Leeds v Brighton Championship Predictions & Betting Odds – 18th March 2017

Seagulls to hold out at Elland Road

Hughton (Brighton)
Chris Hughton (Brighton) © GEPA pictures

Leeds v Brighton Betting Preview – Championship 18th March 5.30pm

This should be a brilliant clash from Elland Road and Leeds, who go into the weekend in fourth place could make significant strides towards sourcing a play off spot with three points in his one and they are in good enough unbeaten form to do so. After a mini slump, Brighton have hit back in style with back to back league wins to now start the weekend level on points with Newcastle at the top of the pile. Like Leeds, the Seagulls can’t afford to let their foot of the gas either.

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Leeds v Brighton Betting Tips

It has been some good form posted up lately from Leeds who have put together a six match unbeaten streak of form in the league (W3 D3) to keep their playoff challenge going very well. They have been fantastic at home as well as they have won seven of their last nine Championship matches there (D1 L1) and they recently ground out a good 1-0 win over play-off contenders Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road. So they won’t give second-placed Brighton and easy game on Saturday evening. Only 26% of Leeds’s home games this season have gone over 2.5 goals so it is well worth looking under 2.5 goals at Bet365 for a price of 8/13. Leeds are 19 points better off than they were at this stage last season and after they failed to win any of their first three home games this season in the league, they have gone W12 D2 L2 in their last sixteen league games on home soil since. They did lose at Brighton earlier in the season and they have won only one of their last three at home against the Seagulls as well. A 1-1 draw correct score at Bet365 is trading at a price of 5/1 and that will have some big appeal. Chris Wood is a 13/10 anytime goalscorer option for the home side.

Brighton have collected three wins from their last four visits in the league to Elland Road (L1) and they are back on their game again. They looked to have blown their chance at the title after losing back to back games against leaders Newcastle and then Nottingham Forest. But the wind is back in their sails after back to back clean sheets wins and with Newcastle tripping up, Brighton are back level on points with them. Brighton have gone W2 D1 L3 in their last six out on the road, so it hasn’t been great, but they are W2 L1 in their last three. Their last two wins have been by a 2-0 scoreline which is a 9/1 correct score option. Glenn Murray is an 8/5 Bet365 anytime goalscorer option, while Anthony Knockaert, who is on a two match scoring streak, is 11/4. Brighton have won their last four games in the league with a clean sheet (home and away) and Brighton to win to nil at Bet365 is a price of 11/4. This is big, tough away game for the Seagulls, will they be able to stick in there and grind out what would be a big three points or will the home form of Leeds be too much for them?

Leeds v Brighton Betting Odds

Leeds 11/5, Draw 23/10, Brighton 5/4

Leeds v Brighton Predictions

Draw: There shouldn’t be much to split these two and Leeds are going along in good, resilient unbeaten fashion and it could be enough to stop the Seagulls getting the better of them. Brighton have found their feet again and don’t look like losing though, so settle on the draw.