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Sky Bet Championship
Birmingham City v Middlesbrough
Birmingham City have won just one of their last nine home league games against Middlesbrough (D3 L5), a 2-1 win in October 2019 under Pep Clotet.
Middlesbrough have won each of their last four league meetings with Birmingham City and could win five in a row against the Blues for the first time; since they were relegated back to the second tier ahead of 2017-18 season, Boro have won more games against Birmingham than any of the other current Championship teams (W9 D1 L3).
Birmingham have won just two of their last eight home league games (D3 L3), conceding 3+ goals in each of their three defeats in this period.
Middlesbrough have lost each of their last two away league games in midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), having lost just one of the prior 10 (W7 D2).
After scoring just once in his first 14 league games at St Andrew’s this season, Birmingham’s Koji Miyoshi has scored in each of his last two such games there – the last player for the Blues to score in three successive home league games was Lukas Jutkiewicz in August 2019 (run of five).
Sky Bet League One
Carlisle United v Barnsley
Carlisle United are unbeaten in each of their last eight league games against Barnsley (W5 D3) since a 4-2 loss in December 1954. This is their first such meeting, however, since a 1-1 draw in 1985-86.
Following a 2-1 home win in January, Barnsley are aiming to complete a league double over Carlisle United for the first time since the 1954-55 season.
Carlisle have lost each of their last five home league games; in their Football League history, only from September-November 2003 have they lost six in a row at home.
Barnsley have lost just one of 17 away league games this season (W10 D6), the fewest of any side on the road in England’s top four tiers in 2023-24.
Derby County v Reading
Derby County have won four of their last six home league games against Reading (L2), most recently winning 1-0 in September 2021 in the Championship under Wayne Rooney.
After a 1-0 home win in late January, Reading could achieve a league double over Derby County for the second time in their last three attempts, also doing so in the 2020-21 Championship campaign.
After losing both of their first two home games in League One this season, Derby have since only lost two of 16 league games on home turf (W10 D4).
After their 3-1 win at Carlisle, Reading are looking to earn successive away league victories for the first time since November 2021 in the Championship.
Fleetwood Town v Bristol Rovers
Fleetwood Town have lost just one of their last eight league meetings with Bristol Rovers, though five of those have ended in a draw (W2).
Bristol Rovers are unbeaten across their last four away league games against Fleetwood Town (W1 D3); the first three of those ended 0-0 before the most recent ended 2-1 to the Gas in April 2023.
After their 4-2 win over Wigan, Fleetwood could pick up back-to-back home league victories for the first time since February 2023 (run of 3).
Bristol Rovers have won three of their last four away league outings (L1), as many as their previous 12 beforehand (W3 D1 L8).
Leyton Orient v Port Vale
Leyton Orient are unbeaten in all seven of their home Football League games against Port Vale this century (W4 D3), drawing each of the last three.
Port Vale have won just one of their last 16 league trips to London (D6 L9), though that sole win did come in their only other such game this season, beating Charlton 3-2 in August.
Leyton Orient have won each of their last four league games played on a Tuesday, with each win coming by a margin of a single goal.
Port Vale have lost each of their last five away league games, last losing more in succession from December 2007 to March 2008 (8).
Lincoln City v Cambridge United
Seven of the last nine Football League meetings between Lincoln City and Cambridge United at Sincil Bank have ended level, with the exceptions a 2-1 win for the Imps in February 2005 and a 1-0 win for the U’s in January 2022.
After a winless run of 15 Football League games against Lincoln City between 1996 and 2021, Cambridge United have since won two of four league matches against the Imps (D1 L1).
Lincoln City have kept five clean sheets in their last six home league games (W3 D3), including one in each of their last three. Not since April 2005 (run of 5) have the Imps recorded more successive home shutouts in the Football League.
Cambridge United have won just two of their last 16 away league games (D4 L10), losing both of their last two on their travels.
Northampton Town v Blackpool
After a 2-1 away win in the reverse fixture, Northampton Town could record a league double over Blackpool for the very first time with this 18th different such campaign in which the two sides have met.
Blackpool have won three of their last four league games against Northampton Town (L1), which includes a 3-0 win the last time they travelled to Sixfields Stadium in May 2021.
Northampton have only lost one of their last eight home league games (W4 D3), going down 0-2 against Shrewsbury in January.
Blackpool have won two of their last three away league games (L1), as many as their previous 11 beforehand (W2 D3 L6).
Portsmouth v Burton Albion
Portsmouth have won each of their last four league games against Burton Albion, keeping a clean sheet in each of the last three.
Burton Albion went unbeaten across their first five league trips to face Portsmouth (W1 D4) but have since lost both of their last two such matches at Fratton Park.
No side has earned more points at home in League One this season than Portsmouth (40), who have won each of their last four league games at Fratton Park.
Burton Albion are unbeaten in four away league outings (W2 D2), their longest such run since going 11 without defeat on the road from January to April 2021.
Shrewsbury Town v Exeter City
Shrewsbury Town are unbeaten in their last four league games against Exeter City (W2 D2), keeping a clean sheet in three of those meetings.
Exeter City are winless across their last four away games in the Football League against Shrewsbury Town (D1 L3) since a 1-0 win in December 2001 under John Cornforth.
Shrewsbury have lost four of their last five home league games (D1), including both of their last two; they last lost three in a row on home soil in May 2021 (4).
Exeter have lost both of their last two away league fixtures, this after winning three in a row on the road prior.
Wycombe Wanderers v Wigan Athletic
Wycombe Wanderers have won just two of their 17 league games against Wigan Athletic (D4 L11), though both victories have come at home (2-1 in May 1999 and 1-0 in September 2001).
Wigan Athletic have won six of their eight away league games against Wycombe Wanderers (L2), with that win rate their best among opponents they’ve faced at least twice away from home in their Football League history (75%).
Wycombe’s last seven home league matches have seen a combined 26 goals (3.7 per game), with the Chairboys scoring 15 and conceding 11 in this run. They lost their last home match in League One 2-4 to Barnsley.
Wigan are winless in their last six away games played in midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in League One (D3 L3) since a 2-0 win at Crewe in March 2022.
Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United
Bolton Wanderers have won just one of their last five home league games against Oxford United (D2 L2), a 2-1 victory in August 2021 which was Ian Evatt’s first home win in League One as Bolton manager.
Oxford United have won two of their last 14 league meetings with Bolton Wanderers (D5 L7), though one of those wins came in this fixture last season, winning 3-1 under Karl Robinson.
Bolton are unbeaten in seven home league games (W5 D2) since losing 1-2 to Bristol Rovers in December.
Oxford United are winless in four away league games (D2 L2), and could lose back-to-back League One matches on the road for a second time this season, having previously done so in November/December.
Peterborough United v Stevenage
Peterborough United and Stevenage share an even record across their three previous Football League meetings, both winning once and drawing the other 2-2 in this season’s reverse fixture.
Stevenage will travel to face Peterborough United in a Football League game for just the second time, after winning 1-0 in November 2013.
Peterborough United are the only side to have scored in 100% of their home games in League One this season. The Posh have scored 41 goals in 17 home league fixtures this season (2.4 per game), and have scored 2+ goals in 13 of their last 14 on home soil.
Stevenage have only won one of their seven Football League games played on a Wednesday (D2 L4); it’s their lowest win rate on any day of the week they have played 3+ times on in the EFL (14%).
Sky Bet League Two
AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham
AFC Wimbledon are unbeaten in their last four home league games against Gillingham (W3 D1), conceding just a single goal across those matches.
Gillingham have won their last two league meetings with AFC Wimbledon, and could record a league double over the Wombles for the first time.
AFC Wimbledon have won seven of their last 11 home league games (D2 L2), as many as in their previous 29 such matches combined.
Gillingham have lost three of their last five away league games (W2), with both of their last two defeats on the road seeing the Gills also fail to score in the process.
Bradford City v Forest Green Rovers
Bradford City lost their first ever league meeting with Forest Green Rovers in August 2019 – a 1-0 home loss at Valley Parade – but are unbeaten in five since (W3 D2).
Forest Green Rovers have scored exactly once in each of their three away trips to Bradford City in League Two, recording a different result each time (1-0 win in 2019-20, 4-1 loss in 2020-21, 1-1 draw in 2021-22).
Since March 2023, Bradford City have lost just three of their 24 home league games (W9 D12), with the Bantams keeping three clean sheets across their last four league matches at Valley Parade.
Forest Green Rovers have won just three of their last 39 away league games (D12 L24), conceding 76 goals in that run and keeping just three clean sheets.
Colchester United v Doncaster Rovers
Colchester United have won just one of their last five league games against Doncaster Rovers (D1 L3), although that was a 3-0 victory in this fixture last season under Matt Bloomfield.
Doncaster Rovers have won eight of their last 11 Football League meetings with Colchester United (D1 L2), keeping six clean sheets in those wins.
Colchester United have drawn each of their last three home league games, the U’s have not recorded more in succession on home soil in the Football League since a run of five draws between March and April 2012.
Doncaster Rovers have won just one of their last 11 away league games (D5 L5), conceding 2+ goals in six of those matches during that time.
Crawley Town v Notts County
Crawley Town went unbeaten across their first three home league games against Notts County between 2013 and 2015 (W2 D1), but have since gone four without a league win at home against the Magpies (D1 L3).
Notts County have won nine of their last 12 league meetings with Crawley Town (D1 L2), and could complete a league double over the Red Devils for the third time in the last five campaigns in which the pair have met (also 2015-16 and 2016-17).
Crawley Town have lost four of their last seven home league games (W2 D1), as many as across their previous 21 such matches combined.
Notts County have won just one of their last nine away league games (D1 L7), a run which has seen the Magpies concede 22 goals in the process.
Crewe Alexandra v Sutton United
Sutton United (P3 W1 D2) are one of three teams Crewe Alexandra have never lost against in the Football League, along with Harrogate Town (P4 W2 D2) and Stalybridge Celtic (P4 W3 D1).
Sutton United’s only previous away game against Crewe Alexandra came in August 2022, losing 1-0; home and away, the last two league meetings between the pair have ended in a 1-1 scoreline.
Crewe Alexandra have lost just four of their last 25 home league games (W16 D5), though each of their last three such defeats have seen them concede exactly three goals.
Sutton United have won just two of their last 24 away league games (D7 L15), conceding 3+ goals in ten separate matches during this run.
Grimsby Town v MK Dons
Grimsby Town lost three of their first four Football League games against MK Dons (W1) but are unbeaten in three such meetings with the Dons since (W1 D2).
MK Dons have won two of their three away Football League games versus Grimsby Town (L1), last winning at Blundell Park in March 2008 under Paul Ince, a season in which they were crowned League Two champions.
Grimsby Town have won just one of their last seven home league games (D1 L5), though that sole victory did come in their last outing at Blundell Park in a 1-0 win over Forest Green Rovers. Before that clean sheet, the Mariners had conceded 23 goals across their prior six such winless matches.
MK Dons have lost three of their last five away league games (W2), failing to score in each of those defeats.
Newport County v Morecambe
Newport County have won each of their last four league games against Morecambe, twice as many victories as they recorded across their first 13 Football League meetings with the Shrimps (W2 D4 L7).
Morecambe are winless in their last five away league games against Newport County (D3 L2) since a 2-1 win in September 2015 under Jim Bentley.
Newport County have lost just two of their last 11 home league games (W5 D4), though failed to score in their last outing at Rodney Parade in a 1-0 defeat to Mansfield Town.
After losing three consecutive away league games between October and November, Morecambe have since lost just two of their last nine such matches (W5 D2), scoring 18 goals in the process.
Swindon Town v Accrington Stanley
Following a 4-3 away win in November, Swindon Town are looking to complete a league double over Accrington Stanley for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
Accrington Stanley lost each of their first three away league games against Swindon Town without scoring, but won 3-0 on their last league trip to the County Ground in November 2020.
Swindon Town have suffered defeat in just one of their last seven home league games (W3 D3), with six of those matches seeing both teams score.
Accrington Stanley have won just one of their last ten away league games (D3 L6), scoring more than one goal in just one of those matches.
Tranmere Rovers v Mansfield Town
Tranmere Rovers have won just one of their last 11 Football League meetings with Mansfield Town (D5 L5), a 3-2 home victory in March 2022.
Mansfield Town have won three of their last five league games against Tranmere Rovers (D1 L1), scoring exactly twice in four of those games, which includes a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture this season.
After failing to win any of their three home league games prior (D1 L2), Tranmere Rovers have won both of their last two at Prenton Park without conceding a goal in the process.
Mansfield have earned more points away from home than any side in League Two this season (33). They have won nine away league matches overall this term, and could reach 10+ wins on the road for a second successive league campaign, after winning 12 last term.
Walsall v Barrow
Walsall are winless in three home Football League matches against Barrow since a 1-0 win in September 1969 (D1 L2).
Barrow have won each of their last three league games against Walsall, with neither side ever previously winning four in a row in this Football League fixture.
Walsall have won each of their last four home league games, and could record five successive victories at the Bescot Stadium for the first time since November 2022.
Barrow have failed to win any of their last five away league games (D2 L3), this after winning their five prior such matches on the road between October and December.
Wrexham v Harrogate Town
Wrexham and Harrogate Town’s only previous meeting in the Football League came in November earlier this season with the Red Dragons surrendering a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2.
Harrogate Town have won both of their last two away league games in Wales, beating Newport County both times, most recently in October this season (2-1).
Wrexham have won ten of their last 11 home league games (L1), scoring 28 goals in the process whilst keeping three clean sheets across their last four outings at the Racecourse Ground.
After winning seven of a run of nine away league games between September and January, Harrogate Town have since failed to win any of their last four such matches (D3 L1), conceding 11 goals in that time.
Salford City v Stockport County
Salford City have only played more games in the Football League without winning against Exeter (5) than Stockport County (3 – D2 L1).
Stockport County won their first league meeting with Salford City 2-0 at Moor Lane last season, but their two league meetings with the Ammies since have ended level (1-1 in 2022-23, 0-0 in 2023-24).
This will be only the third time Salford City have ever played on a Thursday in League Two; they won both of the previous two (3-1 v Crewe in December 2019 and 4-1 v Grimsby in December 2022).
Stockport have failed to score in both of their last two away league games (D1 L1), more than their previous 20 beforehand (once).