- 桑德兰赢得了他们所有的四场主场比赛，没有丢球。
- 桑德兰上赛季在对阵利兹的比赛中拿到了四分。
- 利兹在之前与前四名对手的两场比赛中都没有得分。
领先者桑德兰可以击败利兹
桑德兰在八轮比赛中以18分领先于周五的对手利兹联队，在锦标赛中领先三分。
客队以夺冠热门的身份进入这场比赛，而作为弱队的桑德兰在这里看起来是一个很好的赌注。
上个赛季，利兹以90分排名第三，桑德兰只差6分就脱离了危险。然而，Wearsiders队在面对面的比赛中表现得更好，在两场比赛中获得了四分，并保持了两场不失球。这两支球队本赛季看起来势均力敌，凭借主场优势，桑德兰可以获得最高分。
雷吉斯·勒布里斯的球队有着完美的主场记录，在同样多的比赛中取得了四场胜利和四场零失球。利兹联队只输过一次，但他们一直在与主要对手作战。约克郡队面对的是目前前四名的另外两名球员，每次都是空白，在西布罗姆维奇队打了一场无聊的平局，然后在主场以1比0输给了伯恩利队。
桑德兰获胜是主要赌注，我将其选为三星级。利兹拥有更强的阵容，但考虑到主场胜利的代价、桑德兰的主场表现以及客队之前对阵早期冠军对手的成绩，我认为主场胜利在这里看起来是一场非常有价值的比赛。
主队以1比0获胜是正确的得分策略，因为这应该是一场势均力敌的比赛。在前两场比赛中打入六球后，利兹在接下来的七场比赛中只丢了两球，桑德兰在主场还没有丢球，这可能是一场得分较低的比赛，但勒布里斯的一支球队可以取得优势。
- Sunderland have won all four of their home games without conceding.
- Sunderland claimed four points off Leeds last season.
- Leeds have failed to score in both of their previous games with top four rivals.
Pacesetters Sunderland can see off Leeds
Sunderland lead the way in the Championship after eight round of fixtures with 18 points, three ahead of Friday’s opponents Leeds.
The visitors go into this game as the favourites and as underdogs Sunderland look a great bet here.
Last season, Leeds finished in third spot on 90 points and Sunderland ended up just six points clear of danger. The Wearsiders enjoyed the better of the head-to-head meetings, however, claiming four points from the two games and keeping two clean sheets. These sides look far more evenly matched this term and with home advantage Sunderland can claim maximum points.
Regis Le Bris’ side have a perfect home record with four wins and four clean sheets in as many games. Leeds have only lost once, but they have struggled against key rivals. The Yorkshire side have faced the other two members of the current top four and drew blanks on each occasion, playing out a bore draw at West Brom before losing 1-0 at home to Burnley.
A Sunderland win is the main bet and I’m making this a three-star selection. Leeds have the stronger squad, but taking into account the price on a home win, Sunderland’s home form and the visitors’ previous results against their early title rivals I think a home win looks a great value play here.
A 1-0 win for the hosts is the correct score play as this should be a tight affair. After shipping six goals across their opening two games, Leeds have only conceded two goals in their following seven and with Sunderland yet to concede at home this may well be a low-scoring fixture but one Le Bris’ side can edge.
