West Brom vs Leeds United Prediction and Betting Tips: Two bets for Saturday 12:30pm Championship game
West Brom will look to make it two wins from two in the Championship when they entertain Leeds United at The Hawthorns on Saturday.
The Baggies were one of nine teams to win on the opening weekend, while the Whites are eight places behind them ahead of Saturday's 12:30pm encounter, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
West Brom vs Leeds United Predictions
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After narrowly missing out on promotion to the Premier League last season, Leeds have a point to prove as they travel to the Midlands.
The Whites started the season with an entertaining 3-3 draw against Portsmouth before they were then outclassed by Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.
Daniel Farke made eight changes to his team, but the lack of continuity and cohesion cost them dear, and they have now conceded six goals in two games after a 3-0 defeat to Boro.
Albion's 3-1 success on the first weekend of the season laid down a marker under Carlos Corberan, but they failed to build on that with a 2-1 defeat to Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup.
While neither game between the two sides last season contained over 2.5 goals, the early signs this season suggest we should be in for an entertaining game.
Leeds' defensive vulnerabilities are clearly a worry at this stage of the season, but they were the third-top scorers on the road in the Championship last season.
Although Crysencio Summerville has moved on, Leeds still have Wilfried Gnonto, Dan James and Mateo Joseph among their ranks.
West Brom striker Josh Maja scored a hat-trick in last week's win over QPR, so both teams have the firepower needed to rack up the goals in what should be an entertaining clash in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off.
Any team travelling to The Hawthorns have it all to do and last season proved that as Carlos Corberan made his mark.
The Baggies only lost four of their 23 matches at home, winning 15 of them. One of those victories came against Leeds in December, while Corberan's side managed to avoid defeat in the meeting at Elland Road in August 2023.
Corberan, as an ex-Leeds coach, knows all about the pressures that Leeds face at this level, and his team will be well drilled and tough to break down.
On the other hand, Leeds have looked a little lost defensively and Albion should be able to punish them at home.
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