The wait is almost over! Yes, we’ve certainly been spoilt this summer on the football front but with the World Cup still fresh in our memories the attention turns back to the Premier League as the new season gets going on Friday 10th August.
All twenty sides are in action over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but we get going with a treat on Friday night as Jose Mourhino’s Manchester United welcome Leicester City to Old Trafford – a fixture that ended 2-0 last season.
Then on Saturday we’ve twelve more games to take in that include Newcastle vs Tottenham, plus Huddersfield vs Chelsea, while Premier League new boys Fulham host Crystal Palace.
Plus, another newly-promoted side – Wolves – are one half of the Saturday 5:30pm clash as they entertain Everton – the teams last met in 2012.
We’ve got all the games covered from a head-to-head angle, plus our best betting option on each match based on the stats – So, let’s get cracking!!
Friday 10th August 2018
Manchester United v Leicester City 20:00
– Last met (Dec 17), Leicester 2-2 Man Utd
– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Man Utd 2-0 Leicester
– Man Utd have scored at least 2 goals in their last 5 vs Leicester (all comps)
– Man Utd are unbeaten in their last 8 vs Leicester (all comps)
– Both teams scored in 7 of the last 9 head-to-heads
– Man are unbeaten in the last 9 repeat league fixtures
– 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– 3 DRAWS in the last 6 league head-to-heads
– Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) has scored in the last 2 repeat fixtures
– 2 RED CARDS in the last 6 head-to-heads (both Leicester)
Best Bet: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @2.00
Saturday 11th August 2018
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur 12:30
– Last met (May 18), Spurs 1-0 Newcastle
– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Newcastle 0-2 Spurs
– Newcastle failed to score against Spurs last season
– 6 of the last 8 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS (all comps)
– No DRAWS in the last 12 head-to-heads (all comps)
– Both teams scored in 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads
– The last two repeat fixtures saw RED CARDS (both Newcastle)
– Spurs have scored in their last 8 games vs Newcastle
Best Bet: OVER 2.5 GOALS @2.00
Bournemouth v Cardiff City 15:00
– Last met (2015, Championship), Cardiff 1-1 Bournemouth
– Last repeat league fixture (2014), Bournemouth 5-3 Cardiff
– Both teams scored in 8 of the last 9 head-to-heads
– 8 of the last 9 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 3 vs Cardiff (all comps)
– Bournemouth have lost just 1 of their last 6 vs Cardiff (all comps)
– 3 DRAWS in the last 8 head-to-heads
Best Bet: OVER 2.5 GOALS @2.07
Fulham v Crystal Palace 15:00
– Last met (2014, Prem League), Fulham 2-2 Palace
– Fulham are unbeaten in their last 3 vs Palace
– Palace have won just 1 of their last 8 v Fulham
– The last 3 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams scored in the last 3 head-to-heads
– Fulham have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 vs Palace
– 7 DRAWS in the last 14 head-to-heads
Best Bet: FULHAM/DRAW ‘DOUBLE CHANCE’ @1.36
Huddersfield Town v Chelsea 15:00
– Last met (May 18), Chelsea 1-1 Huddersfield
– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Huddersfield 1-3 Chelsea
– Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 8 league games vs Huddersfield
– Huddersfield last beat Chelsea in the league in 1963
– Both teams scored in the last 4 head-to-heads (all comps)
– 3 of the last 4 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Laurent Depoitre (Huddersfield) scored in both fixtures last season
– Huddersfield have scored in their last 7 vs Chelsea
Best Bet: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @2.00
Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion 15:00
– Last met (Dec 17), Brighton 1-0 Watford
– Last season’s repeat fixture ended, Watford 0-0 Brighton
– The last 6 head-to-heads all went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams DIDN’T score in 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads
– The last two repeat fixtures ended in DRAWS
– 3 of the last 6 head-to-heads ended in DRAWS
– Watford failed to score in both league head-to-heads last season vs Brighton
– Watford have lost just 1 of their last 8 home league games vs Brighton
– 4 of the last 7 repeat fixtures ended in DRAWS
Best Bet: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @1.65
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton 17:30
– Last met (May 2012), Wolves 0-0 Everton
– Everton are unbeaten in their last 6 vs Wolves
– 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
– 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads ended in DRAWS
– Wolves have NOT scored in their last 3 home league fixtures vs Everton
– 2 of the last 3 repeat fixtures ended 0-0
Best Bet: DRAW @3.30
Sunday 12th August 2018
Liverpool v West Ham United 13:30
– Last met (Feb 18), Liverpool 4-1 West Ham
– Last repeat fixture ended, Liverpool 4-1 West Ham
– Liverpool won both head-to-heads vs West Ham 4-1 last season
– Liverpool have scored 4 goals in their last 3 vs West Ham
– The last 5 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS (all comps)
– Both teams scored in 4 of the last 5 head-to-heads
– Mo Salah (Liverpool) scored 3 goals vs West Ham last season
– 1 DRAW in the last 10 league head-to-heads
Best Bet: OVER 2.5 GOALS @1.53
Southampton v Burnley 13:00
– Last met (Feb 18), Burnley 1-1 Southampton
– Last repeat fixture ended, Southampton 0-1 Burnley
– 5 of the last 6 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
– Both teams DIDN’T score in 4 of the last 6 head-to-heads
– Burnley are unbeaten in their last 3 vs Southampton
– Burnley have scored in their last 4 games vs Southampton
– Southampton have lost just 1 of their last 5 home league games vs Burnley
Best Bet: UNDER 2.5 GOALS @1.65
Arsenal v Manchester City 16:00
– Last met (Mar 18), Arsenal 0-3 Man City
– Last repeat fixture ended, Arsenal 0-3 Man City
– Man City have won their last 3 head-to-heads vs Arsenal
– The last 8 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
– Man City have scored at least 3 goals in their last 3 vs Arsenal
– Man City are unbeaten in their last 5 league games vs Arsenal
– Both teams scored in 5 of the last 6 league head-to-heads
– Sergio Aguero (Man City) has scored 5 goals in the last 7 head-to-heads
– 4 of the last 9 league head-to-heads ended in DRAWS
Best Bet: OVER 2.5 GOALS @1.57
Note: Odds are subject to change