Welcome to our 2021-22 Premier League Week 28 Predictions + Stats Preview a stat filled, barely interesting look at the upcoming weekend of Premier League.
Each week we provide a meandering look into the upcoming round of Premier League football, with not only our predictions for the upcoming Premier League fixtures, but offer up a wide range of H2H and in-season stats and barely interesting facts.
Don’t let the midweek FA Cup distract you, there’s loads more great football to come, and we intend to arrogantly predict all that happens.
Anyways, while you’re here, these are our Premier League Week 28 Predictions.
2021-22 Premier League Week 28 Predictions – Our Selections
Here are our fearless predictions for the fixtures ahead, and tune in below for all the stats and barely interesting stats that go along with them.
Leicester 1 Leeds 1
Aston Villa 1 Southampton 2
Burnley 1 Chelsea 2
Newcastle 2 Brighton 0
Norwich 1 Brentford 1
Wolves 1 Crystal Palace 1
Liverpool 3 West Ham 0
Watford 1 Arsenal 0
Man City 2 Man Utd 2
Spurs 2 Everton 0
Season Progress – 48% – 121/252 – 30 Correct scores
Last Week – 4 / 8 – 3 Correct scores
Read on for the match by match full preview with stats.
2021-22 Premier League Week 28 – Season Summary
Here are the league table stats in a different way.
Results colour coded. Goals stats. And a look at who each team is getting their points against.
2021-22 Premier League Week 28 – Current Form-O-Meter
You will see our Form-O-Meter throughout the match by match previews, but here is the current list from best to worst.
2021-22 Premier League Week 28 – Match by Match Stats Previews
Our big, beautiful full visual preview of each game is below.
More stats than you could probably ever want or need, for now.
SATURDAY 12:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Time for some new manager bounce stats….the record for the first game in charge for the new manager appointed mid season is W4 D3 L1. Expanding that to cover the first three game the record is W11 D6 L7. Not forgetting that there’s two sets of Watford managers in that pool of data.
The last two matches between these sides at Leicester have ended 3-1, with a win a piece.
Leeds (W6 D4 L1) have lost just one of the last 11 matches v Leicester in March.
Leicester (W4 D3) are unbeaten to bottom six sides. Leeds have won one of ten matches against the middle eight teams. (Bottom six/Middle eight at time of fixture).
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leicester 1 Leeds 1
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Southampton have won five of the last six games v Aston Villa.
Southampton have won the last three matches between these sides at Aston Villa and are undefeated in the last six trips there. Aston Villa last beat Southampton at home in 2004.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Aston Villa 1 Southampton 2
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Chelsea (W7 D1) have a good record v bottom six sides this season.
Burnley are yet to beat a top six side this season, but have drawn two of the three home matches v top six sides.
Burnley last beat Chelsea at home in 1983 – it’s six losses and a draw since.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Burnley 1 Chelsea 2
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Brighton are unbeaten in nine games v Newcastle (W4 D5) going back to 2017. In that run Newcastle have scored just two goals.
Newcastle have never beaten nor scored a goal against Brighton at home in the Premier League. Their last win at home to Brighton was in their last Championship season together in 2016.
Brighton have won just two of their nine matches v bottom six sides (at time of match) with the record of W2 D5 L2.
Newcastle (W1 D3) are unbeaten at home to middle eight sides.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Newcastle 2 Brighton 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Norwich are on a six game unbeaten run v Brentford (W4 D2)
Norwich have scored exactly one goal in eight of the last nine home games v Brentford. The one exception was a 5-0 win.
Brentford are on the current longest winless streak with eight.
Norwich have won their last two games v bottom six sides.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Norwich 1 Brentford 1
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
The home side has won the last four games in a row to nil.
Wolves have won only two of their last nine home games v Crystal Palace on a Saturday.
Crystal Palace (W3 D5 L1) have lost just one game v middle eight sides this season. Wolves record is W8 L3.
Wolves have scored just one goal at home this season to London clubs.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Wolves 1 Crystal Palace 1
SATURDAY 5:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Liverpool have won four in a row v West Ham at home, scoring 13 goals in the process.
West Ham have won just four of the 50 games played between these sides in Liverpool on a Saturday.
West Ham have lost all three away fixtures to big six clubs and have scored just the one goal.
Five teams remain unbeaten v London sides at home – Chelsea (100% record) and Liverpool, Brighton, Southampton and Man Utd.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Liverpool 3 West Ham 0
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Watford have lost all eight games v London clubs this season. Arsenal have lost their only away game v London sides.
Arsenal have won all three games away to bottom six sides. And y a margin of 10-1.
The results for the last three games played at Watford between these sides is W1 D1 L1.
Watford have never beaten Arsenal on a Sunday in the league.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Watford 1 Arsenal 0
SUNDAY 4:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Man Utd (W3 D1 L1) have lost just one of the last five clash between these sides.
Man Utd have won the last three at Man City and four of the last five. The three wins in a row has seen Man City score just the one goal in total.
Man Utd have won the last two Sunday games 2-0.
And Man Utd have won the last three matches between the sides in March.
Man Utd are unbeaten (W1 D1) away to big six clubs.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Man City 2 Man Utd 2
MONDAY 8:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Spurs have won just one of the last six matches v Everton. Everton have won only one as well. Four draws in the last six.
Everton are dead last for expected goals from January 1.
Spurs have won four of the last five midweek clashes.
Spurs are 2/2 at home to the bottom six.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Spurs 2 Everton 0
