Welcome to our 2021-22 Premier League Week 26 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.
A great week of Premier League ahead, with a full six game 3pm kickoff on the Saturday, and bonus catch up games next midweek.
Anyways, while you’re here, these are our Premier League Week 26 Predictions.
2021-22 Premier League Week 26 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.
West Ham 2 Newcastle 2
Liverpool 5 Norwich 0
Arsenal 2 Brentford 1
Aston Villa 3 Watford 0
Brighton 0 Burnley 0
Crystal Palace 0 Chelsea 1
Southampton 2 Everton 1
Man City 3 Spurs 1
Leeds 1 Man Utd 1
Wolves 1 Leicester 0
Burnley 1 Spurs 1
Watford 1 Crystal Palace 1
Liverpool 4 Leeds 0
Arsenal 1 Wolves 0
Season Progress – 48% – 110/231 – 25 Correct scores
Last Week – 6 / 10 – 2 Correct scores
Read on for the match by match full preview with stats.
2021-22 Premier League Week 26 – 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 26 – 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?
This game has produced quite a lot of goals. 38 goals in the last 10 games to be precise. The away team have outscored the home team 20-18.
Newcastle are currently on the second longest current streak of wins with three.
Newcastle have won the last two clashes between these sides at West Ham and three of the last four.
Newcastle have won the last three Saturday clashes and six of the last eight Saturday clashes.
Newcastle (D4 L4) are one of only two teams yet to beat a London side this season. The other team Watford has lost all of their seven matches.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
West Ham 2 Newcastle 2
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Norwich haven’t beaten Liverpool since 1994.
Norwich have scored one goal in four of the last five visits to Liverpool and held Liverpool in two of those games.
Only Spurs and Liverpool have a 100% record v bottom six sides this season. Liverpool have conceded just one goal from their six games v bottom six.
On the flip side, Norwich are one of two teams to lose all games v big six clubs (Leeds the other). Norwich in eight games v big six clubs have conceded 29 goals and scored zero.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Liverpool 5 Norwich 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Brentford hold the overall H2H record v Arsenal at 50%.
Brentford haven’t won another game v a big six club since beating Arsenal on the Premier League debut. They are currently on a run of five straight losses.
Brentford have lost their past four away games, scoring one goal.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Arsenal 2 Brentford 1
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Watford have won four of the past five clashes v Aston Villa.
Home side have won the last four games.
Three of Watford’s four wins this season have been against the middle eight sides.
Aston Villa have a poor record v London clubs this season (W1 D1 L7)
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Aston Villa 3 Watford 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
The away side is unbeaten in the last six clashes between Brighton and Burnley.
Brighton have drawn 5/7 games v bottom six this season.
Three of the past four Saturday games at Brighton have produced draws. Burnley won the other.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Brighton 0 Burnley 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Chelsea have won eight straight v Crystal Palace. And five straight on a Saturday.
Games between these sides at Crystal Palace follow a pattern lately (oldest result first) – Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea Crystal Palace Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea Crystal Palace Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea (most recent match)…..Palace due a win then?
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Crystal Palace 0 Chelsea 1
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Southampton have won six of the last eight v Everton at home.
Southampton haven’t beaten Everton in February since 1979 (L3 D5)
Southampton (W2 D1) are unbeaten v bottom six sides at home.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Southampton 2 Everton 1
SATURDAY 5:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Spurs have taken just one point from a draw from the subsequent five matches against the big six clubs since their first game week win over Man City.
Spurs haven’t beaten Man City away on a Saturday since 2004 – D2 L4 since.
Man City are 2/2 for home games v the big six clubs this season, and are yet to concede a goal. Spurs have lost both of their away games to big six clubs.
More than half of Spurs’ games this season have been played on a Sunday. Brighton have the best record for average points on a Sunday.
Spurs remain the side furthest behind their expected goals, with their 28 goals seven behind what is expected.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Man City 3 Spurs 1
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Leeds haven’t beaten Man Utd at home since 2002 (L3 D1)
Leeds last beat Man Utd on Sunday in 1995 (L3 D2)
Leeds have lost all six games this against bottom six clubs and average four goals conceded per game.
Man Utd (W2 D2) are unbeaten away on a Sunday.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leeds 1 Man Utd 1
SUNDAY 4:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Two thirds of the Wolves-Leicester games on a Sunday have ended in a draw.
There has been only one goal scored between these sides in the past four games played in February.
No team has played fewer middle eight sides as Leicester. Using the middle eight description as the league position of the opponent at the time of playing.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Wolves 1 Leicester 0
WEDNESDAY 7:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Spurs are 5/5 this season v teams in the bottom six.
Burnley (D3 L5) are yet to beat a big six club this season, although their three goals scored is as many as Wolves who have beaten two top six clubs this season.
Burnley have lost just one game v London sides this season (W1 D5 L1). Only Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd are also on one loss to a London club.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Burnley 1 Spurs 1
WEDNESDAY 7:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Watford are unbeaten in their last five matches at home to Crystal Palace (W2 D3).
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in the last five clashes with Watford in midweek. (W3 D2)
Watford have lost all seven games v London clubs this season. Crystal Palace have won only one of their eight games but have also drawn three.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Watford 1 Crystal Palace 1
WEDNESDAY 7:45PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Liverpool are 7/7 for games against the bottom six. Earlier result against Norwich pending.
Liverpool haven’t lost to Leeds since 2001. (W8 D3 since)
Liverpool have won 10 games straight v Leeds in midweek. Leeds last won in midweek back in 1972.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Liverpool 4 Leeds 0
THURSDAY 7:45PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Wolves have won the last two midweek games v Arsenal.
Arsenal (W5 D4) have never lost at home to Wolves in midweek.
Wolves have W3 L1 v London teams away this season.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Arsenal 1 Wolves 0
