Leeds United will be looking to make it four games unbeaten in the Premier League on Saturday when they face fellow high-flyers, Brighton and Hove Albion.
It's been a fantastic start to the season for Leeds, with Jesse Marsch's side having picked up seven points from a possible nine. Their most impressive result of the season came in the last league outing, with the Whites beating Chelsea 3-0 at Elland Road.
Jack Harrison and Brenden Aaronson both opened their accounts as they scored in the 3-0 win, whilst Rodrigo notched his fourth of the season. Stuart Dallas, Junior Firpo and Luke Ayling are all guaranteed absentees for Saturday's clash, whilst it may come too early for Patrick Bamford, who could potentially return to the squad.
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So, how could Leeds perform at the Amex on Saturday? We simulated Brighton vs Leeds to try and predict the score.
Brighton vs Leeds score predicted by simulation
To run this simulation, we used FIFA 22, updating the squads with the latest transfers made in this window. Both sides lined up in their 2021/22 kits as FIFA 22 does not provide the 2022/23 ones,
We predict that Brighton will line up in a 3-5-1-1 formation, with the line-up looking as follows: Sanchez; Veltman, Dunk, Webster; March, Gross, Mac Allister, Caicedo, Trossard; Lallana; Welbeck.
We predict that Leeds will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with the line-up looking as follows: Meslier; Kristensen, Koch, Llorente, Struijk; Adams, Roca; James, Aaronson, Harrison; Rodrigo.
As they have in every game this season, Leeds started strong against a defensively solid Brighton side, causing trouble for Robert Sanchez in goal. The first major chance for Marsh's side fell on the 20-minute mark, and Rodrigo was on-hand to put Leeds 1-0 up.
Aaronson picked up the ball in the centre of the pitch before swiveling away from his marker and threading a ball through for Rodrigo. The Spaniard beat his defender for pace and calmy curled his effort into the bottom corner from close range.
A short spell of pressure from Brighton saw the home side hit the crossbar, with Danny Welbeck guilty of missing the chance. Leeds continued to create chances of their own though, and just before the break, Rodrigo grabbed his and the Whites' second.
Pascal Strujik crossed the ball towards Harrison at the near post, but the Englishman cleverly dummied the ball, allowing it to fall to the feet of Rodrigo. With momentum on his side as he burst into the box, the striker tapped the cross past the 'keeper at his near post, sending Leeds into the break with a two-goal lead.
Brighton made two changes at halftime, and after 20 minutes of the second period, they pulled a goal back through Leandro Trossard. The Belgian picked up the ball outside the box on the left, and he curled a fantastic effort into the far top corner.
But, Leeds were able to confirm all three points in added time despite the pressure from Brighton, with substitute Joe Gelhardt scoring the third. The striker eased past his marker before seeing his first shot saved, but the rebound fell back into the path of the 20-year-old who lashed his second attempt into the roof of the net.
FIFA 22 score prediction: Brighton 1-3 Leeds
Here are the full-time match stats.
FIFA 22 predicts that Leeds could continue their good form with a fantastic win at Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. The simulation predicts that Rodrigo could continue his goalscoring form with another two goals, sustaining Leeds' unbeaten start to the Premier League season.
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