Friday, February 1, 2013

Premier League Opta Facts – February 2nd-3rd


Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City
Norwich have won four and lost none of their last six league meetings with QPR.
Norwich have won just one of their last seven Premier League away games in London (W1 D2 L4); with the only win during this period coming at Spurs in April 2012.
Norwich have won just one of their last 14 Premier League away matches (W1 D6 L7).
The Canaries have kept just one clean sheet in their last 45 Premier League away games.
QPR have drawn each of their last three Premier League games, two of them ending 0-0.
The Hoops are unbeaten in four Premier League games, they have not gone five in a row since March 1995.
Harry Redknapp has been involved in more 0-0 draws than any other manager in Premier League history (61).
QPR have lost just three of the 11 Premier League games that they have played since Harry Redknapp took charge (W2 D6 L3).
QPR have led in only two home games this season, fewer than any other side.
Norwich have led in just three Premier League away games this season, only West Ham have led in fewer (2).
QPR are one of only seven teams in Premier League history to win only two of their opening 24 games. Only Derby in 2007-08 had won fewer (1).

Arsenal v Stoke City
Arsenal have won five and lost just one of their last eight Premier League games against Stoke (D2), with four of those wins coming at the four meetings they have had at Emirates Stadium.
Peter Crouch has scored seven Premier League goals against Arsenal; only against Blackburn (8) has he been more prolific.
Despite the intense rivalry, there have been just six yellow cards shown in total across the four games between Arsenal and Stoke at the Emirates.
The Potters have won just one of their last 21 Premier League away games (W1 D9 L11).
Stoke have conceded 15 goals in their last five Premier League games. They had conceded just 14 in their previous 19 games.
The Emirates has witnessed more goals than any other Premier League stadium this season (50).
Arsenal have made more errors leading directly to a goal than any other team in the Premier League this season (12).
Olivier Giroud has scored five goals in his last three appearances for Arsenal (all competitions).
If only the second half of games counted this season Arsenal would be second (46 points), two points behind Manchester City (48).
Stoke have drawn more games 0-0 than any other Premier League side this season (5).

Everton v Aston Villa
Everton's win at Villa Park earlier this season ended a run of 12 Premier League games against the midlands' side without a win for the Toffees (D8 L4).
Everton have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 league matches against Aston Villa.
Leon Osman has scored more goals against Aston Villa than he has managed against any other Premier League opponent (5).
Gabriel Agbonlahor has scored more goals against Everton than he has against any other Premier League opponent (6).
Eleven of the last 12 Premier League goals that Aston Villa have scored against Everton have been netted in the second half of games.
Aston Villa have won just two of their last 20 Premier League away matches (W2 D8 L10).
Aston Villa have won fewer points after 24 Premier League games in a season than ever before (20).
Everton have lost only one of their last 12 Premier League games, but half (6) of these have ended in a draw.
Leighton Baines has scored with all 10 of his Premier League penalties.
Everton have hit the woodwork 19 times this season, more than any other side.

Newcastle United v Chelsea
Newcastle have won just one of their last 11 Premier League games against Chelsea (W1 D4 L6).
Chelsea have won three and lost none of their last five Premier League trips to St James Park and have conceded just one goal across those five games.
Newcastle have lost five of their last seven Premier League games on home soil (W2 L5).
No player has scored more Premier League goals from outside the box since August 2011 than Yohan Cabaye (5).
Newcastle have played eight different French players in the Premier League this season - more than any other side in the history of the competition.
Chelsea have scored the first goal of the game on more occasions than any other Premier League side this season (16).
Juan Mata has been involved in 18 goals (nine goals, nine assists) in 19 PL starts for Chelsea this season.
Frank Lampard has scored nine goals in 11 starts for Chelsea in the Premier League this season.
Newcastle have scored only once from a corner this season, fewer times than any other side.
Rafa Benitez has taken two points fewer (22) from his 12 Premier League games this season than Roberto Di Matteo did from his (24).

Reading v Sunderland
Sunderland and Reading have met 18 times in all competitions with both sides enjoying seven wins apiece.
Sunderland have won just three of their last 19 Premier League away games (W3 D7 L9), but those three wins have come in the last six road trips (W3 L3).
Sunderland are responsible for three of the nine instances of a team failing to have a shot on target in the Premier League this season, with one of these being their last game against Swansea.
Adam Le Fondre has scored more substitute goals than any other Premier League player this season (6).
Le Fondre's last three Premier League goals have been assisted by Hope Akpan.
Without Le Fondre's goals this season Reading would be 10 points adrift of safety at the bottom of the table.
Reading have scored six goals from indirect free-kick moves this season, more than any other side.
Reading have thrown away 20 points from leading positions this season, only fellow promoted side Southampton have lost more (22).
Each of Reading's last four Premier League games have gone over 2.5 goals.
If the season had started on Boxing Day, Reading would be in sixth place, one point ahead of Sunderland in ninth.

West Ham United v Swansea City
West Ham have kept just one clean sheet in their last 10 Premier League games at Upton Park.
West Ham have put in more crosses than any other Premier League side this season (556).
Swansea have drawn five of their last seven league games, winning the other two.
Only Norwich and Villa (2) have taken fewer points from their past six games than West Ham (4).
The Hammers have only drawn eight of the 51 Premier League games they've played in February (W22 L21).
15% of Swansea's Premier League games (all-time) have ended goalless, a higher proportion than any other team in the division's history.
West Ham (3) and Swansea (4) have drawn seven games 0-0 between them this season.
The Swans have won four points more (34) this season than they had at this stage last season under Brendan Rodgers (30).
Michu has now gone five Premier League games without a goal.
Andy Carroll has scored only one goal from 27 shots (inc. blocked) in the Premier League this season.

Wigan Athletic v Southampton
This is the first time that Wigan have entertained Southampton at home in any competition.
Wigan have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 Premier League home games and won none of the last five there (D1 L4).
The Saints have thrown away 22 points from leading positions this season, more than any other side.
Other than Manchester United, Wigan are the only Premier League team not to draw a game 0-0 this season.
Only 11 different Southampton players have been shown a yellow card this season, a smaller spread than any other Premier League club.
Southampton mustered 20 shots (inc. blocked) in their match at Manchester United in midweek, the highest total by an away team there this season.
Southampton have made more unsuccessful passes than any other team (2301).
The Saints have lost only two of their last seven Premier League away games (W2 D3 L2), and those defeats were by a single goal at Old Trafford and Anfield.
Franco Di Santo has scored in his last two Premier League away games but has not scored at home since October 6th 2012.
Morgan Schneiderlin has been booked in three of his last five Premier League appearances and has made more tackles than any other player in the division this season (95).

Fulham v Manchester United
Manchester United have won five and lost none of their last six Premier League matches against Fulham.
Wayne Rooney has scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances against Fulham.
Manchester United have won five and lost none (D2) of their last seven Premier League games away in London.
Dimitar Berbatov has scored in three of the four previous occasions he has played in this fixture, while a Manchester United player.
The Bulgarian scored 48 goals in 108 Premier League games for Manchester United before moving south to Fulham in the summer and was on the scoresheet for the Red Devils the last time Man Utd played at Craven Cottage.
Manchester United have lost just one of their last 11 Premier League away games (W8 D2 L1), but have kept just two clean sheets in that run.
Six of Dimitar Berbatov's eight Premier League goals for Fulham have come before half-time.
Damien Duff has seven assists this season, only three players in the Premier League have more.
United's total of 27 comeback points this season has only been bettered by one team in PL history (Newcastle with 34 in 2001-02)
Fulham have gone 10 games without keeping a clean sheet, while Man Utd have scored in each of their last 12 games, both the longest current runs of their kind in the Premier League.

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur
West Brom have won none of their last six Premier League games against Spurs (W0 D3 L3).
The Baggies have won just one of their last five Premier League games at the Hawthorns (W1 D2 L2).
Tottenham have drawn their last three Premier League games in a row.
Gareth Bale has scored 10 Premier League goals in a single season for the first time.
Eight of Bale's 10 goals this season have come in away games.
WBA have won only two of their last 11 Premier League games (W2 D2 L7).
Tottenham have scored five goals from counter attacks this season, a total that only Arsenal can match.
Spurs have conceded fewer fouls than any other team in the Premier League this season (240).
Lewis Holtby was the 28th player Tottenham have used this season, only Newcastle have used as many players.
Tottenham have got the lowest saves-to-shots ratio in the Premier League this season (61%).

Manchester City v Liverpool
The reverse meeting at Anfield saw four goals scored from just six shots on target in the match.
Manchester City have won two and lost just one of the last eight Premier League meetings with Liverpool (D5).
Man City have won 36 and lost just one of their last 41 Premier League home games and have kept three clean sheets at the Etihad Stadium since losing to Manchester United there in early December.
Luis Suarez now has 17 PL goals this season, only the 10th occasion a Liverpool player has reached this mark in a single PL season.
Steven Gerrard is the only midfielder/forward to play every minute of every Premier League game this season.
Liverpool are the most accurate long passers in the Premier League this season (69%).
Man City have kept six clean sheets in succession (all comps) for the first time since August 1999.
Liverpool have scored in their last 11 Premier League games, only Man Utd (12) are on a longer current run.
Each of Liverpool's last nine Premier League games has gone over 2.5 goals.
Man City are five points and 18 goals worse off than they were at this point last season.