At 03:00 a.m. Beijing time on May 17, 2024, the White Rose Leeds United, the Championship promotion play-off, will return to their home stadium to face Norwich. In the first leg of the contest between the two sides, the two teams played each other with a goalless draw at Norwich's home stadium. Who will die in the second round? I'm going to give you some brief analysis of this game below.
Leeds United, who play at home, have been neck-and-neck with champions Leicester City this season, but Leeds have only one win, one draw and three defeats in the final five rounds of the league, missing out on direct promotion. Only one promotion place will be determined by participating in the Championship play-offs. A return to the Premier League means hundreds of millions of pounds in broadcast revenue, so the annual Championship promotion battle is particularly exciting, and Leeds United, who were unfortunately relegated last season, are looking to knock out their opponents at home and return to the Premier League after a year of absence. They hope to get past Norwich and wait for their opponents to come up in a decisive match.
Unlike Leeds United, who fell short in the final moments, Norwich are sixth in the Championship this season. It is worth mentioning that Norwich have drawn three of their last three league ties, otherwise Norwich could have been in contention for a direct promotion spot. Norwich were a well-known lift team in the Premier League, so they had relatively rich experience in the Championship and Championship play-offs. After a goalless draw with Leeds United in the first leg, Norwich are also looking to return to the Premier League with a win over their opponents.
Both teams did not perform well in the closing stages of the league and both missed out on direct promotion. In terms of the data of the two teams, Leeds United, which has played at home in the past 6 meetings, has a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and Leeds United has the upper hand in the data. Coupled with the home advantage of Leeds United, I am personally optimistic that White Rose can remain unbeaten in 90 minutes in this game.