* The countries have met on 124 occasions - England lead the series 66-41, with 17 draws.
* England's record win was a 43-3 success at Twickenham in 2001, while Scotland boast a best of 33-6 (1986).
* England's biggest victory against Scotland at Murrayfield was a 29-3 success in 2002.
* The last drawn Test match between Scotland and England produced a 12-12 scoreline at Twickenham in 1989.
* England have won 16 of the last 18 Tests against Scotland stretching back to 1991, with their only defeats during that time being at Murrayfield in 2000 and 2006.
* Victory for England on Saturday would give them a third successive away win, something they last managed in 2003 when Ireland (Dublin), New Zealand (Wellington) and Australia (Melbourne) were all defeated.
* Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson needs one point to overtake Neil Jenkins' world international record, having amassed 1,090 for England and the Lions.
* Wilkinson wins his 69th cap on Saturday, taking him into England's top 10 all-time appearance list.
* Scotland have only scored one try in this season's RBS 6 Nations, with centre Simon Webster touching down against Ireland at Croke Park.
* There are only three survivors in the England starting line-up from the side beaten 18-12 by Scotland at Murrayfield two years ago - centre Jamie Noon, prop Andrew Sheridan and lock Steve Borthwick.
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