I posted a review of results in European football till week 5 last week. I was trying to find out if the 2-1 (or 1-2) result is a reliable option for betting. You can find the results here. I will keep an eye in the following weeks and I will keep you posted.

@Undisciplined, in the discussion that followed the post, mentioned that we had to consider who was favorite or underdog. So, I looked into the last weekend matchups in the 4 main leagues (Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga). I checked William Hill website to register odds in the 39 matches that were going to be played from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th.

The results were as follows:

In 21 out of 39 matches, the favorites won the matchup. Almost a 30% of these results were 2-1. Around a 20% ended up 2-0 and just a 10% the away team won 1-2. Combining the 2-1 and 1-2 results, a 40% of matches ended up with these results.

In 10 out of 39 matches, the underdogs won the match. In these cases, a 40% of the times the result was 0-1. Only in two matches, the final result was 2-1 or 1-2.

The results support @Undisciplined opinion though it's only one week what I have considered. I will keep adding weeks and we will see if there is a clear trend here.