Leeds v Wolves Betting Preview – Championship 7th March 7.45pm
League leaders Wolves have managed to take only the two points from their last three league games and suffered a loss at Fulham on the weekend. It means that Cardiff have closed the gap to them to just six points following the weekend. As for Leeds, they are down in mid-table now a big eight points margin between themselves and the play off spots.
Leeds News and Form
Leeds were looking such a strong outfit at the start of the season, but their season has rapidly faded away to where they find themselves in mid-table heading into this midweek action. They have won just the one league game in 2018, but that lone victory did happen in their last home fixture which was against Brentford. That success a four-match winless streak that they were on at Elland Road (D2 L2). Overall this season at Elland Road Leeds are W7 D5 L5 for the term and they have scored in each of their last four home games and therefore both teams to score at William Hill comes in at 21/20 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 00:44 a.m. on March 6th, 2018). Leeds have actually been leading at half time in nine of their league home games so far. Pierre-Michel Lasogga is their top scorer at home in the Championship with seven of his ten league goals coming at Elland Road. Leeds have managed to take just the one clean sheet in their last four home games, but overall this season have earned one in 47% of their home fixtures.
Wolves News and Form
Are Wolves feeling the pressure of being champions-elect? Well, the league leaders are now D2 L1 in their last three league games played. They suffered a 2-0 away loss at Fulham in their last game, which was back on February 24th as their game against Reading on the weekend was called off because of the weather. Wolves have failed to win either of their last two road games (D1 L1) and they have won just one of their last four away from Molineux.But they have been immensely strong at the back this season having conceded just the thirteen goals in seventeen away games. Just 35% of their away games have gone over 2.5 goals so it’s worth looking at under 2.5 goals at William Hill for odds of 4/6* (Betting Odds taken at 00:44 a.m. on March 6th, 2018). The last four away games that Wolves have been involved in have all gone under 2.5 goals, while they have scored an average of 1.4 goals per game on the road and top scorer for them away from home is Diogo Jota with five goals. Wolves have taken a clean sheet in 53% of their away games this season while they have scored in 76% of their road fixtures.
Leeds v Wolves Head to Head
Leeds were hammered 4-1 at Molineux earlier in the season and that is back to back losses they have suffered against Wolves in the Championship. Wolves though have won just one of their last three on home soil against Leeds (L2) and overall in the last seven games between these two it is Wolves who just edged things with a 4-3 advantage. Both teams have scored in six of the last eight clashes.
Leeds v Wolves Betting Odds*
Wolves even money, Draw 11/5, Leeds 3/1* (Betting Odds taken at 00:44 a.m. on March 6th, 2018)
Leeds v Wolves Predictions
Wolves have strangely gone off the boil a bit, but still, they are probably value to back to go and get a win in this one. They aren’t going to be kept quiet for too long, there is too much quality there for that to happen. Away win.
