A new season, a new opportunity for Football prognostication, and like many if not all the football fans around the world, hoping for better than last season. Talking of better than last season, here are our Premier League Predictions Week 1.
Each gameweek in the Premier League in 2024-25 we offer up a stat filled prediction preview, with some barely interesting stats and visuals, just enough to bluff your way through various tipping competitions or betting shops.
And stay tuned for the EPL Donkey, who serves up a slightly different view on the Premier League each week.
2024-25 Premier League Predictions Week 1
Barely Interesting Premier League Stats Week 1
Here you’ll find the choicest cuts of barely interesting stats on offer for every fixture this gameweek. Some may assist your tipping, others are barely worth a grunt. Either way, they are all yours.
MUN v FUL – Fulham won the most recent game at Old Trafford v Man Utd. The home side’s record for the last five game v Fulham is W2 D2 L1.
MUN v FUL – Prior to that previous win for Fulham, Man Utd had won eight games in a row on a Saturday v Fulham.
IPS v LIV – Ipswich’s results v Liverpool in their most recent season of promotion to the Premier League was W1 D1.
IPS v LIV – Three of the four games played at Ipswich in the year of their promotion to the top flight v Liverpool have ended in a draw.
IPS v LIV – Ipswich haven’t won a home game v Liverpool since 1986.
IPS v LIV – Liverpool were W5 D1 v promoted sides last season.
ARS v WOL – Arsenal have won six straight v Wolves.
ARS v WOL – Arsenal are also unbeaten in their last 14 Saturday games v Wolves.
EVE v BHA – The home side has failed to win this fixture for the last seven games.
EVE v BHA – Both games finished 1-1 last season.
NEW v SOT – Newcastle are unbeaten in their last 10 games v Southampton.
NEW v SOT – Newcastle are unbeaten in their last 7 games at home to Southampton (W5 D2) and lost just once in 19 home games (W14 D4 L1)
NEW v SOT – Newcastle’s record v promoted sides last season was W4 D1 L1
NFO v BOU – Bournemouth (W5 D3) are unbeaten in their last 8 games v Nottingham Forest.
NFO v BOU – Bournemouth have won the last three games at Nottingham Forest, the last two games by 3-2.
WHU v AVL – West Ham are unbeaten in their last 9 games at home to Aston Villa. Villa have curiously scored exactly one goal in the last five games at West Ham.
BRE v CRY – The last three games at Brentford between these sides have ended in a draw.
BRE v CRY – Crystal Palace were unbeaten in four Sunday games last season. Brentford were winless.
CHE v MCI – Both league games were draws last season.
CHE v MCI – Man City are unbeaten in their last four visits to Chelsea W3 D1.
CHE v MCI – Man City are also unbeaten in their last 8 games on a Sunday v Chelsea.
LEI v TOT – Spurs won all six games v promoted sides last season.
Premier League Week 1 H2H
Here are the H2H for Week 1 of the Premier League.
General Premier League Stats
Normally this is where we would put the current season stats, but since there are none because the season hasn’t started, please enjoy a bunch from last season.
