Championship

Championship | Gameweek 5

Sep 2, 2023 at 3pm UK

Elland Road

Leeds
0 - 0
Sheff Weds

Rutter (79')

Delgado (35'), Windass (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Leeds United

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Salford City 1-1 Leeds (9-8 pen.)
Tuesday, August 29 at 8pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sheff Weds 1-1 Mansfield (4-5 pen.)
Tuesday, August 29 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Leeds United 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday

An entertaining contest could be on the cards between two teams who will be desperate to bounce back from midweek cup exits, although Leeds will enter Saturday's clash as favourites. Sheffield Wednesday are yet to get going this term and while they have the potential to cause problems to Leeds' backline, the hosts should to do enough to claim all three points at Elland Road. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leeds United win with a probability of 43.6%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 30.98% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leeds United win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.03%) and 2-0 (7.39%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 0-1 (8.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.05%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.

Result
Leeds United	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
43.6% ( 0.02)	25.42% ( -0)	30.98% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 54.8% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.16% (

0.02)

48.84% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.06% (

0.01)

70.94% (

-0.01)

Leeds United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.65% (

0.02)

22.35% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.17% (

0.02)

55.83% (

-0.02)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.56% (

29.44%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.56%

65.44% (

Score Analysis

Leeds United 43.6%

Sheffield Wednesday 30.98%

Draw 25.41%

Leeds United	Draw	Sheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 9.86% ( -0) 2-1 @ 9.03% ( 0) 2-0 @ 7.39% ( 0) 3-1 @ 4.51% ( 0) 3-0 @ 3.69% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.76% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.69% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.38% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.03% ( 0) Other @ 2.26% Total : 43.6%	1-1 @ 12.05% 0-0 @ 6.58% ( -0) 2-2 @ 5.52% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.13% ( 0) Other @ 0.14% Total : 25.41%	0-1 @ 8.04% ( -0) 1-2 @ 7.37% ( -0) 0-2 @ 4.92% ( -0) 1-3 @ 3.01% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.25% 0-3 @ 2.01% ( -0) 1-4 @ 0.92% Other @ 2.47% Total : 30.98%