The new season is just one week old, but it already feels like a classic season doesn’t it? Title race? Underdog promoted side winning stories. Goals galore. Well to try and continue that excitement we offer the next chapter of predictions with our 2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 2 + Stats Preview.
We not only provide our predictions for the upcoming GW2 fixtures, but offer up a wide range of H2H and in-season stats and barely interesting facts.
Enough to keep one busy for a while anyway.
So please accept and enjoy our 2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 2 + Stats Preview.
2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 2 – Our Selections
Here are our fearless predictions for the fixtures ahead, and tune in below for all the stats and barely interesting stats.
Liverpool 4 Burnley 0
Man City 5 Norwich 0
Aston Villa 2 Newcastle 1
Crystal Palace 1 Brentford 2
Leeds 0 Everton 1
Brighton 2 Watford 0
Southampton 1 Man Utd 2
Wolves 1 Spurs 0
Arsenal 1 Chelsea 1
West Ham 3 Leicester 1
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2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 2 – 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.
Stats include the first game week and more will be coming as the season grows.
LIVERPOOL v BURNLEY – SAT 12:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Burnley’s Expected Goals (xG) from last weekend was slightly better than Liverpool’s – 1.80 v 1.79.
Liverpool had the lowest Points per Game at home to bottom six sides last season than any other team. Their record ended up W2 D2 L3. Bottom six judged on league position of opponent at time of match.
Burnley have now lost four games in a row in the Premier League, equal top worst run with Wolves.
Liverpool have won just one of the last four meetings with Burnley on a Saturday. (W1 L1 D2)
Burnley haven’t beaten Liverpool at home on a Saturday since 1962, 14 games ago.
PREDICTION
Liverpool 4 Burnley 0
MAN CITY v NORWICH – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Man City’s form at home to promoted sides last season was a little underwhelming – W1 D1 L1 – Combined Goals 4-3.
Man City were unbeaten (W4 D1) at home to bottom six sides last year scoring a combined 10-1.
Norwich won the last meeting between these sides on a Saturday 3-2 in their last Premier League campaign.
Man City have won the last three games v Norwich at home by a combined 14-1. Much like the odds of a Norwich win.
Norwich have now lost 11 games in a row in the Premier League. Their opening to the season doesn’t help. But they are a long way behind the worst losing streak in the Premier League held by Sunderland of 20 games spread from 2002 to 2006.
PREDICTION
Man City 5 Norwich 0
ASTON VILLA v NEWCASTLE – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Both teams scored two goals and lost last weekend.
Aston Villa won the last meeting between these sides on a Saturday last season, the win previous to that was 2008, eight games prior.
This Saturday’s game continues a barely interesting pattern of a Saturday game between these sides every seven years. Going backwards the last two August Saturday fixtures between these sides were in 2014 and 2007, making the 2021 the third in that sequence now. Not good news for fans of goals – those last two games ended 0-0.
PREDICTION
Aston Villa 2 Newcastle 1
CRYSTAL PALACE v BRENTFORD – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
These teams haven’t played each other since a 1978 cup run. The last league match was 1962.
Crystal Palace won just one of ten matches last season v London clubs.
Brentford averaged 1.9 points v London clubs last season and Crystal Palace’s London v London record last season was 0.7.
Brentford were one of just three promoted teams to win their first game since 2010.
These teams were last (Crystal Palace) and third last (Brentford) for shots taken. Crystal Palace were last for xG last weekend.
PREDICTION
Crystal Palace 1 Brentford 2
LEEDS UTD v EVERTON – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Everton have only won three of the 38 games between these sides at Leeds on a Saturday. Their last triumph was in 1951.
Leeds have have won their last five clashes in August v Everton.
As for clashes in August on a Saturday, there could be loads of goals. 27 goals have been scored in six games on a Saturday in August. Leeds won five of those.
Leeds are on the Premier League’s best current unbeaten home run with six games undefeated.
PREDICTION
Leeds 0 Everton 1
BRIGHTON v WATFORD – SAT 5:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Brighton managed just one win last season v London clubs.
Brighton (W1 D2) were unbeaten at home to promoted clubs last season.
Watford’s Sarr provided the second most Key Passes last weekend (4) behind Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney.
Watford ended their last Premier League campaign with six straight losses away.
PREDICTION
Brighton 2 Watford 0
SOUTHAMPTON v MAN UTD – SUN 2:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Man Utd finished last season unbeaten away from home (W12 D7)
Man Utd haven’t lost at Southampton since 2003 – their current unbeaten run is a lucky 13.
No team averaged more points per game on a Sunday last season than Man Utd.
Southampton finished last in the league table from January 1 last season.
Southampton conceded the most goals v Big Six opposition last season with 35 in 12 matches. Losing 9-0 to Man Utd doesn’t help.
PREDICTION
Southampton 1 Man Utd 2
WOLVES v SPURS – SUN 2:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Wolves had the third best home record v London clubs last season (W4 D1 L1)
Spurs were undefeated in five away games in the midlands (W4 D1)
Spurs are undefeated in five games at Wolves going back to 2011.
Wolves’ Strongman Adam Traore won the weekend in GW1 for Dribbles, Successful Take Ons, and tightest clothing.
PREDICTION
Wolves 1 Spurs 0
ARSENAL v CHELSEA – SUN 4:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Despite being slammed for being beaten by promoted Brentford, Arsenal created the most chances last weekend of any other side. And the most shots with 22 – six more than a side who scored five more goals than they did.
Arsenal lost the fewest games to London opposition last season with one. Chelsea conceded the fewest goals v London clubs with five in ten matches.
Chelsea scored just six goals in 12 matches v Big Six sides last season. Only Fulham and Burnley had fewer.
Arsenal are on a three game winning streak v Chelsea.
Arsenal have won just one of the last 12 clashes between these sides on a Sunday.
Arsenal have scored two or more goals in 7 of the past 9 home matches v Chelsea.
PREDICTION
Arsenal 1 Chelsea 1
WEST HAM v LEICESTER – MON 8:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
West Ham were 10/10 for games against Midlands sides last season. Scoring the most goals and winning by a combined 27-8.
Prior to last weekend West Ham hadn’t scored an opening weekend goal since 2016 and lost their opening weekend games by a combined 15-0 in those four games heading into this season.
West Ham won both games v Leicester last season scoring three goals both times.
West Ham won five of their six Monday games last season.
West Ham ended with the second best home record last season (Points per Game). Leicester was the only other top six side they beat at home last season, losing all of the other four.
PREDICTION
West Ham 3 Leicester 1
