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Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday
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Kick Off: Sunday 19th January at 12:00
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Competition: Championship
After a couple of draws, Leeds got back to winning ways in the FA Cup against near-neighbours Harrogate, whilst Sheffield Wednesday arrive at this game having not lost any of their last 3 in all competitions.
⭐ Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday Best Bets
Leeds are fancied strongly here in a favourable matchup. The game has a goal-heavy look to it too. Sheffield Wednesday away matches average 3 goals per game. Leeds average 1.84 goals scored per home game. Adding over 2.5 goals to a Leeds win takes the price from 1.36 to evens.
🟢 Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday #WhatOddsPaddy Tip
Joel Piroe is priced at 6/1 to score a brace versus Sheffield Wednesday but you can get double the price when paired with a home victory.
Leeds have already beaten Sheffield Wednesday once this season, 2-0 in the reverse fixture at Hillsborough. The make-up of the 2 teams suggests that Leeds will be dominant in possession and hold territory in Wednesday’s half. The Owls will be reliant on transitions to create chances but that’s no easy feat when Leeds are playing at home and don’t gift anything. Leeds are hotly favoured for the 3 points.
Joel Piroe is the Leeds player with the most firepower. Piroe is currently 3rd in the Championship top scorers chart – behind Borja Sainz and Josh Maja. Sainz is currently serving a 6-game suspension and Maja has suffered an injury. Piroe may have his eyes set on bridging the 5-goal gap between himself and the top of the leaderboard. He has scored a brace once already this season and could make it a second time here.
👕 Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday Predicted XI
🔍 Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday Players to Watch
⚪ Joel Piroe
Joel Piroe gets criticism in some quarters for his pressing nature but his manager, Daniel Farke, loves him. In this Leeds setup, what’s needed of him is goal contributions – and Piroe contributes more than anyone else.
He has 15 goal contributions this season, next on the list is the trio of Brenden Aaronson, Daniel James and Wilfried Gnonto who all have 9 apiece. Piroe comes into the fixture in good form having either scored or assisted in 5 of his last 7 Championship matches.
⚪ Max Wober
With Junior Firpo missing through injury Leeds have turned to Max Wober to plug the gap on the left-hand side of their defence. But Wober has shown his effectiveness at both ends of the pitch and the bookies haven’t reacted enough to his attacking threat.
Wober has made 6 Championship appearances this season, for a total of 349 minutes. He scored once against Derby at the start of December. Wober’s shot numbers read 0, 0, 3, 3, 2, 2, and he is averaging a shot every 34.9 minutes of football. Wober is overpriced in the shot markets for Sunday’s fixture.
📂 Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday Cheat Sheet
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💻 Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday Form and Tactics
Going into the weekend round of fixtures, Leeds top the Championship table – it’s not the only area where they are 1st. Leeds are top of the home league table with a W10-D2-L1 record. They are top of the expected points charts, 11 expected points clear of 2nd placed Coventry with a tally 3 points less than their actual tally of 53. They top the 5-game form table with 11 points from a possible 15 with 11 goals scored and 4 against. Their form could easily be even better too – Leeds have drawn their last 2 matches due to very late equalisers.
They top numerous underlying data metrics too. Expected goals, Shots on target per match, average possession, final 3rd recoveries. In a nutshell, Leeds are a data darling’s dream and a Championship monster.
Daniel Farke’s 4-2-3-1 setup is a familiar site to EFL watchers. Their only injury absentees for the game are midfielder Ilia Gruev and left-back Junior Firpo. The biggest selection dilemma for Farke to deal with is whether he sticks with much-maligned goalkeeper Illan Meslier. The French keeper has been at fault more than once this season and is under pressure to keep hold of the starting gloves.
With excessively long fan forums and manager Danny Rohl questioning the club’s ambition in the January transfer window at any given opportunity it’s fair to say that, behind the scenes, all is not rosy at Sheffield Wednesday. However, Rohl has got the dysfunctional Owls functioning well enough on the pitch to have them flirting with the play-off places.
Wednesday’s last 5 matches have been goal-filled. 2-0, 3-3, 1-3, 4-2, 2-2. Rohl’s team are overperforming their xG, xGA and have 5 points more than their xP. They are a moments team, a team that threatens mainly in transitions. A possession-dominant Leeds at Elland Road is a horrid match for them.
Wednesday go into the fixture without their start of the season linchpin midfielder Shea Charles who has been recalled from his loan by parent club Southampton.
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🏁 Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday Ref Watch
- Referee: David Webb
| Average Cards (Y / R) | 3.00 / 0.00 |
| Fouls Given | 20.80 |
| Penalties | 0.07 |
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