There are dozens of games being played this month, and there's a
lot of 'stats' form in the book now...

Every team in the Premier League has got at least 15 games under
their belt - and with Christmas fast approaching, anyone that still
has a 100% record in any area is well worth following. So we'll
start our look at this weekend's games with Fulham's trip to Stoke
on Saturday...

Stoke City v Fulham Athletic

Sat 13th Dec, 3pm
Ref: S.Attwell

The away team have some exceptional 'low' Goals stats here...

Goals

Fulham have played 7 away games so far - and 6 of them have had
less than 3 goals scored. That's an 85% strike rate for bets on
'Under 2.5 Goals' in Fulham away games.

In fact, Fulham's last 6 away games in a row have been 'Under 2.5
Goals' - and 5 of them have actually had just 1 goal or less...

Fulham's away results this season:

Hull 2 Fulham 1
Blackburn 1 Fulham 0
West Brom 1 Fulham 0
Portsmouth 1 Fulham 1
Everton 1 Fulham 0
Liverpool 0 Fulham 0
Aston Villa 0 Fuham 0

Fulham have the lowest away 'Goals For' and 'Total Goals' stats in
the Premier League. They've scored just 2 goals in 7 away games -
less than any one else - and conceded just 6. Giving an average
total of just 1.14 goals per game.

Stoke's last 2 home games went 'Under 2.5 Goals', and 50% of their
home games have gone 'Under' overall.

Also available...

Betting 'Under 2, 2.5' in the 'Goal Line' market at 9/10 (1.90)
with Ladbrokes will win at full odds if there are 0 or 1 goals in
the game. If there are exactly 2 goals half your bet will win at
the stated odds and half will be returned to you.

Now for that '100% record'...

Bookings Points and Cards

As well as their 'low' Goals figures, Fulham also have impressive
'low' Bookings Points stats.

They have a 100% record for 'Under 35 Bookings Points' and 'Under
3.5 Cards' bets this season...

• 7 out of 7 Fulham away games have been 'Under 3.5 Cards'

And 86% of ALL Fulham's Premier League games - home and away - have
gone 'Under' too:

• 13 of Fulham's 15 games have been 'Under 3.5 Cards'

Stoke City match-up pretty well - 5 out of 8 of their home games
(62%) and 11 out of 16 overall (69%) have had 3 or less Yellow
Cards in total.

This game isn't live on TV, so options are limited in terms of
getting a bet on. However, Bet365 do offer a 'Number Of Cards In
Match' market - and you can bet 'Under 3.5' at 4/6. That would have
paid out a winner in every Fulham away game so far.

Also available...

At Coral you can bet on 'Bookings Under 25 Pts' at 13/10 (2.30).
This pays out if there are 2 or less Yellow Cards in the match.
Search for the best odds on 'Bookings Points' here:

http://odds.sportsbettingxtra.co.uk/football/england/premier-league/

Manchester City v Everton

Sat 13th Dec, 3pm
Ref: M.Halsey

The Goals stats catch our eyes here...

Goals

Man City are the Premier League joint-top home scorers - along with
Man Utd, they've scored 19 goals at home. Games at the City of
Manchester Stadium are averaging 3.50 total goals.

Everton's away games are averaging 2.87 goals so far this season.
Here are the 'Over 2.5 Goals' stats for both teams:

• 87% of Man City's home games (7 out of 8) have gone 'Over 2.5
  Goals'

• 63% of Everton's away games (5 out of 8) have been 'Over 2.5
  Goals'

Man City and Everton look to match-up well for a 'high goals' game
this weekend. 'Over 2.5 Goals' is available at Evens with most
bookies.

And now for a look at the live game on Sunday afternoon...

Portsmouth v Newcastle United

Sun 14th Dec, 1.30pm live on Sky Sports
Ref: C.Foy

The 'Match Result' market looks to offer a good value bet on this
game...

Match Result

Newcastle have drawn more Premier League games than any other team
this season - they've played out 7 draws.

Portsmouth are joint-2nd in the 'most draws' table, with 5.

Newcastle have also drawn more Away games than anyone else - their
away record is 'won 0 drawn 4 lost 4'. Portsmouth's home record is
'won 4 drawn 2 lost 2.'

Incidentally, if you look at the history books, 4 out of the last 5
meetings between Portsmouth and Newcastle at Fratton Park have been
draws - including a 0-0 draw last season.

The recent form looks good here, too. Portsmouth have drawn 3 of
their last 4 Premier League games:

West Ham 0 Portsmouth 0
Portsmouth 2 Hull 2
Portsmouth 3 Blackburn 2
West Brom 1 Portsmouth 1

And Newcastle have drawn 4 Premier League games in a row:

Newcastle 2 Wigan 2
Chelsea 0 Newcastle 0
Middlesbrough 0 Newcastle 0
Newcastle 2 Stoke 2

The Draw can be backed at 12/5 for this game, and considering both
teams' records, that looks like a decent value bet.

That's all from me for today - I'll write to you again at the start
of the week with our latest results.

Good luck with all your bets this weekend...

Best wishes,

Matt Nesbitt

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