Stoke City vs Leeds United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 26th, 2024

Stoke City and Leeds United will on Thursday, December 26th, 2024 at 20:00h (UTC), play in a Championship football game in England, check the Stoke City vs Leeds United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Stoke City vs Leeds United will occur

The game is set to be played in the Bet365 Stadium stadium, in the city of Stoke, with a capacity for 30089 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Stoke City vs Leeds United 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 2.48 goals per match played.

Stoke City last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Stoke City team. On that occasion they met Sheffield Wednesday for the Championship, and the match ended 2-0. Coach N. Pèlach Nadal's lined up a 3-4-2-1 formation.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 4.50.

A defense below expectations, with Ben Wilmot, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Leeds United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Leeds United, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Oxford United team with a final score of 4-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.18.

Stoke City vs Leeds United h2h

Leeds United was in 3rd place when they last went head-to-head in Championship against Stoke City, who was in 22nd place. Leeds United formed a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Stoke City took to the pitch with a 4-3-3 formation.

The two teams have not faced each other since 05-03-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the Championship, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for Leeds United.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The Leeds United team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Stoke City its counterpart.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

M. Dwyer and C. Fitch will be supporting from the sideline while S. Martin will be on the football field for this match.

Stoke City

Championship leaderboard now

Having 22 points, 5 wins, 10 losses, 7 draws, and a negative balance, Stoke City ranks 19th place in the Championship as they enter this game.

In the 23rd round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Preston North End who places just above in 18th place.

Stoke City analysis

After 22 rounds, Stoke City has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 30 goals so far and scored 23 times.

Stoke City has been going through a rough patch in their recent matches, losing their last 4 matches and drawing the other. They will need to regroup and find a way to bounce back from this dip in form if they want to salvage their season.

Stoke City has a ball possession average of 49.14% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Stoke City vs Leeds United 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Best goalscorer from Stoke City

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Thomas Cannon. He has scored 8 times in the current season and has helped Stoke City come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Leeds United

Championship leaderboard now

The Leeds United team with 45 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 13 wins, 6 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 1 point, in the 23rd round is followed by the Burnley team in 3rd place.

Leeds United analysis

Leeds United goal quotient is definitely positive, with 41 down scored and 15 conceded after 22 rounds played.

As we approach the Regular Season, Leeds United is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.59 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Championship.

Teams can usually exert control over their opponents with ball possession above 50%. Therefore, the Leeds United team typically seeks to control the game with an average ball possession of 62.32%.

Usually, opposing teams have little chances of beating Leeds United when playing away, who sports a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 5 draws in the Championship.

Leeds United is a more offensive team than Stoke City, having 2580 attacks vs. 1919 from Stoke City, having scored 41 times, in comparison, Stoke City converted into goal 23 times.

Best goalscorer from Leeds United

Joel Piroe has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 7 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Leeds United to obtain favorable 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.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Stoke City is Thomas Cannon, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Leeds United is Joel Piroe, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Taking into consideration that Leeds United scores an average of 1.2 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 6.14 corners per game.

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 7 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 3.95 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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