Leeds take on the visitors Birmingham in the round 26 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Monday, January 1st at Elland Road (Leeds).
Leeds are rightfully considered one of the most popular clubs in Foggy Albion. However, only Bielsa managed to bring them back from the Championship after a very long hiatus. It took him a considerable amount of time, succeeding on the second attempt. In the Premier League, the team confidently stayed, not particularly getting involved in the survival battle. Yes, the next campaign for Peacocks was not as stable, but there was no crisis—was it really necessary to change El Loco? He eventually went on to raise the level of the Uruguayan national team, and without the Latin American, Leeds still dropped out, though in 2023. They want to bring him back right away, and Daniel Farke, who has done similar things with Norwich, has been entrusted with this task. The German is handling it overall but not perfectly. A couple of leaders have pulled away, but his wards confidently hold onto the top 6, and they recently crushed Ipswich. However, they had nothing to answer West Bromwich for the only conceded goal, losing the match.
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Birmingham created problems for itself. Blues cannot compete with their next opponent in popularity. But this is also a club with a history and achievements, including not so distant ones. They won the League Cup in 2011 but immediately dropped out of the Premier League, so they played in the Europa League as representatives of the Championship. They never rose from it and finished 17th last season, for example. But now they approached mid-fall in good form, in the top 6... And then the management suddenly decided to start a coaching rotation and replaced the well-performing John Yustas. He was replaced by Wayne Rooney, and the club practically stopped winning, quickly dropping to the relegation zone. Something sometimes works out, but it is already clear that the chances of competing for something significant are meager. And with Bristol City, they only managed a goalless draw.
In 2019, the Whites, striving for the Premier League, won both matches. But in August, at the start of the new season, the Blues secured a home victory—the only goal from a penalty scored by Yutkevich in the 90+ minute. There seems to be no doubt about the victory for the home team, judging by the odds. However, both they and the visitors look very unimpressive. So, let's bet on total goals under 3.5.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 scored goals.
