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We are back with Premier League action his midweek with all 20 sides in action across Tuesday 31st January and Wednesday 1st February as they play out week 23 in the English top-flight.
Tuesday sees seven games that include Arsenal v Watford and Sunderland v Tottenham, but the clear standout match is Liverpool v Chelsea in a match up that has seen both sides score in the last 7 head-to-heads.
Onto Wednesday and three more games to take with West Ham hosting Manchester City, Manchester United entertaining Hull City, while Everton travel to Stoke City.
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!
Tuesday 31st January 2017
Arsenal V Watford 19:45
- Already met this season, Watford 1-3 Arsenal
- Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Arsenal 4-0 Watford
- The last 8 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
- Arsenal have NEVER lost to Watford in the Premier League (7 games)
- Watford last beat Arsenal away in the league in 1988
- Arsenal have scored at least 2 goals in their last 6 league games vs Watford
- No draws in the last 16 head-to-heads
- Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) has scored in the last 3 league head-to-heads
STATZONE VERDICT: OVER 2.5 GOALS
Bournemouth V Crystal Palace 19:45
- Already met this season, Palace 1-1 Bournemouth
- Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Bournemouth 0-0 Palace
- 2 of the last 3 head-to-heads ended in draws
- Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 5 vs Palace
- Both teams scored in 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads
- 8 of the last 11 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
- Scott Dann (Palace) has scored in the last 2 head-to-heads
STATZONE VERDICT: OVER 2.5 GOALS
Burnley V Leicester City 19:45
- Already met this season, Leicester 3-0 Burnley
- Last repeat fixture was in 2014/15, Burnley 0-1 Leicester
- Leicester are unbeaten in their last 10 vs Burnley
- Leicester last lost to Burnley in 2010 (11 games ago)
- Leicester have won their last 3 games away at Burnley ‘to nil’
- Leicester’s Islam Slimani scored a brace in this season’s fixture
- 2 draws in the last 5 head-to-heads
- Both teams DIDN’T score in 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads
STATZONE VERDICT: DOUBLE CHANCE: DRAW/LEICESTER
Middlesbrough V West Bromwich Albion 19:45
- Already met this season, WBA 0-0 Boro
- Last met in the Championship (2009/10), Boro 0-5 WBA
- Boro have NOT scored in their last 5 games vs WBA
- WBA are unbeaten in their last 7 games vs Boro
- 4 draws in the last 9 head-to-heads
- WBA have won ‘to nil’ in 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads
STATZONE VERDICT: DRAW
Sunderland V Tottenham Hotspur 19:45
- Already played this season, Spurs 1-0 Sunderland
- Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Sunderland 0-1 Spurs
- Spurs are unbeaten in their last 13 vs Sunderland
- Spurs have won 8 of their last 9 vs Sunderland
- The last 8 head-to-heads were ALL draws at HT
- 1 draw in the last 9 head-to-heads
- 5 of the last 7 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
- Both teams scored in 5 of the last 7 head-to-heads
- Sunderland have scored just 1 goal in their last 3 games vs Spurs
- This season’s head-to-head saw a RED CARD (Sunderland)
- Harry Kane (Spurs) has scored in the last 2 head-to-heads
STATZONE VERDICT: HT DRAW
Swansea City V Southampton 19:45
- Already played this season, Southampton 1-0 Swansea
- Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Swansea 0-1 Southampton
- Southampton have won their last 3 vs Swansea
- 5 of the last 6 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
- Swansea have scored just 2 goals in their last 8 vs Southampton
- Swansea have only beaten Southampton once in their last 10 head-to-heads
- The last 3 repeat fixtures all ended, Swansea 0-1 Southampton
- Swansea have NOT scored in the last 4 repeat fixtures
- Swansea have NEVER beaten Southampton at home in the Premier League (4 games)
- No draws in the last 7 head-to-heads
STATZONE VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
Liverpool V Chelsea 20:00, BT Sport
- Already met this season, Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool
- Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
- Both teams scored in 6 of the last 7 head-to-heads
- Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 4 vs Chelsea
- Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 5 away games at Liverpool
- 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
- 3 of the last 6 head-to-heads ended 1-1
- Chelsea have scored in their last 13 games vs Liverpool
STATZONE VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
Wednesday 1st February 2017
West Ham United V Manchester City 19:45, BT Sport
- Already played this season, Man City 3-1
- Also met in the FA Cup this season, West Ham 0-5 Man City
- Last season’s repeat fixture ended, West Ham 2-2
- 5 of the last 6 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
- Both teams scored in 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads
- Both teams scored in 5 of the last 6 league head-to-heads
- Man City have scored in their last 11 vs West Ham
- West Ham are unbeaten in their last 2 home league games vs Man City
- The last 3 head-to-heads went OVER 3.5 GOALS
- 1 draw in the last 11 head-to-heads
STATZONE VERDICT: OVER 2.5 GOALS
Manchester United V Hull City 20:00
- Already played this season in the league, Hull 0-1 Man Utd
- Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Man Utd 3-0 Hull
- Also recently met in the EFL Cup, Man Utd 3-2 Hull (agg score)
- Hull have not scored in their last 3 league games vs Man Utd
- Man Utd are unbeaten in their last 10 league games vs Hull
- Man Utd last lost to Hull in the league in 1974
- Both teams DIDN’T score in 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads
- Just 1 draw in the last 17 head-to-heads
- Man Utd have NEVER lost to Hull in the Premier League (9 games)
STATZONE VERDICT: BOTH TEAMS NOT TO SCORE
Stoke City V Everton 20:00
- Already played this season, Everton 1-0 Stoke
- Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Stoke 0-3 Everton
- Both teams DIDN’T score in 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads
- 3 draws in the last 10 head-to-heads
- Romelu Lukaku (Everton) has scored 3 goals in the last 3 head-to-heads
- 12 of the last 15 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
STATZONE VERDICT: UNDER 2.5 GOALS
That should be all you need, if you can’t make the right decisions with all that info, there’s no helping you!
Andy Newton
If you like your trends then Andy's your man - both racing and football! A member of the Horserace Writers’ Association, and has worked as a sports betting writer for over 15 years, mainly focusing on horse racing and football. He's the former editor of odds comparison site easyodds.com, plus has worked closely with three-time champion jockey Richard Dunwoody. Andy has also appeared as one of the featured tipsters in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Weatherby’s Official Cheltenham Festival Guide, plus has a regular monthly article in the popular Racing Ahead magazine. He also helps run the unique Trainers-Quotes.com site, so has an array of top stable and racing contacts at his disposal too.
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