Leeds United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 15 points behind Chelsea.
- Leeds United have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Premier League
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Leeds United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Leeds United have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 13 games.
Leeds faced defeat in their previous match, away at West Ham United (0-2). Preceding that match was a defeat to Aston Villa (0-1).
The Leeds fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Chelsea form and stats
The visitors are W7-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
The Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 327 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Chelsea go into this game after a win, the home game against Everton that ended 2-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Liverpool.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atlético Madrid in just four days.
Chelsea find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Chelsea have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Chelsea - Leeds 3-1. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Leeds, zero draws and two wins for Chelsea. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  P. Bamford 13 goals |  J. Harrison 6 goals |   J. Frello Filho 6 goals |
Leeds United missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Leeds United | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 43 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 44 |
| 46 | 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 70% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 71% |
| 59% | 46% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 37% | 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 29% |
| 30% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 11% |
| 48% | 46% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 39% |
| 30% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 50% |
| 26% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 14.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.4 | 14.2 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 30% | 27% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | 30% |
- Leeds United have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Premier League
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 37 | 65 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 54 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 50 |
| 5 | Everton | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 46 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 45 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 43 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 35 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | Southampton | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Burnley | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | Fulham | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 18 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -29 | 14 |
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