Championship: Leeds vs Sunderland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Leeds and Sunderland who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

League leaders Leeds look to widen the gap on the followers, when going up against Sunderlandthis coming Monday. Defending their position at the top is of high priority, but Sunderland are fighting for a place inside the top four, when they meet at Elland Road.

Sitting top of the table, Leeds have claimed 69 points after 32 rounds, while Sunderland have amassed 62 points and presently rank as number 4 in the Championship.

Team form: Leeds vs Sunderland

Leeds Form

Leeds beat Coventry by 0-2, lost 0-2 against Millwall, before defeating Watford 0-4. Leeds have been in potent form at Elland Road, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 20 goals while letting in two.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Middlesbrough by 2-3, before drawing 2-2 with Watford. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Luton by a 2-0 scoreline. Sunderland won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine while also conceding seven times.

Betting stats for Leeds and Sunderland

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Leeds and Sunderland. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Leeds vs Sunderland

Daniel James has four strikes in six Championship matches for Leeds, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Sunderland. The visitors are looking to Wilson Isidor, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

Betting markets: Leeds vs Sunderland

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Elland Road across all tournaments Leeds won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Sunderland claimed three wins, five draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Leeds are on a fantastic streak of no less than 14 matches in a row without defeat. Leeds are on a fantastic streak of no less than 13 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Sunderland have hit a nice vein of form with 8 matches now without losing. Sunderland have not lost to Leeds in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Leeds scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Sunderland scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Leeds have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Of the previous 10 outings, Sunderland scored the opening goal five times, whereas Leeds were first on target in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Leeds’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Sunderland’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Leeds didn’t concede a single goal in their previous 6 matches.