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  1. Pick of the stats: Cardiff City v Sheffield Unitedpublished at 15:24 BST

    The Cardiff City and Sheffield United club crests side by side

    Cardiff City are hoping to end a run of six successive defeats by Sheffield United when the sides meet on Saturday (15:00 BST).

    The Blades are yet to score a league goal so far this season.

    • Cardiff City have lost each of their past three home league games against Sheffield United, as many defeats as across their prior 12 matches on home soil combined between 1979 and 2017.

    • Sheffield United have won each of their past six league games against Cardiff City since December 2021, it is the Blades' longest ongoing winning run against any current Championship outfit.

    • Cardiff are unbeaten across their past eight league games against Yorkshire opposition (W6 D2), since a 3-1 home defeat to Bradford City in September last year.

    • Both of Sheffield United's two league games this season finished with goalless draws, they have not played three successive 0-0 draws since April 1971.

    • Sheffield United are winless across their past four league games against newly promoted opposition (D1 L3), last enduring a longer run between May 2015 and March 2016 (eight games).

  2. Pick of the stats: Wrexham v Birmingham Citypublished at 13:59 BST

    The Wrexham and Birmingham City club crests side by side

    Wrexham and Birmingham City have opened the Championship season with two draws apiece.

    It is 47 years since Wrexham have managed a league win against Blues.

    • Wrexham are winless in all four of their meetings with Birmingham City since their most recent promotion to the Football League (D2 L2), despite going 1-0 ahead in three of those games.

    • Birmingham City are unbeaten in each of their past seven league games against Wrexham (W4 D3), since losing their first ever Football League match against the Dragons in October 1979 (0-1 away).

    • Wrexham are unbeaten across their past six home league games played on a Friday since their return to the Football League in 2023-24 (W4 D2), though did draw 1-1 with Birmingham during that run in October last year.

    • Birmingham are unbeaten across their past seven Championship matches (W3 D4), drawing their past three in succession - not since February 2020 have the Blues drawn four matches in a row.

    • Jay Stansfield has recorded three goal contributions across four league games against Wrexham while playing for Birmingham (two goals, one assist) – his joint-most against any side for Blues.