Leeds United host Rotherham United at Elland Road on Saturday, looking to make it six Championship wins in a row since the beginning of 2024.
Leeds’ performance under Daniel Farke has laid down the gauntlet to the teams surrounding them in the automatic promotion chase.
With Ipswich’s setback last weekend, Leeds remained third after beating Bristol City, while Southampton are now the team to beat in second position.
Leeds against Rotherham preview: Whites chasing another consecutive win.
Leeds have only conceded one league goal in 2024, against Preston in a stunning 2-1 triumph in January.
Along with those four clean sheets, Leeds has 15 points, bringing their season total to 60, and a two-point-per-game rate that will please Farke.
Leeds will face Rotherham United next, who are now at the bottom of the table and 12 points from safety, having won just one away game all season in all competitions.
David Prutton predicts Leeds vs Rotherham.
Sky Sports pundit David Prutton expects Leeds’ impressive run of success to continue at Elland Road on Saturday, as he offers his predictions for the encounter.
Prutton predicts a 3-1 win for the Whites.
“Leeds are on the hunt right now.” They are one point behind Southampton after playing an additional game, but they appear to be in top form. If they keep up their pace, it might become a two-horse competition for that slot.
“Rotherham just seems to be bouncing from tough game to tough game, which isn’t allowing them to develop any momentum. The Saints benched them last week, and the same will most certainly happen at Elland Road. Leeds wins.”
Prutton believes Ipswich Town will only draw at home to West Brom, opening up a three-point gap to the Tractor Boys, while Southampton are projected to win at home to Huddersfield Town and Leicester City to breeze past Watford.
Leeds needs to stroll to another three points.
Rotherham are without a doubt the worst team in the division, with the league’s worst away record this season, having picked up only four points on the road.
If any team is capable of making such awful form meaningless, it is Leeds, but we appear to be different from prior years right now.
Farke’s Leeds is ruthless, and we’re doing well despite not being in the top two.
