Leeds United will host Leicester City at Elland Road in the English Premier League. The hosts are just above the relegation zone and have earned ten points this season. Their opponents are 11th in the league standing and have 14 points in ten games.
Leeds United have earned seven points in the last four games and are coming off after a 2-1 victory over Norwich City. Their recent run has helped them to move out of the relegation zone. Leeds United have created an expected goal rate of 13.82 and scored ten goals. The defense has been leaky, and the team has conceded 17 goals.
Leeds United have earned seven points in the last four games and are coming off after a 2-1 victory over Norwich City. Their recent run has helped them to move out of the relegation zone. Leeds United have created an expected goal rate of 13.82 and scored ten goals. The defense has been leaky, and the team has conceded 17 goals.
Leeds United showed a dominant display against a struggling Norwich City side. The team created an expected goal rate of 1.17 and scored two goals. A total of 13 shots were attempted, and six shots were on target for Leeds United. The expected goal timeline represents the shot intervals in the match. Leeds United attempted a few shots in the first half, but they were a constant threat towards the opponent’s goal in the second half. Raphinha attempted five shots, and his three shots were on target. He created the highest xG rate in the match and scored the opening goal of the match.
The Brazilian has scored four goals and is the highest goal scorer for Leeds United in the Premier League. Leeds will assess the injuries of Jamie Shackleton and Junior Firpo ahead of this match. Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, and Patrick Bamford are already out with injuries.
Leicester City’s four-match unbeaten streak came to an end after the Foxes suffered a 2-0 defeat at home against Arsenal. The Foxes had 63% of the ball possession and attempted 14 shots. Six shots were on target and the xG rate created was 1.49. Leicester City players created 34 positional attacks and two counterattacks.
Leicester City have scored 15 goals with an expected goal rate of 13.58 in ten matches. They have attempted 120 shots of which, 43 have been on target. 26 on-target shots have been attempted from inside the opposition’s 18-yard box.
Leicester City’s defense has been a concern for the manager. The team has conceded 17 goals and the expected goal rate against them is 19. This is one of the highest rates in the league, and they also conceded two goals in the last match. The Foxes have just kept one clean sheet, and that was in the opening gameweek of the season.
Jamies Vardy’s goalscoring run in the Premier League continues. The Englishman has scored seven goals and is the second-highest goalscorer in the league. He has attempted 24 shots with an accuracy rate of 50%. The forward has also provided an assist to Marc Albrighton. James Maddison and Harvey Barnes are fit and available for this match.
Leicester City won this fixture last season by 4-1 and lost to Leeds at home by a scoreline of 1-3. Leeds United will go for three points and try to stay safe from the relegation zone. The Foxes will look to earn three points and enter the battle for the European places.
