The Matchday
Premier League matchday 8: what do form, head-to-heads and margins show?
Ten matches from 23 to 25 October: Manchester City on 21 points, Brighton on 23 goals and margins compared, with head-to-head records that also include the Championship.
Published 22 October 2026
Ten matches from 23 to 25 October. After 7 games per team, Manchester City lead the table with 21 points; Brighton & Hove Albion have the best attack among this round's teams, with 23 goals, and share the fewest goals conceded with Arsenal, at 5.
Median margins range from Netwin's 4.88% to bwin's 7.51%. Every operator compared covers all 10 matches. Head-to-head records need separate attention: for Coventry-Fulham and Hull-Brentford, the meetings quoted are all Championship games from several years ago.
How margins compare, operator by operator
The margin measures the implicit markup in the full-time result market. Median, minimum and maximum describe the snapshot across this round's matches.
| Operator | Matches | Median margin | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netwin | 10 | 4.88% | 4.79% | 5.69% |
| Betsson | 10 | 5.6% | 5.23% | 6.03% |
| Betflag | 10 | 6.12% | 5.59% | 6.57% |
| bwin | 10 | 7.51% | 6.93% | 7.92% |
Recorded on 22 October 2026 at 22:13, Italian time. Source: official operator feeds, via api.oddsonar.com. The comparison covers the 10 matches with all three full-time result prices available for every operator.
Netwin has the lowest margin on all 10 matches compared with Betsson, Betflag and bwin; on Ipswich-Nottingham Forest it is level with Betsson at 5.69%. The gap between highest and lowest margins ranges from 2.14 percentage points on Arsenal-Everton to 2.95 on Crystal Palace-Newcastle United.
The previous round, with the numbers and margins recorded then: Premier League matchday 7: what do form, head-to-heads and margins show?
Aston Villa-Manchester City: standings and head-to-heads
City are first on 21 points, Aston Villa twelfth on 8. In their last five games City have five wins and 15 points, Villa 8 points. The six most recent meetings in the archive, all in the Premier League, produced four Aston Villa wins and two City wins.
Liverpool-Brighton: 23 goals scored by the visitors
Brighton are third on 16 points, Liverpool fifth on 12. In their last five games they collected 13 and 10 points respectively. Across six meetings in all competitions, Liverpool won four and Brighton two: the sample includes five Premier League games and one EFL Cup tie.
Arsenal-Everton and Chelsea-Tottenham: defence and head-to-heads
Arsenal are second on 18 points and have conceded 5 goals; Everton are eighth on 10. In their last five games, Arsenal collected 12 points and Everton 6. All six meetings were in the Premier League: four Arsenal wins and two draws.
Chelsea are fourth on 13 points, Tottenham sixteenth on 6; they have scored 17 and 6 goals respectively. In their last five games, they collected 7 and 6 points. Chelsea won all six most recent meetings in the archive, all in the Premier League.
The other six, briefly
- Ipswich Town-Nottingham Forest — 10th and 19th, on 9 and 5 points; in their last five games, 6 and 4 points. Across six meetings in all competitions, Forest won five and one was drawn: two Premier League games, one FA Cup tie and three Championship games.
- Coventry City-Fulham — 17th and 18th, on 6 and 5 points; the same totals in their last five games. Both available meetings were in the Championship and won by Coventry. The latest dates back to April 2022.
- Crystal Palace-Newcastle United — 7 and 8 points; in their last five games, 7 and 4. Palace have conceded the most goals among this round's teams, 17. Six Premier League meetings: two Palace wins, three Newcastle wins and one draw.
- Hull City-Brentford — 9 and 10 points; in their last five games, 3 and 6. All six meetings were in the Championship: two wins each and two draws. The latest dates back to February 2020.
- Manchester United-AFC Bournemouth — 7 and 6 points; in their last five games, 4 and 5. The six Premier League meetings produced four draws and two Bournemouth wins. United have no wins in this sample.
- Sunderland-Leeds United — Sunderland are last on 4 points, Leeds seventh on 10. In their last five games, 1 and 6 points. Across six meetings in all competitions, Sunderland won two, Leeds one and three were drawn: two Premier League games and four Championship games.
This matchday's odds, right now
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How to read these numbers
Standings and form come from ESPN: the table reflects the snapshot, while form covers the last five games. Head-to-head records come from the openfootball archive: we quote the most recent available meetings, without treating them as a complete history. The competitions in each sample are specified for every match.
How margins differ between the Premier League and other competitions: How much the margin changes between leagues