There are 4 Premier League matchdays between now and the October worldwide break; we’ve analysed which golf equipment have the best and hardest fixture schedules throughout that interval based mostly on the Opta Energy Rankings.
Followers of Premier League soccer have been united of their displeasure at having a global break after simply three weeks of the 2024-25 season, they usually received’t be a lot happier in a month’s time.
Following the matches on the weekend of 5-6 October, there will likely be one other break for the worldwide soccer calendar, with solely 4 extra top-flight matchdays between at times.
With that in thoughts, we’ve used the Opta Energy Rankings to find out which golf equipment have the best Premier League fixture schedules over these 4 matchdays and which have the hardest four-game spells. Utilizing the common Opta Energy Score of their 4 opponents throughout that interval (with international rankings from 100 to zero), we’re in a position to work out their fixture issue.
Of the 20 Premier League golf equipment, it’s Fulham who’ve the hardest run of fixtures between now and the October worldwide break. Their 4 opponents have a mean Opta Energy Score of 89.7, with dwelling video games towards West Ham United and Newcastle United adopted by an away journey to the Metropolis Floor to face Nottingham Forest and ending with an away recreation towards the primary staff within the Opta Energy Rankings, Manchester Metropolis.
Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers don’t have a lot kinder fixtures than Marco Silva’s aspect, with their opponents’ common Opta Energy Score at 89.5 – simply 0.2 decrease than Fulham. Whereas Brentford have began the season nicely with six factors from a attainable 9, Wolves are on one level after three matches towards Nottingham Forest (A), Chelsea (H) and Arsenal (A), subsequently discovering themselves in a lot want of factors on the board over the subsequent 4 weeks.
Aston Villa are one other staff with six factors after three matchdays, yet another level than their subsequent 4 Premier League opponents have received mixed (5). They arrive up towards pointless Everton and struggling Wolves at dwelling earlier than away journeys to promoted Ipswich City – nonetheless in search of their first league win of the season – and an out-of-sorts Manchester United at Outdated Trafford.
Unai Emery’s staff have statistically the best run of fixtures between now and the October worldwide break, with the common Opta Energy Score of their subsequent 4 opponents at 83.8.
It’s Liverpool who observe Villa with the subsequent best schedule over the upcoming 4 matchdays based on the Energy Rankings, with their opponents having a mean Opta Energy Score of 84.4.
Arne Slot’s loved a cushty begin to life as a Premier League supervisor, with three wins from three and his aspect but to concede a league objective. Primarily based on their upcoming 4 video games, it may find yourself being a seven-game unbeaten begin as Liverpool boss within the competitors.
If they will stay undefeated in matches versus Forest and Bournemouth at Anfield in addition to journeys to Wolves and Crystal Palace, Slot may get pleasure from one of many longest unbeaten begins as a Premier League supervisor. The document is 12 video games, set by Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea in 2018-19. If Liverpool win all 4 of those video games, nevertheless, Slot would set a brand new Premier League document for the longest successful begin by a supervisor, overtaking each Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola (six wins).
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