Before the Round – Trends on England Championship (20/09)

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The EFL Championship round No. 7 kicks off in midweek, with all 24 clubs in action. Leicester City go into the round in second place in the standings.

Meanwhile, Sunderland and Blackburn will meet in a top-eight clash.

Hull City - Leeds United

Hull City and Leeds United will meet for the first time since 2020 on Wednesday. The Tigers started the season well and are fifth after six games. Leeds are up to 10th in the division, as Daniel Farke irons out the issues at Elland Road.

Leeds United went unbeaten in their last four games, picking up eight points from 12. The Whites are coming off a 3-0 win away to Millwall. Joel Piroe scored twice in the win. Leeds won their last two away games.

Hull City went unbeaten in their last five matches in the Championship. They drew 1-1 with Coventry City over the weekend. It was their second draw in three matches. Hull took five points from their opening nine at home.

• Hull City are on a run of 7 consecutive home undefeated matches in their domestic league.
• Leeds United have kept a clean sheet against Hull City in their 3 most recent away clashes in all competitions.
• Hull City have not been beaten in 14 of their 15 most recent home matches in Championship.
• Leeds United are on a poor run of just 3 wins in 17 matches (all competitions).
• Prediction: Both teams to score

Blackburn – Sunderland

The last five meetings between Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland saw the home team claim the win. Last season, Blackburn and Sunderland split their season series, with Rovers winning 2-0 at home and the Black Cats claiming a 2-1 win at the Stadium of Light.

Blackburn took 10 points from the opening six games. Their form has been up and down. Rovers won two and lost two of their last four games.

Sunderland went unbeaten in their last four matches, winning their last two fixtures. The Black Cats scored eight goals in their last two matches combined.

• In their 16 most recent home matches of all competitions, Blackburn Rovers have been undefeated 13 times.
• Sunderland are unbeaten in 15 of their last 18 matches in all competitions.
• Blackburn Rovers have lost just 2 of their last 6 games in all competitions.
• Sunderland have defeated Blackburn Rovers in just 1 of their last 9 away meetings in all competitions.
• Prediction: Sunderland

Watford - West Brom

Watford took four points from six last season against West Brom. The Hornets will look for a third straight match without a loss against the Baggies on Wednesday.

West Brom will face their former manager Valerien Ismael. Watford are happy with the new manager and are prepared to offer him a new deal. Watford haven’t been great this season, however. They took eight points from the opening six games. The Hornets are unbeaten in their last two games.

The Baggies also started the new campaign slowly, taking eight points from the opening six matches. West Brom failed to win their last two Championship matches. West Brom conceded nine times in their opening six fixtures.

• Watford are on a run of 6 consecutive half time draws in all competitions.
• In their 15 most recent away matches of all competitions, West Bromwich have achieved just 2 wins.
• Watford have achieved just 1 wins in their 6 most recent games in all competitions.
• West Bromwich score an average of 0.67 goals in their away matches in Championship.
• Prediction: Under 2.5 goals

Norwich – Leicester

Leicester City went unbeaten in five of their last six matches against Norwich City in all competitions. However, these teams have not met since the 2021-22 Premier League season.

Leicester City are second in the standings, with 15 points from six matches. Enzo Maresca’s team won 4-1 against Southampton at the weekend. The Foxes are the Championship’s best away team, with three wins from three games.

Norwich City are fourth in the table after taking 13 points from the opening six games. They claimed a 1-0 win over Stoke at the weekend. Norwich scored the most goals, 15, in the league after six matches.

• Norwich City have won their last 3 home league games.
• We have seen 5 straight away all competitions wins in a row for Leicester City.
• Norwich City have a good record of 7 undefeated games of their last 8 encounters in all competitions.
• Leicester City have defeated Norwich City in just 1 of their last 10 league encounters.
• Prediction: Both Teams to Score