Eng. Championship
2012-11-27 - Leeds United vs Leicester City
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Championship
Tuesday 27 November 2012 - Kick Off 7:45pm
Leeds United
It has been a tough few weeks for Leeds United as their form has plummeted, but there have been some positives more recently. A new group has begun the takeover of the club, which should mean more money for investment in the playing staff, and they also recorded a 2-1 win over high-flying Crystal Palace at the weekend.
That win means Leeds are back up to 16th in the Championship thanks to those 3 points and they now have 23 in total for the season which means they are still within a run of good form to get back into the promotion mix. Leeds have a 4-2-3 record at home, scoring 13 goals and conceding 16 in those games.
Leeds had failed to win in 8 League games before the win at the weekend, although they have progressed through to the last eight of the Capital One Cup in that time. The side had lost back to back home games before the win over Palace and they had also failed to win any of their last 3 at Elland Road.
Jason Pearce and Luke Varney are still both suspended and Rudolph Austin is out with an injury.
Leicester City
Nigel Pearson has got his side in a very good position as we almost enter the busy Christmas period and that should mean Leicester City are in going to challenge for a promotion spot. That was the aim last season and this season Pearson could be set to deliver what the owners have wanted since they took over the club.
Leicester are 3rd in the Championship and they are only 4 points behind Cardiff City who lead the Division, although the Championship remains a tough League to get out of. They have finally started picking up results away from home where Leicester have improved their record to 3-2-4 for the season, scoring 11 goals and conceding 10.
The side are unbeaten in 4 games and they have won back to back games in the Championship, including a 0-2 win at Sheffield Wednesday over the weekend. The win at Hillsborough stopped a run of 3 consecutive away games where Leicester had failed to win.
There are no new injury worries for Leicester ahead of this game.
Head to Head
Leicester City beat Leeds United 1-2 last season and have now recorded 3 straight wins at Elland Road by the same scoreline.
That means the Foxes have won 4 of their last 5 trips to Leeds United, all by the same 1-2 scoreline.
Prediction
Leeds United finally found a victory on Saturday and should be able to give Leicester City some tough times, although the latter is a stronger team.
The rain that we saw over the weekend should be less of an issue on Tuesday night, so I will go for goals in this game, with 9 of the last 11 at Elland Road finishing with at least 3 goals when these sides have met.
The home side have only failed to score once all season and Leicester have been scoring goals on their travels so goals should be in the offing.
The Pick :
Leeds United 1-2 Leicester City
