Liverpool – Leeds. Forecast and announcement for the England Championship match

On Thursday, January 1, the match of the 19th round of the English Championship between “Liverpool” and “Leeds” will take place. The game will start at 19:30 Kyiv time.

Liverpool

For the “reds”, the current season is not very stable, although in the last games the team managed to significantly improve the results. In general, after 18 matches played in the Premier League, the club has 32 points on its balance sheet, which allows it to occupy the 4th step of the tournament table. The team is separated by 2 points from “Chelsea” and “MU” from the 5th and 6th positions, in addition, “Liverpool” still has a game in reserve. The team was eliminated from the English League Cup at the round of 16 by Crystal Palace.

For 6 Champions League games, the “Merseysiders” managed to get 12 points, thanks to which they are now in the 9th position of the overall table of the competition.

Leeds

The rookie of the championship did not start the season too well, but in the last games he managed to significantly improve his results. For 18 games of the English championship, Leeds was able to get 20 points, which allows it to occupy the 16th place in the tournament table. The distance from the relegation zone is currently 6 points.

The team was eliminated from the English League Cup at the 1/32 final stage by “Sheffield Wednesday”.

Personal meetings

In the last 5 games between the clubs, “Liverpool” has a slight advantage. During this time, the team won 3, Leeds won 1 more, and 1 match ended in a draw.

Interesting facts

• The unbeaten streak of “Liverpool” continues for 7 matches in a row.
• In turn, “Leeds” has not lost 5 games in a row.
• Leeds have failed to keep a clean sheet for 15 games in a row.

Forecast

I will bet on the total over 2.5 with odds of 1.63.