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Preston v Bristol City

Opta facts

  • Preston are unbeaten in their last 11 league games against Bristol City (W8 D3), winning each of the last six in a row.
  • Bristol City haven’t won away at Preston in league competition since February 2011 (4-0), failing to win on each of their five such trips since (D2 L3).
  • Preston are unbeaten in eight Championship matches (W5 D3 L0), the longest current run in the division.
  • Bristol City have lost each of their last two Championship matches since winning seven in a row between December and February.
  • Since his league debut for the club in November 2013, Paul Gallagher has assisted 53 league goals for Preston – 36 more than any other player in that time.
  • Bristol City manager Lee Johnson has lost nine matches against Preston North End in all competitions – three more than he’s ever lost against any other side during his managerial career.

Southend v Barnsley

Opta facts

  • Southend have won two of their last three league games against Barnsley (L1), as many as they had in the previous 13 combined (W2 D5 L6).
  • Barnsley lost their most recent league trip to Roots Hall (1-2) – they haven’t lost consecutive away league games at Southend since December 1992.
  • Southend have failed to win any of their last six League One games (D3 L3) – they last went longer without a league victory in September 2017 (run of seven).
  • Despite drawing each of their last two games, Barnsley are unbeaten in League One since a 0-1 defeat against Wycombe back in December (P14 W9 D5 L0 since) – only Luton Town (21 games) are currently on a longer unbeaten run than Barnsley across the top four tiers of English Football.
  • Barnsley’s Cauley Woodrow has scored six league goals in 2019, including four in his last four – only Luton’s James Collin’s (nine) has scored more goals in League One since the turn of the year.

Bristol Rovers v Blackpool

Opta facts

  • Bristol Rovers have only lost one of their last six league games against Blackpool (W4 D1), with their only defeat coming back in April 2000 (1-2).
  • Blackpool have lost their last two away league games at Bristol Rovers – they’ve never previously lost on three successive league trips there.
  • Bristol Rovers have won just one of their last eight league games (D5 L2), a 2-1 victory against Southend in February.
  • Blackpool have failed to score in back-to-back league games (against Charlton and Oxford) – they last failed to score in three consecutive games in January 2018.
  • Bristol Rovers have the lowest shot conversion rate in League One (7.75%), scoring just 31 of their 400 attempts on goal.

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