Premier League Stats: Thursday’s matches offer value

A midweek round of Premier League fixtures comes to an end on Thursday with a couple of key fixtures taking place. Ipswich Town continue their quest for survival as they host Brighton & Hove Albion at Portman Road, while fresh off their cup success at Arsenal, Manchester United host bottom club Southampton. 

Below you can find all the Premier League Stats you need to know for these two fixtures, as we look to provide you with the information you need to find some winners. Check it out below. 

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion Stats

Ipswich have only one home win in the Premier League this season but that did come last time out against Chelsea, while they also backed it up with a 3-0 win over Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup. They are priced at 11/4 to win this game and continue their good home run, while Brighton are available at 19/20 to win their fourth away game of the season. 

The Seagulls have actually failed to win their last eight Premier League matches, drawing five of their last six, so the 11/4 on offer for the draw looks tempting. Both teams have scored in 80 per cent of their matches this term, which puts them joint-top for that particular statistic, alongside Fulham. If you fancy both teams finding the net, that can be backed at 4/7 while over 2.5 goals is 4/6.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion Odds

We also have to talk about the fantastic Liam Delap, who has caught the eye this season for the Tractor Boys. He’s scored eight goals for Ipswich, from 17 shots on target and 34 shots in total, while he is also a good shout to commit a foul, having made 39 already this term and picked up five yellows in the process. He's 8/5 to score anytime and 3/1 to open the scoring. 

Sam Morsy has picked up the most yellow cards out of the two teams (7) and is 8/5 to pick up a yellow in this match, with Leif Davis and Dara O’Shea having picked up five apiece, along with Delap. Brighton are at the other end of the scale and sit second in the Fair Play table having only picked up 39 yellows and one red in total. 

Ipswich have averaged 10.4 corners per match this season, while Brighton are sitting at 10.2, so backing over 9.5 corners at 8/13 could be the way to play this. 

Manchester United vs Southampton Stats

Manchester United are on a high after their penalty shoot-out success over Arsenal, and they will fancy their chances as they welcome lowly Southampton to Old Trafford. United have only won four of their 10 home league games this season but are priced at 2/7 to win here, given they are hosting a team that has picked up just two points from 10 away matches so far. If you fancy a shock, Southampton are 10/1 to pick up their first Premier League win on the road at Old Trafford while a draw is 5/1. 

Over 2.5 goals has come in during 60 per cent of Man Utd matches and 50 per cent of Southampton matches, with the average for the division 51 per cent. The odds for over 2.5 goals are 1/2, while BTTS is 5/6. 

Manchester United vs Southampton Odds

In terms of goalscorers, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford are the joint-top scorers from either side, with just four apiece. Given the Englishman is currently out of favour, it may make sense to back Bruno to follow up his FA Cup strike with another goal here, and he is priced at 6/5 to score at anytime. 

Looking at the cards market, Flynn Downes and Taylor Harwood-Bellis catch the eye for the away team given they have both been booked seven times this season and are likely to have to put in several challenges against United. Downes is priced at 6/4 to pick up a yellow while Harwood-Bellis can be backed at 3/1 and is arguably the value pick for this match. 

Manchester United are averaging the fewest total corners per match in the Premier League this term at 8.9, so under 10.5 corners looks tempting at 1/1 although Southampton have conceded an average of 6.8 corners against per 90 this term. 

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