Friday, at 19:45, Leeds United receives West Bromwich Albion’s visit to the 35th Championship, England’s second league. There are no batch problems in the two camps, except for Morrison, who is absent from the guests. It is a match with serious implications in the promotion area, so we expect a tactful and very balanced duel.
Leeds ranks 3rd in the Championship (55-38 golaveraj) and WBA is ranked 4th (golaveraj 67-43), after the two seemed to fight for the first position. England’s Norwich ranked second in England’s second league, but the top battle is very balanced. “Canaries” have 66 points, while Leeds has 34 and WBA has 60. Middlesbrough is ranked fifth with 57 points.
Hosts trained by Marcelo Bielsa come after a poor mid-week result in the intermediate stage, 0-1 on QPR’s field. The Championship teams have learned how to defend against Leeds, who is also struggling to defeat the modest opponents of the league. Before the failure in London, Leeds United managed to win the stages against Bolton (2-1) and Swansea (2-1) but also drew with Middlesbrough (1-1) and lost to Norwich (1-3) .
So, Bielsa’s team is in a difficult series of games and the effort will surely put its mark on the hosts. And WBA lost last round, 0-1 with Sheffield United (2nd place in the standings), but Moore’s band got all the points with QPR (3-2), Aston Villa (2-0) and Stoke (1-0) , managing a home draw against Nottingham Forest (2-2).
WBA matches are usually spectacular, with many goals, and Leeds defenses have not been convincing lately. The band on Elland Road has received a goal in each of the last 7 stages of the championship and will have big problems with the WBA offensive players, led by Gayle and Jay Rodriguez.
The tour was 4-1 for the WBA, which was imposed in the last four straight duels! All parties were opened and we witnessed 4-1, 3-2, 3-1 and 4-2 scores for white-blue. Although Leeds is the favorite, there is a good chance of seeing a goal from the guests so the “Both marks” selection seems the most appropriate.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,66
