There are 7 Premier League games this weekend - and with none of
the 'Big 4' teams in action until next week, the relegation battle
takes centre stage...

Our standout stats highlight bets on 5 teams that are in the bottom
half of the table today. You can check out the latest stats and
Head-2-Head data for every team and every game at our website:

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We'll start with the two 'claret and blue' teams taking each other on at Villa
Park on Saturday...

Aston Villa v West Ham

Sat 18th April, 3pm
Ref: R.Styles

Corner Handicap

Aston Villa have won the most corners in over half their home games
this season, while West Ham have been 'out-cornered' in 75% of
their away games...

Corners For / Against average margins:
Aston Villa home +1.9 corners won
West Ham away -3.1 corners won

Aston Villa - Home:
Most Corners = 56% of games
Recent form = Most Corners in 3 of last 5 games

West Ham away:
Most Corners = 19% of games
Recent form = Most Corners in 1 of last 5 games

Those season-long figures are reflected in both teams' recent
results...

Aston Villa Corners - last 5 home games:

Villa have won 4 corners more than their opponent in 3 of their
last 5 games - covering a '-3 Corner Handicap' or less each time.
They've won at least 6 corners in all 5 games.

West Ham Corners - last 5 away games:

West Ham have won just one corner in each of their 3 most recent
away games. Backing their opponent with a Corner Handicap as big as
'-5' would have paid out a winner in 4 of their last 5 games.
This game is live on Setanta Ireland, so look out for Corner
Handicap markets at Skybet, Bet365, Paddy Power and Stan James.

Also available:

Aston Villa '-3 Corner Handicap' @ 11/10 (2.10) with Paddy Power or
Evens (2.00) with Skybet. This bets pay out if Villa win at least 4
corners more than West Ham. Check here for Corner Handicap odds:

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

Portsmouth v Bolton
 
Sat 18th April, 3pm
Ref: P.Dowd

Goals

Both teams' games are averaging 3 goals or more...

Portsmouth - Home
Total Goals average = 3.00 per game
Over 2.5 Goals games = 62.5%
Recent form = 3 of last 5 games Over 2.5 Goals

Only West Brom and Newcastle have higher home total goals per game
averages than Portsmouth this season.

Bolton - Away
Total Goals average = 3.20 per game
Over 2.5 Goals games = 56.3%
Recent form = 3 of last 5 games Over 2.5 Goals

• When these two met at the Reebok Stadium in December, there
  were 3 goals - Bolton 2 Portsmouth 1

There were 4 goals in Portsmouth's last game at Fratton Park - a 2-
2 draw with West Brom last weekend. And there were 7 goals in
Bolton's 4-3 defeat away at Chelsea last Saturday.

You can get Evens for another Over 2.5 Goals game this weekend...

Stoke v Blackburn

Sat 18th April, 3pm
Ref: H.Webb

Match Result

Stoke are 13th in the league table and Blackburn are 16th. The
Premier League's 'Form Guide' - that takes into account the last 6
games home and away - places Stoke up in 6th and Blackburn in 10th.

Stoke haven't lost at the Britannia Stadium since league leaders
Man Utd beat them 1-0 on Boxing Day...

Stoke - Home record 2008/9
Won 8 - Drawn 5 - Lost 3

Blackburn - Away record 2008/9
Won 4 - Drawn 4 - Lost 8

Stoke have been beaten at home just 3 times this season. That's the
best record outside of the Premier League's 'Big 4' of Man Utd,
Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Recent form...

·         Stoke have won 3 and drawn 2 of their last 5 home games

·         Blackburn have lost 3 and won 2 of their last 5 away games

Last weekend Stoke drew 1-1 at home with Newcastle, while Blackburn
were beaten 4-0 at Liverpool.

Stoke are 7/5 (2.40) to win this weekend. But the safer option
would be Stoke '0 Asian Handicap' or 'Draw No Bet' at 4/6 (1.67) or
bigger...

Those bets pay out if Stoke win - and give you your money back if
it's a draw. If you'd backed Stoke '0 Asian Handicap' or 'Draw No
Bet' in all of their 16 home games so far this season, you'd only
have lost money on 3 occasions.

Also available - Stoke 'Draw No Bet' @ 4/6 (1.67) in general. Check
here for odds:

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

And finally, the standout stats for the Premier League's only 'live
TV' game this weekend...

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle Utd

Sun 19th April, 1.30pm
Live on Sky Sports 1
Ref: M.Halsey

Booking Points

Tottenham don't win many Booking Points at home...

Tottenham - Home
Average Booking Points For = 10.6 per game
Average Booking Points Against = 27.2 per game
Most Booking Points = 6% of games
Recent form = Most Bookings Points in none of last 5 games

The Booking Points 'For and Against' figures show that on average,
the away team wins almost 3 times as many points as Tottenham at
White Hart Lane.

Newcastle - Away
Average Booking Points For = 23.1 per game
Average Booking Points Against = 20.0 per game
Most Booking Points = 50% of games
Recent form = Most Bookings Points in 2 of last 5 games

• When these sides met at St James' Park earlier this season,
  Newcastle got the Most Booking Points (30-20)

The recent form also points to Newcastle getting the most points...

·         The away team has got the Most Booking Points in 4 of the
last 5 games at White Hart Lane

·         The home team has only got the Most Booking Points once in
Newcastle's last 5 away games

Tottenham have got 10 or less Booking Points 'For' in 3 of their
last 5 games at White Hart Lane: 20 pts, 10 pts, zero, 20 pts and
10 pts.

Newcastle have got at least 20 Booking Points 'For' (at least 2
yellow cards) in all of their last 5 away games: 20 pts, 20 pts, 30
pts, 30 pts and 20 pts.

Booking Points explained:

Yellow Card = 10 points
Red Card = 25 points
Max. points for one player = 35 points (yellow + red card)

There are 3 more Premier League games on Tuesday and Wednesday
night next week. I'll write to you on Monday with our results from
the weekend and a look at the stats for those games...

Good luck!

Matt Nesbitt

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