GOALS Galore! As another thrilling Champions League chapter draws to a close our attention returns to the Premier League, were we’re set for another sensational weekend of Premier league drama. With teams needing wins expect action the mainstay of a menu packed with thrills, spills, goals and so much more.
The guys from OPTA have crunch the numbers, scouring their records and using their incredible database of facts and stats to determine the best bets from a selection of Premier League games this weekend.
Science for the win!
FULHAM vs MAN CITY
- Manchester City have won their last 15 meetings with Fulham in all competitions – it’s the joint-longest winning run any team has had against another in competitive English football history, with the Citizens also having 15-game runs against Bournemouth and Watford.
- Manchester City have won their last six Premier League games, scoring 24 goals – an average of four per game.
TOTTENHAM vs BURNLEY
- Tottenham’s Premier League games this season have averaged 3.6 goals per game, while Burnley’s have averaged 3.1 per match. Tottenham have conceded 4+ goals in four different Premier League games this season, last doing so more in 2013-14 (5). Indeed, they haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 13 home league games, their longest streak since a run of 15 between December 2002 and September 2003.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST vs. CHELSEA
- Chelsea’s Premier League games have seen 129 goals this season (F70 A59), the third most after Sheffield United (135) and Newcastle (134). Indeed, only in 2009-10 (135) have Chelsea’s games produced more goals (F103 A32), while the Blues have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 14 Premier League away games, since a 2-0 win at Fulham in October.
NEWCASTLE vs. BRIGHTON
- Newcastle striker Alexander Isak’s has scored 10 goals in his last nine games in the Premier League, as well as finding the net in each of his last seven at St James’ Park. Indeed 70% (14/20) of his goals in the competition this season have come at home.
OPTA’S BET BUILDER
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