LUFC Leeds v Huddersfield Preview
Leeds United welcome Huddersfield Town to Elland Road for a West Yorkshire derby on Saturday lunchtime.
Form
Leeds
The Whites have won five league games in a row since suffering their only loss of the season so far at Millwall.
In the five wins, they have scored fourteen goals and have not conceded.
Leeds are unbeaten at home in twenty games since a 2-0 defeat by Carlisle in January.
Last time out at home Leeds won 1-0 against Leyton Orient thanks to a last minute winner by Max Gradel.
In midweek Leeds resting a number of regulars but still managed a 2-0 win at Oldham.
Recent home form: WWWWWD
Huddersfield
The Terriers have been enjoying a decent season so far although they have taken just one point from their last two games.
Their away form has been their problem this season, they have won two, drawn one and lost six.
In their last away game they lost 2-1 at Swindon Town.
Huddersfield threw away the lead three time in midweek at home against Tranmere and ended up having to settle for a point in a 3-3 draw.
Recent away form: WLWLDL
History
The two clubs have met on thirty six occasions at Elland Road with Leeds winning seventeen to Huddersfield`s ten with the other nine being drawn.
The Terriers enjoyed doing the double over Leeds last season.
In the first game at Elland Road, Robert Snodgrass gave Leeds an early lead, Skarz equalised for the visitors in the first minute of the second half and Michael Collins scored the winner in injury time.
In the return game at Huddersfield Nathan Clarke scored the only goal of the game for the home side.
Last ten meetings at Elland Road (League unless stated)
1974/75 Leeds 2-1 Huddersfield League Cup
1982/83 Leeds 0-1 Huddersfield League Cup
1983/84 Leeds 1-2 Huddersfield
1984/85 Leeds 0-0 Huddersfield
1985/86 Leeds 2-0 Huddersfield
1986/87 Leeds 1-1 Huddersfield
1987/88 Leeds 3-0 Huddersfield
2004/05 Leeds 1-0 Huddersfield League Cup
2007/08 Leeds 4-0 Huddersfield
2008/09 Leeds 1-2 Huddersfield
Betting (Odds supplied by Betfair.com)
Match Betting
Leeds 4/5
Draw 11/4
Huddersfield 9/2
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