EPL/and more Nov/20th

Nov 21 07:45     Liverpool v Man City  Home    1.90 or -0.5 2.0     Under 2.5 goals 2.02   

Manchester City have scored just three goals in total in their last eight games against Liverpool.

Liverpool have scored a joint league-high five goals from corners in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool have conceded a joint league-high 11 goals from set plays this season.

The Reds have had more players sent off than any other team this season (three), but only two teams have picked up fewer yellows than the 15 they have earned.

Man City have seen fewer players (13) booked than any other side in the top flight.

Man City have only won one of 12 Premier League visits to Anfield.

Dirk Kuyt scored in both league appearances against Manchester City last season both goals were in the final 15 minutes and earned three points extra in total as one was a late equalizer and the other a late winner.

Liverpool have won just one of their last nine games in all competitions.

The last eight league games at Anfield between Manchester City have been very tight. There has been one draw, six wins for Liverpool and one for Man City, but all the victories were by a one-goal margin.

Man City have drawn their last five Premier League games in a row the Premier League record is seven consecutive draws.

City have only lost one league game this season fewer than any other team.

Man City have won only four out of 25 Premier League away games in Mark Hughes' reign.

Pos    Team                P    W    D    L    Pts
6      Man City       11      5      5      1      20
7     Liverpool         12     6     1     5     19

22/02/2009    Liverpool     1-1     Man City
05/10/2008    Man City     2-3     Liverpool
04/05/2008    Liverpool     1-0     Man City


Nov 21 10:00     Birmingham v Fulham  Draw        2.37     3.25     2.75      Under 2.5 goals 1.72 

Premier League games between Birmingham and Fulham have averaged just 1.8 goals per game.

The first three Premier League meetings between Birmingham and Fulham had five red cards. Things have calmed down since with only one in the last seven, but their last meeting saw seven yellows.

Half of the 10 Premier League meetings between City and Fulham have ended as draws.

The Blues have won only one of their last six Premier League games but are unbeaten in the last three.

Fulham are unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches.

The Whites have only kept one clean sheet in their last 10 Premier League matches.

Thirty per cent of Birmingham's goals have been scored from outside the box this season the highest percentage in the top flight.

Birmingham are yet to score a goal in the opening 15 minutes of any Premier League match this season.

Clint Dempsey has scored for Fulham in each of their last three Premier League matches.

There have been just eight goals scored at St Andrews fewer than at any other Premier League stadium this season.

Pos    Team              P    W    D    L    Pts
11      Fulham           11      4      3      4      15
15     Birmingham     12     3     3     6     12

Most recent meetings
03/05/2008    Fulham     2-0     Birmingham
29/12/2007    Birmingham     1-1     Fulham
10/12/2005    Birmingham     1-0     Fulham



Nov 21 10:00     Burnley v Aston Villa   Home    3.25        Under 2.5 goals 1.98

Burnley have won four and lost none of the last six league meetings with Aston Villa. The Villans' last league win over Burnley came in April 1966.

The Clarets have conceded three or more goals in six of their last nine Premier League outings.

Aston Villa have scored six headed goals more than any other team in the top division.

Burnley have scored just one headed goal fewer than any other side in the Premier League.

Aston Villa are the only team in the Premier League who have not conceded a headed goal in 2009-10.

Brad Friedel of Aston Villa has the best saves to shots ratio of regular 'keepers at 79 per cent.

Aston Villa have scored a joint league-high five goals from corners in the Premier League this season.

Burnley have conceded the fewest fouls in the top flight (131) while only Sunderland (189) have committed more than Villa (185).

Owen Coyle's men have allowed their opponents more shots on target against them than any other team in the top flight: 78.

Only Manchester United and Chelsea have earned more points at home than Burnley this season.

Pos    Team               P    W    D    L    Pts

5     Aston Villa            12     6     3     3     21
10     Burnley               12     5     1     6     16

Nov 21 10:00     Chelsea v Wolver        Home    -1.5  1.96

Chelsea scored five goals in both of their previous Premier League encounters with Wolves.

Frank Lampard scored in both of those five-goal games.

Half the goals Chelsea have conceded in the Premier League this season have come from headers.

Wolves have scored the joint highest percentage of headed goals (33 per cent) in the top flight this season.

Wolves have conceded a league high four own goals this season.

Wolves have conceded the highest proportion of second-half goals in the top flight - 83 per cent.

Wolves have scored 75 per cent of their goals from set plays the highest proportion in the top flight this season.

Chelsea have conceded the same proportion from set pieces the highest percentage in the top division.

Didier Drogba has fired in more shots on target than any other player 32.

Chelsea have allowed fewer shots on target than any other team 31.

Since conceding to Hull on the opening day of the season, Chelsea have scored 26 unanswered goals on home soil in all competitions and have not conceded now for 14 hours and 32 minutes at Stamford Bridge.
(Balack, drogba,decco,lampard and A cole are out).

Pos    Team       P    W    D    L    Pts
1     Chelsea     12     10     0     2     30
19     Wolves     12     2     4     6     10

    Most recent meetings
27/03/2004    Chelsea     5-2     Wolves
20/09/2003    Wolves     0-5     Chelsea



Nov 21 10:00     Hull v West Ham  Away             2.37

Hull are the only side not to have had an English player score in the Premier League this season.

Five of Hull's 11 wins in the Premier League have come against London sides.

West Ham are yet to score a goal in the opening 15 minutes of any Premier League match this season.

Both matches between Hull and West Ham last season ended as home wins with the away team failing to score.

The Tigers have won three and lost only one of their last five league games at the KC Stadium.

Hull have only attempted 88 shots this season fewer than any other team in the top flight.

All six of Hull's Premier League wins at home have been by a one-goal margin.

West Ham have won only one of their last 11 Premier League matches.

Carlton Cole has scored in six Premier League games this season and the Hammers have won none of them.

After conceding five in their opening home match, the Tigers have shipped just three goals in their last five Premier League matches at the KC Stadium.

Pos    Team                    P    W    D    L    Pts

17     Hull                        12     3     2     7     11
18     West Ham              12     2     4     6     10

Most recent meetings
28/01/2009    West Ham     2-0     Hull
19/10/2008    Hull     1-0     West Ham

Nov 21 10:00     Sunderland v Arsenal     Draw       3.80       Under 2.5 goals 2.38 

Arsenal have managed a Premier League record 36 goals from their opening 11 matches. The last team to score more than the Gunners in the top-flight after 11 games was Tottenham Hotspur in 1963/64 (40).

Arsenal are yet to score a goal in the opening 15 minutes of any Premier League match this season.

Sunderland have scored five goals in the opening 15 minutes of games more than any other side.

Eight of Cesc Fabregas' nine assists have come from open play this season. In 2008-09, the league high was Dimitar Berbatov with nine.

Arsenal have had more points after 11 league games in three previous seasons, but on two of those occasions didn't win the title.

Arsenal have only won three of their last 11 Premier League away games in the north east, but have lost only one of the last nine.

Sunderland have committed more fouls than any other team in the Premier League 189.

The Black Cats have the league's worst disciplinary record with 23 yellow cards and two red.

Arsenal have not lost any of their last 11 league meetings with Sunderland, but both matches last season ended as draws.

The injured Robin van Persie has scored five goals in five games in all competitions against Sunderland.

Cesc Fabregas has scored in both of his Premier League appearances at the Stadium of Light.

Pos    Team                P    W    D    L    Pts
2     Arsenal               11     8     1     2     25
8     Sunderland     12     5     2     5     17

Most recent meetings
21/02/2009    Arsenal               0-0     Sunderland
04/10/2008    Sunderland     1-1     Arsenal
11/05/2008    Sunderland     0-1     Arsenal



Nov 21 12:30     Man Utd v Everton     Home            1.33    or -0.5

Wayne Rooney has either scored (61) or assisted (37) 98 goals since the start of 2005/06 in the Premier League.

33 per cent of the goals Manchester United have conceded have come from shots from outside the box the highest percentage in the top flight.

Everton are yet to score a goal in the opening 15 minutes of any Premier League match this season.

35 per cent of Manchester United's goals have been netted in the final 15 minutes of games - a league high.

United are the only team in the Premier League who have not dropped any points from a winning position in the league this season.

Everton have only won one of their last 28 Premier League meetings with United.

Since losing to Everton in August 1992, United have won 13 and drawn three of the 16 games with the Toffees at Old Trafford.

United have scored 69 goals against Everton more than against any other opponent in the Premier League.

United have won 26 and lost just one of their last 30 Premier League matches at Old Trafford.

In the last two and bit seasons, United's only two home defeats in Premier League matches have come in North West derbies (v Liverpool and Manchester City).

Pos    Team       P    W    D    L    Pts
3     Man Utd     12     8     1     3     25     
12     Everton     11     4     3     4     15

Most recent meetings
19/04/2009    Man Utd     0-0** Everton
31/01/2009    Man Utd     1-0     Everton
25/10/2008    Everton     1-1     Man Utd

Nov 22 08:30     Bolton v Blackburn     Draw              3.25  

Blackburn are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games against Wanderers.

Furthermore, Rovers are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League trips to the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton have not scored any goals via a right-foot shot this season every other team has scored at least four.

The Trotters have mustered 37 headed shots this season more than any other side in the top flight.

Bolton have scored the most goals from set plays this season 11.

Blackburn have been caught offside more than any other side (47 times), while Bolton have been flagged fewer times than any other team (10).

There have been more away wins (six) than home wins (five) between Bolton and Blackburn in the Premier League era and nine of the 20 games have been draws.

Benni McCarthy has scored five goals in five Premier League starts against Bolton. The South African has netted more against the Trotters than any other opponent.

Blackburn are the only team without a single point on the road in the Premier League this season.

In fact, Rovers have lost 10 consecutive away matches in the Premier League only four teams have ever had a longer run.
Pos    Team               P    W    D    L    Pts
14     Blackburn           11     4     1     6     13
16     Bolton               11     3     2     6     11
    
Most recent meetings
28/01/2009    Blackburn     2-2     Bolton
18/10/2008    Bolton               0-0     Blackburn
24/02/2008    Blackburn     4-1     Bolton



Nov 22 10:00     Tottenham v Wigan      Home        1.44

Spurs have conceded more goals from opposition midfield players than any other team in the top flight this season - 10.

Wigan have scored the fewest goals from set plays this season 3.

After 21 goals in the first five league meetings between Spurs and Wigan, there have been just three in the last three Premier League encounters.

Half of the eight league meetings between Spurs and Wigan have been draws.

Jermain Defoe has scored four goals in five Premier League starts against Wigan.

Jordi Gomez has had 20 shots so far this season more than any other player who is yet to find the net.

It is 12 matches since Spurs drew at home. They have won 10 and lost two of their last 12 games at White Hart Lane.

It is 12 matches since Wigan drew away. They have won three and lost nine of their last 12 Premier League away matches.

Only the Big Four have picked up more points than Spurs in 2009.

Only Aston Villa (6) have scored more headed goals than Spurs (5) this season.
Pos    Team               P    W    D    L    Pts

4     Tottenham          12     7     1     4     22
13     Wigan              12     4     2     6     14

Most recent meetings
11/01/2009    Wigan              1-0     Tottenham
02/01/2009    Tottenham     3-1     Wigan
21/09/2008    Tottenham     0-0     Wigan


Nov 22 11:00     Stoke v Portsmouth                 2.10    

Stoke have netted 67 per cent of their goals in the first half the highest percentage in the Premier League.

73 per cent of the goals Stoke have conceded have been shipped after half-time the highest percentage in the Premier League, with 40 per cent of all their goals coming in the final 15 minutes.

Unsurprisingly, Stoke have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side 12.

Stoke and Pompey are the only teams yet to recoup any points after falling behind in a Premier League game this season.

Portsmouth have conceded a joint-league-high 11 goals from set plays this season.

Pompey have the worst shooting accuracy in the top flight finding the target with just 34 per cent of their attempts.

Stoke have the worst passing accuracy figures in the top flight, connecting with just 63 per cent of their distribution.

Stoke have only kept one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League matches.

Only Hull (88) have fired in fewer shots than Stoke City this season (95).

Portsmouth have won only one of their last 19 Premier League away games.

Pos    Team    P    W    D    L    Pts
9     Stoke      12     4     4     4     16
20 Portsmouth 12     2     1     9     7

 Most recent meetings
27/10/2009    Portsmouth     4-0     Stoke
21/02/2009    Stoke               2-2     Portsmouth
05/10/2008    Portsmouth     2-1     Stoke

leans

Sevilla
Acmilan
Roma
Juventus

more to come...and good luck to all of us.

once again...awesome write up

Yes, great work! Goooood luck!!!!!!!!

Inter Over 2.5 Goals     2.1     
 
Palermo Under 2.5 Goals     1.91     

roma Under 2.5 goals 2.1

sampdoria Under 2.5 goals 1.87

1-1 corect score and under 2.5
 Livorno and Genoa have shared the points in seven of their last eight league meetings, four times with the same scoreline (1-1).
 In the eight games played between these two sides in Livorno there have been seven draws, with one win to the hosts to complete the record.

chelsea...

whats your top plays?

rank them as best as you can!

i love stats, i love trends, i love the teams

whats the best picks?

and honestly, i dont even know who you are picking

and what total you are playing

Going to take a shot with

 

Burnley +225

Hull +180

 

And hope I get at least 1 - and of the 2 I like Burnley the best because they are solid at home and Villa is just too darn inconsistent - Villa could win this one 5-1 or lose 2-0. I will hope for the latter

Good luck chelsea

Like Burnley to win as well.

Bol today

thanx guys

my to best picks would be liverpool and stoke ML...chelsea to win by 2 goals or more..and i like the rest evenly the pick in bold righ beside the title of each game with the odds.

Don't forget to have a look at Fiorentina and Deportivo 

GL today!! 

liverpool 1-0 68'

I love the write-ups! Very insightful!b Keep up the good work! I think it'l be a very good day for you!

thanx coley

WoW liverpool have some real issues..1-2  84'

pool 2-2 FT

bad day so far

keep your head up chelsea...the ball isnt bouncing the way it should this morning

thats the beauty of soccer balls. they always bounce perfectly...but only on a perfect surface.

but anyway, no what you mean. some funny results, coming back from the international break

i think my Sunday games would pay off...i hope..Avilla scored in the 86' pool just bad in the back today..arsenal lost...oh well..chelsea still on top