- Leeds and Brentford are level on 3pts in Premier League 2026-2027 (8th and 3rd respectively on goal difference) after 1 game each.
- Leeds have won 4 of their last 5 matches across all competitions, taking some momentum into this home game with back-to-back wins.
- Brentford are unbeaten in their last 5 (Won 3, drawn 2) and have won their last 3 games, coming into this contest on the back of a 7-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and a 3-0 win over Tottenham.
West Yorkshire Derby - two of the best from the bottom six
Leeds United are 2.48 favourites to beat Brentford in this Sunday's Premier League 2026-2027 fixture at Elland Road. The Bees are just behind them at 2.64, whilst the draw is a massive 3.5.
We're siding with the visitors here at 2.64 as we don't feel the Whites warrant the slight odds-on status. Leeds are without a win in their last 2 home games against Brentford and the Bees always seem to have something extra when they come to spoil the Leeds party.
The Whites made the perfect start to their top-flight campaign with a 0-1 victory at Nottingham Forest, which followed a 4-0 hammering of FC Augsburg in a home friendly. Daniel Farke's side operate from a back three or back five most of the time, although they have moved away from the possession-based 4-3-3 that served them so well in the Championship.
Their new-look team has deployed a 3-5-2 system with wing-backs providing the width or a 3-4-2-1 where the wing-backs provide the width, but the extra bodies in midfield make them more direct than before. Farke's team has been more direct through quicker forward passes and clear targets up front, whilst the selectiveness of their pressing and sharp bursts of counter-press should suit them against a compact Brentford block.
Keith Andrews’ team to have enough to stop Leeds
Keith Andrews' Bees are in fine form and their players seem to have been getting better and better over the summer. Andrews has got his team set up in a 4-2-3-1, which is compact and built around vertical transitions, set pieces and the long ball/throw-in as weapons to punish teams on the break.
Brentford have blasted 10 goals in their last two games, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 7-0 in a pre-season friendly and then thumping Spurs 3-0.
They are no longer turning the ball over as much because they are a little more compact in midfield, but they still look to create 1v1s or overloads wide and release their powerful runners on the counter. Lewis-Potter has been Brentford's greatest Premier League 2026/2027 threat so far with 1 goal in 1 game, whilst Mamadou Sangare has 1 assist in 1 appearance.
We're going with 2.64 for Brentford here as the odds are just about good enough and we feel this will be a bit of a chess match between two teams that will be tough to beat.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.83 and Both Teams To Score at 1.67 are also recommended for a lively game that should have enough goals to avoid a cagey draw, but we're siding with the Bees to get something out of the contest.
Anton Stach has 1 goal in 1 appearance in the Premier League 2026-2027 for Leeds and he looks to be a useful midfield runner with end product.
