Championship 1 December Betting Tips & Predictions

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5 August, 2024

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Sheff Utd v Leeds

We’re taking a look at the Championship 1 December betting tips. Following a near miss last season, Sheffield United are back pushing for promotion and entered a busy week sitting fifth with 18 games on the board. A record of nine wins, four draws and five defeats suggests a play-off finish is the best fans can hope for as the team struggle to nail down the consistency needed to challenge for the top-two prizes. A draw last weekend meant they had picked up just one win in five.

Three games without victory started with defeat at Nottingham Forest on the road; this was quickly followed by a couple of draws, ending level with Sheffield rivals Wednesday in a tense derby before scrapping to a 2-2 finish with Rotherham. The latter saw Duffy and Basham find the net; however, those goals were cancelled out by Taylor and Proctor, the latter coming with 92 minutes on the clock. The Blades could’ve taken six points, but they ended up with two.

Leeds on the Right Path

Leeds United are another side who failed to finish last season off in style, denying fans a crack at the play-offs. They will be desperate to improve on that this term and will see the value in shooting for the top-two in the division, gifting themselves an automatic pass to the big league without the lottery of play-off football. A CV showing 9-6-3 has them third, just three points off early pace-setters Norwich City.

The Peacocks picked up another maximum last weekend when beating Bristol City 2-0 at Elland Road, as they were expected to do by most. In a hard-fought match, it took the victors until the 69^th minute to get themselves ahead. Roofe broke the deadlock before Hernandez made sure of the points on 86. The beaten side had Brownhill sent off on 55 for a second booking and that handed the advantage to Leeds, who grabbed it with both hands.

Blades Have the Cutting Edge

The head-to-head stats tell us this will be close with the numbers sitting at 28 wins each and 22 games drawn. Sheff Utd have dominated in recent times, winning each of the last three meetings, including home and away last season, both by a 2-1 scoreline. They’ve also not lost at home to Leeds since 1992 and that’s a stat worth knowing if you are going to bet on this game.

Both teams scored in each of the two games last season and that’s also true in four of the last six. Neutrals will be hoping this renewal falls into line and the rivals serve up another meeting with action at both ends of the pitch. The recent league form of the two certainly suggests we are in for an entertaining afternoon and we hope this lives up to the billing.

Bookies Follow the Form

Bookmakers appear to have kept a close eye on the formbook and have priced Sheff Utd as favourites for the win. Punters will find Bet365 have set-out a market best price of 13/10 and there’s currently none more generous. That’s sure to prove popular and is how we intend to play this one. The quote means we are able to back it as a single and enjoy the match.

Leeds are 2/1 at Unibet and we must say there’s no real reason they should be as big as that, so wouldn’t put anyone off an interest bet at the value; meanwhile, the draw goes 12/5 (Unibet). If you would prefer to avoid the match winner market, why not play both teams to score? That has been priced at 4/6 by Bet365 and will do a job in your accumulators.

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