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Championship: Leeds vs West Bromwich – Betting preview

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

When West Bromwich come to Elland Road for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Leeds will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Leeds enjoy the view from the top of the table with 75 points after 34 matches. West Bromwich find themselves positioned as number 5 in the Championship with 51 points following 34 rounds.

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Team form: Leeds vs West Bromwich

Leeds Form

Leeds are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-4 win against Watford. They went on to beat Sunderland by 2-1, before also getting the better of Sheffield United in a 1-3 victory. Leeds showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Elland Road, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 19 times, while letting in two themselves.

West Bromwich Form

West Bromwich have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 0-2 against Blackburn, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Millwall. Their latest match brought a 2-0 win in their encounter with Oxford. West Bromwich are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded nine goals while scoring five themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Leeds and West Bromwich

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

  • Leeds have won 13 of the last 14 home matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Leeds have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Leeds have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 6 of the last 7 Leeds home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Leeds have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In the last 13 West Bromwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 16 of the last 18 West Bromwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 13 of the last 15 West Bromwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 West Bromwich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

Players in form: Leeds vs West Bromwich

It has been a great season for Joel Piroe so far as he currently has 15 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Leeds hoping he delivers against West Bromwich this coming Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

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Full-time result

Leeds claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. West Bromwich won zero of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing five in this series of matches. Leeds won their last 5 matches. Amazingly, Leeds are on a streak of 14 home matches without defeat. Leeds have not lost to West Bromwich in 4 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. West Bromwich got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Leeds were able to win six of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Leeds have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with West Bromwich.

Total goals

Leeds saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of West Bromwich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.