A home team triumph, the away team claims the win or a tactical 0-0 draw? Anything could happen when the mid-table teams Leeds United and Watford battle at Elland Road.
- Leeds United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Watford have yet to win a game away.
It's no vacation for neither Leeds United nor Watford as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Leeds United form and stats
Leeds United have played three Championship home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Leeds United, as their goalkeeper Illan Meslier has completely shut out the opponents for 270 minutes in the Championship.
An away draw last time out for Leeds, facing Hull City in a game that ended 0-0. Summerville, a forward, was the declared top player for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 8.13 (out of 10). Summerville hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Millwall.At Elland Road, Leeds United has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 3 league fixtures.
Watford form and stats
The Championship season is young and Watford have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Watford delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against West Bromwich Albion (placed 15th) in their previous fixture. Ince, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.81. Ince scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Birmingham City.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Watford playing away, we found 8 games. Results were 3 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
It's early days yet, but Watford has scored 3 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Leeds United victories, one draw and six Watford wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Piroe 3 goals |   M. Rajovic 3 goals |  M. Martins Silva dos Santos 3 goals |
Leeds United missing players
Watford missing players
| Leeds United | Watford | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 43% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 14% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 6 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 6.7 |
| 4.9 | 2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1.9 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.4 | 18.7 | 20.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 16.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 5.1 |
| 32% | 21% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 10.9 | 7.3 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14.5 | 9.4 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
- Leeds United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Leeds United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Leeds United have yet to win a game at home.
- Watford have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Watford have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Preston North End | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Hull City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 24 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 2 |
- Leeds
- Yorkshire Evening Post - (local newspaper)
- Yorkshire Post - (local newspaper)
- Watford
- Watford Observer - (local newspaper)
