Leeds v Sunderland

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Leeds United's impressive 15-game unbeaten run in the Championship was brought to a sudden halt in the west midlands on Saturday when the Yorkshire club were handed a 2-1 defeat away from home at Coventry City, toppling Daniel Farke's side off the top of the division and leaving Leeds United in third place in the Championship table as a result.

Having collected no fewer than 13 wins during their 15-match reign of success, Leeds United will be eager to shrug off that loss as quickly as possible when they return to Elland Road for this upcoming midweek clash against Sunderland on Tuesday night as the hosts look to reclaim top spot in the table with all three points.

Even more impressive is the fact that 10 of Leeds United's aforementioned 13 victories also saw the Yorkshire club keep a clean sheet and no doubt The Whites will be keen to return to possessing a miserly defence when their visitors from the north-east visit.

In addition, Leeds United have won their last nine home games on the trot and six of these nine victories also saw the hosts keep a clean sheet, so Sunderland look to have their work cut out if they are to breach this solid Leeds United defensive unit.

Sunderland avoided another defeat on Saturday but it was scant reward as the Black Cats were held to a dour 0-0 draw at home by Bristol City at the Stadium of Light which now makes it just the one win from their previous 10 matches overall in the English second tier.

That rare recent highlight came in the form of a 2-0 win away from home at Cardiff City but to make matters worse, Sunderland have also been dealt seven defeats within this miserable 10-game sequence in the Championship and this poor run of results has seen the north-east club slide down the league table to a disappointing 13th place.

Within these seven defeats, four of these losses were incurred on their travels with defeats at the hands of Huddersfield Town, Birmingham City, Norwich City and Southampton respectively, so the prospects of overturning a highly motivated Leeds United outfit who will be hell-bent on setting the record straight at Elland Road look highly unlikely.

With just two wins from their last 15 outings on the road overall and failing to score in six of these games, Sunderland look to have their work cut out if they are to get even a point up in Yorkshire on Tuesday night.

Leeds United v Sunderland Verdict

Leeds United have produced strong performances this season at Elland Road and the hosts look in good shape to return to winning ways here with maybe a clean sheet as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.83

Other side bets worth considering:

Leeds Utd win & BTTS No @ 2.20

Correct Score: Leeds Utd 2-0 @ 7.00