Pick of the stats: Coventry City v Swansea City
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Coventry take a six-point lead at the top of the table into this meeting and also have the best home record in the division having taken 26 points from their 10 games at The CBS Arena.
Swansea head to the Midlands having lost their past four away matches.
Coventry are winless in their past nine home league games against Swansea (D5 L4) since a 3-1 victory in the top-flight in October 1981.
Swansea lost 2-0 against Coventry in their last league meeting in February, ending an 18-game unbeaten run against the Sky Blues (W8 D10).
Coventry are unbeaten in their past eight home league games played on Boxing Day (W7 D1), since a 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in 2007.
Swansea have won just one of their past eight away league games played on Boxing Day (D2 L5), losing 5-0 at Southampton in their most recent on the road in 2023.
Coventry have won their past seven home league matches and have not had a longer home winning run since between October 1959 and February 1960 (9 in a row).