Arsenal may be in the driving seat in the Premier League title race, but they only have the seventh-best points-per-game average across Europe’s five major leagues this season.
It’s striking that Mikel Arteta’s Gunners and their title-chasers Manchester City are only seventh and 10th, respectively, when you list clubs every in Europe by the number of points they’ve taken this season.
As a piece of data, it shows that the Premier League is now arguably the most competitive of Europe’s big five leagues. Gone are the days in which Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City would be slugging it out en route to 90-point tallies.
For example, Arsenal’s points-per-game average in the Premier League this season is a fraction worse than that of surprise package Lens in Ligue 1. Meanwhile, City – so often a juggernaut in recent years – have averaged fewer points than the likes of Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan.
Manchester United have shown a real upsurge to move up to third in the Premier League table, looking well-placed to return to the Champions League, but they have averaged fewer points than Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, Stuttgart and even Hoffenheim.
Reigning Premier League champions Liverpool are even further back – 25th – and sit below the likes of Marseille and Como in the overall rankings.
Just like the title this season, it won’t require an especially lofty points tally to qualify for the Champions League this season.
In the other big leagues, it’s largely been business as usual for the major European powerhouses.
Bayern Munich have practically wrapped things up already, averaging a 2.6 points a game – a tally inkeeping with their dominant status, having won 12 of the last 13 Bundesliga titles.
After suffering a shock trophyless campaign last term and a humiliatingly early Champions League elimination to Bodo/Glimt, Inter have been relentless in Serie A.
The Nerazzuri look destined to reclaim the Scudetto, having missed out on the Scudetto last term as fighting on three fronts took its toll.
In La Liga, there’s been a sense that neither Barcelona or Real Madrid have been at their vintage best, and yet in terms of results they’re as dominant as ever – both sides tracking comfortably to end up on 90+ points in the end.
PSG have dipped slightly since last season’s historic treble, but even with a relatively average 2.3 points-per-game average, they’re looking well-placed to top the table once again, despite Lens producing an unexpected challenge.
Here’s the full ranking of every club in Europe by their points-per-game average this season:
Club
Played
Points
PPG
1. Bayern Munich
24
63
2.625
2. Inter Milan
27
67
2.481
3. Barcelona
26
64
2.462
4. PSG
24
57
2.375
5. Real Madrid
26
60
2.307
6. Lens
24
53
2.208
7. Arsenal
29
64
2.207
8. Borussia Dortmund
24
52
2.167
9. AC Milan
27
57
2.111
10. Manchester City
28
59
2.107
11. Napoli
27
53
1.963
12. Atletico Madrid
26
51
1.962
13. Villarreal
26
51
1.962
14. Stuttgart
24
46
1.917
15. TSG Hoffenheim
24
46
1.917
16. Roma
27
51
1.889
17. Lyon
24
45
1.875
18. RB Leipzig
24
44
1.833
19. Manchester United
28
51
1.821
20. Aston Villa
28
51
1.821
21. Marseille
24
43
1.792
22. Como
27
48
1.778
23. Juventus
27
47
1.741
24. Bayer Leverkusen
23
40
1.739
25. Liverpool
28
48
1.714
26. Rennes
24
40
1.667
27. Atalanta
27
45
1.667
28. Lille
24
40
1.667
29. Real Betis
26
43
1.654
30. Chelsea
28
45
1.607
31. Monaco
24
37
1.542
32. Celta Vigo
26
40
1.538
33. Brentford
28
43
1.536
34. Strasbourg
24
35
1.458
35. Bologna
27
39
1.444
36. Everton
28
40
1.429
37. Fulham
28
40
1.429
38. Eintracht Frankfurt
24
34
1.417
39. Sassuolo
27
38
1.407
40. Bournemouth
28
39
1.393
41. Espanyol
26
36
1.385
42. Lorient
24
33
1.375
43. SC Freiburg
24
33
1.375
44. Brest
24
33
1.375
45. Real Sociedad
26
35
1.346
46. Athletic Club
26
35
1.346
47. Sunderland
28
37
1.321
48. Brighton & Hove Albion
28
37
1.321
49. Udinese
27
35
1.296
50. Toulouse
24
31
1.292
51. FC Augsburg
24
31
1.292
52. Newcastle Utd
28
36
1.286
53. Osasuna
26
33
1.269
54. Lazio
27
34
1.259
55. Crystal Palace
28
35
1.25
56. Getafe
26
32
1.23
57. Parma
27
33
1.222
58. Angers
24
29
1.208
59. Union Berlin
24
28
1.167
60. Sevilla
26
30
1.154
61. Girona
26
30
1.154
62. Hamburger SV
23
26
1.13
63. Valencia
26
29
1.115
64. Torino
27
30
1.111
65. Cagliari
27
30
1.111
66. Leeds United
28
31
1.107
67. Paris FC
24
26
1.083
68. Le Havre
24
26
1.083
69. Rayo Vallecano
25
27
1.08
70. Borussia Monchengladbach
24
25
1.042
71. Alaves
26
27
1.038
72. Tottenham
28
29
1.036
73. Cologne
24
24
1
74. Nice
24
24
1
75. Elche
26
26
1
76. Genoa
27
27
1
77. Nottingham Forest
28
27
0.964
78. Mainz 05
24
23
0.958
79. St. Pauli
24
23
0.958
80. Real Mallorca
26
24
0.923
81. Werder Bremen
24
22
0.917
82. West Ham United
28
25
0.893
83. Fiorentina
27
24
0.889
84. Lecce
27
24
0.889
85. Cremonese
27
24
0.889
86. Wolfsburg
24
20
0.833
87. Levante
26
21
0.808
88. Auxerre
24
18
0.75
89. Nantes
24
17
0.708
90. Real Oviedo
25
17
0.68
91. Burnley
28
19
0.679
92. Heidenheim
24
14
0.583
93. Pisa
27
15
0.556
94. Verona
27
15
0.556
95. Metz
24
13
0.542
96. Wolves
29
13
0.448
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