• Second-placed Middlesbrough host league leaders Coventry City

• Vito Matos takes charge of Swansea City for the first time as they play in-form Derby County

• Relegation rivals Norwich City and Oxford United meet at Carrow Road

The Championship resumes in midweek and there is a full slate of fixtures taking place, starting on Tuesday and ending on Wednesday.

Hull vs Ipswich (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Home advantage should be crucial for Hull to collect a share of the points, with the Tigers unbeaten in six in East Yorkshire.

Ipswich are unbeaten in five games in the second tier and will be tough to break down.

Score prediction: Hull 1-1 Ipswich

Middlesbrough v Coventry (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Adi Viveash will be in interim charge for the visit of Coventry, despite the appointment of Kim Hellberg at the Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough have only won one of their last five, while Coventry have won nine of their previous 10.

Score prediction: Middlesbrough 1-2 Coventry

Norwich v Oxford (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Norwich are still chasing their first win at home this season and that wait should go on a little longer as they face relegation rivals Oxford.

The Canaries were hammered 4-1 by Birmingham last weekend, while Oxford are winless in four.

Score prediction: Norwich 1-1 Oxford

Stoke v Charlton (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Stoke have lost successive games, but those defeats came against promotion-chasing pair Coventry and Leicester.

The Potters have only lost two of their seven games at home and they should be able to squeeze past a Charlton side that have lost successive fixtures in the second tier.

Score prediction: Stoke 2-0 Charlton

Swansea v Derby (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

New Swansea boss Vitor Matos will be in the dugout for Tuesday's encounter, but he may not be smiling at full-time against Derby.

The Swans are winless in five and face a Derby side that have won five of their last six in the Championship.

Score prediction: Swansea 1-2 Derby

Watford v Preston (Tuesday, 7.45pm)

Only Coventry and Birmingham have a better home record than Watford this season and the Hornets should be able to outclass Preston at Vicarage Road.

Javi Gracia's side have only lost one of their seven home games and they should be able to move level with the Lilywhites in the table, with Preston struggling to string results together away from Lancashire.

Score prediction: Watford 1-0 Preston

Southampton v Leicester (Tuesday, 8pm)

After a slow start to the season, Southampton are now building some momentum and they are in search of a fourth successive win.

Leicester have won two in a row and are unbeaten in three games, so expect them to provide solid resistance.

Score prediction: Southampton 1-1 Leicester

Blackburn v QPR (Wednesday, 7.45pm)

Blackburn have won four of their last five games, but playing at Ewood Park has been a hindrance to them this season.

Rovers have lost five games on home soil, which is a huge boost to QPR, who have only lost one of their last six away fixtures.

Score prediction: Blackburn 0-1 QPR

Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday (Wednesday, 7.45pm)

Sheffield Wednesday will be low on confidence after losing the Steel City derby 3-0 to Sheffield United and they are now winless in 10 games.

Millwall have only lost one of their last six at home and should come out on top.

Score prediction: Millwall 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield United v Portsmouth (Wednesday, 7.45pm)

Sunday's derby win should give Sheffield United the chance to build some momentum and they are playing the side with the worst away record in the Championship, so expect Chris Wilder's side to make it three unbeaten.

Score prediction: Sheffield United 2-0 Portsmouth

Wrexham v Bristol City (Wednesday, 7.45pm)

Wrexham are unbeaten in six games in the Championship, but they have only scored more than one goal in one of their last 10 matches in the second tier.

Bristol City have only lost once away from Ashton Gate and can record a huge win on Wednesday.

Score prediction: Wrexham 0-1 Bristol City

West Brom v Birmingham (Wednesday, 8pm)

West Brom continue to struggle with consistency, winning one of their last six matches in the Championship, and they should come unstuck against neighbours Birmingham.

Blues have won three of their last four, scoring four goals in three of those fixtures.

Score prediction: West Brom 0-2 Birmingham