Leeds United

vs

Sunderland

Preview

Leeds United (home)

• Leeds United have won six, drawn four and lost three of their 13 home games in the top division.
• Leeds United’s form has been mixed of late with one win, three draws and a defeat in their last five Premier League matches.
• But Daniel Farke has made the Whites into a well-disciplined side since taking over at Elland Road in July 2023.
• Leeds are 15th in the Premier League with 31 points from 27 games.

Sunderland (away)

• Sunderland have lost seven of 13 Premier League away games and won two.
• Regis Le Bris took over at the Stadium of Light in July 2024 and has made Sunderland a hard-working side, but one that is more open than Leeds and reliant on the pace of their wide players and Brobbey’s ability to be a focal point for balls in the box.
• The Black Cats have been in poor form lately, losing 3-0 away to Arsenal and back-to-back home defeats to Liverpool and Fulham.
• Sunderland are 12th with 36 points from 27 matches.

Key Players

• Their midfield engine, like the Leeds teams of old, is the hub of the team and provides the tempo and pressing triggers while talisman Dominic Calvert-Lewin offers a focal point up front.
• They tend to get a lot of work done in wide areas with their high work rate, which allows Brobbey to get on the end of a lot of balls.

Betting Insights

• Given Leeds’ better home record and Sunderland’s poor away form, the hosts should edge this matchup and are worth a bet at 1.84 while Sunderland are around 4.3 with the oddsmakers.
• Sunderland’s attacking threat is minimal in the Premier League with an average of just 0.46 goals per game on the road and conceding 1.54 goals per away match.
• The hosts have conceded 18 goals in 13 home matches and can be breached, but the defense has been pretty solid for a team of their size.

Prediction

• A 1-1 draw seems likely in this game, however, because Sunderland’s attacking threat is minimal in the Premier League with an average of just 0.46 goals per game on the road and conceding 1.54 goals per away match.
• Our prediction is that they can and we’re taking both teams to score at 1.9 in this one.