Chelsea FC vs. Leeds United 12/11/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions
Chelsea hosts Leeds United on Saturday in an English Premier League matchday 16 fixture. Chelsea is third in the top-flight English league table at 10-3-2 on 33 points with a goal difference of +26. Chelsea is one point shy of second-place Liverpool and two points behind first place Manchester City. Chelsea battled to a 3-3 draw with Zenit St. Petersburg on Wednesday in Champions League play.
Chelsea has two victories, two draws and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 12 goals and conceded eight. Mason Mount is the leading goal scorer for Chelsea with five while Reece James has scored four. Mateo Kovacic is the leader in assists with five.
Leeds United is 15th in the top-flight English league table at 3-7-5 on 16 points with a goal difference of -7. Leeds United battled to a 2-2 draw with Brentford in its most recent English Premier League fixture. Patrick Bamford scored an equalizer in stoppage time for Leeds and the club was able to share spoils at home with Brentford.
Leeds United has one victory, three draws and one loss in its most recent five matches in the English Premier League and over that span has scored five goals and conceded five. The back line and goalkeeper for Leeds United have to clean sheets in the last three matches. Raphinha is the leading goal scorer for Leeds United with six, and Patrick Bamford is the leader in assists with two.
Chelsea has fallen from first place in the English Premier League following a loss to West Ham last Saturday and will look to bounce back with a strong effort at home against Leeds United and therefore the play here is OVER. Chelsea will put pressure on the leaky back line of Leeds and score early and often at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, Chelsea wins but our best to play is OVER 3-0.