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Leeds v Bristol City

Sky Bet Championship, Elland Road, 1500 GMT

Opta facts

  • Leeds have lost just two of their 24 league games against Bristol City in the second tier (W17 D5), with those two defeats separated by over 90 years (0-1 in both 1921 and 2016).
  • Bristol City last beat Leeds at Elland Road in league competition in November 1979, going winless in their six such trips since (D1 L5).
  • Leeds have suffered just one defeat in their last 12 home games in the Championship (W7 D4), with that coming against Birmingham in September (1-2).
  • Bristol City have lost each of their last three games in the Championship – they haven’t lost four in a row since January 2017 (a run of eight consecutive defeats).
  • Mateusz Klich has been directly involved in more goals than any other Leeds player in the Championship this term (10 – five goals and five assists), with each of those 10 goals coming from open play.
  • Bristol City striker Andreas Weimann has scored four of his five goals in the Championship this season away from home. Indeed, only three players have netted more away goals in the competition this term – Neal Maupay (6), Lewis Grabban and Frazier Campbell (both five).

Hull v Nottingham Forest

Sky Bet Championship, KCOM Stadium, 1500 GMT

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Opta facts

  • Hull have lost just two of their last 10 league games against Nottingham Forest (W6 D2), although the most recent of those defeats came in this fixture last season (2-3 in October 2017).
  • Nottingham Forest are unbeaten on their last three league trips to the KCOM Stadium (W2 D1), last suffering defeat there back in April 2012 (1-2).
  • Following their 1-0 win over West Brom at the start of the month, Hull are looking to record back-to-back league wins at the KCOM Stadium for the first time since April 2017 (a run of four in the Premier League).
  • Nottingham Forest have only lost one of their last 11 games in the Championship (W5 D5), with their only defeat in this run coming against current league leaders Norwich (1-2 in October).
  • Fraizer Campbell is Hull’s top scorer in the Championship this season with six goals, however only one of those has been netted at the KCOM Stadium (five away from home).
  • Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon has kept seven clean sheets in the Championship this season – only Darren Randolph has more (11 for Middlesbrough).

Sheffield Wednesday v Derby

Sky Bet Championship, Hillsborough, 1500 GMT

Opta facts

  • Sheffield Wednesday have won just two of their last 18 league games against Derby (D6 L10), however those two victories have come in the most recent three meetings (2-1 in April 2017 and 2-0 in February 2018).
  • Derby are winless in their last four league trips to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday (D2 L2), losing each of the last two in this run.
  • Sheffield Wednesday are looking for their first home win in the Championship since August (2-1 v Ipswich), having drawn three and lost two of their last five there. Only Ipswich (0) have won fewer home games than the Owls (2) in the competition in 2018-19.
  • Derby are on the Championship’s longest current run of games without keeping a clean sheet (9), while they’ve managed just three in 17 games in the competition this season.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have scored the most goals from outside the box of any team in the Championship this season (9), while they also have the highest percentage of their goals from outside the box (43%).
  • Derby striker Jack Marriott has been directly involved in seven goals in his last seven appearances in all competitions (five goals and two assists).

Walsall v Sunderland

Sky Bet League One, Banks' Stadium, 1500 GMT

Opta facts

  • This is the first league meeting between Walsall and Sunderland since March 2004, when the Black Cats won 3-1 in a second-tier match.
  • Sunderland have won their last four matches against Walsall in all competitions by an aggregate score of 12-3.
  • Walsall have won just one of their last seven home league games (D2 L4), beating Wycombe 3-2 in October.
  • Sunderland have won each of their last four away league games – they haven’t won five such games on the bounce since May 1988.
  • The Black Cats have won 12 points from losing positions in League One this season - more than any other side.

Carlisle v Forest Green

Sky Bet League Two, Brunton Park, 1500 GMT

Reuben Reid in action for Forest Green

An away selection for a game between two sides next to each other in the table, but Forest Green provide a great price given contrasting form.

In terms of recent results, both have had similar fortunes but Carlisle's struggles in front of their own supporters may damage their play-off hopes in the long run.

On the road, they're confident of beating anyway with the third best record in the league, but at home, just ten points in nine games gives puts them in 17th in the home standings.

The bad news for John Sheridan's men is that Forest Green have also experienced success away, sitting one spot below them in that away table.

At odds-against 13/8, the value is there in backing an away victory. Whether that be as part of a single or to boost the odds of your Saturday accumulator.

It's also interesting that Forest Green sit second in the division for over 2.5 goals in their away games. Six of the nine have had three or more, with both teams scoring in every game.

Combining the two outcomes gives a best price of 10/3 with Betfair, which looks very tempting given track record.

A mention for the Sporting Life Accumulator too. Forest Green to beat Carlisle is one four selections enhanced to 16/1 with the EFL title sponsors Sky Bet.

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Opta facts

  • This will be just the third meeting between Carlisle United and Forest Green Rovers in the Football League, with Carlisle winning both home and away last season by a 1-0 scoreline.
  • Carlisle ended a run of five straight home defeats without a goal beating Newport 3-2 in their last home league game – the Cumbrians will be looking to win back to back league games on home soil for only the second time this season.
  • Forest Green Rovers have lost back to back league games for the first time this season – they last lost three on the bounce back in March.
  • Forest Green Rovers have lost 15 points from winning positions in League Two this season – only Notts County (16) have lost more.
  • Carlisle have just eight different goal scorers in League Two so far this season (excluding own goals) – only Tranmere (7) have had fewer.

Odds correct as of 0840 GMT on 23/11/18

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