"E6_3x4kwR7","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The largest margin with which they have won on their first\nday of play is three has happened twice:"}},{"id":"NIpyfUUAg5","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Tottenham 4-1 Southampton — 2022/23\nTottenham 3-0 Burnley — 2025/26"}},{"id":"d1TSUIrdfM","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"On the other hand, their most severe defeat was a 3-0 loss\nto Manchester United in 2011."}},{"id":"cW77KXLNg0","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The biggest opening day win was quite some time ago; the 4-3\nwin against Sheffield Wednesday in 1994 remains their\nhighest-scoring opening match in the Premier League, with seven goals and\nJürgen Klinsmann performing his diving celebration."}},{"id":"D9_TuncjBP","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Fans looking for some excitement on opening day might have\nto settle for narrower results. Tottenham’s most common individual results\ninclude:"}},{"id":"hG1qfQsVKP","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"0-1 defeats — five\n1-0 victories — four\n1-1 draws — four\n0-0 draws — three\n2-1 victories — three"}},{"id":"RK4ozcj2zY","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"In fact, over half of the 34 openers in the Premier League\nhave either ended in a draw or been decided by a single goal."}},{"id":"LvFZXyt8Yf","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The only previous occasion on which Tottenham and Brentford\nmet at the start of a Premier League season was during 2023/24, and Ange\nPostecoglou's first competitive game in charge of Spurs ended in a 2-2 draw."}},{"id":"sz8ifwM5Nz","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Although Tottenham's long-term figures for their opening\ngame are fairly ordinary, their more recent record is by no means so."}},{"id":"0fcbsmoS79","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Spurs have won eight out of 13 matches,\nsuffered only two defeats, and have gone five seasons without\nlosing an opening-game match away from home since 2015."}},{"id":"DkWk3DMtg3","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"A well-publicised rebuild under Roberto De Zerbi is\nproviding excitement in N17 and the Spurs fan base; however, Keith Andrew\nenters his second season as Brentford manager following a highly impressive\ndebut. It’s looking like another closely fought opening day."}}]}

Tottenham’s Premier League Opening-Day Record: The Numbers Behind 34 Years of Season Openers

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