Ace Football previews the Championship round Final match between Leeds and Southampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Leeds enjoy home advantage, when visitors Southampton swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Leeds vs Southampton
Leeds Form
Leeds have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 1-2 against Southampton, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Norwich. Their latest match brought a 4-0 win in their encounter with Norwich. Leeds won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded four goals.
Southampton Form
Southampton look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Leeds by 1-2, before drawing 0-0 with West Bromwich. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out West Bromwich by a 3-1 scoreline. Southampton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in five.
Betting facts for Leeds and Southampton
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Leeds and Southampton played across all tournaments.
- In 4 of the last 5 Leeds matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Leeds matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Leeds have not won 6 of the last 8 matches
- Leeds have not won 6 of the last 8 matches in the Championship
- In 7 of the last 9 Southampton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Southampton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Southampton have conceded in 7 of the last 9 matches
- Southampton have conceded in 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship
- Southampton have not lost the last 3 matches in a row
Players on top: Leeds vs Southampton
He banged in 23 goals so far this season, and Adam Armstrong also hammered in three goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Leeds.
Popular markets: Leeds vs Southampton
Full-time result
Leeds claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Southampton won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Southampton have beaten Leeds in impressive 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Leeds only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, Southampton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Southampton scored the opening goal five times, whereas Leeds were first on target in two of their last 10 games. Southampton have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Leeds.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Leeds’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Southampton, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.
Suggested bet: Leeds vs Southampton
To sum up, the upcoming match between Leeds and Southampton seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.
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