Match Preview: Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers (Saturday, 12.30pm)

Leeds United host Blackburn Rovers on Saturday at Elland Road in the Championship.

In their last league match, on Tuesday, Leeds drew with Sunderland 0-0 at home.

Blackburn lost, 5-0 away at Bristol City on Wednesday.

With 76 goals in 42 games so far this season, Leeds are scoring more than average in the league with 1.8 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 33 goals at a rate of 0.8 per game.

Blackburn, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.3 goals per game. They have conceded 1.7 goals per game.

In Samuel Szmodics, Rovers have the league’s sharpest shooter so far this season. He has notched 23 goals in 40 appearances.

His goal rate of one every 154 minutes is quicker than that of Crysencio Summerville, United’s top scorer with a goal every 187 minutes, and a total of 17 goals in 39 games.

The hosts are third in the table after 42 games, of which they have won 26 and drawn nine, earning 87 points.

The away side are 15 places behind Leeds in 18th, with 12 wins and 10 draws putting them on 46 points.

In the last 10 years, Leeds and Blackburn have played each other on 12 occasions. Leeds won eight of them and Blackburn four.

On average, Leeds scored 1.6 goals and Blackburn 1.3 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on December 9, when Leeds won 2-0 away.

Leeds are in reasonable form in the Championship, with three wins and two draws from their last six games.

With a win and three draws over that period, Blackburn’s form is worse – they have taken six points from 18, compared to United’s 11.

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Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers
Championship | Elland Road
Saturday, 13 April 2024 @ 12.30pm

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