Huddersfield v Leeds: Yorkshire Derby to entertain

"Huddersfield have had four of their last six on this ground end with the ball in the net on three occasions or more and what I like most is that they scored in every game themselves, while keeping just the one clean sheet."

Back Over 2.5 Goals @ 2.44

Huddersfield v Leeds
Sunday February 5, 12:00 GMT
Live on Sky Sports 2

Huddersfield

The Terriers had made a blistering start to the campaign but their form tailed off when the leaves began falling from the trees. A 2-1 victory over Bristol City in December revived their fortunes, however, and they've since gone on to add another six wins from eight games to that success.

David Wagner's side are in fifth place, and they would leapfrog Leeds into fourth with a win. This is their third home league match in a row and the previous two resulted in three points apiece. The latest was a 3-1 victory over leaders, Brighton, so they have proven that they can mix it with the best.

The manager has injury concerns over Izzy Brown and Philip Billing, but the news coming from the John Smith's Stadium is that they both should be available.

Leeds

This year could see the return of Leeds United to the Premier League as in Garry Monk, they finally have a manager who has managed to shut out the off-field issues and get his players performing on the pitch.

United are fourth in the Championship table having taken 54 points from their 29 outings to date. As of writing, they are five points behind the automatic promotion places, but both Newcastle and Brighton have a game in hand.

Nevertheless, if Leeds continue in the same kind of form as they are now, it wouldn't be a complete surprise to see them finish in the top two. They showed great determination to win 2-1 at Ewood Park on Wednesday and that was their seventh away victory of the season.

Match Odds 

Huddersfield 2.30 Leeds 3.60 The Draw 3.35

The hosts are the favourites for this clash but I wouldn't want to be backing them at 2.30. Yes, they have won 10 of their 14 Championship fixtures on this ground this term, but this is arguably the toughest test they have had yet as Leeds are in such great form.

The visitors have been beaten six times in their 14 away games this year but it's worth noting that four of those defeats all came before Halloween. They've actually won five of their last eight away from Elland Road and that includes wins at Carrow Road and Deepdale.

Who will win this match is a very tough call to make, and while I'm not confident enough to put Leeds up at 3.60, I quite like them as a Draw no Bet option at around the 2.54mark. Therefore if they only draw, you get your stake refunded.

Over/Under 2.5 Goals

Over 2.5 Goals 2.44 Under 2.5 Goals 1.68

The way this market has been priced up has me salivating. I was quite strongly leaning towards over 2.5 goals before I saw the odds, but when I saw that 2.44 was available for the over, I had to refresh the page to make sure it had loaded properly.

If you were just looking at the overall stats for the season, you may be favouring under 2.5, but if you dig a little deeper, you may change your mind.

Huddersfield have had four of their last six on this ground end with the ball in the net on three occasions or more and what I like most is that they scored in every game

themselves, while keeping just the one clean sheet.

Things look even better when we concentrate on Leeds' last seven on their travels as five of those have seen over 2.5 backers collect, and like above, there was just one clean sheet for any of the teams involved during that period.

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Back Leeds Draw no Bet @ 2.54
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