Championship: Leeds vs Stoke – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 36 match between Leeds and Stoke and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Bookmakers favour Stoke to be victorious against Leeds in their upcoming Championship encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely this coming Tuesday. They should not underestimate Leeds, though.

Leeds are currently looking at 73 points on their account, having played 35 matches, leaving them two places off the current Championship leaders. Meanwhile, Stoke find themselves as number 22 in the Championship with 38 points following 35 rounds.

Form: Leeds vs Stoke

Leeds Form

Leeds added four points to the standings in their previous three matches, where they first beat Leicester 3-1. They were then defeated 3-2 against Chelsea, before drawing 1-1 against Huddersfield. Leeds swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Championship matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 16 and conceding two goals.

Stoke Form

Stoke collected one win from their last three matches, as Coventry won by 0-1. Cardiff were too strong as well, winning 2-1, before Stoke won 2-0 against Middlesbrough. Stoke claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Leeds and Stoke

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Leeds and Stoke. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Leeds vs Stoke

Joon-Ho Bae shows decent form right now for Stoke, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Leeds, who are strong favourites on Tuesday. Siding with Wilfried Gnonto also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Championship matches.

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Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Elland Road, Leeds won eight and drew two. Stoke won two of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost five. Leeds are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat. Amazingly, Leeds are on a streak of 25 home matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Leeds scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Stoke got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Leeds were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Leeds have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Stoke.

Total goals

Leeds saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Stoke, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves. Leeds scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches.

Recommended tip: Leeds vs Stoke

To sum up, the upcoming match between Leeds and Stoke 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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