The pressure's really on Nathan Jones at Stoke after his team suffered a 3-1 defeat to Preston in midweek, while everything seems to be going well for Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds with positive early signs following the play-off heartbreak last season.
Stoke sit bottom of the table with the worst defensive record in the division, 10 goals conceded, and no clean sheets.
After going behind in the opening 10 minutes in three of the first four games, the Stoke boss has hinted he'll switch to a more defensive approach here, while he's taken the big decision to drop star man Joe Allen, who was the subject of lots of criticism from the Potters fans.
While their form is poor, they're usually tough to beat at home: they've drawn six of their last seven games at the Bet365 Stadium.
Leeds went top on Wednesday night as they beat Brentford 1-0, thanks to substitute Eddie Nketiah's late strike, his second goal in as many games for his new club, after joining on loan from Arsenal.
Bielsa's men have dominated in terms of chances, territory and possession in every game they've played so far and have taken ten points from a possible 12. while keeping three consecutive clean sheets in all competitions.
But they have a knack for surprise defeats, when going into games as favourites. They famously suffered a blow to their play-off hopes last season with a 2-1 home defeat to 10-man Wigan, who only won one other game away last season.
They also went to QPR and lost, despite their opponents losing ten games in a row before the game, while they lost here at the Bet365 in their last visit in January - Jones' first league win as boss, and won of just four overall, still.
We still recommend going for a Leeds win, though. The Brentford win showed growth from last season, and they're looking a very dominant team statistically at the moment, having outplayed every team they've faced so far. With a solid defensive record, also back the clean sheet.
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Stoke v Leeds
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The pressure's really on Nathan Jones at Stoke after his team suffered a 3-1 defeat to Preston in midweek, while everything seems to be going well for Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds with positive early signs following the play-off heartbreak last season.
Stoke sit bottom of the table with the worst defensive record in the division, 10 goals conceded, and no clean sheets.
After going behind in the opening 10 minutes in three of the first four games, the Stoke boss has hinted he'll switch to a more defensive approach here, while he's taken the big decision to drop star man Joe Allen, who was the subject of lots of criticism from the Potters fans.
While their form is poor, they're usually tough to beat at home: they've drawn six of their last seven games at the Bet365 Stadium.
Leeds went top on Wednesday night as they beat Brentford 1-0, thanks to substitute Eddie Nketiah's late strike, his second goal in as many games for his new club, after joining on loan from Arsenal.
Bielsa's men have dominated in terms of chances, territory and possession in every game they've played so far and have taken ten points from a possible 12. while keeping three consecutive clean sheets in all competitions.
But they have a knack for surprise defeats, when going into games as favourites. They famously suffered a blow to their play-off hopes last season with a 2-1 home defeat to 10-man Wigan, who only won one other game away last season.
They also went to QPR and lost, despite their opponents losing ten games in a row before the game, while they lost here at the Bet365 in their last visit in January - Jones' first league win as boss, and won of just four overall, still.
We still recommend going for a Leeds win, though. The Brentford win showed growth from last season, and they're looking a very dominant team statistically at the moment, having outplayed every team they've faced so far. With a solid defensive record, also back the clean sheet.
Recommendation:
Leeds to win and both teams NOT to score - 12/5 with Bet365
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