Tuesday, March 1, 2011

FA Cup Opta Facts - 1st-2nd March


Everton v Reading
  • Everton have won five and lost only one of the seven matches in all competitions against Reading.
  • Reading have only lost one of their last seven FA Cup matches away from home.
  • Reading ended a run of 19 FA Cup games away from home against top flight opponents without a win with their victory on Merseyside against Liverpool last season.
  • Everton have not kept a clean sheet in their last nine FA Cup matches.
  • Leighton Baines has scored in three of Everton's last five FA Cup matches.
  • Louis Saha has scored in four of his last six FA Cup matches.
  • Shane Long has scored four goals in his last three FA Cup matches.
  • The Toffees have only kept one clean sheet in their last 9 FA Cup games at Goodison Park.
Manchester City v Aston Villa
  • None of the last eight matches between Man City and Aston Villa have ended as an away win.
  • Edin Dzeko has scored in both of his two FA cup appearances.
  • Carlos Tevez has scored in his last three FA Cup appearances.
  • City have won their last four matches at home against Aston Villa.
  • Overall the head to head record in the FA Cup is Man City five wins, two draws and two victories for Aston Villa.
  • Mario Balotelli scored a hat-trick the last time Villa and Man City met at the City of Manchester Stadium.
  • Villa have conceded five penalties in their last six Premier League games against the Citizens.
  • City have only won one of their last six FA Cup games against fellow Premier League sides.
  • Villa have only won two of their last 12 FA Cup matches against fellow Premier League sides and on both occasions their opponents were Blackburn Rovers.
FA Cup Round 5 Replay
Arsenal v Leyton Orient
  • In 25 FA Cup ties against lower division opposition under Arsene Wenger, Arsenal have never lost.
  • Robin van Persie has scored five goals in his last seven FA Cup appearances.
  • The Gunners have conceded exactly one goal in all four of their FA Cup matches this season.
  • The last 3 times Arsenal have knocked out Leyton Orient in the FA Cup, the Gunners have lost in the cup final 1952, 1972, 1978, all 0-1.
  • The Gunners have gone eight FA Cup matches without a clean sheet.
  • Scott McGleish has scored six goals in his last six FA Cup matches this season.
  • Leyton Orient have only kept one clean sheet in their last 11 FA Cup matches.
  • Since losing to Leeds in 1997, Arsenal are unbeaten in 30 FA Cup matches at home (not including the first void match against Sheffield United in 1999).
  • Leyton Orient have not lost any of their last nine FA Cup matches away from home, but have won just one of the last eight away at top flight opposition.