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Aston Villa v Ipswich

Opta facts

  • Aston Villa have lost just two of their last 20 league encounters with Ipswich Town (W13 D5), with both defeats coming at Villa Park (0-1 in February 2017 and 0-1 in March 1994).
  • Ipswich have lost five of their last six away matches against Aston Villa in all competitions (W1).
  • Ipswich have had a player sent off in each of their last two league matches against Aston Villa, with Tayo Edun seeing red back in August.
  • Aston Villa’s 20 headed league goals so far this season is the most by a Championship side since Ipswich (20), Blackburn (23) and Nottingham Forest (23) all scored 20+ during the 2013-14 campaign.
  • Ipswich have become just the third side to have no more than 18 points after 28 league games since Championship rebranding in 2004-05, after Peterborough in 2009-10 (18) and Rotherham in 2016-17 (16) – both sides went on to finish bottom.
  • Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has faced Ipswich boss Paul lambert twice before, both in home matches in charge of Brentford, suffering defeats on each occasion – (0-1 v Blackburn in March 2016 and 1-2 v Wolves in March 2017).

Blackburn v Hull

Opta facts

  • Blackburn have lost just one of their last eight home league games against Hull (W5 D2), although that loss come last time out in February 2016 (0-2).
  • Hull have won two of their last four league matches against Blackburn (D1 L1), as many wins as they’d registered in their previous 14 combined.
  • Blackburn Rovers have conceded the joint-fewest first half goals in the Championship this season (10 – level with Middlesbrough and Sheffield United), but have also shipped the most second half goals in the division (31 – also Sheffield Wednesday).
  • Hull City last went 11 league games without defeat back in November 2015 (also 11), a season in which the Tigers went on to be promoted to the Premier League.
  • Jarrod Bowen is looking to become just the third Hull City player to score in three straight away appearances in the Championship after Abel Hernandez and Jon Parkin.
  • Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray is looking to record four successive victories in the Championship for the first time since a run of five straight wins back in November 2012 when in charge of Middlesbrough.

Rotherham v Leeds

Opta facts

  • Rotherham have lost their last three league matches against Leeds; they last lost four in a row back in December 1960.
  • Leeds have lost three of their last four away games in all competitions versus Rotherham, winning the other in November 2016 (1-2).
  • Leeds United are the first team in the second-tier to score in each of their opening 14 away games within a single season since Blackburn Rovers did so back during the 1984-85 campaign (15).
  • Rotherham United have won a league high 84% of their points in the Championship this season at home (21/25).
  • Only Millwall (14) have conceded more goals in the final 10 minutes of matches this season in the Championship than Rotherham United (11).
  • Leeds United’s Pablo Hernandez’s seven goals and 10 assists in the Championship this season have been worth 18 points for the league leaders, a joint-high in the division alongside Blackburn’s Bradley Dack (14 – 10 goals, 4 assists).

Odds correct at 1030 GMT (25/01/19)

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