The damning Kane stats for England and Spurs
Tottenham and England are set for a spell without talisman Harry Kane following his injury and the stats show both sides will sorely miss the star striker.
The striker suffered a ruptured tendon of his left hamstring and will require surgery, meaning he is not expected back in Spurs training until April.
With Jose Mourinho's men off the pace in the Premier League while England prepare for Euro 2020, the news comes as a blow to both club and country.
A look at the stats shows how Kane's absence impacts both Tottenham and England.
SHOT-SHY
It should come as no surprise that Spurs and England shoot less often when Kane is not playing, with the forward boasting the ability and willingness to score from just about anywhere.
But Kane is also a wonderful playmaker, often dropping deep to create space and pick passes for runners such as Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura, Raheem Sterling or Marcus Rashford.
Since the start of the 2014-2015 season, Kane has played 187 Premier League matches, in which Tottenham averaged 15.6 shots per game. In the 24 fixtures he has missed, that figure drops to 14.9 shots per game.
The difference is more marked with England. Since his international debut in March 2015, the Three Lions have attempted 15.1 shots per game with Kane in the side (45 matches) and 12.3 without (16 matches).
GOALS DRY UP – AT BOTH ENDS...
So it follows that with fewer shots come fewer goals. Spurs and England certainly feel Kane's absence when it comes to putting the ball in the net.
The London club have scored 359 times across his Premier League matches since 2014-15, an average of 1.9 per game. They net 1.3 per game without him.
England score a hugely impressive average of 2.3 goals per game – 103 in total – when the top scorer in Euro 2020 qualifying is involved. That drops to that same mark of 1.3 when he is missing.
Interestingly, though, England's defence is statistically meaner when Kane is absent, conceding 0.5 goals per game, down from 0.9.
Tottenham concede roughly one goal per game regardless of their front man's availability.
WINNING WOES
Tottenham was already struggling to finish in the top four in this season's Premier League with Kane in the side, so Mourinho really has his work cut out now.
Its top-flight win rate since 2014-15 falls from 57.2 per cent to a relatively ordinary 45.8 per cent when Kane is not involved.
It has lost seven of the 24 games he has not been involved in, while their points return drops from 1.9 per game to 1.6.
Although England may concede more often on average with Kane on the pitch, it is a much better side going forward when it can count on their captain, winning 64.4 per cent of matches with him compared to 50 per cent without.
