Leeds United vs Stoke City: How to Watch, Betting Odds & Prediction
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Leeds United take on Stoke City on Tuesday night in a match which may have implications at both ends of the Sky Bet Championship table.
How to Watch Leeds United vs Stoke City in the UK:
UK viewers can watch the game live on the Sky Sports Red Button. The game kicks off at 7:45pm at Elland Road.
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Stoke City come into this game after a 2-0 home win against Middlesbrough on Saturday. The win saw the Potters stay inside the relegation zone but they find themselves level on points with Huddersfield, Birmingham and QPR. The win ended a two-game losing streak for Stoke who have only won two of their last eight league matches.
They travel to face a Leeds United side who currently sit third in the Championship after 35 games. The Yorkshire side were second before the weekend, but a 1-1 draw against Huddersfield coupled with Ipswich Town's victory over Plymouth saw the latter surpass them and move to second.
Victory over Stoke could see Leeds move back into the automatic play-off spots, providing Ipswich drop points against Bristol City on Tuesday.
Leeds had won their previous six league outings prior to the Huddersfield match last weekend.
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Team News:
The game comes too early for Stuart Dallas and Pascal Struijk, as both Leeds players won’t return until late March. Defender Junior Firpo will be assessed ahead of the match, while forward Jaidon Anthony misses out due to personal reasons. Jamie Shackleton also won't feature due to concussion protocol.
Stoke will be without the suspended Jordan Thompson and injured Luke McNally. Thompson picked up his tenth yellow card of the season during Stoke's 2-1 away defeat to Cardiff in February.
Betting Odds:
The home side predictably enter as favourites, with vBet offering Leeds at 3/8 on the moneyline (an implied probability of a huge 72.73%). Stoke enter as heavy underdogs, with PaddyPower offering an away win at 15/2 (carrying an implied probability of just 11.76%).
UniBET offer the draw at 21/5, with an implied probability of 19.23%.
Prediction:
OddsNow expect Leeds United to win as they continue their push for an automatic play-off spot against a relegation-threatened Stoke City.