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Premier League Predictions: Opta Number Crunch - MD1

Alexander Boyes
03 August 2022
3:00 min read

Eriik ten Hag ready for his Premier League bow

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Betfair's Alex Boyes runs through the pre-match Opta stats to provide you with the fascinating, the quirky and the best unknown facts to aid your Premier League betting tips of the weekend...

"West Ham United have faced Manchester City on three previous occasions in their opening top-flight game of the season, losing all three and failing to score a single goal (conceded 11)."

Back Man City (-2) & Grealish to Score or Assist in a 4.77/2 Bet Builder

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

Friday Night Lights

Opta Say -

Crystal Palace v Arsenal will be the fifth time in top-flight history the season has kicked off on a Friday night, with the home side winning on each of the previous four occasions - Arsenal 4-3 Leicester in 2017- 18, Man Utd 2-1 Leicester in 2018-19, Liverpool 4-1 Norwich in 2019-20 and Brentford 2-0 Arsenal last season.

Betfair Say -

Back Palace to Beat Arsenal @ 4.47/2 - Betfair B5G5 Fixture on Bet Builders

Fulham v Liverpool

The Egyptian King

Opta Say -

Mohamed Salah has scored in Liverpool's opening Premier League game in each of his five seasons with the club, with the Egyptian the only player in the competition's history to score on MD1 five years in a row. Indeed, he has seven such goals in total, with only three players netting more (Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, 8 each).

Betfair Say -

Back Salah to Score 2+ Goals v Fulham @ 4.57/2

Bournemouth v Aston Villa

Samba On South Coast

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Aston Villa's Philippe Coutinho has been involved in three goals in his last two Premier League appearances against Bournemouth (2 goals, 1 assist), scoring and assisting in his only previous visit to the Vitality Stadium in a 4-0 win for Liverpool in December 2017.

Betfair Say -

Back Coutinho to Score Or Assist & Villa to Win in a 2.747/4 Bet Builder

Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

'Keepers Nightmare

Opta Say -

Leeds haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their last 12 Premier League home games, while the Whites have won just one of their last nine at Elland Road (D2 L6). Indeed, Wolves are without a win in seven Premier League games (D2 L5), while they've not kept a clean sheet in any of their last nine.

Betfair Say -

Back Both Teams to Score & Match Result Draw in a 4.03/1 Bet Builder

Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest

Magpies Soar

Opta Say -

Newcastle have faced Nottingham Forest more often without losing than they have any other opponent in the Premier League (8 - W5 D3), whilst Forest have lost each of their last six away league games against Newcastle, conceding at least twice in each defeat (17 in total), while netting just three goals in reply.

Betfair Say -

Back Newcastle to Win to Nil @ 2.47/5

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

Kane is Un-Son hero

Opta Say -

Only Alan Shearer (14) and Andrew Cole (11) have scored more or as many Premier League goals against Southampton than Tottenham pair Harry Kane (11) and Son Heung-min (10).

Betfair Say -

Back Both Kane and Son Heung-Min so Score @ 2.68/5

Everton v Chelsea

The Lampard Derby

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Opta Say -

Everton have won each of their last four Premier League home games against Chelsea, kept a clean sheet in five of their last nine (W4 D3 L2), and are unbeaten in their opening Premier League match in the last 10 seasons (W4 D6), the longest ongoing run in the top-flight.

Betfair Say -

Back Both Teams to Score & Everton Double Chance in a 3.412/5 Bet Builder

Leicester City v Brentford

Buzzing Bees

Opta Say -

After keeping a clean sheet in two of their first three Premier League away games, Brentford have conceded in each of their last 16 on the road. However, the Bees did win four of their last six away league games last term (L2), double the amount they had in their first 13 (W2 D4 L7).

Betfair Say -

Back Brentford to Win & Both Teams to Score @ 6.05/1

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Standing Ovation on ten Hag Bow

Opta Say -

Erik ten Hag will be the eighth manager (including caretakers) to take charge of Manchester United in the nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Indeed, six of the previous seven in that time have won their first ever match in charge of the Red Devils, whilst Brighton have never won away against Manchester United in all competitions (D2 L12), losing each of their last eight visits to Old Trafford.

Betfair Say -

Back Ronaldo to Score & Man Utd to Win @ 2.39 - B5G5 Fixture

West Ham United v Manchester City

Blue Moon Rising

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Opta Say -

West Ham United have faced Manchester City on three previous occasions in their opening top-flight game of the season, losing all three and failing to score a single goal (conceded 11). Indeed, Man City's Jack Grealish has been involved in five goals in his six Premier League appearances against West Ham (3 goals, 2 assists), including four in his last four.

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