Premier League Opta Stats: Best bets for Matchday 14

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Bournemouth v Everton: Back a goalless first-half

Bournemouth v Everton
Tuesday 2 December, 19:30
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat: 

Each of the last three Premier League meetings between Bournemouth and Everton have been goalless at half-time, with all nine goals in those games scored in the second half. Overall, 67.3% of the goals in this fixture have been scored in the second half (37/55), with 27.3% in the last 10 minutes (15). 

Betfair Bet: Back 0-0 Half-Time Score @ 2/13.00

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Fulham v Man City: Back Haaland to score first

Fulham v Man City
Tuesday 2 December, 19:30
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat: 

Man City's Erling Haaland has scored six goals in six Premier League appearances against Fulham, the most of any player since the Cottagers returned to the top-flight in 2022-23. The only player to net more goals against Premier League sides managed by Marco Silva overall is Harry Kane (7 in 5 games). 

Betfair Bet: Back Haaland to be first goalscorer @ 5/23.50

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Newcastle v Tottenham: Back Guimarães to down Spurs

Newcastle v Tottenham
Tuesday 2 December, 20:15
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat: 

Newcastle have won five of their last six Premier League games against Tottenham (L1), as many as they had in their previous 17 (D2 L10). 

Bruno Guimarães has been involved in 11 goals in his last 19 home Premier League games for Newcastle (7 goals, 4 assists), scoring (2) or assisting (1) in each of his last three at St James' Park, his best ever run in the competition. 

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Arsenal v Brentford: Back Eze to score in home win

Arsenal v Brentford
Wednesday 3 December, 19:30
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat: 

Arsenal have won six of their last seven home Premier League matches (D1), including each of the last three in a row.

Eberechi Eze has been involved in six goals in his five home Premier League appearances for Arsenal (4 goals, 2 assists), the joint most goals and assists any Gunners player has managed in their first five home games; the others to get six in their first five are Mesut Özil (2013), Alexis Sánchez (2014), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (2018) and Gabriel Jesus (2022).

Betfair Bet: Back Arsenal to win and Eze to score @ 6/42.50

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Brighton v Aston Villa: Back Welbeck to score again

Brighton v Aston Villa
Wednesday 3 December, 19:30
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Danny Welbeck has scored in each of his last three home Premier League games for Brighton - he's never scored in four in a row for any of the clubs he's played for. The only Seagulls player to score in four Premier League appearances in a row at the Amex was Glenn Murray between October and December 2018.

Betfair Bet: Back Welbeck to score @ 2/13.00

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Burnley v Crystal Palace: Back Eagles to win to nil

Burnley v Crystal Palace
Wednesday 3 December, 19:30
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Crystal Palace kept only one clean sheet in their first 12 away Premier League matches under Oliver Glasner but they've since kept 10 clean sheets in 19 matches on the road - the most of any side since the start of December 2024. 

Betfair Bet: Back Palace to win to nil @ 15/82.88

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Wolves v Nottm Forest: Back Wolves to claim much-needed point

Wolves v Nottm Forest
Wednesday 3 December, 19:30
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Four of the six Premier League meetings between Wolves and Nottingham Forest have been drawn, with each side winning once each. Forest's victory came in this exact fixture in January last season (3-0). 

Wolves manager Rob Edwards took four points from Sean Dyche's Everton side in the 2023-24 season when he was Luton manager (W1 D1) - Dyche was one of only two managers that Edwards avoided defeat against in both games that campaign, along with Eddie Howe at Newcastle.  

Betfair Bet: Back Draw @ 23/103.30

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Leeds v Chelsea: Back Whites to score in the first-half

Leeds v Chelsea
Wednesday 3 December, 20:15
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Five of Leeds United's seven Premier League goals at Elland Road this season have been scored in the first half of games (71%). They have a 10% shot conversion in the first 45 minutes (5 goals from 50 shots) which drops to 4.7% in the second half (2 goals from 43 shots).

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Liverpool v Sunderland: Back unders at Anfield

Liverpool v Sunderland
Wednesday 3 December, 20:15
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Sunderland's away Premier League matches this season have seen the fewest goals scored of any side's games on the road (9 - 3 for, 6 against). It's the lowest in a side's first six away games of a season since West Ham in 2022-23 (also 3 for, 6 against).

Betfair Bet: Back Under 2.5 goals @ 11/82.38

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Man Utd v West Ham: Back Bowen to strike

Man Utd v West Ham
Thursday 4 December, 20:00
Live on Sky Sports

The Opta Stat:

Jarrod Bowen scored in both of West Ham's meetings with Man Utd in the Premier League last season - the last player to score in three in a row against them for the Hammers was Jermain Defoe (2001-2002). 

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