Championship preview: Can Leeds United edge out victory against West Bromwich Albion?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 18.Aug
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Elland Road (39460 seats)

This could be quite the action-packed battle at Elland Road in the Championship. Leeds United is in 19th place and host West Bromwich Albion in 14th place. Read about the fixture here!

This has all the signs of an engaging fixture with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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Leeds United form and stats

The first Championship game here at Elland Road resulted in a draw. Last season Leeds United's home game statistics were 5 victories, 7 draws and 7 defeats from 19 games.

Leeds United are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Birmingham City. The defeat against Birmingham City was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by Jutkiewicz). Cresswell, defender, was given a rating of 7.21/10 in that game, top of the team. Cresswell won 8 of 11 duels.

A victory at home ahead of that game, as anticipated. The team were huge favourites against Shrewsbury Town and won 2-1. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Leeds United handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Leeds United at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Championship ended in defeat. Last season West Bromwich Albion had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 7, drew 5 and lost 11.

The fans enjoyed WBA's previous fixture versus Swansea City (placed 18th), a 3-2 win played at home. Townsend got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Townsend served one assist and hit one key pass.

A loss, in the Carabao Cup away at Stoke City, earlier. West Bromwich Albion are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.

{1 goals} so far away for West Bromwich Albion, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Leeds have won at least one point in the last 5 games (4-1-0) versus West Bromwich Albion.

Top Goalscorers

Leeds UnitedL. Cooper
L. Cooper
1 goals
Leeds UnitedC. Summerville
C. Summerville
1 goals
West Bromwich AlbionM. Phillips
M. Phillips
1 goals

Leeds United missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Leeds United West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 2 0 Scored S 0 1 4
3 2 0 Conceded C 0 2 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 10 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 4.5
3.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 7
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 25 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 14 12.5
3.5 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 3.5
29% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 57%
 
8.5 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12 12.5
2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4
Leeds United Last season West Bromwich Albion
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   23 46
7 5   Won W   7 18
10 7   Drew D   5 12
21 7   Lost L   11 16
48 26   Scored S   28 59
78 37   Conceded C   33 53
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 93%
76% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   87% 76%
66% 63%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 37%
45% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 20%
26% 26%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 13%
68% 68%   BTTS BTTS   61% 50%
13% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 35%
26% 21%   Failed to Score F T   22% 22%
 
5.2 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 6.4
4.8 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 4.5
2.3 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.7
3 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
12.2 13.3   Shots (avg) S (   11.3 13.3
3.9 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4.1
32% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 31%
 
14 13.2   Shots against (avg) S A   12.7 10.6
5 4.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
2 Leicester City 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
3 Watford 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
4 Plymouth Argyle 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
5 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 4
6 Southampton 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
7 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
8 Preston North End 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Bristol City 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
10 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
11 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3
12 Hull City 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
13 Stoke City 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3
14 West Bromwich Albion 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
15 Millwall 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 5 -3 3
17 Cardiff City 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
18 Swansea City 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
19 Leeds United 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
20 Rotherham United 2 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 1
21 Sunderland 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
22 Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 -3 0
23 Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 0
24 Middlesbrough 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 94 33 19 17 1 1 60 17 19 11 4 4 34 16 61 89
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 19 14 3 2 53 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 19 15 3 1 36 10 19 8 3 8 22 33 15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 19 11 6 2 36 14 19 8 8 3 32 19 35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 19 13 5 1 46 17 19 6 5 8 29 30 28 67
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 8 12 72 53 19 10 4 5 37 21 19 8 4 7 35 32 19 62
7 Aston Villa 38 18 7 13 51 46 19 12 2 5 33 21 19 6 5 8 18 25 5 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 6 14 70 63 19 12 1 6 37 25 19 6 5 8 33 38 7 60
9 Brentford 38 15 14 9 58 46 19 10 7 2 35 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 12 59
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 19 8 5 6 31 29 19 7 2 10 24 24 2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 19 7 7 5 21 23 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 19 6 7 6 20 19 19 5 4 10 18 28 -9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 19 9 3 7 19 20 19 2 5 12 12 38 -27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 19 8 4 7 26 24 19 3 3 13 16 31 -13 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 19 6 4 9 20 28 19 5 2 12 17 43 -34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 19 8 6 5 27 24 19 1 5 13 11 44 -30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 19 6 3 10 16 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -23 36
18 Leicester City 38 9 7 22 51 68 19 5 4 10 23 27 19 4 3 12 28 41 -17 34
19 Leeds United 38 7 10 21 48 78 19 5 7 7 26 37 19 2 3 14 22 41 -30 31
20 Southampton 38 6 7 25 36 73 19 2 5 12 19 37 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 25
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.