An in-depth take a look at Leeds United forward of this weekend’s conflict on the Etihad Stadium.
We host Daniel Farke’s promoted aspect in a 15:00 (UK) begin, with full protection – together with reside radio and textual content commentary – out there on mancity.com and our official app.
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Heading into the weekend, we’re third within the Premier League with 22 factors from 12 video games whereas our guests are 18th with 11 factors.
With the assistance of Opta information, we stay up for what’s to return…
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Leeds’ three wins to date have come towards Everton, Wolves and West Ham, unfold throughout their 12 video games to date.
There have additionally been house attracts with Newcastle and Bournemouth, which means the win at Wolves is the one time they’ve earned something away from house to date this season.
They’re one level forward of nineteenth positioned Burnley however sit inside simply three factors of West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Fulham within the backside quarter of the division.
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Most well-liked formation
Opta’s tackle Leeds’ formation suggests they’ve switched most frequently between 4-3-3 and 4-5-1.
This possible is determined by how attacking they’re within the recreation and due to this fact how far up the pitch their wingers are usually.
The again six has largely been set, with goalkeeper Lucas Perri protected by three ever presents in Gabriel Gudmundsson at left-back, Jayden Bogle on the fitting and Joe Rodon by way of the center in addition to Pascal Struijk, who has performed 10 of 12.
Ethan Ampadu is the primary alternative defensive midfielder, with Sean Longstaff, Anton Stach, Jack Harrison and Brenden Aaronson forward of him as a rule.
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The central striker duties have largely been shared by Dominic Calvert-Lewin and former Metropolis Academy participant Lukas Nmecha thus far.
Supervisor
49-year-old German Daniel Farke has performed a lot of his notable work as a coach in England, having beforehand spent 4 years with Norwich Metropolis between 2017 and 2021.
In that point, he secured two Championship promotions with the Canaries however discovered issues a lot more durable within the top-flight.
He once more took to Championship life brilliantly after becoming a member of Leeds in 2023, shedding the play-off ultimate to Southampton in his first yr earlier than a 100-point haul to prime the Championship final time period.
Within the Premier League, he has gained 9 of his 61 video games as a supervisor – giving him a win proportion of simply 14.8% – the bottom of all everlasting managers at present teaching within the division.
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Head-to-head file
We’ve gained our final 4 league video games towards Leeds, scoring a whopping 16 objectives within the course of.
There have been a complete of 20 Premier League video games between the edges, with Metropolis profitable eight and Leeds victorious in seven.
Total, we’ve scored 32 occasions in these 20 video games and conceded 24 objectives.
Metropolis have additionally gained 23 of our final 25 Premier League video games towards promoted sides (D2), with Leeds being chargeable for our final defeat in such a recreation again in April 2021.
How they rating their objectives
Leeds’ 11 objectives scored to date is the second worst within the division, solely forward of Wolves on seven.
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That’s come from an xG of 14.9, which is an underperformance of three.9 with regards to taking the possibilities created.
They aren’t afraid to shoot nonetheless, taking 146 to date – which is the eighth most within the division.
They’re much extra harmful within the first half than the second, scoring 9 of their 11 to date earlier than the break.
In the meantime, they prime the Premier League for objectives within the opening quarter-hour, having netted 4 occasions in that interval.
Six of their objectives have been set items, which is the seventh finest within the division and suggests one other aspect that target this as a lot as potential.
Lukas Nmecha is their prime scorer with three, whereas Noah Okafor and centre-back Joe Rodon are on two.
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Sean Longstaff, a box-to-box midfielder, is joint-top (alongside Jeremy Doku) throughout the entire division for Opta-defined ‘large probabilities created’ with six.
How they defend
Leeds’ 22 objectives conceded is the fourth most within the division, however their xG is simply 16.4 and the thirteenth finest total.
Once more, this means one other underperformance within the field as with on the different finish of the pitch – with the 5.6 distinction between objectives conceded and xG conceded the second worst of all.
They’re adept at stopping photographs although, with the eighth fewest in 134 raining down on their objective.
Extra objectives are let in through the second half, with 14 moving into after the break and eight beforehand.
Of the constant starters, Perri within the Leeds objective has the worst save proportion to date at 50%.