Betting preview: Leeds United faced with a tough challenge when Manchester City visits

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Elland Road (39460 seats)

Leeds United come from a 0-0 score vs Crystal Palace in their previous match, a match to keep in mind. Next up is this fierce Manchester City side.

Insights:
  • Leeds United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Premier League

Manchester City could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only four sleeps ago.

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Leeds United form and stats

4-5-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Leeds United so far this season.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Leeds, as their goalkeeper Illan Meslier has completely shut out the opponents for 221 minutes in the Premier League.

Leeds United travelled for their previous game, a trip to Crystal Palace that ended 0-0. Leeds United's goalie Meslier played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Crystal Palace with a stunning seven saves. Meslier, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.81 out of 10 in that game. Meslier topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Watford.

Leeds are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 16 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Leeds United defense is not exactly impregnable. 30 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Leeds United hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Norwich City, Everton, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Watford and Burnley), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.

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Manchester City form and stats

Manchester City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Manchester City collect 39 points from their 16 away matches in the Premier League. 12 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Tottenham Hotspur game have they lost an away game, meaning City has taken points from 15 away matches in a row.

The followers enjoyed Manchester City's previous match versus Real Madrid, a Champions League win (4-3) played at home. Bruyne got a match rating of 8.6 in that game, top player of the team. Bruyne scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 45 successful passes (of 51 total).

That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus Watford in the Premier League.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Champions League trip to Real Madrid.

Manchester City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Manchester City - Leeds United 7-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Leeds United one win, one draw and Manchester City two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityK. De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
11 goals
Manchester CityR. Mahrez
R. Mahrez
11 goals
LeedsR. Dias Belloli
R. Dias Belloli
10 goals

Leeds United missing players

Manchester City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Leeds United Manchester City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 6 16 33
8 4 0 Won W 5 12 25
10 5 0 Drew D 1 3 5
15 7 4 Lost L 0 1 3
38 18 3 Scored S 12 30 80
68 30 15 Conceded C 2 8 21
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 94%
79% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 73%
64% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 55%
39% 38% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 39%
27% 12% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 24%
58% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 36%
15% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 56% 58%
33% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 12% 12%
 
4.7 5.2 2.2 Corners for (avg) C F 8.5 8.1 8.4
4.8 4.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 3.4 2.8
2.8 3.1 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.4 1.1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.4 15 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 19 18 18.3
4.2 4.1 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.8 6.3 6.8
28% 27% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 30% 36%
 
15.1 14.2 20.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 7.3 6.5
6 5.7 10.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 2.2 2.3
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Leeds United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Leeds United.
  • Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
  • Manchester City have the most points (39) away in Premier League
  • Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  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 33 25 5 3 80 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 16 12 3 1 30 8 59 80
2 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 85 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 63 79
3 Chelsea 32 19 8 5 67 27 16 8 5 3 32 18 16 11 3 2 35 9 40 65
4 Arsenal 33 19 3 11 52 40 17 11 2 4 28 15 16 8 1 7 24 25 12 60
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 4 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 17 8 3 6 25 20 18 58
6 Manchester United 34 15 9 10 53 51 17 9 4 4 28 21 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 54
7 West Ham United 34 15 7 12 52 44 17 9 4 4 30 22 17 6 3 8 22 22 8 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15 4 14 33 29 16 7 2 7 18 16 17 8 2 7 15 13 4 49
9 Newcastle United 34 11 10 13 40 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 17 4 4 9 16 29 -15 43
10 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 42
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 14 11 31 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 41
12 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
13 Southampton 34 9 13 12 40 56 17 6 7 4 21 20 17 3 6 8 19 36 -16 40
14 Crystal Palace 33 8 14 11 43 41 17 5 8 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 38
15 Aston Villa 32 11 4 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -4 37
16 Leeds United 33 8 10 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 17 4 5 8 20 38 -30 34
17 Burnley 33 6 13 14 29 45 17 5 6 6 16 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -16 31
18 Everton 32 8 5 19 34 55 16 7 2 7 21 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -21 29
19 Watford 33 6 4 23 31 67 16 2 1 13 15 39 17 4 3 10 16 28 -36 22
20 Norwich City 33 5 6 22 22 69 17 3 3 11 12 34 16 2 3 11 10 35 -47 21

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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 Manchester City 33 25 5 3 80 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 16 12 3 1 30 8 59 80
2 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 85 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 63 79
3 Chelsea 32 19 8 5 67 27 16 8 5 3 32 18 16 11 3 2 35 9 40 65
4 Arsenal 33 19 3 11 52 40 17 11 2 4 28 15 16 8 1 7 24 25 12 60
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 4 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 17 8 3 6 25 20 18 58
6 Manchester United 34 15 9 10 53 51 17 9 4 4 28 21 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 54
7 West Ham United 34 15 7 12 52 44 17 9 4 4 30 22 17 6 3 8 22 22 8 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15 4 14 33 29 16 7 2 7 18 16 17 8 2 7 15 13 4 49
9 Newcastle United 34 11 10 13 40 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 17 4 4 9 16 29 -15 43
10 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 42
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 14 11 31 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 41
12 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
13 Southampton 34 9 13 12 40 56 17 6 7 4 21 20 17 3 6 8 19 36 -16 40
14 Crystal Palace 33 8 14 11 43 41 17 5 8 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 38
15 Aston Villa 32 11 4 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -4 37
16 Leeds United 33 8 10 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 17 4 5 8 20 38 -30 34
17 Burnley 33 6 13 14 29 45 17 5 6 6 16 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -16 31
18 Everton 32 8 5 19 34 55 16 7 2 7 21 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -21 29
19 Watford 33 6 4 23 31 67 16 2 1 13 15 39 17 4 3 10 16 28 -36 22
20 Norwich City 33 5 6 22 22 69 17 3 3 11 12 34 16 2 3 11 10 35 -47 21

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