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Betting.Betfair
on Sep 16, 2011 at 11:07:58 AM
[u]Aston Villa v Newcastle[/u]
Both clubs have made an unbeaten start to the season and Newcastle currently occupy fourth spot with Villa sitting two points behind in eighth. However, whilst the Magpies have recorded two wins, Villa have drawn three of their four games.
Opta stats show that Alex McLeish's side have suffered just one league defeat at home in the last ten, winning five and drawing four. Over that period, they have failed to score just twice and seen only seven goals put past them.
Newcastle have averaged a point per game in their last ten on the road, finding the net six times whilst conceding 11. Yet, Alan Pardew's team have given up just one strike so far this season and a solid defence has been their foundation.
Villa have won five of the last six fixtures at...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Aug 8, 2011 at 10:36:47 AM
[b]Andrew Atherley roots through the statistics to bring you a trio of suggested bets in the 2011-12 Barclays Premier League relegation market...[/b]
Almost every season the Premier League relegation market is headed by the three promoted teams and this season is no exception, with [b]Swansea[/b] favourites at 1.67, [b]Norwich[/b] next at 1.88 and then [b]QPR[/b] at 2.78.
But almost every season the market is confounded, with the promoted teams often performing better than expected. Just once have all three newcomers been relegated in the 16 seasons since the Premier League was reduced to 20 teams, with one or none being relegated in 10 of those 16 seasons.
That indicates we should expect at least one of the promoted teams to stay up - you have to go back 14 seasons to find the...