Championship: Leeds vs Sunderland – Betting preview

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

Favourites Sunderland face in-form Leeds in their upcoming Championship match on Tuesday. Despite the decent form of the outsiders of this clash, Sunderland should end up with three points unless Leeds intend to continue in their good form and surprise yet another opponent.

Leeds are third in the Championship standings after collecting 86 points from their initial 41 encounters. Sunderland trail them on 52 points after 41 rounds, leaving them as number 13 in the table.

Team form: Leeds vs Sunderland

Leeds Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Leeds recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 2-2 draw with Watford. This was followed by a 3-1 win against Hull, before they lost 2-1 against Coventry. 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 13 and conceding two goals.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Cardiff 0-2. A 1-5 defeat against Blackburn followed, before sharing the points with Bristol City in a 0-0 draw. Sunderland 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 nine goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Leeds and Sunderland

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

In-form players: Leeds vs Sunderland

Scoring 13 goals during a Championship campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Daniel James is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Daniel James to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Betting markets: Leeds vs Sunderland

Full-time result

Leeds won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew one and lost none. Sunderland won two games, drew two and lost six in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Leeds are on an amazing streak of now 28 games at home in a row without defeat. Sunderland have not lost to Leeds in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Leeds scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Sunderland scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Leeds scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in two of their last 10 games. Sunderland have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Leeds when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Leeds’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Leeds are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 16 matches.

Suggested bet: Leeds vs Sunderland

To sum up, the upcoming match between Leeds and Sunderland 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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