Premier League Opta Facts -20-21 March

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Arsenal v West Ham United

  • West Ham have won none of their last nine Premier League London derbies.
  • The Gunners have won their last five Premier League games in a row, the last time they achieved six on the trot was in autumn of 2007.
  • Arsenal have won 16, drawn one and lost just three (to Chelsea and Man Utd) of their last 20 Premier League home matches.
  • West Ham have won none of their last 14 Premier League away matches and lost the last three in a row.
  • Only one of the last seven meetings in all competitions between Arsenal and West Ham has ended as a home victory.
  • Nicklas Bendtner has scored six goals in his last five matches in all competitions for the Gunners.

Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 15 matches against Wolves in all competitions (12 wins three draws), dating back to 1980.
  • Wolves have kept just one clean sheet in their last 13 Premier League away matches.
  • Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 13 Premier League matches at Villa Park.
  • But Villa have won only one of the last five on their home turf.
  • Wolves have failed to score in seven of their last 11 Premier League matches.
  • Five of Villa’s last eight league games have ended as draws.
  • Wolves have scored one goal or fewer in 22 of their 29 league games this season.

Everton v Bolton Wanderers

  • Everton have won five of the last seven Premier League meetings with Bolton.
  • The Toffees have won their last three home matches against Bolton without conceding a goal.
  • Everton have only failed to score in one of their last 15 Premier League matches.
  • Everton have won their last six league home games in a row, but have never won seven on the trot in the Premier League era.
  • If the Premier League had started on January 1st, Everton would be third.
  • The Trotters have won three of their last four Premier League matches.
  • The Trotters haven’t kept back-to-back clean sheets since May 2009.
  • Bolton have won only one of their last 12 Premier League away matches.

Portsmouth v Hull City

  • 59% of the goals Hull have scored have come in the first half, the highest proportion in the top flight.
  • All three Premier League meetings between Portsmouth and Hull have ended as draws, with the last two being goalless.
  • Pompey are unbeaten in their last eight league games against Hull City.
  • The Tigers have won none of their last 20 Premier League away games, scoring only 10 goals and keeping just one clean sheet in that run.
  • Hull have earned red cards in three of their last four Premier League matches.
  • Portsmouth have won only one of their last 11 Premier League matches.
  • Pompey have scored exactly one goal in each of their last five home matches since they last won at Fratton Park.

Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur

  • Roman Pavlyuchenko has scored eight goals in his last six matches in all competitions.
    Tottenham have won each of the last 15 Premier League matches that they have led at half-time.
  • Stoke have dropped 19 points from winning positions this season, more than any other side.
  • Stoke have won two of the three Premier League meetings with Spurs.
  • Stoke have only lost one of their last 10 Premier league matches.
  • Only one team has managed to score more than once against Spurs in their last 14 Premier League games.
  • Spurs last won back to back away games in August.

Sunderland v Birmingham City

  • 22% of the goals Sunderland have scored have come in the opening 15 minutes of games, the highest proportion in the top flight.
  • The home team has score exactly two goals in the last four meetings in all competitions between Sunderland and Birmingham.
  • Darren Bent and Kenwyne Jones have scored 11 of Sunderland’s last 13 Premier League goals between them.
  • Sunderland have won only one of their last 16 Premier League matches.
  • Birmingham have won five and lost just one of the seven Premier League matches against Sunderland.
  • The Blues have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League games.
  • Sunderland have the most yellow cards (62) and red cards (six) in the Premier League.

Wigan Athletic v Burnley

  • Burnley have the worst away record in Premier League history after 15 matches with just one point on the road from a possible 45.
  • Only one of the last nine league meetings between Wigan and Burnley has ended as a home win.
  • Six of the last nine league meetings between Wigan and Burnley have been draws and four of them goalless.
  • Burnley have won only one of their last 19 Premier League matches.
  • Wigan have scored just two goals in their last six Premier League games.
  • Only two away teams have conceded more than one goal at the DW Stadium this season, Birmingham (2) and Chelsea (3).
  • Wigan have drawn only three of their 18 Premier League games played before in March.

Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea

  • Seven Chelsea players have scored braces in their last nine Premier League matches (Lampard three times, Drogba three times and Anelka once).
  • Only Arsenal (16 wins) and Liverpool (13) have beaten Chelsea more often than Blackburn (11) in the Premier League.
  • Blackburn have lost just one of their last 13 Premier League games at Ewood Park and have won the last four in a row.
  • Rovers have kept three clean sheets in their last four matches at Ewood Park.
  • Chelsea have won just two of their last seven Premier League away matches.
  • Didier Drogba has scored eight goals in his last seven Premier League matches and four in his last five league games against Blackburn.
  • Nicolas Anelka has scored 10 goals against Blackburn, more than versus any other Premier League opponent.

Fulham v Manchester City

  • Man City have kept just one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League away matches.
  • City have only won two of their last 13 Premier League away matches.
  • Emmanuel Adebayor has scored four goals in five Premier League starts against Fulham.
  • Fulham have only lost one of their last 11 Premier League games at Craven Cottage.
  • Fulham have failed to score in six of their last nine Premier League matches.
  • The scorer of the first goal has failed to win any of the last six meetings in all competitions between Man City and Fulham.
  • Clint Dempsey has scored three goals in his last two league games against Man City.

Manchester United v Liverpool

  • The Red Devils have won their last seven Premier League home games in a row, scoring 26 and conceding none.
  • Wayne Rooney has scored in each of the last seven Premier League matches at Old Trafford, racking up a total of 12 goals.
  • There have been six red cards in the last six Premier League meetings between Liverpool and Man Utd.
  • Nemanja Vidic has been sent off in his last three Premier League meetings with Liverpool.
  • Man Utd have only won three of the last 10 Premier League matches where the opposition has scored.
  • Liverpool have only won two of their last 12 Premier League away matches and none of the last five.
  • The Reds have failed to score in their last four Premier League away matches.

 

 

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