Swansea vs Leeds predictions: Whites look good for fast start

Phil Agius

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Striker Joel Piroe will hope to impress against his former side when Leeds head to Swansea.

- Leeds have lost only two of their first 15 league games
- Leeds scored seven goals against Swansea last season
- Recommended bet: Leeds to win first half

Leeds are exactly where they do not want to be in the Championship this season, in third place after finishing in that spot last season before losing in the play-off final.

However, they still have a strong chance of finishing in the top two positions and will be looking to improve their prospects of earning automatic promotion when they travel to Swansea on Sunday.

The Swans returned from the international break in the top half of the table despite losing 1-0 to another side challenging for promotion when they visited Burnley in their last game.

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Team news

Leeds are without captain Ethan Ampadu (knee), winger Largie Ramazani (ankle) and midfielder Ilia Gruev (knee) due to injury, while left-back Junior Firpo is suspended.

Forward Joe Gelhardt (hip) is unlikely to return after missing the last three games.

Swansea midfielders Jay Fulton (calf) and Ollie Cooper (foot), forwards Ji-Sung Eom (knee) and Josh Ginnelly (Achilles) are injured, along with reserve goalkeeper Andy Fisher (groin).

Winger Sam Parker (hamstring) could return to the squad soon.

Luke Williams has seen his Swansea side lose seven Championship matches by a 1-0 scoreline this season.

The stats

Swansea have won only two of their last nine games, while both teams have scored in just one of City's last eight matches.

The Swans have failed to find the net in six of their last eight games, but have not conceded more than one goal in a match this season, with all seven of their defeats coming by 1-0 scorelines.

Leeds have won eight of their last 13 games, while both teams have not scored in any of their last four.

The Whites won the two teams' meetings last season by an aggregate of 7-1 and led 3-0 at half-time in last season's 4-0 win at Swansea.

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Prediction

Leeds went into the international break in good heart after a 2-0 home win over QPR and they can return to action with another success when they head to Wales to play Swansea.

The White enjoyed this fixture last season as they won 4-0 in February with goals by Crysencio Summerville, Joel Piroe and Wilfried Gnonto putting them 3-0 up in the first half, so they could be worth backing to get their noses in front before the break again.

Leeds have scored before half-time in each of their last three wins, leading 2-0 against Watford, 3-0 against Plymouth and 1-0 against QPR after the first 45 minutes and one goal may be enough to lead at the break against the low-scoring Swans.

Swansea's 15 Championship goals have produced just 21 goals this season, with the Swans scoring 11 of them. Only three of those have arrived in their last eight games, with Luke Williams' team being shut out six times in that run.

Leeds have scored in eight of their last 10 games, opening their account in the first half of six of them and they can be fancied to edge ahead of their hosts before the interval.

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