Leeds United 2-1 Preston North End — Result, Statistics & Match Review — England - Championship, 21 Jan 2024

📅21/01/2024 · 🕒15:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 3-0 2nd Score 4-0
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
63%
1.3
Draw
21%
4.81
Away
16%
7.37
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
46%
2.23
Over 2.5
54%
1.59
Both Teams to Score
Yes
45%
1.99
No
55%
1.73
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
23%
4.49
2-3 Goals
39%
1.88
4-5 Goals
25%
2.88
6+ Goals
13%
8.33
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
32%
1.5
1/2
5%
34.0
1/X
6%
22.6
X/1
25%
3.39
X/2
5%
19.3
X/X
7%
7.59
2/1
7%
22.6
2/2
6%
15.35
2/X
7%
23.0
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
63%
Home Win
72%
-8.8pp
21%
Draw
17%
+3.9pp
15%
Away Win
10%
+4.9pp
46%
Under 2.5
41%
+5.4pp
54%
Over 2.5
59%
-5.4pp
45%
BTTS Yes
46%
-1.1pp
55%
BTTS No
54%
+1.1pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Leeds United EU Bookmakers 77%
Head to Head
AWAY Preston North End EU Bookmakers 14%
-3% / +4% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +4% / -11%
2.16/0.81 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 0.80/1.46
-5% / -11% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) +0% / -16%
63% Ball Possession 37%
17 Total Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 4
431 · 82% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 206 · 68%
37.1 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 16.0
22.6 Crosses 14.9
1.2 Yellow Cards 2.3
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Leeds United
2W-2D-2L
AWAY Preston North End
1.33 Avg Goals (FT) 1.00
1.67 xG 0.53
61% Ball Possession 39%
19 Total Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 4
348 Passes 174
77% Pass Accuracy 61%
33 Box Touches 15
26 Crosses 13
1 Yellow Cards 3
26.12.2023 Preston North End Preston North End 2-1 HT 0-0 Leeds United Leeds United İNCL
26.12.2019 Leeds United Leeds United 1-1 HT 0-1 Preston North End Preston North End İNCL
22.10.2019 Preston North End Preston North End 1-1 HT 0-0 Leeds United Leeds United İNCL
09.04.2019 Preston North End Preston North End 0-2 HT 0-0 Leeds United Leeds United İNCL
18.09.2018 Leeds United Leeds United 3-0 HT 1-0 Preston North End Preston North End İNCL
28.08.2018 Leeds United Leeds United 0-2 HT 0-2 Preston North End Preston North End İNLK
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Leeds United
2-1
AWAY Preston North End
2.56 xG 1.11
57% Ball Possession 43%
20 Total Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 3
341 Passes 225
82% Pass Accuracy 71%
28 Box Touches 11
23 Crosses 13
4 Yellow Cards 6
POST-MATCH Leeds United vs Preston North End
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Leeds United nicked a narrow win over Preston North End 2-1. The game was level at 1-1 at the break, so the decisive goals came after it.

As our pre-match numbers suggested, our model had Leeds United as the likeliest winner at 63%, and the 2-1 landed on that lead. The goals read — no to both teams scoring (55%) — went the other way, though.

On the day, Leeds United had 57% of the ball to Preston North End's 43%, shots finished 20-8, expected goals 2.56 to 1.11 — an xG gap that size says the one-goal margin undersold Leeds United's control.

For context: across their last 6 meetings in our records, honours were even at 2 apiece, 2 drawn. Those games averaged 1.33 goals for Leeds United and 1.00 for Preston North End.

What was the final score of Leeds United vs Preston North End?

Leeds United 2-1 Preston North End in the England - Championship on 21/01/2024. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Leeds United vs Preston North End?

Before kick-off our model rated a Leeds United win the most likely single outcome at about 63%, with the full match-result split Leeds United 63%, draw 21%, Preston North End 15%. The final score 2-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Leeds United), Over 2.5 — while BTTS No went the other way.

✓ Match Result (Leeds United) ✓ Over 2.5 ✗ BTTS No
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