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Opta provide their Soccer Saturday Super 6 advice for the £1m jackpot

Saturday 27 February 2016 09:17, UK

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We call upon the advice from the number crunchers at Opta with a £1m jackpot up for grabs in this week's Soccer Saturday Super 6.

Here's all the important data you need to work out the scorelines in Saturday's 3pm kick-offs and make yourself a millionaire…

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Leicester v Norwich

Jamie Vardy opens the scoring for Leicester against Norwich.
Image: Jamie Vardy fired Leicester to a 2-1 victory at Carrow Road

Premier League head-to-head

Leicester Draws Norwich
Head-to-head 2 0 1
At the King Power Stadium 1 0 0
Form LWWWD DLLLL
Average goals per game 1.84 1.15

Key stats:

  • Norwich City have won one and lost nine of their last 12 Premier League away games.
  • The Canaries have gone 13 Premier League games on the road without a clean sheet.
  • Leicester have conceded just three goals in their last eight league matches at the King Power Stadium and have gone six hours and 13 minutes since they last conceded on home soil.

Opta stats suggest: 2-0

Southampton v Chelsea

Graziano Pelle stuns Stamford Bridge with Southampton's third goal
Image: Graziano Pelle completed a 3-1 victory for the Saints at Chelsea

Premier League head-to-head

Southampton Draws Chelsea
Head-to-head 8 8 17
At St Mary's 5 3 8
League form WWDWW WDDWD
Average goals per game 1.3 1.46

Key stats:

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  • Southampton have gone nine hours and 14 minutes since they last conceded a Premier League goal.
  • However, the have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League games against Chelsea.
  • The Blues are unbeaten in their last 10 league matches with four wins and six draws coming in that period, and have suffered just one defeat in their previous seven league trips to St Mary's.

Opta stats suggest: 0-0

Stoke v Aston Villa

Marko Arnautovic celebrates scoring the opener for Stoke at Villa Park
Image: Marko Arnautovic scored the only goal in the reverse fixture

Premier League head-to-head

Stoke Draws Aston Villa
Head-to-head 6 6 3
At the Britannia Stadium 3 2 2
Form WLLLD LWLDD
Average goals per game 1.03 0.76

Key stats:

  • Stoke City have won four and lost one of the last five league games against Aston Villa. 
  • Stoke and Villa have failed to score in a joint-high 11 league matches this season (also equal with Newcastle).
  • Aston Villa have scored just four goals in the last nine Premier League away games and have failed to win any of their last 12 matches on the road.

Opta stats suggest: 1-0

Watford v Bournemouth

Glenn Murray (Second right) heads Bournemouth off the mark against Watford
Image: Bournemouth and Watford played out a 1-1 draw at Dean Court

Premier League head-to-head

Watford Draws Bournemouth
Head-to-head 0 1 0
At the Hawthorns 0 1 0
Form WLDWL LLWDW
Average goals per game 1.11 1.15
Key stats:
  • Watford have failed to score in four of their last six league matches and have lost five of their last nine.
  • This will be the 100th league meeting between these two teams, with both sides having won 35 of the matches.
  • Bournemouth have lost four of their last eight Premier League games (W2 D2).

Opta stats suggest: 1-1

QPR v Birmingham

Paul Caddis of Birmingham City scores his sides second goal
Image: Paul Caddis scores Birmingham's second in a 2-1 win in October

Head-to-head (since 1992)

QPR Draws Birmingham
Head-to-head 3 6 8
League form DDLWD WDLDW
Average goals per game 1.18 1.21

Key stats:

  • QPR have won their last two league matches against Birmingham at Loftus Road, 2-0. They've not won three consecutive home games against the Blues since October 1971 when they recorded four wins on the bounce.
  • Birmingham have lost three of their last four league games against QPR, winning the other back in October. 
  • QPR have scored once in 10 of their last 12 league games.
  • The Blues have scored just twice in their last four league games.

Opta stats suggest: 1-1

Rotherham v Brentford

Brentford's Alan Judge - Sky Bet Championship player of the month for October
Image: Alan Judge bagged a double in a 2-1 win at Rotherham

Head-to-head (since 1992)

Rotherham Draws Brentford
Head-to-head 9 6 10
League form LLDLL WLLLD
Average goals per game 1.09 1.39

Key stats:

  • Rotherham have lost their last three matches against the Bees, conceding five and scoring one.
  • Brentford have kept clean sheets in two of their last three trips to Rotherham, but they've also failed to score in two.
  • No team has conceded more league goals at home than Rotherham this season (27 in 16, at a rate of 1.7 per game).

​Opta stats suggest: 1-2

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