Welcome to our 2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 6 + 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 6 + Stats Preview.
2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 6 – 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.
Chelsea 1 Man City 1
Man Utd 3 Aston Villa 0
Everton 2 Norwich 0
Leeds 1 West Ham 1
Leicester 1 Burnley 0
Watford 3 Newcastle 2
Brentford 0 Liverpool 1
Southampton 1 Wolves 0
Arsenal 1 Spurs 1
Crystal Palace 2 Brighton 1
Season Progress – 60% – 30/50 – 13 Correct scores
Last Week – 4 / 10 – 2 Correct scores
2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 6 – Predicta3000
To see if stats are better than our picks here is our Predicta3000.
Over 20 different current and historical H2H stats and created a H2H % for each match.
Current stats include points, form, shots, expected goals and relative performance of all those against this week’s opposition. H2H is based in all time, since 2000, and Premier League H2H.
The grey section is the likelihood of a draw.
This Week:
The big surprise result is Leeds to beat West Ham.
The Predcita3000 also gives the weekend’s big clash to Chelsea – just.
Otherwise results are as expected.
Southampton v Wolves and Leicester v Burnley are the most liekly draws.
2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 6 Summary
Here is the league table stats in a different way.
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2021-22 Premier League Predictions Week 6 – 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.
CHELSEA v MANCHESTER CITY – SAT 12:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
The away side won both league clashes last season.
Chelsea haven’t beaten Man City since 2008 in September. Man City are W2 D1 from the most recent games.
Both sides have conceded just one goal this season. Man City haven’t conceded for 395 minutes. Chelsea for 225 minutes.
Chelsea are almost three goals better off than their expected goals says, while Man City are two behind their xG.
Man City are currently 0/1 for away games in London this season.
PREDICTION
Chelsea 1 Man City 1
MANCHESTER UTD v ASTON VILLA – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
These two teams are the top two for outperforming their expected goals. Man Utd are first outperforming xG by 3.48.
Man Utd are unbeaten in eight games at home v Aston Villa (W7 D1). Villa’s last win was in 2009.
That 2009 win was their last win anywhere v Man Utd. Throw in 18 games at all grounds without winning for Villa (L14 D4)
Aston Villa have won three Premier League (since 1992-93) games v Man Utd who have 38 wins from 52 games.
Half of the 12 games played between these sides in September have ended in draws.
Cristiano Ronaldo already has the second best expected goal figure after just two games.
PREDICTION
Man Utd 3 Aston Villa 0
EVERTON v NORWICH – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Norwich have won the last two gamesat Everton – one in the League and a Cup clash. Both 2-0.
Everton had a record of W1 L2 v promoted sides at home last season.
The last time Everton beat Norwich in September was in 1977 and pre-dates Rafa Benitez’s playing career. It is their only win in September too.
Norwich are yet to score away and have an expected goals figure of 0.60.
PREDICTION
Everton 2 Norwich 0
LEEDS v WEST HAM – SAT 12:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
West Ham won both fixtures last season. Only Wolves and Brighton were the other sides who Leeds lost both games to last season.
Leeds are unbeaten in five games v West Ham on a Saturday. And lost just once in 17 games on a Saturday going back to 1989.
West Ham (W9 D5 L1) lost just once last season to middle eight sides.
Leeds lost just once at home last season to London sides and only Man City scored more goals at home to London sides last season.
Leeds have the second worst expected goals against at home this season behind Newcastle.
PREDICTION
Leeds 1 West Ham 1
LEICESTER v BURNLEY – SAT 3:000PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Burnley haven’t beaten Leicester at Leicester since 2007. Leicester have W6 D4 since.
Three of the last four games have ended 2-1 on a Saturday.
Burnley have scored just one goal away this season, but have a better expected goals figure for away games than big six clubs Arsenal and Spurs and high flying Brighton.
Only Spurs and Norwich have a worse expected goals this season than Leicester.
Leicester won just 2/6 last season against teams with Maroon/Burgundy kits. Man Utd and West Ham were the only teams with a 100% record.
PREDICTION
Leicester 1 Burnley 0
WATFORD v NEWCASTLE – SAT 3:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Watford have a very good recent record v Newcastle. The last 10 games is W7 D2 L1
Newcastle have scored exactly one goal in four of the last five games v Watford at Watford. They have also lost four of the last five goals in those games.
These teams have met only twice in September. It is a 2-1 win for each side.
PREDICTION
Watford 3 Newcastle 2
BRENTFORD v LIVERPOOL – SAT 5:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Liverpool W2 D3 L1 won just two games v promoted sides last season.
Liverpool had the best record and scored the most goals v London sides last season.
Brentford have conceded just two goals and have the second best expected goals against.
The last league meeting between these sides was in 1947 and was a draw.
There have been four cup ties since the last league meeting and Liverpool have won all four. And scored four goals in the last three of those games.
PREDICTION
Brentford 0 Liverpool 1
SOUTHAMPTON v WOLVES – SAT 12:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Wolves have lost just one of the last 11 v Southampton (W6 D4 L1)
Wolves’ 2-1 win away last season was the only league game between these sides on a Sunday.
Wolves won the last September fixture between these sides in 2018. Previous to that Southampton won the other six. One was a 9-3 win in 1965.
Wolves (W3 D1) were undefeated last season against teams with red and white striped kits.
Wolves were undefeated last season v South Coast clubs.
Southampton kept Man City to an expected goal figure of just 1.22 last weekend, which is the best effort of any team so far rhis season.
PREDICTION
Southampton 1 Wolves 0
ARSENAL v TOTTENHAM – SUN 4:30PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Spurs have won just one of the last 12 games at Arsenal going back to 2012.
Spurs have won just once at Arsenal on a Sunday. The first one in 1987. Arsenal have won 10 of the 14 clashes at home on a Sunday.
Arsenal are undefeated in 11 clashes v Spurs in September. Spurs haven’t won this match in September since 1969.
Arsenal W6 D3 L1 had a much better record v London sides last season than Spurs W3 D4 L3
PREDICTION
Arsenal 1 Spurs 1
CRYSTAL PALACE v BRIGHTON – MON 8:00PM
BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Brighton won 1/12 v London clubs last season.
The last four games between these clubs is following a pattern. Crystal Palace win away, draw at home, Crystal Palace win away, draw at home.
Conor Gallagher has the seventh best personal expected goals this season.
Crystal Palace have won just one of the last 12 midweek clashes v Brighton going back to 1975.
PREDICTION
Crystal Palace 2 Brighton 1
