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Leeds United v Sheffield United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Elland Road, Leeds

the Elland Road plays host on Friday night, as Daniel Farke's Leeds United welcome Chris Wilder's Sheffield United in the Championship. Form, head-to-head stats, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all laid out below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed under 3.5 goals, but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?

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Leeds United's next match is v Watford at 19:45 on Tuesday 22nd October
Sheffield United's next match is v M'Boro at 20:00 on Wednesday 23rd October
The last English Championship meeting between Leeds and Sheff Utd was on Friday 18th October 2024
English Championship
October 18th 2024
Leeds 2
0 Sheff Utd
 
P. Struijk 69'
M. Joseph Fernández Regatillo 90'
 
LEE
SHU
Shots On
4
Shots Off
5
Corners
7
3
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
10
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
LeedsSheff Utd
 
I. Meslier
J. Bogle
H. Firpo Adames (S. Byram 90')
P. Struijkfootball icon
J. Rodon
A. Tanaka
B. Aaronson (M. Solomon 68')
J. Rothwell
L. Ramazani (M. Joseph Fernández Regatillo 79')
J. Piroe (P. Bamford 90')
D. Gnonto (D. James 68')
M. Cooper
(J. Rak-Sakyi 77') R. Norrington-Davies
(A. Gilchrist 61') J. Shackleton
A. Ahmedhodzic
H. Burrows
H. Souttar
(T. Campbell 61') C. O'Hare
(S. Peck 61') G. Hamer
O. Arblaster
(R. Brewster 81') V. de Souza Costa
K. Moore

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Leeds and Sheff Utd combined during 90 mins. Up to date form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and we think there's a 78% chance of it being right on the money. The best price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.33.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Leeds
41%
17/20
7%
10/11
6%
Draw
28%
27/10
3%
5/2
5%
Sheff Utd
31%
29/10
13%
3/1
8%
Draw 1-1
13%
6/1
7%
11/2
Leeds 1-0
12%
6/111/2
Sheff Utd 1-0
10%
9/1
17%
17/2
5%
Draw 0-0
9%
9/1
9%
7/1
11%
Leeds 2-1
8%
15/27/1
7%
Leeds 2-0
8%
15/2
6%
7/1
Sheff Utd 2-1
7%
12/1
13%
11/1
Sheff Utd 2-0
6%
18/1
17%
16/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/112/1
Leeds 3-1
4%
14/112/1
8%
Leeds 3-0
3%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Sheff Utd 3-1
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Sheff Utd 3-0
2%
40/1
20%
33/1
Leeds 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
10/111/1
9%
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
10/113/4
8%
Home 1st Goal
49%
4/7
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
7/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
9/1
9%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
5/617/20
3%
BTTS - No
52%
5/617/20
5%
BTTS - Home Win
17%
10/3
15%
29/10
8%
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/118/5
BTTS - Away Win
13%
7/1
6%
6/1
Home/draw
69%
1/4
6%
2/9
Away/draw
59%
10/11
7%
17/20
5%
Home/away
72%
2/7
3%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
3/101/3
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
5/221/10
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
12/512/5
13%
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1/32/7
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
11/211/2
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/91/11
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
12/112/1
18%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/251/40
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/201/18
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
10/115/2
11%
Home DNB
60%
2/5
8%
4/11
2%
Away DNB
51%
7/4
19%
15/8
7%
Leeds win to nil
24%
2/1
9%
-
Sheff Utd win to nil
18%
11/2
19%
-
Leeds / Leeds
27%
2/1
9%
19/10
5%
Leeds / Sheff Utd
3%
33/128/1
Leeds / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Leeds
17%
15/4
6%
18/5
2%
Draw / Sheff Utd
10%
15/2
11%
7/1
6%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Sheff Utd / Leeds
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
12%
6/1
13%
11/2
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
14/112/1
bet365
Win / draw / win Championship table

Leeds have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league. Leeds are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 2 and won zero. Leeds have conceded 3 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Leeds have played 4 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Sheff Utd lay in 2nd place on 19 points in the Championship league table having played 9 matches. Sheff Utd are unbeaten in 9 games against teams below them in the league and kept 7 clean sheets out of 9 games. Sheff Utd are unbeaten away after 4 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 12 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sheff Utd have conceded 3 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Sheff Utd have played 4 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.3 goals per away game.

Leeds
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Sheff Utd
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Feb 15
d
 
2-2A
 Sunderland96121019 
Nov 29
Jan 1
-
-
 Leeds Home105411019 
Feb 22
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 22
 Sheff Utd Away10631719 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
 Burnley95311018 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
 West Brom9522617 
Dec 29
Dec 8
Oct 22
Feb 11
 Watford9513016 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
Jan 22
d
 
1-1A
 Norwich9432615 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
Nov 30
 Blackburn9432415 
May 3
Nov 2
Dec 10
Apr 8
 M'Boro9423314 
Feb 12
Oct 23
Dec 21
Apr 18
 Oxford Utd9333212 
Nov 26
Apr 5
Mar 29
Nov 24
 Swansea9333212 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
Dec 7
Dec 29
 Derby9405012 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
 Hull9333-112 
Jan 25
w
 
0-2F
Nov 2
May 3
 Plymouth9324-311 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Jan 18
w
 
0-2F
 Sheff Wed9324-411 
Nov 10
Mar 15
Apr 26
Oct 26
 Bristol C9252-411 
Mar 12
Nov 5
Apr 21
Dec 26
 Stoke9315-210 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Mar 12
Nov 6
 Millwall923419 
Apr 8
Dec 11
Apr 12
Dec 14
 Preston9234-59 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-0F
Feb 8
 Coventry9225-38 
Mar 29
Nov 23
Nov 27
Apr 5
 Luton9225-78 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
Nov 9
Mar 15
 QPR9144-77 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
d
 
3-3F
Mar 8
 Portsmouth9054-115 
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
 Cardiff9126-145 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Win / draw / win form
Leeds 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Sheff Utd 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
bet365
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Leeds since 1992
Leeds
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
10
11
Games: Scored
6 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
2 / 8
LEE
4
D
1
SHU
3
League games at Sheff Utd since 1993
Sheff Utd
Leeds
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
6 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
2 / 8
LEE
2
D
2
SHU
4
Goal Statistics

Sheffield United's defensive record is very strong, Chris Wilder's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive Championship outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.3 for Leeds United makes sense in this context.

Leeds 2nd Sheff Utd 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Leeds will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Leeds’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Sheff Utd have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280200/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Leeds
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
LEE
SHU
5%
better
view stats
Games scored7
8
Failed to score2
1
Scored first5
7
Goals scored15
12
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
LEE
SHU
44%
better
view stats
Games conceded4
2
Clean sheets5
7
Conceded first3
1
Goals conceded7
3
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.3
Avg. shots/game conceded6
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
17
Conversion rate against13%
6%
Avg. XG against0.8
0.7
KickOff rating
+44%

Leeds v Sheff Utd Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Leeds Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10444
I MeslierJ PiroeW GnontoJ Rodon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Meslier GLK10
-
J Bogle  DEF101
3
-
J Rodon DEF10
4
-
P Struijk DEF102
1
-
J Firpo DEF1012
4
-
A Tanaka MID7
-
J Rothwell MID101
1
-
W Gnonto MID1024
3
-
B Aaronson MID1021
-
L Ramazani MID721
-
J Piroe FWD1042
-
Subs
K Darlow GLK
-
S Byram DEF8
-
I Schmidt DEF3
-
J Debayo DEF
-
D James MID41
1
-
C. Crew MID
-
P Bamford FWD4
-
M Solomon FWD31
-
M Joseph FWD1023
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10425
V SouzaG HamerC O'HareV Souza
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK8
1
-
J Shackleton DEF5
-
H Souttar DEF9
2
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF91
4
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF4
-
H Burrows MID9
-
O Arblaster MID72
3
-
V Souza MID10
5
-
G Hamer MID1041
4
-
C O'Hare MID102
1
-
K Moore FWD101
1
-
Subs
A Davies GLK2
-
J Robinson DEF2
-
A Gilchrist DEF10
1
-
S McCallum DEF41
-
A Brooks MID82
2
-
S. Peck MID7
1
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID92
-
T Campbell FWD5
-
R Brewster FWD91
-
English Championship match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Sat 19th Oct, 12:30
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Preston v Coventry
Sat 19th Oct, 12:30
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Sat 19th Oct, 12:30
Blackburn v Swansea
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
Millwall v Derby
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
Stoke v Norwich
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
M'Boro v Bristol C
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
QPR v Portsmouth
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
Sheff Wed v Burnley
Sat 19th Oct, 15:00
Hull v Sunderland
Sun 20th Oct, 15:00
Cardiff v Portsmouth
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Preston v Norwich
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Stoke v Bristol C
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Oxford Utd v Derby
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Leeds v Watford
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
Sheff Wed v Swansea
Tue 22nd Oct, 19:45
QPR v Coventry
Tue 22nd Oct, 20:00
Blackburn v West Brom
Wed 23rd Oct, 19:45
Millwall v Plymouth
Wed 23rd Oct, 19:45
Luton v Sunderland
Wed 23rd Oct, 19:45
Hull v Burnley
Wed 23rd Oct, 19:45
M'Boro v Sheff Utd
Wed 23rd Oct, 20:00
Portsmouth v Sheff Wed
Fri 25th Oct, 20:00
Coventry v Luton
Sat 26th Oct, 12:30
Bristol C v Leeds
Sat 26th Oct, 12:30
Watford v Blackburn
Sat 26th Oct, 12:30
Sheff Utd v Stoke
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Swansea v Millwall
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Plymouth v Preston
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Burnley v QPR
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
West Brom v Cardiff
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Derby v Hull
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Sunderland v Oxford Utd
Sat 26th Oct, 15:00
Norwich v M'Boro
Sun 27th Oct, 15:00
Luton v West Brom
Fri 1st Nov, 20:00
Blackburn v Sheff Utd
Sat 2nd Nov, 12:30
Stoke v Derby
Sat 2nd Nov, 12:30
Oxford Utd v Swansea
Sat 2nd Nov, 12:30
Leeds v Plymouth
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
M'Boro v Coventry
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
QPR v Sunderland
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
Sheff Wed v Watford
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
Preston v Bristol C
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
Hull v Portsmouth
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00
Cardiff v Norwich
Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00