West Brom vs Leeds Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 30/12/2019, 01:45  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 30/12/2019 at 01:46 in Championship Predictions

West Bromwich Albion will host Leeds United in one of the Championship matches lined up on New Year’s Day. Going to the game, both sides are tied at 51 points but West Bromwich Albion are second on goal difference while Leeds are top of the standings. West Bromwich Albion have had a rough patch recently and they suffered their second loss of the season just ahead of this clash. They have one win in their last five matches, a far cry from their earlier run of form. In the last 15 matches, West Bromwich Albion have managed nine wins and four clean sheets. None of the clean sheets have come in the last six matches. West Brom have managed just six points in the last five matches and they have not scored more than one goal in four of their last five matches. Only four of their last 11 matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they have scored two goals or more in four of their last 10 matches. West Bromwich Albion have conceded two goals or more in five of their last 15 matches. They go to this game winless in the last two home matches and all season, having played 13 home games, have not kept a clean sheet at their backyard. They have six wins, two losses and five draws in their 13 home matches this season. In their last two meetings with Leeds, West Bromwich Albion have lost, though they have five wins in the last 10 meetings. Only one of the last 10 matches between the two sides ended in a draw and five of the last six meetings have produced over 3.5 goals. One positive that West Bromwich Albion take to this game is the fact that they are the best scorers in the league, with 47 goals.

Leeds beat West Brom 1-0 in the first leg meeting, making it two straight wins over their hosts, having earlier beaten them 4-0. They will be gunning for more of the same, and they go to this game with a needed lift, having won their last game of 2019. Leeds have two wins in their last five matches, and nine in the last 15. They have seven clean sheets in the last 15 matches; none of these clean sheets have come in the last four matches. They have managed eight points in the last five games, two more than West Bromwich Albion from the same number of matches. Seven of Leeds’ last 15 matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they have scored two or more in seven of the 15 while conceding two or more in just four. In three of the last five matches, they have conceded two or more goals. Their most recent matches, ended in nine goals with Leeds beating Birmingham 4-5. Away from home, Leeds have done well in recent matches; they have four wins in the last five away matches, and just one loss in the last seven. They have failed to score in just two of the last 14 away matches while they have scored two or more in eight of the last 14 away matches. Leeds have four clean sheets in the last 10 away matches.