The fact is, Giroud scored more
goals from open play per minute played than any other Premier League player except Sergio Aguero.
Not exact matches
Both have
played teams that you would not expect to be challenging for honours, both have only managed one
goal per game, and Spurs have not yet scored
from open play.
An average of 66.2 direct balls
per game is already higher than the 62.5 accumulated during the start of the season and the Blues are topping the table in most
goals from open play.
You mention minutes
per goal from open play.
It is likely that neither of those differences is statistically significant, and consequently what we really have to say is that they both score the same number of
goals per season
from open play.