Barnsley v Southampton
After a run of nine clashes between the sides in which both teams scored on each occasion, the last two meetings combined saw just a single goal scored.
Despite this, the last five meetings between the teams at Oakwell have seen 19 goals netted in total.
The Tykes managed just two clean sheets from their last 12 home games last season.
Southampton have now won 10 of their last 11 league games.
The Saints lost just one of their last eight away games last term.
Southampton scored a League One-high 30 second half goals on their travels last season.
Birmingham v Coventry
The Blues overturned a 0-2 deficit to beat Coventry 3-2 at St Andrews in an FA Cup match this January.
None of the last eight clashes between the sides in Birmingham have ended in draws, with the Blues winning three of the last four.
The Sky Blues scored in their last eight away games last season, but conceded in seven of them.
Birmingham have now gone seven league games without a win.
The Blues only netted 19 home league goals last season, the fewest of all Premier League sides.
Birmingham had fewer shots than any other team in the Premier League last term (314).
Crystal Palace v Burnley
None of the last 11 meetings between the Eagles and the Clarets have ended in away wins.
Jay Rodriguez has scored two goals in his last three appearances against Palace.
71% of the goals the Eagles conceded at Selhurst Park last season came in the second half - the highest proportion of all Championship sides.
Palace won a league-high 92% of the home games they took the lead in last season (11 of 12).
Burnley recouped a league-high 12 points from trailing positions on their travels last term.
Eddie Howe's side lost four of their last five away games without scoring last season, but won the other 4-2 at Leeds.
Doncaster v West Ham
These sides haven't met in league competition since March 1958.
Rovers have scored at least one goal in each of their last 14 meetings with the Hammers - they last failed to score in a 0-0 draw at Upton Park in December 1950.
Doncaster netted just 12 set piece goals in the league last season, the fewest of all sides.
Rovers have drawn their last three home league games, but are winless in nine.
The Hammers lost their last four away league games last term, conceding 11 goals in the process.
West Ham conceded a Premier League high eight goals in the opening 15 minutes of away games last season.
Ipswich v Hull
Ipswich are unbeaten in five home meetings with the Tigers, winning two and drawing three.
Overall, just two of the previous 26 clashes between these sides have been won by the visiting side.
Ipswich conceded 11 goals in the final 15 minutes of games at Portman Road last season, the most of all sides on their own patch.
The Tigers drew six away games they had fallen behind in last term - a league-high.
Just one of Ipswich's last eight home games has ended in a draw.
The Tigers have now taken just two points from the last 15 available in the league.
Leeds v Middlesbrough
Four of the last five clashes between these teams have been won by the away team, who have scored at least twice in each victory.
Luciano Becchio has netted two goals in two appearances against Boro.
Leeds United scored a higher percentage of goals from open player than any other side in the second tier last season (83%).
The Whites drew five games from winning positions at home last season, a joint-league-high shared with Watford.
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in five league games, winning four of them.
'Boro won their last two away games last season, netting seven goals in the process.
Leicester v Reading
Jimmy Kebe has netted two goals in his last three appearances against the Foxes.
The Royals have won their last three clashes with Leicester, including winning 2-1 on their last two trips to the home of the Foxes.
Reading scored 11 goals in the final 15 minutes of away games in the Championship last season, a league-high.
Leicester conceded a higher proportion of home goals in the first half than any other side in the second tier last season - 59%.
Reading are unbeaten in eight regular Championship away games, winning four and drawing four.
New Leicester captain Matt Mills netted a late winner for the Royals in this fixture last season.
Millwall v Nott'm Forest
Only one of the last 11 meetings between these sides has been won by the away team.
Forest have failed to score on four of their last five trips to the New Den, not winning there since a 2-1 victory in October 2002.
Millwall conceded four goals from throw-ins in the league last season, two more than any other side.
Forest won their last two regular away games last season, netting three goals on both occasions.
Steve McLaren's new side haven't drawn any of their last six regular away games, winning two and losing four.
Millwall only lost one of their last seven league games at the New Den last term, winning three and drawing three.
Portsmouth v Brighton
Brighton have lost five and drawn one of their last six trips to Fratton Park in all competitions, not winning there since December 1985.
The Seagulls have scored just two goals at Fratton Park in this six game period, and both of those came in a 2-4 defeat in August 2002.
Only three goals were scored in the opening 15 minutes of games at Fratton Park in the entire 2010/11 campaign - every other Championship ground saw more.
Pompey failed to score in each of their last three home games last season.
Brighton are unbeaten in eight away league games, winning five and drawing three.
Gus Poyet's side had the best away defensive record in League One last season, conceding just 18 goals on their travels all year.
Watford v Derby
Only one of the last eight meetings between these sides has ended in a draw, with Derby winning four and Watford winning three.
The Rams have won just one of their last 10 trips to Vicarage Road in all competitions; a 1-0 victory in December 2009.
Watford scored eight goals from corners at Vicarage Road last season, the most of all teams on their own ground.
Derby were the only side to lose every game they fell behind in on the road last season (12).
The Hornets have conceded two or more goals in nine of their last 10 league games.
Derby have lost four and drawn two of their last six away games.
Blackpool v Peterborough
The last four meetings between these sides have seen a total of just four goals netted, with at least one team keeping a clean sheet on each occasion.
The Posh have failed to score in four of their last six meetings with the Seasiders.
Peterborough only failed to score in one of their last 17 away games last term.
Blackpool conceded exactly three goals in four of their last six home league games.
The Tangerines scored and conceded in 18 of their 19 league games at Bloomfield Road last season - a Premier League record.
Blackpool conceded more goals at home than any other Premier League team last term (37).
Cardiff v Bristol City
The last four meetings between these sides in league competition have seen a total of 17 goals scored - an average of over four per game.
Peter Whittingham has scored three goals in his last three appearances against the Robins.
Cardiff City scored more goals in the opening 15 minutes than any other Championship side last season - 16.
The Robins netted more away goals in the opening 15 minutes than any other side in the second tier last season - 9.
The Bluebirds have only lost one of their last 11 regular Championship games.
Jon Stead has scored three goals in his last four league games for the Robins.
