Pre-match stat pack

 

Check out all the pre-match stats ahead of this weekend :

Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End

Blackburn failed to win either league game against Preston last season (D1 L1), after winning their two games against them in 2021-22.

Preston have won four of their last seven away league games against Blackburn (D2 L1), last enjoying consecutive away victories against Rovers between 1947 and 1950 (three in a row).

Blackburn Rovers have lost four of their first seven home league games this season (W3), the earliest into a campaign they’ve lost four games at Ewood Park since 2011-12 (lost four of first five).

Preston North End have lost their last three away league games, last losing four in a row in February/March 2021, their last four away games under Alex Neil.

No player has scored more Championship goals this season Blackburn’s Sammie Szmodics (9), netting a brace last time out in a 3-1 win at Norwich. He only scored five times in 34 league appearances last season.

Sunderland v Birmingham City

Sunderland have won their last two league games against Birmingham City, last winning three in a row between March 1996 and September 1997.

Birmingham are winless in their last five league visits to Sunderland (D2 L3) since a 1-0 victory in August 2006 under Steve Bruce.

Sunderland have won four of their last six home league games (L2), more than they managed in their previous 12 at the Stadium of Light (W3 D5 L4).

Birmingham City have lost their last five away league matches, last losing six in a row between April and August 2011, across both the Premier League and Championship. Outside the top-flight, they haven’t lost six in a row since between October 1993 and February 1994 (11 in a row).

Tony Mowbray has won his last six league games against Birmingham City, winning his last four with Blackburn Rovers and first two so far with Sunderland.

Cardiff City v Norwich City

Following a 1-0 win last season at the Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff are looking for back-to-back home league wins against Norwich for the first time since February 2014.

Norwich City have won seven of their last 10 league matches against Cardiff (L3), winning 2-0 in the most recent meeting in February.

Cardiff have won five of their last six home league games (D1). The Bluebirds have won five of their first seven home games in a season for the first time since 2019-20.

Norwich City have won just one of their last 10 away league matches (W1 D3 L6), a 4-0 hammering of David Wagner’s former club Huddersfield Town in August.

Gabriel Sara has been involved in seven goals in his last eight Championship appearances for Norwich City (4 goals, 3 assists). He has, however, ended on the losing side in the last three games he has found the net for the Canaries (1-2 vs Swansea, 2-3 vs Leeds, 1-3 vs Blackburn).

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