Soccer match preview: Leeds United confident before travelling to Middlesbrough

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 26.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

Struggling Middlesbrough will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Leeds United in the upcoming league round. It’s 21st vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Middlesbrough and Leeds United.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Middlesbrough have played 17 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-7-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Middlesbrough are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 202 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by L. Wing).

Middlesbrough are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Barnsley. Preceding that match was the home game against Luton Town that was lost 0-1.

Middlesbrough have scored 16 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. Middlesbrough are not conceding a lot of goals here at Riverside Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 17 matches.

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Leeds United form and stats

8 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Leeds United, who have the most clean sheets (14) in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

The Leeds United goalkeeper Francisco Casilla Cortes is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 245 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Leeds United go into this game after a win, the home game against Reading that ended 1-0. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Bristol City.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Hull City.

Leeds United have scored 25 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Leeds United have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Leeds United - Middlesbrough 4-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Middlesbrough two wins, four draws and Leeds United four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Leeds UnitedP. Bamford
P. Bamford
12 goals
MiddlesbroughA. Fletcher
A. Fletcher
7 goals
Middlesbrough
L. Wing
6 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Leeds United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Leeds United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 6 17 34
8 6 0 Won W 5 8 18
13 7 3 Drew D 0 4 8
13 4 2 Lost L 1 5 8
34 16 2 Scored S 11 25 49
44 16 4 Conceded C 2 17 30
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
59% 47% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 76% 68%
35% 24% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 35% 29%
29% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 15%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
47% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 17% 47% 41%
26% 35% 20% Clean Sheets C S 67% 35% 41%
32% 24% 60% Failed to Score F T 17% 24% 21%
 
5.2 5.2 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 7.6 7.9
5.6 4.9 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.9 4.2
1.6 1.3 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
402 218 70 Total Shots T S 115 267 563
113 57 20 Shots on Target S O 44 82 177
30% 28% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 28%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Leeds United has the fewest conceded goals (30)
  • Leeds United has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
  • Leeds United has the most clean sheets (14)
  • Leeds United has the most matches under the total-line (24)
  • Leeds United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Middlesbrough has the fewest scored goals in the first half (13)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 35 19 12 4 64 36 17 8 7 2 36 22 18 11 5 2 28 14 28 69
2 Leeds United 34 18 8 8 49 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 19 62
3 Nottingham Forest 35 16 11 8 46 33 17 8 4 5 20 16 18 8 7 3 26 17 13 59
4 Fulham 34 16 9 9 48 37 17 10 2 5 29 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 11 57
5 Brentford 35 16 8 11 57 31 17 9 5 3 31 15 18 7 3 8 26 16 26 56
6 Preston North End 35 16 8 11 49 40 18 11 3 4 34 21 17 5 5 7 15 19 9 56
7 Bristol City 35 15 8 12 49 51 17 7 4 6 24 26 18 8 4 6 25 25 -2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 34 14 9 11 50 40 17 8 6 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 51
9 Swansea City 34 13 12 9 44 42 18 8 4 6 24 20 16 5 8 3 20 22 2 51
10 Cardiff City 35 12 14 9 48 48 17 8 7 2 24 15 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 50
11 Millwall 34 12 13 9 40 39 16 8 5 3 24 17 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 35 13 7 15 53 59 18 8 4 6 35 31 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 46
13 Sheffield Wednesday 34 12 9 13 44 41 16 6 5 5 14 18 18 6 4 8 30 23 3 45
14 Derby County 35 11 12 12 43 48 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 2 5 10 18 35 -5 45
15 Birmingham City 34 12 9 13 45 52 17 6 5 6 26 26 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 45
16 Reading 34 11 9 14 41 38 16 6 2 8 21 21 18 5 7 6 20 17 3 42
17 Hull City 34 11 8 15 48 53 17 6 3 8 27 28 17 5 5 7 21 25 -5 41
18 Charlton Athletic 34 10 9 15 44 48 18 7 5 6 25 22 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 39
19 Huddersfield Town 35 10 9 16 41 56 18 6 5 7 20 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -15 39
20 Stoke City 34 11 4 19 43 53 18 7 3 8 24 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -10 37
21 Middlesbrough 34 8 13 13 34 44 17 6 7 4 16 16 17 2 6 9 18 28 -10 37
22 Wigan Athletic 34 8 10 16 34 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -16 34
23 Luton Town 35 10 3 22 42 70 17 7 3 7 26 26 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 33
24 Barnsley 34 7 10 17 41 58 18 5 7 6 26 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -17 31

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Championship:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 35 19 12 4 64 36 17 8 7 2 36 22 18 11 5 2 28 14 28 69
2 Leeds United 34 18 8 8 49 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 19 62
3 Nottingham Forest 35 16 11 8 46 33 17 8 4 5 20 16 18 8 7 3 26 17 13 59
4 Fulham 34 16 9 9 48 37 17 10 2 5 29 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 11 57
5 Brentford 35 16 8 11 57 31 17 9 5 3 31 15 18 7 3 8 26 16 26 56
6 Preston North End 35 16 8 11 49 40 18 11 3 4 34 21 17 5 5 7 15 19 9 56
7 Bristol City 35 15 8 12 49 51 17 7 4 6 24 26 18 8 4 6 25 25 -2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 34 14 9 11 50 40 17 8 6 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 51
9 Swansea City 34 13 12 9 44 42 18 8 4 6 24 20 16 5 8 3 20 22 2 51
10 Cardiff City 35 12 14 9 48 48 17 8 7 2 24 15 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 50
11 Millwall 34 12 13 9 40 39 16 8 5 3 24 17 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 35 13 7 15 53 59 18 8 4 6 35 31 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 46
13 Sheffield Wednesday 34 12 9 13 44 41 16 6 5 5 14 18 18 6 4 8 30 23 3 45
14 Derby County 35 11 12 12 43 48 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 2 5 10 18 35 -5 45
15 Birmingham City 34 12 9 13 45 52 17 6 5 6 26 26 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 45
16 Reading 34 11 9 14 41 38 16 6 2 8 21 21 18 5 7 6 20 17 3 42
17 Hull City 34 11 8 15 48 53 17 6 3 8 27 28 17 5 5 7 21 25 -5 41
18 Charlton Athletic 34 10 9 15 44 48 18 7 5 6 25 22 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 39
19 Huddersfield Town 35 10 9 16 41 56 18 6 5 7 20 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -15 39
20 Stoke City 34 11 4 19 43 53 18 7 3 8 24 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -10 37
21 Middlesbrough 34 8 13 13 34 44 17 6 7 4 16 16 17 2 6 9 18 28 -10 37
22 Wigan Athletic 34 8 10 16 34 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -16 34
23 Luton Town 35 10 3 22 42 70 17 7 3 7 26 26 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 33
24 Barnsley 34 7 10 17 41 58 18 5 7 6 26 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -17 31

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