Championship Opta Facts - 14 January

Brighton v Bristol City

The last five meetings between the sides in all competitions have seen the winning team (Brighton twice, Bristol City three times) keep a clean sheet.
The Robins have only lost one of their last six trips to the home of Brighton, winning four.
None of Brighton's last 11 league games has ended in a draw (W5 L6).
The Seagulls have won four of their last five at home in the league (one defeat).
There have been just three goals scored in City's last four league games combined (W2 D1 L1).

Crystal Palace v Leeds

The last six meetings between Palace and Leeds in all competitions have been won by the home team.
Luciano Becchio has netted four goals in his last three appearances against the Eagles in all competitions.
Palace have failed to score more than once in any of their last 14 league games (eight goals total).
Only two sides (Bristol City and Nottingham Forest) have won fewer home games than the Eagles in the Championship this season (four).
Leeds are the top-scoring away side in the Championship this season (22 goals).
All four of the Lilywhites goals in their last five league matches have come in the 88th minute or later.

Derby v Coventry

The last three meetings between these Midlands rivals have seen the home side net a penalty.
11 of the last 13 meetings between the Rams and the Sky Blues have seen both sides net, while none of the last 19 have ended 0-0.
Derby were the only Championship side to take maximum points (9) over the festive period.
The Rams have won their last three at home in the league.
Coventry are the poorest away side in the Championship this season (P12 W0 D3 L9).
Since the start of 2011, the Sky Blues have won just one of their 23 league games on the road.

Doncaster v Cardiff

Cardiff have won their last four clashes with Doncaster and have only lost one of the last 10.
Despite that, the Bluebirds' 3-1 victory at the Keepmoat last season ended a run of five games without a win at the home of Doncaster for Cardiff.
Rovers have won their last three league games at home.
Doncaster have not won four in a row at home in the league since January 2010.
Billy Sharp has scored a higher proportion of his side's goals (45.4%) in the Championship this season than any other player.
The Bluebirds have lost just one of their last 13 league games (W8 D4 L1).
Cardiff have conceded just four goals in their last seven Championship away games combined.

Hull v Peterborough

Former Posh striker Aaron McLean netted the winning goal for Hull when these sides met earlier this campaign.
Only one of the last six meetings between Hull and Peterborough has been won by the home team.
The Tigers were the only Championship side not to take a single point over the festive period (L3).
Hull's run of three straight league defeats is their poorest since March 2010 in the Premier League.
The Tigers are yet to draw with Nick Barmby as manager (W5 L5).
Peterborough have scored in their last 17 league games: no other Championship side has currently scored in more than nine in a row.
Hull have netted just two goals from set pieces in the league this season, the joint-fewest of all Championship sides.

Ipswich v Blackpool

The Seasiders have never won at Portman Road in eight visits there, despite the fact that they have scored on all eight visits.
Blackpool have had three men sent off in their last four meetings with Ipswich combined.
Blackpool are the only Championship side without a player who has scored at least 18% of their league goals this season.
Only two teams (Ipswich and Doncaster) have conceded more away goals in the Championship this season than Blackpool (23).
Ipswich have now lost their last three league games, and have lost five of their last six at Portman Road.

Leicester v Barnsley

Andy King has scored four goals in his last three games against Barnsley.
The Foxes have won their last five home meetings with the Tykes and are unbeaten in six.
Over the last six matches, Barnsley have both scored (10) and conceded (13) the most goals in the Championship.
Leicester's last three home games have all ended 1-1.
Paul Gallacher has bagged four goals in the Foxes' last five league games at home.
Barnsley's last three league games have produced 17 goals in total.
Ricardo Vaz Te has scored 10 goals in his last nine appearances in all competitions.

Middlesbrough v Burnley

Middlesbrough are unbeaten in three home meetings with Burnley, a run that stretches back to January 1983.
Overall, the Teesiders have won four of their last five against Burnley, including a 2-0 win at Turf Moor earlier this term.
Boro have picked up the joint-most points of all sides from their last six matches in the Championship (13).
Boro have lost only one of their last 20 league games at the Riverside: the first time they can claim this since April 1999.
The Clarets have won six of their last eight in the league (W6 L2).
None of Burnley's away league matches this season have ended in a draw (W6 L6).

Millwall v Birmingham

Chris Wood completed a hat-trick in the first clash between these sides this term as the Blues beat the Lions 3-0 in September.
Birmingham are unbeaten in five trips to the New Den (in all competitions), not losing there since April 1996.
The Lions have won just one of their last six in the league.
Millwall have bagged just one goal in their last six league games combined.
The Blues have not won in six games on the road, taking two points from the last 18 available.

Nottingham Forest v Southampton

Forest have lost just one of their last five at home to the Saints in the league (W3 D1 L1).
Nottingham Forest have scored in each of their last 11 league games at home to Southampton.
Forest have lost their last four at home in the league: the last time they lost five in a row was in March 1999.
Forest have failed to score in four consecutive home league games for the first time since November 1937: they have never failed to score in five in a row at home in the league.
Southampton have won just one of their last six in the league (W1 D2 L3).
The Saints have won just one of their last 10 league games on the road (W1 D4 L5).
Forest are the poorest home side in the Championship this season (11 pts), while Southampton are the strongest (34 pts).

Portsmouth v West Ham

Pompey are without a win in their last five league meetings with the Hammers (D2 L3).
Portsmouth have won just one of their last eight league games at home to West Ham (W1 D3 L4).
Portsmouth have only lost one of their last seven games in the Championship (W3 D3 L1), not conceding more than once in any of these matches.
Only Birmingham are on a longer unbeaten run at home in the Championship than Portsmouth currently (7: W5 D2).
West Ham are the best away side in the second tier this season (24 pts from 13 games).
However the Hammers have picked up just one point from their last three away games combined, their poorest run in the Championship this season.

Watford v Reading

Reading have won just one of their last 11 league meetings with the Hornets (W1 D7 L3).
Four of the last five league meetings between Watford and the Royals at Vicarage Road have ended in a draw.
Watford are unbeaten in their last seven at home in the league (W4 D3).
None of Reading's last 11 league games have ended in a draw (W7 L4).
Jobi McAnuff has scored three goals in Reading's last three league games combined.

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Premier League Opta Facts – January 14th-16th

Aston Villa v Everton

Aston Villa have failed to score in six of their last nine Premier League games.
Five of the last six meetings between Aston Villa and Everton have ended as draws.
Aston Villa have lost none of the last 11 matches against Everton (W4 D7 L0).
The last two meetings have ended as 2-2 draws with Everton's first goals being scored by Leon Osman and second goals being scored by Leighton Baines form the penalty spot.
Gabriel Agbonlahor has scored six goals against Everton, more than versus any other opponent in the Premier League.
Tim Cahill has scored six goals against Aston Villa, more than versus any other opponent in the Premier League.
Aston Villa have lost five of their last six Premier League home games and the last four in a row.
Villa have only once lost five games in a row in the top flight on home soil, a run ending in May 1963.
Villa scored two goals from just three shots on target in the reverse meeting at Goodison Park, while the Toffees had eight efforts on target for their two goals.
Aston Villa are the only team in the Premier League who have not scored from a corner this season and they have conceded the highest percentage from corners in the division (35%).

Blackburn Rovers v Fulham

In this match, Blackburn could become the first Premier League side to go 21 games from the start of the season without keeping a clean sheet and have gone 23 without a shut out overall in the top flight.
Clint Dempsey has scored four goals in his last six Premier League games against Blackburn.
Fulham have only kept one clean sheet in their last 16 Premier League games against Blackburn.
Chris Samba has scored for Blackburn in the last two games against Fulham at Ewood Park.
Martin Jol is unbeaten against Blackburn as a Premier League manager (two wins, five draws).
Blackburn have lost six of their last seven league matches at Ewood Park (W1 L6).
Rovers have won just three of their 20 Premier League games this season and had to score three or more in each match.
Fulham have drawn four and lost one of their last five Premier League away games, but they have won just four of the last 47 away games in the top flight.
Blackburn have dropped more points from winning positions than any other team in the top flight (14).
Yakubu has scored 12 goals in 14 Premier League starts this season.

Chelsea v Sunderland

Chelsea have won 13 of the last 14 Premier League meetings against Sunderland (W13 L1).
There have been five 90th minute or later goals in the last six Premier League meetings between Chelsea and Sunderland.
Chelsea are the only team who have not conceded a goal from a corner situation this season.
Chelsea have lost just one of their last eight Premier League games (W4 D3 L1).
However, Chelsea have won two of their last six Premier League games at Stamford Bridge W2 D1 L3).
Chelsea have kept just one clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League home games.
Sunderland have earned more points (13) since Martin O'Neill took over in six Premier League games than they managed in the 14 games before he took over this campaign (11).
Martin O'Neill has won just three Premier League games as a manager against Chelsea (W3 D6 L7).
There have been 35 goals netted across the last seven meetings between Chelsea and Sunderland, with at least three goals in each of those games.
Referee Phil Dowd has awarded more penalties than any other referee this season (7).

Liverpool v Stoke City

Stoke scored from their only shot on target (a penalty) in their 1-0 win over the Reds who failed to score with any other seven shots on target.
Stoke have lost just one of their last eight Premier League games (W5 D2 L1).
There have been just 11 goals scored in the seven Premier League games between Liverpool and Stoke.
The Potters have failed to score in their three Premier League trips to Anfield and have netted just once in their last 10 away games against Liverpool.
Stoke have never won away in the top flight against Liverpool in 48 attempts (W0 D9 L39), the most winless games by one team at the home of another in top flight history.
Liverpool have lost just two of their last 15 Premier League games (W7 D6 L2).
The Reds are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League matches at Anfield (W4 D6), but have drawn five of their last seven.
Craig Bellamy has scored four goals in five Premier League starts for Liverpool this season.
Peter Crouch has scored three goals in his last three Premier League games.
Stoke have fired in the fewest shots on target in the Premier League (54), but Liverpool have the worst chance conversion rate in the top flight (9%).

Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers

Man Utd scored five goals from just eight shots on target in their win over Bolton at the Reebok this season.
The Trotters have won only one of their last 18 league meetings with Manchester United (W1 D3 L14).
Bolton have failed to score in six of their last eight Premier League games against Man Utd.
Wayne Rooney has scored nine goals in 10 Premier League games for United against Bolton.
Ashley Young has scored in five of his last seven Premier League appearances against Bolton.
Manchester United failed to score in a Premier League match for the first time this season when they lost 0-3 to Newcastle last week.
Manchester United haven't lost three league games in a row since December 2001.
After a run of 24 wins and no defeats in 25 games at Old Trafford in the Premier League, United have won only three of the last six (W3 D1 L2).
After a run of 18 defeats in 21 games, Bolton have lost just one of the last four Premier League games (W2 D1 L1).
Referee Peter Walton is the only official not to award a penalty in the Premier League this season.

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves have won just two of their last 18 Premier League games (W2 D5 L11).
Wolves have won just two out of 17 Premier League away games in London, but one of those came in December 2009 in a 1-0 win over Tottenham.
Jermain Defoe has scored four goals in five Premier League appearances against Wolves.
Kevin Doyle has scored four Premier League goals against Tottenham, his joint best tally against any opponent (along with Fulham).
Steven Fletcher has scored five goals in his last six Premier League starts.
Fletcher has scored more headed goals than any other player since the start of last season in the top flight (11).
Mick McCarthy's side have gone 17 games without a Premier League clean sheet, while no side has stopped Spurs from scoring in their last 19 Premier League outings.
Wolves have won none of their last nine away games (W0 D3 L6), though they have drawn the last two.
Wolves are the only team in the Premier League without a goal in the opening 15 minutes of a match this season, while Spurs have netted the joint-most in the same period (seven).
In contrast, no side has conceded as many goals in the opening 15 minutes this season as the Wanderers.

West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City

Norwich are yet to keep a clean sheet in the Premier League in 2011/12, previously no side has gone 21 games from the start of a season without managing a shut-out.
West Brom have won their last four league matches against Norwich City.
The Baggies have scored the highest proportion of first half goals in the Premier League (63%).
Norwich have scored the most headed goals in the Premier League (12).
West Brom have conceded the lowest percentage of headed goals in the Premier League (11%).
The Canaries have scored six goals from free kick situations, more than any other team in the top flight.
West Brom have opened the scoring inside three minutes in each of their last two matches against Norwich.
The Baggies have failed to score in their last three Premier League games; if they fail to score in this match it will equal their worst run in the Premier League of four games without scoring set in April 2003.
West Brom have lost more games from winning positions than any other team so far this season (3).
Norwich have lost just one of their last six Premier League games (W2 D3 L1).

Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers

Demba Ba has scored 15 goals in his last 15 Premier League appearances but is away on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations.
QPR have won none of the last five meetings with Newcastle (D2 L3).
Rangers have scored just 11% of their goals in the final 15 minutes of games, the lowest percentage of any team in the top flight.
QPR have also conceded the lowest proportion of goals in the final 15 minutes this season (11%).
Newcastle have made their best start in terms of points to a top flight season since 2002-03 when they had 35 points after 20 matches.
The Londoners have won none of their last eight Premier League matches (D2 L6).
QPR have gone 11 Premier League games without a clean sheet.
QPR and Newcastle defenders have cleared the joint-most shots off the line this season (7).
QPR have suffered more fouls than any other team in the top flight (261).
Rangers have fired in fewer shots on target from inside the box than any other team (38).

Swansea City v Arsenal

Thierry Henry has scored against all 34 different teams he has faced in the Premier League.
There have been fewer goals scored at the Liberty Stadium than any other Premier League ground this season (16).
Just 14% of the goals Arsenal have scored have been from set pieces, the lowest percentage in the top flight.
Swansea have kept six clean sheets at home this term and the four teams who have netted against them have only managed one goal.
The Gunners have kept just two clean sheets in their last 17 Premier League away games.
Arsenal have fired in more shots on target from inside the penalty area than any other team (97).
Arsenal have had more shots cleared off the line by defenders than any other Premier League side (9).
Robin van Persie has scored 19 goals in his last 19 Premier League away appearances.
The Swans have recouped just one point from a game where they have been trailing this season, the joint-fewest in the Premier League.
Arsenal have created the most goal attempts from counter attacks (21) and also scored the joint-most goals on the break (5).

Wigan Athletic v Manchester City

39% of the goals Wigan have scored have come from outside the penalty area, a Premier League high.
The Latics have committed more fouls than any other Premier League side (256).
Manchester City have the best chance conversion rate in the Premier league scoring with 20% of their attempts.
City have conceded a joint-high 75% of their goals in the second half of games this season.
Wigan have failed to score in six of their last eight Premier League games against City and the last four in a row.
Two City players have scored hat-tricks in the last four meetings with Wigan, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero.
Only five teams have picked up more points than Man City at this stage in the previous 19 Premier League seasons.
Man City have won none of their last four Premier League away games, picking up just two points from a possible 12.
The league leaders have kept four clean sheets in their last five Premier League matches.
Referee Martin Atkinson has sent off more players than any other Premier League official this season (6).

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13.01. (Fri) 15:00 Tunisia - Cote D'Ivoire

PROBABLE LINEUPS

TUNISIA MathlouthiIfa, Haggui, Abdennour, JemalKorbi, Saihi Msakni, Chikhaoui, Dhaouadi Khelifa

COTE D'IVOIRE CopaSiaka, Kolo, Boka, Lolo Yaya, Zokora, Tiote Gervinho, Kalou, Drogba

After a string of positive results against Basque Country, Catalunya, and Sudan, the Tunisian national team will play their final friendly against Cote D’Ivoire on Friday and then return to Tunis before heading to Libreville to get settled for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).
Sami Trabelsi is likely to pick a starting lineup that will end up being very close to the team that will face Morocco in the first Group C match on January 23. The coach settled on his 23-man team on Wednesday, cutting Tunisian domestic league players Walid Hichri, Hatten Baratli, and Iheb Msakni from his provisional squad.
Yassine Chikhaoui is set to feature prominently against the Ivorians in order to ascertain his readiness. The play-maker missed the 3-0 victory over Sudan due to a last-minute trip to his club Zurich to settle some urgent administrative issues. Meanwhile, the north Africans will be hoping to recover Majdi Traoui, who pulled out of practice with an injury on Tuesday.
Elephants coach Francois Zahoui has also picked his final Afcon roster, deciding to leave out midfielder Marco Ne and backup goalkeeper Ibrahim Kone from his preliminary list. The west Africans have a match against a second north African opponent, Libya, lined up for Monday.
Aside for an injury to defender Emmanuel Eboue, the Ivorians are in good health and ready to put the finishing touches on their preparations for a tournament that many believe is the best chance for their generation of sparkling talents to lift the continental trophy. Zahoui might replace Eboue with Igor Lolo, Bejamin Angoua, or Sol Bamba.

DID YOU KNOW?

• The last time these two teams faced each other, Tunisia hosted Cote D’Ivoire in Sousse and the match ended in a goalless draw. To date, it is the only goalless game between the two sides.

• The Carthage Eagles and Elephants have played each other 15 times, with the north Africans winning on six occasions, the Ivorians winning four times, and the remaining five games ending in draws.

• The widest margin of victory recorded historically between Cote D’Ivoire and Tunisia was during their first encounter back in 1963 when the west Africans won 3-0. Tunisia’s biggest victory is a 5-3 home triumph in 1991.

• Journeyman Kader Keita played in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 for Etoile from 2000 to 2001 before continuing onto the UAE, Qatar, France, Turkey, and then back to Qatar.

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SPL Opta Facts - 14th January

St Johnstone v Rangers

Rangers have won 10 of their last 12 SPL games against the Saints (W10 D1 L1).
St Johnstone have failed to score in their last four league meetings with the Gers.
Rangers have never failed to score in 11 games at St Johnstone in the SPL.
The Teddy Bears have only lost a higher proportion of SPL games at Celtic Park (56%) than they have at St Johnstone in the SPL (27%, 3/11).
None of the last eight league games at McDiarmid Park have ended in a draw (four Saints' wins, four defeats).
Rangers have lost three of their last four SPL games on the road.
Prior to this run, the Gers had lost just three of their last 30 away from home in the league.
St Johnstone have dropped just two points after taking the league in the SPL this season, the joint-fewest in the competition (with Hearts).
Rangers have opened the scoring in the most SPL games this season (18).

Aberdeen v Kilmarnock

Aberdeen have won only one of their last seven league meetings with Killie (W1 D1 L5).
However the Dons have only lost two of their last 12 against Kilmarnock at Pittodrie (W6 D4 L2).
Aberdeen have lost only one of their last six SPL games (W3 D2 L1).
Kilmarnock have won just one of their last 14 league away matches (W1 D6 L7).
Killie have only failed to score in one of their last nine league matches.
48% of Aberdeen's league goals this season have come from set pieces, the highest proportion in the SPL.

Celtic v Dundee United

United have never won at Celtic Park in the SPL (W0 D6 L19).
It is 19 years since United last won away at Celtic in the league in the 1992/93 season.
Overall Celtic have won six of their last seven league meetings with the Terrors, drawing the other.
Gary Hooper has scored six goals in six appearances against United in the SPL.
Celtic are on a run of 10 consecutive SPL wins, their best run within a single season since 2008/09.
The Bhoys have conceded just one goal in their last seven league matches combined.
Celtic have only lost one of their last 25 league matches at home (W20 D4 L1).
Both sides have scored in United's last five SPL games (W2 D2 L1).
Dundee United are unbeaten in their last four league matches on the road (W1 D3).
United have scored the fewest goals from outside the box in the SPL this season (2) while Celtic have scored the most (12).
By contrast, Dundee United have conceded the joint-most goals from distance in this competition (10), while Celtic have conceded the fewest.

Dunfermline v Hibernian

The Pars are unbeaten in their last three league meetings with Hibernian (W2 D1).
Dunfermline have won only one of their last nine league games at home to Hibs (W1 D5 L3).
Dunfermline have taken just one point from the last 21 available in the league.
The Pars have failed to score in their last three SPL games.
Hibs are without a win in nine league games, managing just three draws in this run.
Hibernian have lost their last three in a row on the road in the league.
Dunfermline have scored the highest proportion of their goals in the second half in the SPL this season (75%).

Hearts v St Mirren

Hearts have lost just one of their last 13 SPL meetings with St Mirren (W8 D4 L1).
The Jambos have won six of their last seven at home to the Buddies, drawing the other and winning the last four in a row.
Despite playing just three games against them, Rudi Skacel has scored more goals against St Mirren than any other side in the SPL.
The Jambos have won three of their last four in the league, drawing the other.
Only Celtic and Rangers have picked up more points at home in the SPL this season than Hearts (21).
St Mirren have only won one of their last eight league games on the road (W1 D3 L4).
Both sides have scored in the Buddies' last six league games.
Only Celtic have scored more first half goals in the SPL this season than St Mirren (17).
The Buddies have scored the fewest second half goals in the SPL this season (5).

Motherwell v Inverness CT

Motherwell have won their last two league games against Inverness, scoring three times in each win.
Keith Lasley has scored a 77th-minute goal in the last two meetings between the sides in the SPL.
The Steelmen have lost just one of their last 12 league clashes with Caley Thistle (W9 D2 L1).
Inverness are without a win in their last seven league visits to Fir Park (D2 L5).
Motherwell have lost their last two SPL games: they haven't lost three in a row since February last year.
The Steelmen have won only one of their last seven SPL games at home.
Caley Thistle are the only side yet to keep a clean sheet in the SPL this season.
Inverness' away games have averaged 3.6 goals per game in the league this season.

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