Friday, January 28, 2011

Championship Opta Facts - 28-29 January

Millwall v Barnsley

  • The away side has scored exactly one goal in each of the last seven clashes between these sides. In this period, there have been three home wins, three away wins and one draw.
  • The Tykes have won on two of their last three trips to Millwall, although their last victory there came in September 1995.
  • The Lions have won their last four home games in the Championship, conceding only one goal in the process.
  • Millwall's 2-4 defeat at Leicester last time out was the first time in 12 that the Lions had conceded more than one goal in a league match.
  • Barnsley have only lost one of their last five league games, winning two and drawing two of them.

Crystal Palace v Norwich

  • Palace have won the last three meetings between these sides including a 2-1 win at Carrow Road earlier this term.
  • The Canaries haven't won any of their last 12 trips to Palace, last beating the Eagles at Selhurst Park in May 1996.
  • Palace have only scored two goals in their last seven league games combined.
  • Only two players, Neil Danns and Steffen Iversen, have scored for Palace since the start of December in the Championship.
  • The Canaries have only lost one of their last 13 league matches, winning six and drawing six of them.

Hull v QPR

  • QPR have only lost one of their last 11 clashes with Hull, winning six of them.
  • There have only been two away wins in the last 16 meetings between the R's and the Tigers.
  • The Tigers have lost just one of their last 12 matches in the league, winning six and drawing five of them.
  • Hull's last three league games have seen a combined total of four converted penalties.
  • QPR have now won just one of their last eight league away games, failing to score in five of these matches.

Scunthorpe v Preston

  • There have been 14 goals scored in the last three clashes between these sides combined.
  • The Iron have won five of their last seven home clashes with North End in all competitions, losing just one of them.
  • Scunthorpe have not won in their last 10 home league games and have lost six of the last seven at Glanford Park.
  • The Lilywhites haven't scored more than one goal in a single game since 23rd October 2010, a run of 13 consecutive Championship games.