Welcome to our 2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 7 + Stats Preview – a meandering look into the upcoming weekend of Premier League football.
We not only provide our predictions for the upcoming GW6 Premier League 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 7 + Stats Preview.
2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 7 – 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.
Man Utd 2 Everton 0
Newcastle 1 Wolves 1
Burnley 2 Norwich 0
Chelsea 1 Southampton 1
Leeds 1 Watford 2
Brighton 0 Arsenal 2
Crystal Palace 0 Leicester 2
Spurs 1 Aston Villa 1
West Ham 2 Brentford 0
Liverpool 1 Man City 1
Season Progress – 52% – 31/60 – 14 Correct scores
Last Week – 1 / 10 – 1 Correct score
2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 7 Summary
Here is the league table stats in a different way.
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2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 7 – 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.
MANCHESTER UTD v EVERTON – SAT 12:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Man Utd are unbeaten at home in seven games v Everton (W4 D3)
Everton have only won at Man Utd twice – once eight games ago in 2013 and the other time was in the first month of the Premier League starting in 1992. Both of those wins were on a Wednesday, so Everton haven’t won at Old Trafford in the Premier League era on a Saturday.
Man Utd are on a 10 game unbeaten streak v Everton in October (W8 D2)
Three sides are yet to play a big six opponent this season, two of them are Man Utd and Everton.
PREDICTION
Man Utd 2 Everton 0
WOLVES v NEWCASTLE – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
The last five games between these sides has ended 1-1.
Wolves haven’t beaten Newcastle at home for seven games (L2 D5). Their last win at home to Newcastle was in 2003.
Wolves are yet to score at home this season. No other team in the top five European leagues or the three lower tiers of English football share that stat. Yet Wolves’ expected goals at home is better than 11 other teams including this weekend’s opponent and Chelsea.
Newcastle has almost twice the expected goals against than Wolves.
Only six teams have failed to win a game away from home so far this season after three away rounds. All are in the bottom six.
PREDICTION
Newcastle 1 Wolves 1
BURNLEY v NORWICH – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Norwich have lost 16 Premier League games in a row.
Norwich average more shots this season than Brentford and Spurs despite scoring just two goals.
Burnley have won their last six home league matches v Norwich, scoring two goals in five of those games and three in one. Norwich did win the last game at Turf Moor but it was a cup fixture.
Burnley (D2 L1) didn’t win at home last season to promoted sides.
PREDICTION
Burnley 2 Norwich 0
CHELSEA v SOUTHAMPTON – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Southampton have drawn their two games against big six opposition this season.
Southampton (W1 D2) are unbeaten in their last three v Chelsea. And their last three at Chelsea.
Southampton have scored three goals in tow of their last three trips to Chelsea on a Saturday.
There have been 20 goals in the last five meetings between these teams in October.
Southampton (D3 L3) didn’t win in London last season.
Despite scoring six goals at home, Chelsea’s expected goals in the fourth worst.
PREDICTION
Chelsea 1 Southampton 1
LEEDS v WATFORD – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Watford have won four in a row v Leeds.
Watford are also undefeated in their last five matches at Leeds (W3 D2) and have scored 16 goals in those five away games.
Leeds had a 100% record v promoted sides last season.
Leeds lost just once at home last season to London clubs.
PREDICTION
Leeds 1 Watford 2
BRIGHTON v ARSENAL – SAT 5:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Last season’s 1-0 win at Brighton was Arsenal’s first win there since Brighton returned to the top flight.
Brighton (W2 D1) are undefeated so far against London sides.
These teams have only met in October once before, Arsenal won that 2-0 in 2017.
Brighton are yet to play a big six side this season.
PREDICTION
Brighton 0 Arsenal 2
CRYSTAL PALACE v LEICESTER – SUN 2:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Leicester (W3 D1) are undefeated in their last four v Crystal Palace.
These teams have only met twice before on a Sunday. Leicester have won both games. Crystal Palace haven’t scored in either.
Leicester conceded the sixth most amount of goal last season to London sides despite winning 5/12 games.
PREDICTION
Crystal Palace 0 Leicester 2
SPURS v ASTON VILLA – SUN 2:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
The last 14 games between these sides follows a pattern. Most recent game first – AV TOT TOT TOT TOT TOT TOT AV TOT TOT TOT TOT TOT TOT. Essentially Aston Villa win every seventh game, so another six to go then.
Spurs have won their only games v midlands opposition this season.
Both of these teams have been beaten 3-0 by Chelsea this season.
Aston Villa scored the second most amount of goals last season in away games in London. 12 goals in six matches was only beaten by Liverpool.
PREDICTION
Spurs 1 Aston Villa 1
WEST HAM v BRENTFORD – SUN 2:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
West Ham (W5 D1) were one of only four teams not to lose to promoted sides last season.
These sides haven’t met since 1993 and West Ham won that game 4-0.
There have been no goals scored in Sunday fixtures between these teams. Their only match ended 0-0 in 1992.
West Ham didn’t concede a goals last season to teams with red and white striped kits (Southampton and Sheffield Utd)
West Ham (4th) and Brentford (6th) are in the top six for expected goals this season. Michail Antonio is top of the individual expected goals despite missing a game.
PREDICTION
West Ham 2 Brentford 0
LIVERPOOL v MANCHESTER CITY – SUN 4:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Man City have scored four goals in their last two league games v Liverpool.
Man City won the last game between these sides at Anfield, but before that their last win was in 2003 and was a run of 21 games without a win.
That last start win was the only win for Manchester City v Liverpool in 23 games played on a Sunday.
Man City haven’t beaten Liverpool in October since 1977 – eight games ago.
Liverpool scored the most goals per game v big six clubs last season, Man City conceded the fewest.
Combining shots stats – these teams average 43 shots per games with 13 on target.
The combined expected goals for these sides is 31.
PREDICTION
Liverpool 1 Man City 1
