"Blackburn's squad has been gutted under the regime at the club, losing a lot of key players and then relying on foreign imports to replace them. Whilst some of the signings have looked up to the level, some don't, and the mix hasn't come together well for Valerian Ismael, who looks to be feeling the pressure.

Regardless, Rovers do actually have a decent xG record, 12.5xG created in their 11 Championship matches, and five of their six completed home matches in all competitions have ended BTTS - which would see this Over 1.5 Goals selection win if both teams score here. Three of their last four Championship matches have been BTTS as well, but they have looked increasingly shabby defensively, none more so than the second half against Sheffield United on Tuesday night, conceding three goals in 45 horrendous minutes.

Southampton are the BTTS kings of the league, however I doubt that this would be seen as a positive for Will Still or the Southampton fan base. Another shocking defeat on Tuesday at Ashton Gate, 1-3, has deepened the pressure on the manager, but they still look dangerous going forwards. Indeed, Southampton have the second best xG total in the league behind only Coventry, so creating chances hasn't been the problem for them.

Southampton are now BTTS-Yes in nine of 11 Championship matches so far this season, and in all six of their away matches. There has been 19 goals in their six away matches so far as well - expect a couple of goals at least here."

"I think Dundee United could struggle to silence St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday afternoon. While Jim Goodwin’s hosts have made a solid start to the season, they have found clean sheets hard to come by. In fact, Dundee United’s backline has been breached in six of their eight top-flight outings this term, including three of their four assignments at home.

It’s also worth noting that the Terrors have shipped two or more goals in five of their eight league games this season, meaning that only Livingston (18) and Falkirk (14) have conceded more goals than Goodwin’s side (13) at this juncture.

While St Mirren have not been scoring freely this season, they did make the net bulge in recent away games at both Hibernian and Falkirk. What’s more, Stephen Robinson’s side hit multiple goals in a Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie away at Kilmarnock last month."

"When you look down the BTTS list, the team you really need to side with for goals are Colchester United, whose games have seen both teams find the next on 10 out of 13 occasions in the league this term - including the last five in a row.

The U’s are on the march under the Cowley’s after a poor start, having seen off Harrogate, Grimsby and Chesterfield in recent weeks, scoring 11 times in the process.

They travel to a Swindon side who appear to be struggling at the back in their last couple of games, conceding four at Accrington at the weekend and two against Notts County in midweek. Only one side in the top half of the table has conceded more goals.

They remain capable of scoring goals, possessing the League’s top scorer in Aaron Drinan, the first player in the EFL to reach double figures. They have the second most shots on target per game, so should be able to breach a Colchester defence that is without a clean sheet in 12 games in all competitions."

"One of the most impressive displays last weekend was how easily Lincoln dispatched league leaders Stevenage, despite the scoreline being 1-0, the data from the game demonstrates the Imps’ dominance, as they missed four big chances and gave up just four shots in response.

Michael Skubala’s men have now won four of their last five league games to climb back into the top seven, and they’ve been beaten just once in five away games too. Their success is built on a solid defence, as only one side in the division can better their record of 10 goals conceded, whilst they’ve also improved their productivity in attack.

Leyton Orient come into this game in contrasting form to their visitors, having lost four of their last five league games. Their loss at Rotherham last weekend had Richie Wellens heavily criticising his players in typical Wellens fashion, and clearly all is not right at Brisbane Road.

Last year’s losing play-off finalists are sat disappointingly in 15th place in the table and having won just twice on their own patch all season, the arrival of Lincoln poses a difficult challenge."