Stoke City - Leeds United predictions

Upsets do happen in football and it’s fair to say a home win here would be a definition of the case. Stoke City can count themselves lucky if they avoid getting completely destroyed by Leeds United in this match.

If you’re just looking for a simple 1X2 football bet, we suggest backing the away team in this match. The Whites are clearly more likely to win this matchup, though Stoke are more than able to put up a good fight.

The first half of their last match had Stoke believing they could run away from the hot Championship trip unbeaten. However, they quickly clashed with reality which got them packing home with a Sheffield Wednesday away defeat in the bag.

The Whites’s previous outing was a decent performance on their end. They curtly earned three points against Oxford United by maintaining a lead throughout the match. The 1.18 made them huge favourites so the result didn’t come as much of a surprise.

The biggest issue the hosts have is a lacklustre backline. They’re currently on a bit of a trend of conceding a lot of goals – over 5 across their 3 previous matches, to be exact.

Leeds don’t seem to have any issues in the goal-scoring department. Their most recent records show they’ve score more than 5 goals over the last 3 matches, so they’re on a bit of a positive trend already.

An exciting match is in store as both teams have their full lineups available due to no suspensions or injuries.

To balance out this match, we suggest taking a -1.5 Asian Handicap on the obvious favourites in this game. This should increase your returns substantially while still keeping things relatively risk-free.