Friday, March 18, 2011

Premier League Opta Facts - March 19th - 20th


Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 17 matches in all competitions against Wolves.
Villa have only kept one clean sheet in their last 19 Premier League matches.
Ashley Young has won five penalties, more than any other player in the Premier League this season.
Wolves have won just one of their last 17 Premier League away matches.
Mick McCarthy's side have kept just one clean sheet in their last 15 Premier League away matches.
Aston Villa have dropped more points (21) from winning positions than any other team in the Premier League.
Only Blackburn (0) have recovered fewer points from losing positions than Aston Villa (2).

Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool
Blackburn are the only team in the Premier League who have not recovered any points from a game where they have been trailing this season.
Blackburn have lost four and won none of their last five Premier League matches.
Rovers have failed to score in their last two Premier League games at Ewood Park and another blank would equal their worst home run without a goal in the Premier League.
Blackpool have won only one of their last nine Premier League matches.
Only two of Blackpool's last 16 Premier League opponents have stopped them from scoring.
Blackburn have conceded the most goals in the second half, both in total (36) and proportionately (72%) in the Premier League this term.
Ian Holloway's side have shipped 19 goals in the final 15 minutes of matches this season; more than any other side in the Premier League.

Everton v Fulham
Everton have not had any players booked in six of their last eight Premier League games against Fulham and only one in the each of the other two.
Everton have won their last 17 home league games against Fulham and all nine in the Premier League era.
Fulham have won only one of their last 32 Premier League away games.
The Londoners have only lost one of their last nine Premier League matches, but that came on Merseyside against Liverpool.
If the Premier League only counted the second half of games this season, Fulham would be fourth with 45 points.
Fulham have conceded a league-low proportion of their goals in the second half of Premier League games this term (39%).

Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers
Manchester United have not lost three Premier league games in a row since December 2001.
Javier Hernandez has scored 10 goals from just 14 shots on target in the Premier League this season.
Wayne Rooney has scored six goals in eight Premier League games for Manchester United against Bolton.
Bolton have won just one of their last 16 Premier League games against Man Utd.
Man Utd have only kept one clean sheet in their last seven Premier League matches.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side have not conceded a first half goal at Old Trafford in the Premier League since April 2010.
Bolton have lost only one of their last five Premier League matches.

Stoke City v Newcastle United
The Potters are the only team not to score a goal in the opening 15 minutes of a Premier League match this season.
Stoke have earned 10 points from a possible 12 at the Britannia Stadium in 2011.
Stoke have won just one of their last seven Premier League games.
The Potters have failed to score in five of those seven league matches.
Newcastle have won only one of their last eight Premier League games.
Stoke have won one and lost none of the three Premier League meetings with Newcastle.
Stoke have scored the highest proportion of goals in the second half of games this season in the Premier League (78%).

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
Demba Ba has scored four goals in his three Premier League starts for West Ham.
Tottenham have recouped more points (21) from losing positions than any other team in the top flight.
Jermain Defoe has scored in four of his last six Premier League games for Spurs against West Ham.
West Ham have won just one of their last nine Premier League London derbies away from home and lost six of the last seven.
Spurs have lost just one of their last 24 Premier League home matches.
Only one visiting team has scored more than once in a game in the last 29 Premier League matches at White Hart Lane.
The Hammers have lost just one of their last six Premier League games.
Avram Grant's men have conceded 12 goals in the 15 minutes before half time, the most by any side in this period.

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal
Arsenal have kept seven clean sheets in their last nine Premier League games.
Samir Nasri has scored three goals in three Premier League games against West Brom.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 11 Premier League games.
Arsenal have scored 11 goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches, more than any other team.
Arsenal are the only team not to concede in the opening 15 minutes of a games this season.
West Brom have shipped a joint-division high eight goals in the opening 15 minutes of games this season.
The Baggies have lost just one of their last six Premier League matches.
Arsenal have netted a league-high 12 goals in the 15 minute period after the half-time break this season.

Wigan Athletic v Birmingham City
Wigan have the worst conversion rate in the Premier League, scoring with just 10% of their shots.
Wigan have won just one of their last 11 Premier League matches.
It is 12 games since Wigan last kept a clean sheet in the Premier League.
Wigan were the last team that Birmingham City scored more than two goals against in a Premier League match, when they won 3-2 at the then JJB Stadium. Since then they have gone 51 games without doing so.
Birmingham have scored only 13 goals from open play this season in the Premier League; fewer than any other side.
Eight of the last 11 Premier League goals that Birmingham have scored have arrived in the second half of matches.

Chelsea v Manchester City
Carlos Tevez has scored six goals in his last five Premier League games against Chelsea.
After winning only two of the first 24 Premier League meetings with Chelsea, Man City have won the last three in a row.
Chelsea have only won three of their last seven Premier League games at Stamford Bridge and haven't won back to back league fixtures since November.
Chelsea and City have won a joint-high eight penalties each this season in the Premier League.
Argentine striker Tevez has scored the first goal of the game on eight occasions in the Premier League this term; more often than any other player.
Roberto Mancini's side have scored the lowest proportion of goals in the second half of Premier League games this term (44%).

Sunderland v Liverpool
Sunderland scored two goals from just three shots on target at Anfield earlier this season.
Sunderland have only scored three goals in their last nine Premier League games against Liverpool, but all were netted by the now departed Darren Bent.
No side has lost more points at home from leading positions than Sunderland (10) this season.
Steve Bruce's side have lost 13 points from goals scored in the 80th minute or later this season; more than any other side in the league.
Liverpool have lost all three of their Premier League away games directly following a Europa League matchday this season.
The Reds have won 17 points from their last eight Premier League matches, only Arsenal (18) have won more in this period.
Alongside Blackburn, Sunderland are the only side that have failed to win any of their last five Premier League matches.