Leeds v Aston Villa Betting Preview – Championship 1st December 7.45pm
This is a bit of heavyweight clash in the Championship on Friday and it should be a cracker as well. Leeds need the three points to start to make their way back towards the top six and they have won two of their last three now. Aston Villa though have been going well inside of the top six and they have strung together a three match winning streak and they won’t want to lose momentum in this tough away game.
Leeds v Aston Villa Betting Tips
Leeds have at least found a bit of a winning touch lately which looked to have deserted them badly. They have gone W2 L1 in their last three league games and that’s an improvement considering the number of defeats that they have suffered in the league over the last couple of months. Last weekend they went to Barnsley and put a good 2-0 win on the board in the game and they needed that character to come through after having been pounded by league leaders Wolves in their previous match. Leeds took a 2-1 home win over Middlesbrough in their last game at Elland Road and that was an important one too as it snapped a three match losing streak that they were on in the league at Elland Road. Leeds have produced a W4 D2 L3 record at Elland Road this season and of the nine league wins that they have recorded this term, six of them have been with a clean sheet. But they may struggle to get one here and both teams to score at bet365 is more appealing at 5/6.
Leeds took a 2-0 home win in this corresponding fixture from last season and then went and picked up a 1-1 draw at Villa Park. Those were the first meetings between the two clubs since the 2003/04 Premier League season when it was Villa who took four points away from the two meetings. Leeds have yet to be behind at the break in any of their home league games this season in the Championship and a half time draw bet at bet365 should be some decent value. Leeds have netted 14 league goals on home soil this season which is an average of around 1.5 goals per game and they have shipped at a rate of less than a goal per game. Pierre Michel Lasogga is their shortest priced anytime goalscorer option for the game at 15/8. This won’t be an easy game though because Villa are going along on a bit of a roll at the moment.
The Villains are now on a three match winning streak in the Championship and after winning only one of their opening seven league games the Midlands club have gone W9 D1 L2 in their last twelve games. However, they have managed to pick up just the one victory in last their last three out on the road (D1 L1) and overall this season on their travels, the Villains are W4 D2 L3. They have scored exactly two goals in five of their last seven league games now so they are carrying an attacking threat and over 2.5 goals at bet365 may be worth considering for their trip to Elland Road. The Villains have only taken one clean sheet in their last four league games so it all suggests that this is going to be a tight battle. Albert Adomah is having a great season in front of goal for them with a ten goal haul in the Championship and is a 7/4 anytime goalscorer option for the match. Each of their last five league wins have either been by a 2-0 or a 2-1 scoreline.
Leeds v Aston Villa Betting Odds
Leeds 8/5, Aston Villa 9/5, Draw 2/1
Leeds v Aston Villa Predictions
Leeds can take a little more confidence from the recent wins that they have recorded in the Championship, but this is no easy game for them. They struggled badly to handle Wolves recently, but with Villa not on a winning streak on their travels, the draw may be the best way to cover this fixture.
