Sky Bet EFL: Match previews and best bets for fixtures on Wednesday November 27

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QPR v Nottingham Forest

Opta facts

  • QPR have lost their last two home league meetings with Nottingham Forest – they’ve never lost three in a row.
  • The away side has won each of the last three league meetings between QPR and Nottingham Forest.
  • QPR have conceded at least twice in each of their last nine league matches – they have only had a longer run once, conceding at least two goals in 10 consecutive games between October and December 1951.
  • Nottingham Forest won on their last league trip to London in August against Fulham, last winning back to back league matches in the capital in April 2013.
  • QPR striker Jordan Hugill has scored eight goals in 16 league appearances this season – two more than he did for Middlesbrough last season (six goals in 37 apps) and as many as he did for Preston and West Ham in 2017-18 (eight goals in 30 apps).
  • Four of Nottingham Forest’s first six Championship goals this season came from set-pieces (3x corner, 1x free-kick), only one of their last 14 have come via this method (1x corner).

Sheffield Wednesday v Birmingham

Opta facts

  • Sheffield Wednesday have won just one point in their last four league matches against Birmingham City (W0 D1 L3).
  • Birmingham have managed just one win in their last eight away league matches against Sheffield Wednesday (W1 D3 L4).
  • This will be Garry Monk’s first league match against Birmingham since departing the club – he won his last game against them in November 2017, when he was in charge of Middlesbrough.
  • Birmingham have picked up just four points from their last eight away league games (W1 D1 L6).
  • Sheffield Wednesday have lost just three of their last 22 home league matches (W12 D7 L3) and are unbeaten in five at Hillsborough (W2 D3 L0).
  • Birmingham City’s Fran Villalba has created 33 chances in the Championship this season; 12 more than any of his teammates, however, Villalba is yet to record an assist.

Odds correct at 1555 GMT (26/11/19)

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