Championship: Leeds vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Leeds and Blackburn and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Leeds enjoy home advantage, when visitors Blackburn swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Leeds claimed 87 points after 42 rounds. Meanwhile, Blackburn amassed 46 points and rank as number 18 in the Championship at the moment.

Team form: Leeds vs Blackburn

Leeds Form

Leeds added four points to the standings in their previous three matches, where they first beat Hull 3-1. They were then defeated 2-1 against Coventry, before drawing 0-0 against Sunderland. Leeds won five of their last six Championship matches at the Elland Road, scoring 12 and conceding two along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn managed to gain four points from their previous three matches, which started with a 1-5 win against Sunderland. A 0-0 draw with Southampton followed, before they lost against Bristol City by 5-0. Blackburn only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by ten goals to eight.

Betting stats for Leeds and Blackburn

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

Players in form: Leeds vs Blackburn

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Daniel James has actually netted 13 goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Blackburn should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Daniel James to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Betting markets: Leeds vs Blackburn

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Elland Road, Leeds won eight and drew two. Blackburn won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost six. Leeds are on a fantastic streak of no less than 29 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Leeds have not lost to Blackburn in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Leeds scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Blackburn only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Leeds probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Blackburn managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Leeds and Blackburn when playing at Elland Road.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leeds, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score one time in those matches.

Recommended tip: Leeds vs Blackburn

To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Leeds vs Blackburn mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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