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Bristol City v Wigan

Opta facts

  • Bristol City have lost one of their last seven home league matches against Wigan Athletic (W3 D3 L1), a 0-1 defeat back in January 2003.
  • Wigan are looking to complete a league double over Bristol City for only the second time, also doing so in the 2002-03 season.
  • Bristol City boss Lee Johnson is winless in four managerial encounters with Wigan boss Paul Cook (P4 W0 D3 L1)
  • Wigan are looking to keep consecutive league clean sheets for the first time since April 2018 in League One; they haven’t done so at Championship level since February 2017 under Warren Joyce.
  • Bristol City have won five of their last seven home Championship games in April (D1 L1).
  • Wigan have won fewer away Championship points than any other side this season (6) – last season, they won the most in League One (51) when they won the division.

Hull v Reading

Opta facts

  • Hull are unbeaten in five home league matches against Reading (W2 D3 L0) since losing 1-2 in March 1994.
  • Reading haven’t completed a league double over Hull since the 1986-87 season – they won 3-0 in this season’s reverse fixture.
  • Hull have already won five more points this season (54) than they managed in the entirety of the 2017-18 season (49).
  • Reading have failed to score in six of their nine away matches under José Manuel Gomes in all competitions.
  • Hull have scored twice or more in nine consecutive home league matches – they last had a longer run between January and May 1933 in the Third Division North (11 in a row).
  • Reading won 18 points in 20 Championship under Paul Clement this season (W4 D6 L10) – they have won 21 points in 16 games under current boss José Manuel Gomes (W5 D6 L5).

AFC Wimbledon v Accrington

Opta facts

  • AFC Wimbledon are unbeaten in their last four home games against Accrington (W2 D2), including a 1-0 victory in the 2016 League Two play-off semi-finals, Tom Beere scoring a dramatic stoppage time winner in the first leg.
  • Accrington Stanley have only won one of their last six games against AFC Wimbledon (D2 L3), this after winning six of their first seven (D1).
  • AFC Wimbledon have only lost one of their last six games in League One (W4 D1), keeping four clean sheets in this run.
  • Accrington Stanley have failed to score in seven of their last 11 away games in League One (W2 D2 L7).
  • Joe Pigott has been directly involved in eight goals in his last eight league games for AFC Wimbledon (five goals and three assists).

Grand National

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