PREMIER LEAGUE WEDNESDAY: We preview Wednesday’s Premier League games with extended stats and BETDAQ recommended bets.
BOURNEMOUTH V CHELSEA
7.45pm Chelsea have a big fight on their hands for a Champions League spot now and they can’t afford to slip up in games like this. They would have enjoyed last week though when beating Spurs 2-1 in the Carabao Cup and a smooth 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup – it was a nice bounce back after losing 2-0 to Arsenal; even though that does put them under pressure in the league. This is a tough test for Chelsea but Bournemouth have been very hit and miss this season. After beating West Ham 2-0 here they are bidding for back-to-back wins for the first time since October; a stat that highlights their up and down form more than anything. It’s fair to say that Bournemouth have consistently came up short against the big six and with Chelsea enjoying the Cup boost over Spurs we can’t see past an away win here. The Blues look ten ticks too big at 1.7 and that looks to be the best value of the night.
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Chelsea to beat Bournemouth at 1.7.
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MATCH STATS
- Bournemouth have lost their last five home meetings with Chelsea in all competitions, since a 1-0 win in the second tier in September 1988.
- Chelsea have beaten Bournemouth twice already this season, winning 2-0 in the reverse league fixture and 1-0 in a League Cup match.
- Bournemouth’s only previous Premier League victory on a Wednesday was a 3-0 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last season.
- Bournemouth are looking to secure back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since October following their 2-0 win over West Ham last time out.
- Chelsea – who lost at Arsenal last time out – haven’t lost consecutive Premier League games since March 2018. The Blues haven’t scored more than twice in any of their last 12 Premier League matches, since beating Crystal Palace 3-1 in November.
- Only the Etihad (50) has seen more Premier League goals than Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium this season coming into this round of matches (38 – F21 A17).
- Chelsea are the only side whose Premier League games are yet to see a single red card this season, while Bournemouth have seen their opponent have a player sent off a league-high six times so far in 2018-19.
- Chelsea’s Eden Hazard has had a hand in eight goals in his last eight games against Bournemouth in all competitions (7 goals, 1 assist).
- Chelsea’s Eden Hazard has scored in six different games against Bournemouth in all competitions – he’s only scored in more against Liverpool in his club career (7).
- Callum Wilson has scored in each of his last two Premier League games for Bournemouth – he’s never scored in three in a row in the same season before.
- 10 of Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud’s last 13 Premier League goals have been as a substitute. He’s only found the net in one of his last 14 starts in the competition.
SOUTHAMPTON V CRYSTAL PALACE
7.45pm Huddersfield and Fulham look like filling 20th and 19th in the league table at the end of the season; but there are so many teams to can finish 18th and go down – this is a massive game for both sides. Although they sit in 14th and 15th in the table, they are actually only three points away from 18th position before Matchday 24 kicks off in the Premier League this week and a win for either side would be a huge boost. Southampton have an excellent record against Palace, winning eight of their last ten home fixtures and they will be hoping to continue that good run here. They’ve also won their last two Premier League fixtures, beating Everton and Leicester 2-1 so they will come into this game full of confidence. Palace will be buzzing after knocking Spurs out of the FA Cup at the weekend and we expect a very close game here. Palace have seen plenty of goals in their recent games and with Southampton scoring goals again we like over 2.5 goals at 1.99 which looks better value than anything in the match odds market.
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Over 2.5 goals at 1.99.
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MATCH STATS
- Southampton have won eight of their last 10 top-flight home games against Crystal Palace (D1 L1), though they did lose this exact fixture last season.
- Crystal Palace are looking to win back-to-back top-flight away games against Southampton for the first time.
- Southampton have only won more Premier League games against Newcastle (15) than they have against Crystal Palace (12).
- Since returning to the Premier League in 2013, Crystal Palace have only lost more league games against Man Utd and Spurs (9 each) than they have vs Southampton (8).
- Southampton have won their last two Premier League games, last winning three in a row at the end of the 2015-16 campaign (a run of four).
- 59% of Southampton’s 22 points this season have come in their eight games under manager Ralph Hasenhüttl (W4 D1 L3).
- Crystal Palace average 1.4 goals-per-game away from home in Premier League games this season (the 8 th highest figure in the division), compared to just 0.6 at home (the 2nd lowest figure). Indeed, the Eagles have scored 10 goals in their last four league games on the road.
- Since the start of last season Southampton have drawn more games than any other Premier League side, with their total of 22 draws accounting for 15% of the total in the division in that time (22/143).
- Southampton striker Charlie Austin has faced Crystal Palace five times without scoring a single goal in the Premier League – against no other side has he played more without finding the net.
- Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has scored three Premier League goals this season, all away from home – no player has scored more so far in 2018-19 without netting at home. However, the Ivorian has only faced Arsenal and Man City (8 each) more often without scoring in the Premier League than he has Southampton (7 games).
LIVERPOOL V LEICESTER
8pm It seems so long ago since Leicester won the Premier League title, and now Liverpool are as short at 1.25 to beat them – although who can blame the markets for having Liverpool so short looking at the football they have been playing this season. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 32 home Premier League games, and a routine three points looks in store for Wednesday night. They come into this fixture having won their last seven home Premier League games and with Leicester playing poor football at the moment it’s impossible to see past a Liverpool win. Leicester have lost their last three against Newport, Southampton and Wolves – we like Liverpool to cover the two goal Asian Handicap here (stakes void if they win by exactly two) – they’re currently trading 2.2 and that looks huge value against the struggling Leicester.
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Liverpool -2 goals Asian Handicap to beat Leicester at 2.2.
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MATCH STATS
- Liverpool have won their last three league games against Leicester – they last won four in a row against them between February 1987 and September 1996.
- Leicester have lost six of their last seven away Premier League games against Liverpool (D1), with their last win at Anfield coming in May 2000 (2-0).
- Liverpool haven’t lost any of their last 19 home midweek games in the Premier League (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), winning 13 and drawing six since a 0-1 loss vs Fulham in May 2012.
- Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 32 home Premier League games (W23 D9), the longest such run in the division since Man City went 37 without defeat between December 2010 and December 2012.
- Liverpool are looking to win eight consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since March 2010. The Reds conceded as many goals in their last home league game against Crystal Palace as they had in their previous 15 at Anfield combined (3).
- Leicester have lost each of their last 11 Premier League games against sides starting the day top of the table, conceding at least twice every time (27 in total) and netting just five in return. Their last such win came on January 31st 1998 at Manchester United.
- This will be Liverpool’s 10th Premier League game as the side starting top this season, more than they’ve played in any other season in the competition (9 in 1996-97).
- Leicester have lost their last two Premier League games – the eighth time they’ve lost consecutive league matches under Claude Puel. However, they’ve not lost three in a row in the competition since February 2017 under Claudio Ranieri (a run of five).
- Only Andrew Cole (11) and Thierry Henry (8) have scored more Premier League goals against Liverpool than Leicester’s Jamie Vardy (7).
- Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino has committed more fouls without receiving a single yellow or red card than any other Premier League player this season (30).
TOTTENHAM V WATFORD
8pm It’s been a terrible week for Spurs, and they’d dearly love an easy three points here to steady the ship. Not only have they crashed out of the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, but they have picked up important injuries too and to rub salt in their wounds; they would have gone through on away goals if the rules didn’t charge in the Carabao Cup this season. Classic Spurs you might say. Nevertheless they must pick themselves up and go to war again – they have a good record against Watford but they’ll have to perform well tonight as Watford arrive here unbeaten in their last six games. Obviously the quality of opposition hasn’t been up to the standard of Spurs, but Spurs will be low on confidence after losing three of their last four games and are early Watford goal could see the heads go down. We feel that under 2.5 goals should be shorter than 2.16 here with Spurs missing some key players – we can see a slow start by the home side and a very close game – perhaps Watford can squeeze out a draw however were happy to back unders at 2.16.
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Under 2.5 goals at 2.16.
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MATCH STATS
- Tottenham are unbeaten in their last seven home games against Watford in all competitions (W6 D1) since a 2-3 loss in a League Cup match in October 1994.
- Watford are looking to do the league double over Tottenham for the very first time.
- After winning their first three away league games against Spurs by an aggregate score of 9-3, Watford have lost each of their last eight such visits, scoring three and conceding 22.
- Watford could become the first side to do the league double over a ‘big six’ side from outside of those clubs since the 2015-16 campaign (West Ham vs Liverpool and Newcastle vs Tottenham).
- Spurs have won their last 10 Premier League games on a Wednesday by an aggregate score of 26-3. Meanwhile, Watford have played more Premier League games on Wednesday without ever winning than any other side in the competition (P13 W0 D4 L9).
- Tottenham haven’t drawn any of their last 27 Premier League games (W20 L7). Victory or defeat here would equal the record set by Bolton between March-December 2011 of 28 games without a draw in the competition.
- Tottenham have lost their last two home league games, last losing three in a row in September 2008. They last lost three in a row at home within the same season in February 2007.
- Watford are unbeaten in four Premier League away games (W2 D2), scoring at least twice each time. The Hornets have won their last two Premier League games in London (vs West Ham and Crystal Palace) – they’ve never won three consecutive top-flight games in the capital.
- Tottenham have scored more headed goals than any other Premier League side this season (12). 50% of striker Fernando Llorente’s overall goals in the competition have been headers (8/16) including his only one for Spurs to date.
- 11 of the 15 Premier League goals Spurs have scored against Watford under Mauricio Pochettino have been netted by the injured or unavailable Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.
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