The new season of the English Premier League is about to start. Only a few days left to wait. The English football championship is considered one of the most interesting, spectacular and unpredictable not only in Europe, but throughout the world. Fair enough.

There are several reasons why the Premier League is believed to be the TOP football championship. Firstly, the teams participating in the tournament score many goals every year. Many people watch football for outstanding goals, right? For example, last season alone, footballers scored more than 1,000 goals in all 380 matches. In other words, teams scored at least 2-3 goals during each match. Many people watch football for outstanding goals, right?

Secondly, many Premier League clubs have rich sponsors and deep pockets full of euros. It means that club managers can make more expensive transfers and invite the best players from all over the world to play in English clubs.

Third, there are often surprises in the Premier League standings. Even the outsiders of the championship often beat the favorites. And there is a very tough struggle for the first place at the top of the table. Make sure you remember how Leicester became the champion of the League a few years ago – a team that was not the favorite.

All this makes the English Premier League very interesting to watch. Even if you live in another country, but love football, the matches of the top 20 teams from England will definitely interest you.

Premier League last season stats

The favorite of the tournament, which has not yet started, is Manchester City. This team played excellently last season and also participated in the Champions League final. The Manchester-based club has already won the Premier League three times. This year they have a chance to win the title for the fourth time.

In addition, it was Manchester City that was the most productive team last season. For all League matches, the team scored 83 goals. On average, the team scored more than 2 goals during each match. According to LionTips statistics, Manchester United, Liverpool, Leicester and Tottenham have slightly worse results.

It is worth noting that Manchester City became the best team of the last season due to another stat. According to experts, the team had the best defense. For all 38 matches, the Citizens let their opponents score only 32 times. Chelsea and Arsenal has slightly worse results.

To add, Manchester City had the best home games of the past season according to statistics. The Citizens have earned 41 points in home games. Manchester City has as well become the best team in away games. In away games they have earned even more – 45 points.

Experts have identified the last season’s leaders according to yellow cards statistics. The most aggressive team, whose players received yellow cards most often, was Aston Villa. In almost every game, Aston Villa players have received at least two yellow cards. The most civilized team to receive an average of one yellow card per game was Liverpool.