Ace Football previews the Championship game between Leeds and Preston who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Preston go up against Leeds this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Elland Road.
Leeds have taken the lead in the Championship after collecting 85 points from their initial 41 encounters. Preston trail by 36 points after 41 rounds, leaving them as number 14 in the table on 49 points.
Team form: Leeds vs Preston
Leeds Form
In their last three matches, Leeds drew 2-2 with Swansea before recording another draw with Luton in a 1-1 match and beat Middlesbrough with a 0-1 scoreline. Leeds won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 14 goals and conceded four times.
Preston Form
Preston claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by eight goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for Leeds and Preston
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Leeds and Preston. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 10 Leeds home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Leeds have won 5 of the last 7 home matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Leeds home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 15 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Leeds vs Preston
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Daniel James has actually netted 12 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 Preston 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.
Popular betting markets: Leeds vs Preston
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Elland Road across all tournaments Leeds won six times, drew three and lost one times. Preston claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Leeds did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Leeds are on an amazing streak of now 17 games at home in a row without defeat. Preston conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Leeds have not lost to Preston in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Leeds scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Preston scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Leeds scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Leeds have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Preston.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Leeds’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Preston played across all tournaments. They scored one time on average in the process. Preston conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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