Sheffield Utd – Leeds SOCCER PICKS
Sheffield United and Leeds United meet at Bramall Lane, in a match for the 20th round of the Championship. There is only record of 2 recent direct confrontations between these two teams: on 10-02-2018, which ended with the victory of Sheffield United by (2-1), and on 27-10-2017, which ended with the victory of Sheffield United for (1-2). In this game the home factor may be decisive, as Sheffield United presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Sheffield United:
The home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 34 points won, after 10 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Rotherham United, by (2-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Brentford, by (2-3). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 15 suffered. In the last 9 home league matches Sheffield United has a record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 18 points out of 27 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 8 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 9 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 6 times, but have won the first leg in 2. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 7 of their 18 goals between minutes (76 ‘) -90 ‘).
The Sheffield United enter this party motivated, after a triumph stranger, by 2-3, in the visit to the arena of Brentford: Norwood, Konsa (autogol) and Clarke marked the goals of the victory. The whole of the house usually acts in a 5-3-2, privileging the fast transitions, attacking, preferably, through the lateral corridors. The two most advanced players will be Sharp and McGoldrick, with Duffy, Norwood and Fleck acting in the middle zone. When you can invest in the offensive process, you can guess that you do it through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the side Stevens.
Leeds United:
The away team is currently in the 2ª position, with 36 points won, after 10 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Bristol City, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Reading, by (1-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 28 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last away game in this competition, they lost in by (4-1) against West Bromwich Albion. In the last 9 away league matches Leeds United has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 27 possible. Their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 19 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 9 matches in which they have suffered the first goal.
Leeds enter this motivated game, after a 1-0 home win at the Reading reception: Dallas, at minute 60, scored the only goal of the game. Contrary to the rival of this round, the visiting team chooses to act in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Alioski, Roofe and Hernández. Despite being away from home, we believe that Leeds will have a word to say and will try, at least, to contest the match. The technician Marcelo Bielsa will not be able to count on Berardi, Ayling, Bamford and Brown, to be injured.
