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Leeds v QPR

Sky Bet Championship, Elland Road, 1500 GMT

Opta facts

  • Leeds are looking to win three consecutive league matches against QPR for the first time in their entire history.
  • QPR have won just one of their last eight league visits to Elland Road against Leeds (D3 L4), a 1-0 win in August 2013.
  • Leeds striker Kemar Roofe scored four goals against QPR in the Championship last season (a hat-trick at Loftus Road, one at Elland Road).
  • QPR boss Steve McClaren’s six league visits to Elland Road against Leeds have seen him face six different managers (O’Leary, Venables, Gray, McDermott, Redfearn and Monk); his record is won two, drawn one and lost three.
  • Leeds United have faced fewer shots on target than any other Championship team this season (63), with only Middlesbrough (13) conceding fewer goals than the Whites (17).
  • Since recording three consecutive clean sheets in October, QPR have conceded in each of their last five league games, shipping two or more goals in each of the last four.

Middlesbrough v Blackburn

Sky Bet Championship, Riverside Stadium, 1500 GMT

Opta facts

  • Middlesbrough have won two of their last 17 matches against Blackburn in all competitions (D7 L8); both matches came in the 2012-13 season, when they were managed by current Rovers boss Tony Mowbray.
  • Blackburn are winless in five league visits to the Riverside Stadium against Middlesbrough (D4 L1) since a 2-1 win on the opening day of the 2007-08 Premier League season.
  • In all competitions during his managerial career, Tony Pulis has never lost at home against Blackburn Rovers (P6 W4 D2 L0).
  • Since the start of last season, Bradley Dack has had a hand in more league goals than any other Blackburn player (27 goals, 11 assists).
  • Middlesbrough conceded as many goals versus Aston Villa (3) as they did in their previous 10 home league games combined.
  • All 22 of Middlesbrough’s league goals this season have come inside the box – the only 100% such record in the Championship.

Stoke v Ipswich

Sky Bet Championship, Bet365 Stadium, 1500 GMT

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Opta facts

  • This is the first league meeting between Stoke and Ipswich since February 2008 – the Potters won 1-0.
  • Ipswich are winless in their last seven away league visits to Stoke (D3 L4) since a 1-0 win in March 1997.
  • Stoke City are unbeaten in their last seven league games, although only two of those have been victories for the Potters.
  • Ipswich manager Paul Lambert has won three of his five away matches against Stoke in all competitions (L2) – as Potters manager last season, he managed just one home win in eight attempts (D3 L4).
  • Ipswich have lost at least 11 of their first 20 league games of a second tier season for only the third time in their history (also 2011-12 and 1954-55).
  • No Stoke player has been directly involved in more league goals this season than Joe Allen (7 - 3 goals, 4 assists – also Benik Afobe).

Morecambe v Port Vale

Sky Bet League Two, Globe Arena, 1500 GMT

Opta facts

  • Having lost none of their first four home meetings with Port Vale in the Football League (W2 D2), Morecambe have since lost both of their last two, conceding three goals both times.
  • Port Vale have lost just one of their last five games against Morecambe in League Two (W2 D2), although they have failed to score in three of those five matches.
  • Morecambe have failed to score in nine home league games during 2018 – no side has failed to score in more in League Two during this period (Yeovil and Cheltenham also 9 each).
  • Port Vale have kept three clean sheets in their last four away league games (W2 D1 L1), although they have also failed to score in two of those matches.
  • Only Macclesfield (11) have conceded more goals from set piece situations than Port Vale in League Two this season (10 – Newport and Notts County also 10 each).

Odds correct at 1255 GMT (06/12/18)

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