Accrington vs Leeds tips and predictions

Huge challenge for Accrington

The away team is a couple of leagues above this Accrington side.

This is a match destined for at least a few goals. This will be entertaining.

This preview attempts some to explain some reasons for the upset.

Accrington can look at some of the reverses in Leeds's recent results. On the road the visitors have not always been at the races; they've lost 7 of their last 10 away assignments. This doesn't look like the recent record of a side that is such a massive favourite.

And there are other aspects of this fixture that need to be considered if you're interested in their short price. They're not a sure thing.

The 'Owd Reds need to be at their absolute best and even then they face a huge challenge. If the hosts really get this done it will have a lot to do with their recent goal spree. The home players are finding some form. They have scored three or more goals in 4 of their recent 15 home matches while they've conceded no more than once in all of their last 6 home games.

There have been episodes when Leeds have lost their shape and they have lacked a platform near their 18-yard line. They have conceded two or more goals in 9 of their last 13 matches. And the home side's defenders will be desperately looking for any signs that they don't have to expect a massacre. In front of goal the visitors have sometimes been quite poor. They've been goalless in 6 of their last 16 matches.

It will be a huge surprise but the home side will take some great belief into the match.

If Leeds are to justify their short price they may come out eager to maintain a clean sheet. It is not a strong view and it's not the most exciting of forecasts in today's fixture list but the No BTTS bet looks like the pick there. When there is evidently a gulf in class, football can take an unpredictable turn, so all of what is written in this preview depends on how the hosts adapt to this higher standard of the jogo bonito.