Match Report
90 points for Leeds United (3rd), 97 for Leicester City (1st): a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Leeds United: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Leeds United ran at 1.76 scored and 0.93 conceded, Leicester City at 1.93 and 0.89.
Leeds United had won five straight, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
23 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Leeds United 7, draws 6, Leicester City 10, at 2.7 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 35% of meetings won. The recent editions have closed up — 1.6 goals per game over the last five against 2.7 all-time.
The match was played at Elland Road in Leeds (capacity 37,792). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Leicester City led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.