Saturday, August 27, 2011

Championship Opta Facts 27-28 August


Brighton v Peterborough

In both clashes last term, Brighton scored three goals, and Peterborough had a player sent off.
Brighton have scored in all but one of their last 15 home league games against the Posh.
Peterborough have scored in all of their last 16 league matches.
The Seagulls are undefeated in the league, and have won three of their four league matches.
Brighton have conceded a 90th minute goal in their last two league games.
The Posh have scored and conceded in all four league games this term.

Crystal Palace v Blackpool

The Tangerines have scored in all but one of their last 13 clashes with Palace.
The last two times these clubs met in 2009/10 saw nine goals scored in total.
Blackpool have scored in six of their last seven League matches.
Palace have won their last three league games on the trot.
Blackpool striker Kevin Phillips has already scored four goals this term - as many as he scored in each of his last two seasons with Birmingham.
Kevin Phillips is currently the top scorer in the Championship, having scored two braces already.

Derby v Burnley

Burnley have not lost to Derby their last four meetings, and have won three of those.
The Rams have scored in all five of their matches this season.
Derby are undefeated this term, and are joint-top of the league with Southampton.
Steve Davies has scored in three of Derby's four league games this season.
Burnley have yet to record a victory in the League this term.
Burnley have failed to score in five of their last six away league games, but the one they did score in was a 4-2 win at Derby last term.

Doncaster v Bristol City

Doncaster's Billy Sharp has scored four goals in his last three appearances against Bristol City, and has scored Rovers' only League goal this season.
Doncaster have lost to Bristol just once in their last five clashes, and have won three times.
Rovers have failed to score in their last three League games.
All three of Bristol City's League goals this season have been scored by Nicky Maynard.
The Robins have netted all three of their league goals on their travels this term.
Doncaster have not won in their last 11 league matches at home, and have lost six.

Hull v Reading

Five of the last seven encounters between these clubs have ended 1-1.
The Tigers have not beaten Reading at home in their last eight clashes in Humberside in all competitions.
This is the worst start Hull have had to a season since 2006/07, when they finished 21st in the League.
Hull have failed to score in all three home games they have played this term in all competitions.
Reading have lost just one of their last 11 away matches in the League, including play offs.
The away side has scored exactly two goals in three of Reading's last four League matches.

Ipswich v Leeds

Leeds have not beaten Ipswich in their last eight encounters, and have lost four times.
Ipswich have kept just two clean sheets in their last 13 matches, both against Bristol City.
Ross McCormack has already netted three goals in all competitions for Leeds this term.
The Tractor Boys have lost five of their last six matches in all competitions.
Ipswich have conceded 12 goals in their last two matches.
Leeds have only won one of their last seven away league games.

Leicester v Southampton

Southampton have won six of their last seven clashes with Leicester in all competitions , including the last four.
The Foxes have failed to score in seven of their last nine matches with Southampton.
The Saints have scored exactly two goals against Leicester in five of the last six clashes.
Southampton have scored 14 goals in their five games this season, for an average of just under three goals per game.
The Saints are unbeaten this term, and are joint-top of the league with Derby.
In eight of the Foxes' last 10 matches in all competitions, the away side has scored at least two goals.
Leicester have conceded two goals in each of their last four matches.

Middlesbrough v Coventry

The away side has not won in the last eight meetings between these sides in all competitions.
The home side has failed to score in just six of the total 44 clashes between 'Boro and Coventry.
'Boro have scored exactly three goals in their last two league games.
Coventry have yet to earn a single win in the league.
The Sky Blues have scored more than one goal in a match just once in their last nine games.
Middlesbrough have now gone nine league games in the Championship without defeat, winning five of them.

Millwall v Barnsley

The home side has won four of the last clashes between these sides.
Both meetings last season saw the home side win and keep a clean sheet.
Millwall have scored exactly two goals in three of their four League fixtures this term.
The Lions have scored in all but one of their six matches this season in all competitions.
Barnsley have won and kept a clean sheet just once in their last 22 matches.
The Tykes are unbeaten in three away league games, winning one and drawing two.

Portsmouth v Cardiff

Cardiff has won four of their last six clashes with Pompey.
The last six meetings between these clubs have seen the winning team keep a clean sheet.
Three of Portsmouth's last four matches have ended 1-0, with them being on the winning side just once.
The Bluebirds have scored in all but one of their last 14 regular league matches, including every game so far this season.
Four of Cardiff's last five league goals have come in the first half.
Pompey have failed to score in three of their last four matches in all competitions.

Nottingham Forest v West Ham

Both of the last two clashes between these clubs ended 3-2 in favour of West Ham.
The Hammers have won five of their last seven meetings with Forest in all comps, losing just one.
Forest have drawn their last four home matches in all competitions.
Carlton Cole has scored in both of West Ham's last two League games.
The home side has not kept a clean sheet in the Hammers' last eight league matches.
Including playoffs, four of the last six league games at the City Ground have seen one side reduced to 10 men.

Watford v Birmingham

The Brummies have not lost in their last five clashes with Watford, and have won four of those.
Birmingham's Cameron Jerome scored both times these clubs last met in the 2008/09 season.
Watford have failed to score in their last three League matches.
The Hornets have yet to win a match this term.
Watford have won just one of their last six home fixtures.
Birmingham have not won in their last nine away matches in the league, and have lost seven of those.
The Blues have scored exactly one goal in all three league matches this term.