Soccer betting preview: Leeds U23 welcomes Crystal Palace U23 in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Division One
Competition: Mon 04.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Elland Road (39460 seats)

Leeds U23 hope to fill the stadium for this game despite that the season has been hard up to now with 23 points and a 11th spot in the Premier League 2 Division One table. Opponents Crystal Palace U23 hold 5th place with 33 pts.

Insights:
  • Leeds U23 have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premier League 2 Division One
  • Crystal Palace U23 have the most points (19) away in Premier League 2 Division One

This should be an action-packed match with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Leeds U23 form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League 2 Division One for Leeds U23 at their home stadium (Elland Road) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. There’s a good atmosphere here at Elland Road after three straight home wins.

The supporters are hoping that Leeds U23 will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Chelsea U23 (placed 13th).

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Manchester United U23.

This is expected to be a close game, with Leeds U23 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Leeds U23 as a small favourite), we find five games. Leeds U23 has won two of these, drawn two and lost one.

Leeds have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Elland Road with 21 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Crystal Palace U23 form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Crystal Palace U23, who have the most points (19) away in Premier League 2 Division One, have produced an overall stat of 6-1-4 so far.

There were no winners in Crystal Palace U23's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Arsenal U23 (placed 3rd).

A loss against Manchester City U23 was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Crystal Palace U23 playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Crystal Palace U23 wins, zero draws and five defeats.

The Crystal manager McCarthy has got the team scoring on the road, with 27 away goals in 11 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Crystal Palace U23 have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met previously this season: Crystal Palace U23 - Leeds 1-3. Leeds U23-Crystal Palace U23 H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Leeds U23 two wins, Crystal Palace U23 three wins, two draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

LeedsS. Greenwood
S. Greenwood
8 goals

Leeds U23 missing players

Crystal Palace U23 missing players

Leeds U23 Crystal Palace U23
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 3 11 22
6 3 1 Won W 2 6 10
5 4 1 Drew D 1 1 3
11 4 2 Lost L 0 4 9
38 21 7 Scored S 7 27 47
44 21 8 Conceded C 5 19 41
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 95%
73% 73% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 91% 82%
59% 55% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 55% 55%
32% 27% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 45% 36%
59% 64% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 82% 82%
23% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 9%
23% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 9%
 
5.2 4.8 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.5 5
5.6 6.5 8.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.2 4.4
2 2.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 2
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.5 13.5 15 Shots (avg) S ( 12.7 11.8 10.5
4.9 5.2 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.7 5 4.6
36% 37% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 49% 47%
 
12.7 13.7 14.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 11.5 11.5
4.9 4.6 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 5.5 5
Key stats in Premier League 2 Division One this season:
  • Crystal Palace U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crystal Palace U23 have the most points (19) away in Premier League 2 Division One
  • Crystal Palace U23 have the most scored goals (27) away in Premier League 2 Division One
  • Crystal Palace U23 have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Premier League 2 Division One
  • Crystal Palace U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Leeds U23 have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premier League 2 Division One

  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 U23 23 14 5 4 52 28 12 9 2 1 32 14 11 5 3 3 20 14 24 47
2 West Ham United U23 21 12 3 6 47 30 11 10 0 1 30 7 10 2 3 5 17 23 17 39
3 Arsenal U23 23 10 8 5 51 43 11 6 3 2 29 20 12 4 5 3 22 23 8 38
4 Manchester United U23 22 10 5 7 41 36 11 7 2 2 28 15 11 3 3 5 13 21 5 35
5 Crystal Palace U23 22 10 3 9 47 41 11 4 2 5 20 22 11 6 1 4 27 19 6 33
6 Tottenham U23 22 9 6 7 46 40 12 6 3 3 25 17 10 3 3 4 21 23 6 33
7 Liverpool U23 23 8 7 8 37 36 11 4 5 2 21 14 12 4 2 6 16 22 1 31
8 Leicester City U23 21 7 7 7 27 42 9 4 3 2 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 27 -15 28
9 Brighton U23 22 7 6 9 34 38 10 6 3 1 23 12 12 1 3 8 11 26 -4 27
10 Everton U23 22 7 5 10 28 41 10 6 1 3 17 13 12 1 4 7 11 28 -13 26
11 Leeds U23 22 6 5 11 38 44 11 3 4 4 21 21 11 3 1 7 17 23 -6 23
12 Blackburn Rovers U23 21 5 8 8 39 48 10 3 4 3 25 21 11 2 4 5 14 27 -9 23
13 Chelsea U23 21 5 7 9 32 38 12 4 4 4 18 17 9 1 3 5 14 21 -6 22
14 Derby County U23 21 4 3 14 28 42 12 3 3 6 18 20 9 1 0 8 10 22 -14 15