Match preview: Coventry City vs Leeds United (Saturday, 2pm).
Leeds United host Coventry City on Saturday, hoping to maintain their impressive unbeaten record in the Championship.
Leeds are unbeaten in 15 games, with 13 victories and two draws, heading into the 3 p.m. kickoff.
They face a Coventry team that has eight wins and three draws in the same number of games.
Leeds are second in the table after 40 games, having won 26 and drawn eight, for 86 points.
Coventry are seventh, five places behind United, with 60 points from 16 victories and 12 draws.
With 75 goals in 40 games this season, the visitors are scoring at 1.9 goals per game, which is higher than the league average. They also concede fewer goals than the average, with 31 goals allowed at a rate of 0.8 per game.
City are also above-average goal scorers, averaging 1.6 per game versus the league average of 1.4. They have allowed 1.2 goals per game.
Leeds have one of the league’s most reliable goalkeepers in Illan Meslier. He has 17 clean sheets in 38 appearances this season, and no ‘keeper has prevented the opposition from scoring more frequently in the Championship.
With Illan Meslier between the sticks, Leeds can rely on one of the league’s safest pair of hands. He has kept 17 clean sheets in his 38 appearances this season, and no ‘keeper has prevented the opposition scoring more often in the Championship.
Coventry’s previous encounter was on Monday, a 2-1 loss to Cardiff City, with Ellis Simms scoring for the Sky Blues.
Leeds defeated Hull City 3-1 last Monday, with goals from Crysencio Summerville, Daniel James, and Sam Byram.
Saturday’s game will be officiated by Tom Nield, who has overseen 10 Championship games this season, issuing no red cards and booking 40 players. He issued one punishment.
Nield last refereed a Coventry game on September 30, a 3-1 away win over Queens Park Rangers. He has yet to oversee a Leeds match this season.
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