Leeds United vs. Burnley 1/2/22 Premier League Soccer Pick, Predictions, Odds

Leeds United and Burnley face off on Sunday in an English Premier League showdown at Elland Road. When these two teams faced off in August of 2021 the two teams played to a 1-1 draw. 

Leeds United come into this game sitting in 16th place in the standings having picked up 16 points. Coming into this game Leeds has lost three games in a row and over the last two games they have given up 11 goals. Leeds United has scored 18 goals total while their defense has given up 36 and if they want any chance in this game they are going to need to find a way to slow down Burnley’s offense. Raphael Dias Belloli has been the top player for Leeds United scoring eight goals and adding another assist. Outside of him though there isn’t another player who has scored more than two goals. 

On the other side of this matchup is Burnley who sits in 18th place in the standings having picked up 11 points.  Burnley hasn’t picked up a win in their last six games and over the last four games they have only scored one goal total. Against Manchester United in the last game they gave up three goals and that led to the loss. Burnley has scored 15 goals total while their defense has given up 24 goals. Maxwel Cornet has been the top player for Burnley and he has scored five goals. Chris Wood has also found success scoring three goals. 

Leeds United’s defense hasn’t been good the last few games, but Burnley’s offense has been struggling, and they are going to struggle again in this game. Look for Leeds United to score at least one goal and that will be enough to come away with the victory.