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Sunderland earned a win in Mike Dodds' first game as interim manager at the weekend but they are facing the might of Leeds United on Tuesday night. Daniel Farke’s side have been relentless in recent weeks and are hunting down the automatic promotion places.
Sunderland vs Leeds Stats
- Sunderland are averaging 1.9 goals per league game at the Stadium of Light. They also have the 3rd highest xG in the league with 1.66.
- Leeds are scoring an average of 2.1 goals and conceding 1 per game across their last 10 Championship matches.
- Daniel Farke’s side have the highest xG in the league with an average of 1.78 per game.
Sunderland vs Leeds Prediction
Sunderland sacked Tony Mowbray before their last match against West Brom. Mowbray had been at the club for 15 months and the club were sitting on the fringes of the playoffs but it wasn’t enough to save his job. The Black Cats had won just two of his last nine league games in charge and the board felt a fresh face would give them the best chance of promotion.
Mike Dodds has been entrusted with the role on an interim basis and he enjoyed a good start to what is expected to be a short tenure when they beat West Brom at the weekend. The win put them just two points behind the Baggies, but several names are still above Dodds in the betting this week.
They will look to make it back-to-back league victories here for the first time since they beat Watford 2-0 in October. This is a great opportunity for them to gain a greater foothold in the top six but Sunderland will be under no illusions on just how tough it will be.
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Leeds are in fine form. They are unbeaten in their last seven matches having won six of those. Daniel Farke’s side have looked deadly going forward and they’ve taken huge strides towards closing the gap on Ipswich and Leicester at the top of the Championship.
Daniel Farke’s team endured a tricky start to the campaign despite being one of the pre-season favourites for promotion. However, things have clicked recently, and the gap to 2nd is just seven points.
Sunderland’s home matches this season have seen an average of 3.2 goals per game with the Black Cats contributing with 1.9 of those. Clean sheets have been hard to come by in their more recent matches at the Stadium of Light. Both teams have scored in the last four matches at the ground and their opponents are averaging 1.8 goals in the last five there.
The Leeds attack have been electric of late. Dan James, Joel Piroe and Crysencio Summerville have been getting plenty of time on the ball in advanced areas of the pitch and the system has been working to devastating effect.
Leeds are scoring an average of 1.5 goals per game on the road this season but they have also conceded 1.1. Both teams have scored in four of their last five matches in the Championship. The 2-0 win over Blackburn ended that run with no clean sheet but they still allowed Blackburn to have 12 shots.
Tip: Both Teams To Score & Over 2.5 Goals In The Match @ 10/11
Sunderland vs Leeds Results
A recap of the most recent meetings between the two sides.
| Date | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 07/04/2018 | Leeds 1-1 Sunderland | Championship |
| 19/08/2017 | Sunderland 0-2 Leeds | Championship |
| 04/01/2015 | Sunderland 1-0 Leeds | FA Cup |
| 26/12/2006 | Sunderland 2-0 Leeds | Championship |
| 13/09/2006 | Leeds 0-3 Sunderland | Championship |
Sunderland vs Leeds Lineups
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Sunderland Predicted Lineup vs Leeds
Patterson, Huggins, Ballard, O'Nein, Hume, Ekwah, Roberts, Neil, Pritchard, Clarke, Bellingham
Leeds Predicted Lineup vs Sunderland
Meslier, Gray, Rodon, Struijk, Byram, Kamara, Ampadu, James, Piroe, Summerville, Rutter
Sunderland vs Leeds Correct Score Prediction
Sunderland 1-3 Leeds
