Welcome to our 2021-22 English Premier League Week 31 Tips + 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.
There’s so much to go through we can barely contain it to just one long page.
Anyways, while you’re here, these are our English Premier League Week 31 Tips ‘n’ Stats.
2021-22 English Premier League Week 31 Tips – 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.
Liverpool 4 Watford 0
Leeds 1 Southampton 1
Chelsea 2 Brentford 0
Burnley 0 Man City 3
Brighton 2 Norwich 0
Wolves 0 Aston Villa 0
Man Utd 1 Leicester 1
West Ham 1 Everton 0
Spurs 3 Newcastle 0
Crystal Palace 0 Arsenal 2
Season Progress – 48% – 130/272 – 31 Correct scores
Last Week – 5 / 10 – 1 Correct scores
Read on for the match by match full preview with stats.
2021-22 English Premier League Week 31 – 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 31 – 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 31 – 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?
Liverpool have won nine in a row at home in this current run, which is two more than the previous home run (Man City – 7)
Liverpool have an xG of 39.43 Watford’s season G is 31.14.
Liverpool, along with Chelsea and Man Utd, are the only teams not to lose a game at home to a London club this season.
Watford are yet to score a goal away to a big six side.
Liverpool have won seven in a row v Watford at home, and by the combined margin of 23 – 1. There has only been one Watford win and one draw in the 16 clashes at Anfield.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Liverpool 4 Watford 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Leeds (W5 D2) are unbeaten in the last seven top flight home games to Southampton.
But Southampton have won the last four clashes between these sides anyway on a Saturday. Plus eight of the last ten Saturday games.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Leeds 1 Southampton 1
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Chelsea’s 2.62 points per game average against London sides is the best in the league this season.
Brentford’s record v big six clubs this season is W1 D1 L7.
Brentford last beat Chelsea in 1939.
Brentford have the second worst record (points per game) this season v teams with blue home kits.
Chelsea, along with Liverpool, Man Utd, Newcastle and Crystal Palace, are the only teams not lose to a team with a striped kit. All six of Crystal Palace’s have been draws.
Chelsea’s record v bottom six sides this season is W8 D1 (28-5)
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Chelsea 2 Brentford 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Man City’s record v bottom six sides this season is W8 D1 (31-1).
Man City are unbeaten in 13 games v Burnley and have won the last eight. The combined margin for the eight wins is 29-1.
Man City have won just two of the last seven home games at Burnley on a Saturday.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Burnley 0 Man City 3
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Brighton’s record v promoted sides this season is decent – W4 D1.
Brighton (D2 L1) are winless at home to bottom six sides.
Brighton have won the last two games at home v Norwich by the combined score of 7-0.
Brighton are undefeated in five matches v Norwich on a Saturday.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Brighton 2 Norwich 0
SATURDAY 3:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
The game is on at 3pm UK Time.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Wolves 0 Aston Villa 0
SATURDAY 5:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Leicester have won the last two games v Man Utd.
Man Utd are on a five game winning streak in April v Leicester.
Man Utd have a modest W2 D1 L2 record at home to middle eight sides.
Leicester have lost all three away games to big six clubs.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Man Utd 1 Leicester 1
SUNDAY 2:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
The away side has won five of the last seven clashes between these sides.
Going back to 2007, West Ham have won just one of their last 14 home games v Everton.
West Ham have won three of the last four Sunday games v Everton.
Everton W1 D2 L5 have a poor record against London clubs this season.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
West Ham 1 Everton 0
SUNDAY 4:30PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Newcastle have a great record v Spurs in London on a Sunday. The last five record is W4 D1. Spurs last won at home on a Sunday in 2009.
Newcastle (L8 D1) are yet to beat a top six club (at time of match).
Newcastle have won once game v London clubs in 11 attempts.
Spurs have lost one of the last nine clashes with Newcastle, but haven’t won either of the last two home games against them.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Spurs 3 Newcastle 0
MONDAY 8:00PM
WHAT ARE THE BARELY INTERESTING STATS?
Four of the last five games between these sides have ended in a draw.
Crystal Palace have won one of the last 18 home games v Arsenal.
Arsenal have won four of the five matches v Crystal Palace in midweek. One Draw.
WHO’S GOING TO WIN?
Crystal Palace 0 Arsenal 2
