The club from Elland Road returned from the Championship after a two-year absence. As expected, they are fighting for survival in the Premier League. It’s important that they’ve managed to improve over the winter—December saw them go unbeaten, including a 4-1 rout of Crystal Palace.
Last season, Manchester United, after replacing Ten Hag with Ruben Amorim, slipped to 15th place in the league. They finished the 2024/2025 campaign on a sour note, losing the Europa League final. This season has also been rocky: they crashed out of the League Cup after losing to semi-professional Grimsby, and in the league they’re winning less than half of their matches. For example, after a narrow win over Newcastle, they went on to drop points against a notably weak Wolverhampton side!
The newcomers average 1.39 goals scored and 1.78 conceded per match. Mateus Cunha and his new teammates also have unimpressive stats: with 1.74 goals scored per game, they concede an average of 1.53.
Leeds United are unbeaten in six consecutive matches
67% of Leeds games end with both teams scoring, with an average total of 3.17 goals per match
Manchester United have won three of their last eight games
74% of Manchester United matches finish with both teams scoring, averaging 3.26 goals per game.
Leeds United (expected lineup): Lucas Perry – Struijk, Bijol, Rodon – Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Stach, Aaronson, Bogle – Okafor, Calvert-Lewin.
Manchester United (expected lineup): Lammens – Shaw, Heven, Yoro – Dorgu, Mount, Mateus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Ugarte, Diogo Dalot – Sesko.
In the last seven meetings between the sides, the Manchester giants have won five times, with two draws.
