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Barclays Premier League Opta Facts May 7-8

Written By maxtv on Sunday 5 May 2013 | 20:45


Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester City have won seven and lost none of their last eight Barclays Premier League matches at home.
The Baggies have managed to keep three clean sheets in their last five Premier League games away from the Hawthorns.
West Brom have lost five and won none of their last six Premier League meetings with Manchester City.
Shane Long’s strike in the reverse fixture in October is the only goal WBA have managed against City in their last five meetings.
West Brom have lost five of their last eight league matches on the road (W2 D1).
Roberto Mancini’s side have kept six clean sheets in their last eight at home, conceding just three goals in that time.
In four of the last five meetings between the two teams, a Manchester City striker has scored at least two goals (Edin Dzeko, Sergio Aguero, Carlo Tevez (hat-trick) and Mario Balotelli).
City have scored in their last 48 Premier League home games, the longest current run in the division.
Only Arsenal (14) have picked up more points in the Premier League over the past six games than City (13).
City have played the highest proportion of short passes in the Premier League this season (92%).

Wigan Athletic v Swansea City
No side is currently on a longer winless run in the Barclays Premier League than Swansea City (7; level with Queens Park Rangers).
Only Queens Park Rangers (14) have picked up fewer points at home this season than Wigan Athletic (17).
Seven of Wigan’s 17 home points have been garnered in their last three matches at the DW Stadium.
Since winning the Capital One Cup, Swansea have accrued just six points in the league (W1 D3 L4). Only Reading (5) have managed fewer in that time.
Shaun Maloney has laid on three goals in his last two appearances in the Premier League for Wigan.
No team has been involved in more 0-0 draws this season than Swansea City (6). Wigan are one of two teams (with Manchester United) yet to play out a goalless draw.
Three of Wigan’s last five Premier League goals have been headed.
A win in this game will give Wigan successive league wins for only the third time this season.
Five of Wigan’s last seven Premier League home games have gone over 3.5 goals.
Norwich are the only away team to fail to score away at Wigan so far this season.
Wigan have the lowest saves to shots ratio in the Premier League (61%), meaning almost two in every five shots on target they face end up in the back of the net.

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur have never won a Barclays Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in 20 visits. No side is currently on a longer run without victory at an opponent’s ground than Spurs against Chelsea.
The Blues have won each of their last six home games in the Premier League.
On only one occasion this season have Tottenham failed to score away from home in the league.
Juan Mata has scored three times in his last two appearances against Tottenham in all competitions.
When Andre Villas-Boas was manager of Chelsea, he masterminded eight victories in 13 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge (62%).
No player has scored more goals away from home this season in the Premier League than Gareth Bale (13).

Serie A 2012-13 – Week 36


Atalanta - Juventus
Juventus lead by 55 wins to 11 in the head to head against Atalanta in Serie A, with 35 draws.
The Old Lady are unbeaten in their last 16 meetings against Atalanta (14W 2 D).
Atalanta have conceded in each of their last 20 league meetings against Juve.
The Bianconeri have won their last five visits to Atalanta at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, scoring 16 goals in the process.
Atalanta are winless in their last four league fixtures (2D 2L).
Atalanta have won only one of their last nine home games in the league, losing three in the process.
Juventus have picked-up 83 points after 35 matches - this is their best ever record in Serie A.
The Bianconeri have won eight games in a row in Serie A, conceding only six goals in the process.
Away from home, Antonio Conte's side are on a run of four consecutive wins, scoring two goals in each of these games.
Arturo Vidal has become the first Juve player to score 10 goals in this campaign, thanks to the penalty converted last Sunday against Palermo.
Fabio Quagliarella has already scored eight goals in 11 previous appearances against Atalanta in Serie A - his favourite opponent in this competition.

Bologna - Napoli
This will be the 110th meeting between Bologna and Napoli in Serie A - Bologna lead by 38 wins to 36.
Over their last 10 Serie A meetings, the two sides have four wins apiece and two draws.
These two sides haven't drawn in their last nine meetings at the Dall'Ara, with the hosts winning six times.
Bologna are winless in their last seven league games (5D 2L).
Bologna have lost only one of their last eight home fixtures, winning three of these.
Napoli are unbeaten in their last seven league games, winning six of these - the Partenopei have bagged 20 goals in the process.
Napoli have lost only one of their last nine away games - four wins and four draws complete their record.
Bologna have recouped the most points from losing positions this season (17).
Napoli have scored the most goals from outside the box from open play so far (12).
Scoring a hat-trick against Inter, Edinson Cavani has equalled his record of goals scored in a single Serie A campaign - 26.
Cavani has netted seven hat-tricks so far in Italy, all at home soil.

Cagliari - Parma
Parma have beaten Cagliari 16 times in Serie A - more than any other opponent so far in the top-flight.
Parma are unbeaten in their last four meetings against Cagliari (2W 2D).
However, Cagliari are unbeaten at home against Parma since March 2000 - since then, they've recorded three wins and four draws when they've hosted the Ducali.
Cagliari have won only one of their last five Serie A fixtures, losing two and drawing two, including last Saturday's 0-0 against Chievo.
Losing against Udinese, the Sardinians have ended an unbeaten run of seven home games in the league (5W 2D).
Parma got back to winning ways last Sunday against Atalanta, after losing four games in a row without scoring a goal in the league.
Parma have collected only two points from their last seven games on the road, failing to score in their last four away from home.
Parma and Chievo have lost the fewest points from leading situations in this campaign (4).
Only two teams are yet to score in the opening 15 minutes of play - they're Parma and Sampdoria.
Jaime Valdés has netted three goals in Serie A against Cagliari - more than any other opponent.

Inter - Lazio
This will be the 140th meeting between Inter and Lazio in the top-flight - the Nerazzurri lead by 57 wins to 31.
Inter have drawn more times against Lazio than any other side in Serie A (51).
However, these two sides have drawn only once in their last 14 meetings in Serie A, with 10 wins for the Nerazzurri and three for the Biancocelesti.
After drawing the previous six, Inter have won their last seven home games against Lazio. Indeed, Lazio's last win at the San Siro against Inter came back in October 1998 (5-3).
Inter haven't drawn any of their last nine league games (3W 6L).
Inter won their last home game against Parma - previously, they had picked up only one point from four home fixtures in the league.
Lazio scored six goals last Sunday against Bologna, as many as they had netted over their previous 11 fixtures in Serie A.
Lazio are winless in their last eight games on the road (five losses), and have netted only one goal over the last six.
Miroslav Klose scored five goals last Sunday against Bologna; becoming the first player to score five goals in a Serie A match since Roberto Pruzzo for Roma in Fenruary 1986.
Hernanes has scored six goals from outside the box this term - a joint-high in Serie A alongside Gökhan Inler.

Palermo - Udinese
These two sides have met 31 times in Serie A so far: Udinese lead by 12 wins to 11, with eight draws.
Udinese are unbeaten in Serie A against Palermo since October 2009. Over the last six meetings, the Friulani have four wins (2D).
Udinese's last win at the Barbera was the 7-0 thrashing recorded in February 2011; Palermo's worst ever home defeat in Serie A.
Losing to Juventus on Sunday, Palermo ended their five-game unbeaten run in the league (3 W 2D).
The Sicilians have taken seven points from their last three home games.
Udinese have won five league games in a row, conceding only one goal in the process.
Udinese have taken 21 points from their last 10 Serie A matches; only Juventus have done better in this period (28 points).
Udinese have won three of their last four away games in Serie A, without conceding any goal.
59% of Udinese's goals in this Serie A (29 out of 49) have been scored by either Antonio Di Natale or Luis Muriel.
This is the fourth consecutive season that Di Natale reached 20 goals scored in Serie A.
Di Natale has scored six goals in his last five league appearances against Palermo.

Pescara - AC Milan
AC Milan have won 10 of their 11 previous meetings against Pescara in Serie A, losing just once.
Pescara have conceded more goals against AC Milan than any other side (34)
Pescara's only win against the Rossoneri came in March 1978 - since then the Abruzzesi have conceded an average of 3.6 goals per game against AC Milan.
Pescara have conceded 74 goals this term; the last team to concede more in Serie A was Napoli in 1997/98.
Pescara have collected only two points from their last 16 fixtures, conceding in each fixture.
Pescara have lost their last seven home games, finding the net only in two of these.
AC Milan have lost only one of their last 17 games in Serie A (11W 5D).
The Rossoneri have scored the most goals in the final 15 minutes of play (22).
Pescara have conceded 40 goals in the second half; more than AC Milan have conceded all season.
AC Milan have won six of the seven games in which Mario Balotelli has scored, drawing the other one.

Roma - Chievo
This will be the 22nd meeting between Roma and Chievo in Serie A - the Giallorossi lead by 10 wins to two, with nine draws.
Roma lost their last game against Chievo back in December, ending an unbeaten run that lasted for 17 games (8W 9D).
Chievo have scored only one goal in their last six visits to Roma at the Olimpico.
Roma have suffered just one loss in the last 11 Serie A matches and are unbeaten in their last five games.
At home, the Giallorossi have recorded four wins and two draws in their last six games.
Roma have kept two consecutive clean sheets against Fiorentina and Siena; the last time they didn't concede for three games in a row was in November 2010.
Chievo have won only one of their last six league games (2D 3L), scoring just two goals in the process.
Chievo remain the only side yet to draw away from home this Serie A season (5W 12L).
Roma have scored the most headed goals this campaign (17).
Five of Roma's last eight goals in the league have been scored by Pablo Osvaldo.

Sampdoria - Catania
Sampdoria and Catania have met 29 times in Serie A - the Blucerchiati lead by 15 wins to 10, with only four draws.
Only against Genoa (11 times) Catania have won more than against Sampdoria in the top-flight.
Samp have won only one of their last six games against Catania in Serie A, with the Sicilians winning three times.
Catania's last win at Sampdoria's ground came back in 1964. In the ensuing eight meetings at the Marassi, the hosts have won six times (2D).
Samp are winless in their last eight league games (5L 3D), losing their last three at home.
This is Catania's best Serie A campaign; 51 points in 35 games.
Catania got back to winning ways last Sunday against Siena, after a winless run of three draws and two losses.
The Sicilians have taken just one point from their last four away games in Serie A.
Last Sunday against Siena, Gonzalo Bergessio scored his first Serie A hat-trick, taking his current tally for this season to 12 goals; as many as he had netted in his two previous Serie A campaigns.

Siena - Fiorentina
Siena and Fiorentina have met 15 times in Serie A - the Viola lead by eight wins to three.
Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last six league meetings against Siena (2D 4W).
Siena have never scored more than a single goal in any of their league meetings against Fiorentina.
Siena have lost their last three Serie A games without scoring a single goal - previously the Tuscans were unbeaten for five games (2W 3D).
Siena are winless in their last four home games (2D 2L), failing to score in each of those games.
Last Saturday, Roma were the first team to prevent Fiorentina from scoring after 10 Serie A fixtures in which they had netted 24 goals overall.
That loss against Roma also ended a run of three wins in a row for the Viola in Serie A.
Fiorentina have won three of their last four away games in the league.
Luca Toni has already scored six goals in Serie A against Siena, including five for the Viola.

Torino - Genoa
This will be the 82nd meeting between these two sides in Serie A - the Granata lead by 30 wins to 27.
Genoa are unbeaten in their last eight meetings against Torino in the league (4W 4D).
Genoa have won only one of their last 29 games in Turin against the Granata, losing 19 times. However, that win came in their last visit to Torino in May 2009.
Torino have picked up only one point from their last six league fixtures, losing the last four.
The Granata have lost their last three home games; the last time they lost four in a row at their ground was in April 2008.
Genoa are unbeaten in their last four league games; two draws, followed by two wins.
The Grifoni have won back-to-back games for the first time this campaign; the last time they won three in a row in Serie A was in September 2009.
Before beating Chievo in Verona, Genoa had recorded five losses and four draws away from home in the league.
Paulo Barreto has scored a goal in three of his previous four appearances against Genoa in Serie A.

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