BetBright STATZONE: Premier League (21st – 23rd Dec 2018)

Categories: Football | Published by: AC

17/12/2018

Updated: 31/01/2023

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More Premier League action as we head towards the final weekend before Christmas – it’s week 18!

We get going on Friday night as Wolves host Liverpool and with the Reds winning the last two repeat fixtures 0-3 then it might be a tough evening for the home side.

Then onto Saturday and plenty going on with Arsenal entertaining Burnley in the lunchtime clash – a match that the Gunners took 5-0 last season.

Six 3pm games to look forward to that include Manchester City v Crystal Palace and Chelsea v Leicester, while the 5:30pm match-up is between Cardiff and Manchester United.

We end the action on Sunday with Everton welcoming Spurs to Goodison Park, but with Harry Kane scoring six goals (2 in each) in the last three head-to-heads then the Merseysiders will be looking to keep the England captain quiet this year!

As always here at StatZone we’ve got all the games covered from a head-to-head angle, plus our best betting option on each match based on the stats – So, let’s get started!

Friday 21st December 2018

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool 20:00

– Last met (2017, FA Cup), Liverpool 1-2 Wolves
– Last repeat fixture (2012), Wolves 0-3 Liverpool
– The last 2 repeat fixtures ended, Wolves 0-3 Liverpool
– Liverpool are unbeaten the last 5 repeat fixtures
– The last 4 head-to-heads (all comps) went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams ‘DIDN’T’ score in 6 of the last 7 league head-to-heads
– 3 of the last 5 repeat fixtures ended in DRAWS
– Wolves have scored just 3 goals in their 8 Premier League games vs Liverpool

STATZONE VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS ‘NOT' TO SCORE

Saturday 22nd December 2018

Arsenal v Burnley 12:30

– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Arsenal 5-0 Burnley
– Arsenal took 6 points off Burnley last season
– Burnley have scored just 1 goal in their last 4 vs Arsenal
– Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 10 vs Burnley (all comps)
– Arsenal have won their last 8 vs Burnley
– Arsenal have won 3 of their last 6 vs Burnley 1-0
– Arsenal have won 5 of their last 6 vs Burnley 2-1 or 1-0
– Just 1 draw in the last 13 head-to-heads (all comps)
– Arsenal have NEVER lost to Burnley in the Premier League (8 games)

STATZONE VERDICT: ARSENAL TO WIN 1-0 or 2-1

Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion 15:00

– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Bournemouth 2-1 Leicester
– Bournemouth took 4 points off Brighton last season
– 4 of the last 8 head-to-heads ended in DRAWS
– 3 of the last 4 league head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams scored in 3 of the last 4 league head-to-heads
– The last 4 repeat fixtures went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams scored in the last 3 repeat fixtures
– Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 9 vs Brighton
– Bournemouth have scored in their last 10 vs Brighton
– 3 of the last 8 league head-to-heads ended 1-1
– Bournemouth have lost just 1 of their last 10 home league games vs Brighton

STATZONE VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

Chelsea v Leicester City 15:00

– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Chelsea 0-0 Leicester
– Chelsea took 4 points of Leicester last season
– Last season’s repeat fixture saw a RED CARD (Leicester)
– Chelsea have won 5 of their last 6 vs Leicester (all comps)
– 7 of the last 9 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams scored in 6 of the last 9 head-to-heads
– Chelsea have scored in 16 of their last 17 vs Leicester (all comps)
– Chelsea have lost just 1 of their last 12 league games vs Leicester
– Chelsea have lost just once at home to Leicester in the Premier League (12 games)
– 2 DRAWS in the last 14 league head-to-heads
– Leicester have scored just 2 goals in the last 6 repeat fixtures

STATZONE VERDICT: OVER 2.5 GOALS

Huddersfield Town v Southampton 15:00

– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Huddersfield 0-0 Southampton
– Both head-to-heads last season ended in DRAWS
– 4 of the last 7 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams DIDN’T score in 6 of the last 9 head-to-heads
– Huddersfield are unbeaten in their last 3 home games vs Southampton
– Southampton have lost just 1 of their last 5 vs Huddersfield

STATZONE VERDICT: DRAW

Manchester City v Crystal Palace 15:00

– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Man City 5-0 Palace
– The last 2 repeat league fixtures ended, Man City 5-0 Palace
– Man City took 4 points off Palace last season in the league
– Palace have scored just 2 goals in their last 8 games vs Man City
– 8 of the last 10 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams DIDN’T score in 5 of the last 6 head-to-heads
– Man City have won the last 5 repeat fixtures ‘to nil’
– Palace have NEVER beaten Man City away in the Premier League (8 games)
– Palace last beat Man City away in the league in 1990 (13 games ago)
– Just 1 DRAW in the last 17 head-to-heads
– Raheem Sterling (Man City) scored a brace in this fixture last season

STATZONE VERDICT: OVER 2.5 GOALS

Newcastle United v Fulham 15:00

– Last met (2017, Championship), Newcastle 1-3 Fulham
– Fulham have won their last 3 vs Newcastle
– Newcastle have won 2 of the last 3 repeat fixtures 1-0
– Newcastle have lost just 1 of the last 5 repeat fixtures
– 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams DIDN’T score in 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads

STATZONE VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS

West Ham United v Watford 15:00

– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, West Ham 2-0 Watford
– Both teams won 3 points against the other last season
– The last 3 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
– Watford are unbeaten in the last 3 repeat fixtures
– Both teams scored in 3 of the last 5 head-to-heads
– Watford have scored in 6 of their last 7 vs West Ham
– 3 RED CARDS in the last 6 head-to-heads (2 West Ham, 1 Watford)

STATZONE VERDICT: RED CARD TO BE SHOWN

Cardiff City v Manchester United 17:30

– Last met, (2014, Premier League), Man Utd 2-0 Cardiff
– Last repeat fixture ended, Cardiff 2-2 Man Utd
– Man Utd are unbeaten in their last 7 vs Cardiff
– 8 of the last 10 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams DIDN’T score in 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads
– Man Utd have scored in their last 7 vs Cardiff

STATZONE VERDICT: OVER 2.5 GOALS

Sunday 23rd December 2018

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur 16:00

– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Everton 0-3 Spurs
– Spurs took 6 points off Everton last season
– Both teams DIDN’T score in both fixtures last season
– 3 DRAWS in the last 6 head-to-heads
– Spurs are UNBEATEN in their last 11 vs Everton
– 2 of the last 3 repeat fixtures ended 1-1
– The last 3 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– 5 of the last 7 repeat fixtures went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
– Spurs have scored in 8 of the last 9 vs Everton
– Harry Kane (Spurs) has scored a brace in all of the last 3 head-to-heads (6 goals in total)

STATZONE VERDICT: HARRY KANE TO SCORE

That should be all you need, if you can’t make the right decisions with all that info, there’s no helping you!

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