Saturday, August 27, 2011

Premier League Opta Stats 27-28 August


Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League matches.
Only one of the six Premier League meetings between Villa and Wolves has ended as a home win.
Matt Jarvis scored in both games against Aston Villa last season.
The Villans have lost just one of their last nine Premier League matches at Villa Park, but that was a 0-1 loss to Wolves back in March.
Darren Bent has scored seven goals in his last 10 Premier League matches.
Eight of the last nine Premier League goals Villa have scored have been netted in the first half and five of the last eight in the opening 17 minutes.

Wigan Athletic v QPR

There have only been nine goals scored in the six league meetings between QPR and Wigan.
Wigan are unbeaten in their last five home matches, but three of those have been draws.
Roberto Martinez's side have kept just one clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League ames at the DW Stadium.
Wigan are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games, though they have won just two in that run.
Neil Warnock's side have kept a clean sheet in eight of their last 12 away matches in league competition.
Wigan have drawn their opening two games of the season in the Premier League; only seven teams have drawn their first three matches in the history of the competition.

Blackburn Rovers v Everton

Everton have won three of the last four Premier League games with Blackburn and have lost just two of the last 12 against Rovers.
Blackburn have failed to score in seven of the last 12 Premier League matches with the Toffees.
Rovers have won just two of their last 16 Premier League matches and just one of the last eight at Ewood Park.
The last three Premier League games involving Everton have all ended with a 1-0 scoreline.
David Moyes' side have won just two of their last 10 Premier League away matches.
Everton haven't scored a first half goal in their last seven Premier League games.

Chelsea v Norwich City

Chelsea have won the last four games against Norwich in all competitions, scoring at least three goals in each game.
The Canaries have failed to score in five of the last seven matches against the Blues.
Chelsea have won seven and lost none of their last eight Premier League games at Stamford Bridge.
The Canaries have lost just five of their previous 21 Premier League matches in the month of August.
Chelsea have scored an average of 1.9 goals a game in the month of August; better than any current Premier League side.
Norwich City have lost only one of their last nine away games in league competition.

Swansea City v Sunderland

Swansea have won four and lost none of the last six league meetings with Sunderland, but the last meeting was in March 1983.
Sunderland have kept just two clean sheets in their last 18 Premier League matches.
The Black Cats have lost 11 and won just three of their last 16 Premier League games.
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last three away games, but have only ever gone more than three unbeaten once before in their Premier League history, in November 1999 when they had a run of six on the road without defeat.
The Welsh outfit are currently unbeaten in nine successive home games in league competition.
Phil Bardsley's dismissal last weekend means that Sunderland have been given 15 red cards in the Premier League since the start of 2009/10; five more than any other side.

Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers

Liverpool have won the last nine straight Premier League games against Bolton.
The Trotters have failed to score in six of the last nine league games against the Reds.
Liverpool have won 11 and lost none of their 12 Premier League games against Bolton at Anfield and won the last nine in a row.
Kevin Davies has found the net in three of the last four Premier League games between Bolton and Liverpool, two for Bolton and one own goal.
Bolton's win over QPR on the opening day ended a run of 12 games in which the Trotters took just one point from a possible 36 on the road.
The win over QPR also saw Bolton end a run of 26 Premier League matches without a clean sheet away from home.

Newcastle United v Fulham

Newcastle have failed to score in their last three Premier League games against Fulham, including the last two at St James Park.
Fulham have won three and lost just one of their last six Premier League trips to St James Park.
Newcastle have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League home matches, but three of the last four have been draws.
The Magpies have lost just one of their last eight Premier League games, but five of those have been draws.
Newcastle are the only Premier League side yet to concede a goal this season.
The Magpies have won just one of their last 10 Premier League home matches against clubs from London.

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

Manchester City have only scored one goal in their last four Premier League meetings with Spurs and that was a Peter Crouch own goal.
There have only been two goals netted in the last three matches between City and Spurs, both scored by Crouch, but one for each side.
Tottenham have won 11 and lost just two of the last 16 Premier League games against Man City.
Manchester City have already attempted 39 shots in the Premier League this season (excl. blocked), more than any other side and a tally that took them five games to reach in 2010/11.
Spurs have lost just once in their last 30 Premier League home games.
None of Man City's last seven away games have ended level, losing four and winning three.

West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City

Stoke have won seven and lost none of their last eight league games against West Brom.
Stoke have won both Premier League trips to the Hawthorns without conceding a goal.
West Brom have kept just one clean sheet in their last 38 Premier League games.
West Brom have scored in their last 15 consecutive league matches, their longest run in the Premier League and the longest current run of any side in the top flight.
Shane Long has scored with his only two shots on target in the Premier League this season.
The Baggies have won only three of their previous 20 Premier League matches in the month of August.
Stoke City have averaged fewer than a goal a game in the month of August in the Premier League; netting just 11 goals in 12 matches in this month.

Manchester United v Arsenal

Arsenal have scored just eight goals in 19 Premier League visits to Old Trafford.
Man Utd have won six and lost one of their last eight matches against Arsenal in all competitions.
Arsenal have won only four of the last 18 Premier League meetings with Man Utd.
Wayne Rooney has scored in three of his last five appearances against Arsenal and missed a penalty.
United have won 21 and lost none of their last 22 Premier League matches at Old Trafford.
Arsenal have won just one of their last eight Premier League away matches, versus relegated Blackpool.