Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Championship Opta Facts - March 2-4


Blackpool v Hull
Blackpool have recovered more points (26) from losing positions than any other team in the Championship.
Blackpool have scored 73% of their goals in the second half, a higher percentage than any other side in the division.
Kevin Phillips has netted five goals in his last eight Championship matches, four them off the bench.
The Tangerines have gone eight games without a clean sheet in the league.
Hull have failed to score in six of their last nine league games.
Blackpool have won three and lost none of the last four meetings in all competitions with Hull.
There have been just four goals scored in Hull's last five away games.

Barnsley v Nottingham Forest
Barnsley have recovered the fewest points from losing positions of any team in the Championship (1).
Forest have conceded a division-high 34% of their goals from headers.
After drawing five games in a row in the Autumn, Barnsley have gone 24 matches without a draw since.
The Tykes have lost four of their last five matches.
Forest have won just one of the last six games against Barnsley.
Forest's last three away games have all ended with a 2-1 scoreline.

Birmingham v Derby
Birmingham have conceded a league high 33% of their goals from long range shots this season.
Defeat to Nottingham Forest last time out ended a run of 11 league games unbeaten for the Blues.
That match also ended a run of four clean sheets in a row at St Andrews.
Derby have failed to score in five of their last six Championship games, including the last four in a row.
The Rams have netted in the first half of just one of their last 14 league matches.
Derby's win over Birmingham earlier this season ended a run of eight games without a victory against the Blues for the Rams.
The Blues have scored exactly one goal in each of their last four home league games against Derby

Crystal Palace v Peterborough
Palace have conceded a league-high 73% of their goals after half-time in the Championship.
Peterborough have conceded a league-low 44% of their goals in the second half of games this season.
The Londoners are arguably the league's fast starters as they have scored a league-high 21% of their goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season.
Palace have kept three clean sheets in their last four Championship matches.
Peterborough have only netted more than once in a game on one occasion in their last 12 matches in the Championship.
The Posh have fired in more shots on target than any other team in the division (178).
Palace have won five and lost none of the last eight home games against Peterborough and have earned the win in the Posh's last four visits.

Doncaster v Brighton
Doncaster have scored a joint-high proportion of goals from headers this season (33%).
After losing four games in a row without scoring, Brighton have gone nine games without defeat.
The Seagulls have scored in the 88th minute or later in five of their last seven league games.
Doncaster have won none of their last six league games, drawing three and losing three.
Doncaster have mustered just 100 shots on target this season, fewer than any other team in the Championship.
There have been just seven goals scored in the last six meetings between Doncaster and Brighton.
Rovers have lost just one of their last seven home matches.

Ipswich v Bristol City
Ipswich have dropped the joint-most points from winning positions in the Championship (21).
Bristol City have taken just one point from the last 18 available and conceded at least twice in each of their last five league matches.
The Robins have scored just eight goals in their last 14 Championship matches.
Michael Chopra has scored five goals in his last five Championship games.
Bristol City have the worst conversion rate in the Championship this season, finding the net with just 9% of their attempts.
City have failed to score in their last five games against Ipswich.
Town have won four and lost none of the last seven league games against Bristol City.

Leicester City v Coventry
Coventry have dropped the joint-most points from winning positions in the Championship (21).
Leicester have scored a league-high proportion of 56% of their goals in the first half of games this season.
The Foxes have proved susceptible from set pieces, conceding a division-high 43% from set plays this season.
Coventry are the only team yet to win an away game in the Championship this season and they have lost the last nine in a row.
Leicester have hit the woodwork more often than any other side in the Championship (11).
The Foxes also have the most red cards in the second tier this season.
Four of the last five games between Leicester and Coventry have been draws, the exception being the reverse fixture earlier this season that saw the Foxes win 1-0 away

Millwall v Reading
Reading have dropped fewer points form winning positions than any other team in the Championship (2).
41% of Reading's goals have been netted in the final 15 minutes of games, a divisional high.
Millwall have won just two of their last 10 Championship matches and kept just one clean sheet in those games.
Reading have won their last five league games in a row without conceding.
Reading are unbeaten in their last six games against Millwall winning four and drawing two.
Millwall have taken just one point from the last 15 available at the New Den.
The Royals have won their last three games on the road.

Portsmouth v Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough have won just two of their last nine Championship matches.
Portsmouth have failed to score in four of their last five Championship matches.
The last four meetings between Portsmouth and Middlesbrough have all ended as draws.
There have been just five goals scored in the last five meetings between Pompey and Boro at Fratton Park.
Pompey have won just one of their last five home games and failed to score in the last three at Fratton Park.

Watford v Burnley
Burnley have scored a joint-high proportion of goals from headers this season (33%).
Watford have scored a league-high proportion of goals from outside the box this season (33%).
Burnley have scored more goals from corners (9) than any other team in the Championship.
Jay Rodriguez has scored six goals in his last eight Championship matches.
In the last 10 meetings between Watford and Burnley only one side has managed a clean sheet on one occasion.
Watford have led in five of the last six meetings with Burnley but only won one, with Burnley winning three and drawing two.

Leeds Utd v Southampton
Southampton are unbeaten in their last six Championship games, winning three of the last four.
Southampton have won four of the last five league games against Leeds.
Leeds have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 league games at Elland Road.
The Saints are on their best run of away form this season, being unbeaten in their last four road trips.
Robert Snodgrass has the joint-most assists in the Championship this season (10).
Southampton have the best conversion rate in the Championship, scoring with 18% of their shots.

Cardiff v West Ham
Cardiff have dropped the joint-most points from winning positions in the Championship (21).
Part of the reason for this is their propensity to concede late as they have shipped a division-high proportion of 36% of goals conceded in the final 15 minutes of games.
City have scored a divisional high 46% of goals from set pieces.
Only Cardiff and Reading have scored a higher proportion from set plays than West Ham (41%).
The Bluebirds have won just one of their last five league games and lost three of the last four.
The Hammers have the best away record in the Championship with 30 points on the road this season.
West Ham have lost just one of their last eight Championship games.