Leeds United vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 07th, 2024

Leeds United and Derby County will face each other in a Championship game in England on Saturday, December 07th, 2024, at 12:30h (UTC), check the Leeds United vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Leeds United vs Derby County will occur

The game will be played in the mythical Elland Road stadium, in the city of Leeds, with a capacity for 40242 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Leeds United vs Derby County betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.47 goals per match played.

Leeds United last match

Leeds United come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Blackburn Rovers, valid for the Championship, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by D. Farke lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Nobody was counting on a defeat in this match. The team had all the favoritism in their favor, but they could not avoid being defeated, an outcome that had odds of 4.75.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Junior Firpo, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Derby County last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Derby County, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Sheffield Wednesday team with a final score of 1-2.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.90, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Leeds United vs Derby County h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Championship, Leeds United ranked 1st place while Derby County was in 12th place. Leeds United initiated hostilities with a 4-1-4-1 formation while Derby County played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The two teams have not faced each other since 19-07-2020. On that occasion they were playing for the 2019/2020 season of the Championship, and the match ended with a 1-3 win for Leeds United.

The Leeds United team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Derby County has been more irregular.

Leeds United

Championship leaderboard now

The Leeds United team with 35 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 10 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses.

Burnley ranks just above, occupying 2nd place in the 19th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point.

Leeds United analysis

After 18 matches, Leeds United shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 31 goals and conceded 13.

The Leeds United team comes from a defeat in the Championship, and its coach Daniel Farke wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the Leeds United team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 62.44%.

Winning 3 games playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 7 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Leeds United has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 2078 attacks resulting in 31 goals. Derby County, on the other hand, has only scored 22 times with 1487 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Leeds United

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Joel Piroe. The Attacker has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Leeds United avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Historical data Leeds United

With 4 titles won in the tournament's history the Leeds United team is one of the leading names in the competition. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Derby County

Championship leaderboard now

Derby County arrives in this game with 20 points, and in 15th place in the Championship, having won 5 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 5 draws.

In the 19th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to Stoke City team who occupies position 14.

Derby County analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Derby County, which after 18 rounds has conceded 24 but has only scored 22.

Best goalscorer from Derby County

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Jerry Yates has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Derby County with 4 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Leeds United is Joel Piroe, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Derby County is Jerry Yates, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Derby County scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.91.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 6.28 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Leeds United is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.89 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Leeds United in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.22 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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