EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 24, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

Elland Road

Leeds
3 - 0
Crewe

Phillips (79'), Harrison (85', 90')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Murphy (44'), Adebisi (82'), Mandron (87')

Marcelo Bielsa admits Crewe made things tough for Leeds

United did not break the deadlock until 11 minutes from time.

Aug 24, 23:02

The Match

Match Report

Kalvin Phillips was also on target for the Whites.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Leeds United and Crewe Alexandra, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leeds United win with a probability of 58.86%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Crewe Alexandra had a probability of 19.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leeds United win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.95%) and 2-0 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.23%), while for a Crewe Alexandra win it was 0-1 (5.27%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Leeds United would win this match.

Result
Leeds United	Draw	Crewe Alexandra
58.86%	21.74%	19.4%

Both teams to score 54.83%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.9%

43.1%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.5%

65.5%

Leeds United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.69%

14.31%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

57.86%

42.14%

Crewe Alexandra Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.99%

36.01%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.21%

72.79%

Score Analysis

Leeds United 58.85%

Crewe Alexandra 19.4%

Draw 21.74%

Leeds United	Draw	Crewe Alexandra
1-0 @ 10.01% 2-1 @ 9.95% 2-0 @ 9.74% 3-1 @ 6.45% 3-0 @ 6.31% 3-2 @ 3.29% 4-1 @ 3.13% 4-0 @ 3.07% 4-2 @ 1.6% 5-1 @ 1.22% 5-0 @ 1.19% Other @ 2.89% Total : 58.85%	1-1 @ 10.23% 0-0 @ 5.15% 2-2 @ 5.08% 3-3 @ 1.12% Other @ 0.15% Total : 21.74%	0-1 @ 5.27% 1-2 @ 5.23% 0-2 @ 2.69% 1-3 @ 1.78% 2-3 @ 1.73% 0-3 @ 0.92% Other @ 1.8% Total : 19.4%