Sheffield United v Leeds Betting Tips – Championship, 1st December 12.30pm
This could well be the highlight of the Championship weekend. Both of them picked up wins in midweek to keep themselves strong inside of the top four. Sheffield United have to roll out a win at Bramall Lane to leapfrog Leeds by a point. Can Leeds stay in the top two after this weekend where their title credentials will be severely tested? Read our predictions for Sheffield United v Leeds.
Sheffield United v Leeds Betting Odds*
Sheffield United 7/5
Leeds 9/5
Draw 12/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on November 28th, 2018 at 3:48 p.m.)
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Sheffield United News and Form
The Blades took a 3-2 win out at Brentford in midweek, snapping a three-match winless streak that they were on.
The Blades are W5 D3 L1 on home soil this season
Sheffield United are unbeaten in eight home games in the league
The Blades have averaged 1.78 goals per home game this season
Defensively they have conceded at an average of a goal per home game
Sheffield United have taken a clean sheet in 33% of their home games
A third of their home games have made it over 4.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals is at 10/11 odds* (betting odds taken on November 28th, 2018 at 3:54 pm)
Seven of the nine goals they have conceded at home have come in the second half of game
They have not been trailing at halftime in any home fixture this term
Five of their home games this season have been at 0-0 at halftime
The halftime draw is at 6/5 odds* (betting odds taken on November 28th, 2018 at 3:54 pm)
Three points moves them up into second place
Sheffield United v Leeds Head to Head
The Blades won the corresponding fixture last season 2-1
The Blades are on a three-match winning streak against Leeds
Leeds are winless in their last eight trips to Bramall Lane in all competitions
Both teams have scored in four of the last six meetings
Leeds News and Form
Leeds took a home win over Reading on Tuesday evening making it back to back wins
Leeds have won three of their last four league outings (L1)
Their away record this season is W4 D3 L2 in the Championship
The two defeats away from home have both happened in their last three road games (W1)
Leeds have scored sixteen goals in their nine away games
67% of their away games have gone over 2.5 goals
Leeds have scored in each and every league away game this season
Both teams to score is at 4/6 odds* (betting odds taken on November 28th, 2018 at 3:54 pm)
Both teams have scored in 78% of Leeds’ away games
Home and away combined they are on a thirteen match scoring streak in the league
They are without a clean sheet in three road games
Leeds have been drawing at halftime in six of their nine away games
Only West Brom have scored more goals in this season’s Championship than Leeds have
Sheffield United v Leeds Predictions
Draw: There really shouldn’t be too much to split these two at all at Bramall Lane. Both are very strong and have their assets and in such a high-profile game the tendency is going to be erring on the side of caution, particularly for the away side. Draw.
