Friday, March 4, 2011

Premier League Opta Stats - 5th to 6th March

Arsenal v Sunderland
  • Sunderland have only won six of 51 Premier League away games in London.
  • Arsenal have scored 11 goals in the opening 15 minutes of games this season, more than any other team.
  • There have been five red cards in the last nine Premier League games involving the Gunners.
  • Sunderland have lost their last four Premier League matches in a row.
  • Cesc Fabregas has scored in four of his last six Premier League appearances against Sunderland.
  • The Black Cats have lost seven and won none of the nine away Premier league games against the Gunners.
Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion
  • Nikola Zigic has scored in three of his last four Premier League matches and four of his last five games in all competitions.
  • The Baggies have drawn four of their last five Premier League matches and the last three in a row.
  • West Brom have now gone 26 matches without a clean sheet in the Premier League.
  • Roy Hodgson has won just one of his last 28 away matches as a Premier League coach.
  • The Blues have lost just three of their last 29 Premier League games at St Andrews.
  • Birmingham have won just 109 corners this season, fewer than any other team in the Premier League.

Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa
  • Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last eight games against Bolton.
  • Ashley Young has scored in each of his last five Premier League appearances against Bolton.
  • Kevin Davies has scored eight goals in the Premier League against Villa, his joint-highest tally versus any opponent.
  • Bolton have only lost two of their last 16 Premier League matches at the Reebok Stadium.
  • Aston Villa have dropped 12 points from winning positions away from home this season, no team in the top flight has dropped more.
  • Aston Villa have won just one of their 15 Premier League games against teams currently in the top half of the table.
Fulham v Blackburn Rovers
  • Clint Dempsey has scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances against Blackburn.
  • Fulham have won just one of the last nine Premier League games against Blackburn.
  • The Whites have kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 Premier League matches against Rovers.
  • Fulham have kept four clean sheets in a row on home soil in the Premier League.
  • Blackburn have gone 14 Premier League away matches without keeping a clean sheet.
  • Rovers have lost six of their last seven Premier League away games.
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic
  • Carlos Tevez has scored six goals in his last seven Premier League appearances against Wigan.
  • Wigan have drawn three of their last four Premier League away games.
  • There have only been six goals scored in the five Premier league meetings between Wigan and City in Manchester.
  • Wigan have failed to score in their last three visits to the city of Manchester Stadium.
  • Man City have won eight penalties in the Premier League this season, more than any other team.
  • Man City have won just one of their last five Premier League matches.
Newcastle United v Everton
  • Newcastle have only lost one of their last eight Premier League games at St James Park, but have drawn five of the other seven.
  • There have been three penalties scored in the last six Premier League games between Newcastle and Everton.
  • Everton have won none of their last eight trips to St James Park in the Premier League.
  • Jermaine Beckford has scored four goals in his last five Premier league appearances for Everton.
  • The Magpies have lost just one of their last nine Premier League matches, but five of the last seven have been draws.
West Ham United v Stoke City
  • The last league three goals West Ham have scored against Stoke were netted between the 32nd and 34th minutes.
  • Stoke have won just one of their last six Premier League matches.
  • The Potters have conceded one goal in each of their last three Premier League games and they have cost them a total of eight points.
  • Demba Ba has scored three goals in his two Premier League starts for West Ham.
  • Kenwyne Jones has scored three goals in five Premier League starts against the Hammers.
  • Stoke have lost their last five Premier League away games and failed to score in the last four in a row.
Liverpool v Manchester United
  • Only one of the last 21 Premier League meetings between Man Utd and Liverpool has ended as a draw.
  • The last seven meetings in all competitions between Liverpool and Man Utd have seen six red cards and four penalties.
  • Liverpool are unbeaten at home against teams currently in the top half of the table, while United have only lost once away at a top 10 side this season.
  • Liverpool have lost just one of their last 9 Premier League matches at Anfield.
  • Manchester United have won eight of their last nine league games following a defeat.
  • Having scored with 33.33% of his shots, Javier Hernández has the best shot conversion rate in the Premier League (minimum five goals).
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
  • Tottenham have scored a 90th minute goal in three of their last five Premier League games.
  • Six of Wolves' eight wins have come in matches against teams in the top half of the table going into this weekend.
  • Wolves have won three of their four home matches against the teams currently in the Premier League's top five, while Spurs have won none of their three away games against the bottom five.
  • Spurs have kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 Premier League away matches.
  • Spurs have only failed to score in two of their last 20 Premier League matches away from home.
  • Wolves have only failed to score in two of their last 16 Premier league matches at Molineux.
Blackpool v Chelsea
  • The Tangerines have not kept a Premier League clean sheet at home, but have scored in every single match at Bloomfield Road since their promotion.
  • Chelsea have only won two of their last nine Premier League away games, but are unbeaten in their last three.
  • In Chelsea's last 35 Premier league away games, they have won the 17 where they have scored twice or more and failed to win any game where they have scored once or not at all.
  • Chelsea have conceded just 96 corners this season, fewer than any other side.
  • Chelsea have netted the joint-most goals in the final 15 minutes of Premier League games this season (14 - same as Man Utd) whilst Blackpool have conceded the most (19).