Swansea City vs Leeds United Prediction: Whites to claw way to win in Wales

Swansea City host Leeds United at the Swansea.com Stadium on Sunday (15:00, Sky Sports Football) in the EFL Championship's final fixture of the weekend. Heading into the game, 10 points separate the Swans and their visitors but both are on a good run of form, winning two of their last three matches.

Below is my Swansea City vs Leeds United prediction, complete with all the latest team news and match odds, ahead of this round-17 clash in south Wales.

Team News

Goalkeeper Andy Fisher remains injured for Swansea City, meaning summer signing Lawrence Vigoroux is set to continue between the sticks on Sunday.

Oliver Cooper, Ji-Sung Eom and Josh Ginnelly are also still in the treatment room and unavailable for selection this weekend.

Swans head coach Luke Williams could make changes to the lineup that began their 1-0 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor before the international break, with Liam Cullen's confidence bound to be sky-high following his brace for Wales in their 4-1 thrashing of Iceland on Tuesday. He could come into the starting XI against the Whites, as could Kyle Naughton, Florian Bianchini and Cyrus Christie, although it did take a stoppage-time penalty from Jay Rodriguez to win the game for the Clarets.

Football Odds

Leeds United are still missing crucial midfield duo Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev, who have both been out injured since the start of October.

Belgian winger Largie Ramazani is also injured and will miss a fifth-straight match, while Juan Firpo will serve the second of a three-game suspension on Sunday.

Swansea City vs Leeds United Odds

*Please click on the link above to be taken to the main Swansea City vs Leeds United page on betfred.com (or app) for all the live betting prices on this match.

Swansea are 100/30 to return to winning ways on Sunday, giving the hosts an implied win probability of 23.1%, while Leeds are 4/5, or a 55.6% chance, to claim all three points in south Wales.

The draw is priced at 11/4, both teams to score at 10/11, and over 2.5 total goals at 11/10.

Betfred's Price Boost for this fixture is for Leeds to win, ex-Swan Joel Piroe to register one shot on target, and Whites teammate Brenden Aaronson to follow suit at 100/30, up from 13/5.

To Win to Nil - Leeds United @ 7/4

At the start of the season, Leeds were installed by Betfred as the favourites to win the Championship, and while they are unlikely to begin December at the top of the tree, automatic promotion - and indeed the title - is still very much on.

Farke's side have lost just once in their last 11 games, albeit that defeat came in their most recent away game at The Den on November 6, when they lost 1-0 to Millwall. That was their first reverse on the road this season, however, proving that they are a tough nut to crack away from Elland Road, though they need to start turning draws into wins as they have triumphed just twice on their travels.

Swansea, meanwhile, are experiencing a middling season thus far, taking 19 points from their first 15 games. 12 of those points have come at Swansea.com Stadium, where they have beaten Preston North End (3-0), Norwich City and Watford (both 1-0), with only Millwall (0-1) able to down them on their own patch so far.

It's fair to say that Leeds are likely to pose Swansea their toughest test on home soil this Sunday, though, and the hosts could well be on for back-to-back defeats.

I don't anticipate too many goals as there have just been 10 scored across Swansea's first seven league home games, with their 3-1 victory over Preston on August 17 their only one to have seen over 2.5 goals.

Likewise, Leeds' away matches haven't produced many strikes, with just 11 goals scored across their seven outings away from Elland Road. There was a 2-2 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on October 4 but that remains the Whites' only away game with at least three goals.

The Swans have already blanked twice at home in the Championship this term, being held to a goalless draw by Stoke City on October 5 before losing 1-0 to Millwall three weeks later, while Leeds have kept four clean sheets on their travels and look good for a win to nil on Sunday.

Player to Receive a Card - Josh Tymon (SWA) @ 13/5

Swansea left-back Josh Tymon has already served a suspension for an accumulation of yellow cards, missing his side's 1-0 win over Watford on November 5 following a fifth booking of the season in a 2-1 victory at Oxford United three days prior.

He's not averaging many fouls per game (0.4) but is averaging a card at the same rate, so the fouls he does commit tend to matter.

On Sunday, the 25-year-old is likely to be in a direct battle with one of the division's best wingers, Wilfried Gnonto, who has been fouled an average of 2.5 times per game in this season's Championship.

The Italian was fouled four times in Leeds' last match, a 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers, and was taken out three times in his side's last away outing at Millwall.

Gnonto was fouled twice in the corresponding fixture last season and Tymon was shown a yellow in that 4-0 win for the Whites, so at 13/5, he looks a great price to back for another booking on Sunday.

Offers

Double Delight & Hat-Trick Heaven: Place a pre-match single bet on the first goalscorer market and get DOUBLE or TREBLE the odds if your winning First Goalscorer bet scores a 2nd and 3rd

Acca Flex: Place a pre-match 5+ leg Football accumulator and get a CASH bonus up to 100% if all of your selections win or your money back as CASH if one leg lets you down.