Sky Bet EFL: Match previews and best bets for fixtures on Saturday December 14

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Derby v Millwall

Opta facts

  • Derby have lost their last two league matches against Millwall, last losing three in a row in January 2006.
  • Millwall are looking to win consecutive away league matches against Derby for the first time since November 1992.
  • Derby have lost just two of their 22 league games at Pride Park in 2019 (W12 D8), with the Rams going unbeaten in their last nine Championship matches on home soil (W5 D4).
  • Millwall will be aiming to make it seven Championship games without defeat for the first time since January-April 2018 (a run of 17).
  • Excluding own goals, Derby County are the only Championship side to have had all of their goals scored by British players this season.
  • Millwall’s Jed Wallace has assisted a goal in each of his last four Championship appearances, also scoring last time out against Bristol City.

Barnsley v QPR

Opta facts

  • Barnsley have lost eight of their last 10 league matches against QPR (W1 D1 L8), including their most recent meeting in February 2018.
  • QPR are winless in two away league visits to Barnsley (D1 L1) since winning three in a row between 2010 and 2014.
  • Following their opening day victory against Fulham (1-0), Barnsley have won just one of their 20 Championship matches since (D7 L12).
  • QPR will be aiming to win three consecutive Championship games without conceding for the first time since October 2018.
  • Only West Brom (17) have won more points from losing positions than QPR (12) in the Championship this season.
  • No player has scored more Championship goals this season without registering a single assist than Barnsley’s Cauley Woodrow (8 goals, 0 assists).

Stoke v Reading

Opta facts

  • Stoke City are unbeaten in their last five matches against Reading in all competitions (W1 D4) since a 3-1 defeat in April 2006.
  • Reading are looking for their first away win against Stoke City since October 2005, drawing two and losing one since then in all competitions.
  • Stoke have lost just one of their last 10 home league games during the month of December (W7 D2), with that defeat coming against West Ham in the Premier League back in 2017 (won each of their four such games since that defeat).
  • Reading are winless in their last 13 league games during the month of December (D6 L7), since a 3-1 victory away against Sunderland back in 2017.
  • Stoke City have made 57 changes to their starting line ups in the Championship this season, only Charlton (60) have made more in the division.
  • Reading’s Lucas Joao (5) has been directly involved in more goals as substitute than any other Championship player this term (1 goal & 3 assists for Reading, 1 goal for Sheff Weds).

Peterborough v Bolton

Opta facts

  • Peterborough have won three of their last four home league games against Bolton (L1), winning the last two.
  • Bolton will be hoping to secure consecutive league victories against Peterborough for the first time since January 1988.
  • Peterborough have won six of their nine home league games this season (D2 L1), with their only defeat in League One on home soil coming on the opening day against Fleetwood.
  • Bolton have only suffered one defeat in their last five league games (W3 D1) and did take the lead in that only loss at Accrington, before going down to 10 men and losing 1-7.
  • Peterborough duo Mohamed Eisa and Ivan Toney sit joint-top of the League One scoring charts this season, with 13 each. In fact, those two combined (26) have scored more league goals than 14 of the other 22 sides in the division so far.

Odds correct at 1325 GMT (12/12/19)

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