{"id":549591,"date":"2025-11-05T00:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/549591\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T00:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:43:15","slug":"premier-league-statistic-shows-harsh-reality-of-where-leeds-are-going-wrong-under-daniel-farke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/549591\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League statistic shows harsh reality of where Leeds are going wrong under Daniel Farke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leeds United were beaten by Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend for their fifth Premier League loss of the season \u2013 and a statistic after the game showed exactly where Daniel Farke\u2019s side need to improve.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Danny Welbeck goal followed by a brace from Diego Gomez saw the Seagulls win their third game of the season at home, remaining unbeaten on home soil so far in the Premier League<\/a> campaign under Fabian Hurzeler.<\/p>\n

For Leeds<\/a>, it was a tough day at the office, with just five shots overall, and their only two on target troubled Bart Verbruggen with just five minutes to go.<\/p>\n

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Daniel Farke<\/a> will need to improve going forward, and one Premier League statistic has made that clear to see in terms of lasting the distance.<\/p>\n

\"DanielPhoto by Michael Driver\/MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGlaring Leeds statistic doesn\u2019t paint a pretty picture for them in the Premier League<\/p>\n

Leeds are clearly an energetic, attack-minded side who rely heavily on their crowd at Elland Road to spur them through matches. But the harsh reality of the Premier League means that keeping that tempo up for 90 minutes can be a tough ask, especially against some of the best players in the world.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, and with tiredness subsequently an issue for the Whites, it\u2019s seen them massively struggle in the second half of games, with questions being asked of Daniel Farke<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Barring the opening day win over Everton when Lukas Nmecha scored a late penalty in a 1-0 win<\/a>, they have only drawn three other games when basing matches solely on the second half of the tie.<\/p>\n

For example, the 0-0 draw against Newcastle meant they picked up a \u2018point\u2019 in the second half of that clash \u2013 yet a 3-1 first-half lead over Wolves stayed that way until the end of the game, meaning the second half only warranted a point. A 2-2 draw at Bournemouth was 1-1 at half-time and so another point was earned.<\/p>\n

However, in every other game, they have lost in the second half. A 5-0 drubbing at Arsenal saw the Gunners score three after the break<\/a>, a 1-0 loss to Fulham came in the dying embers of stoppage time, and a 2-1 loss to Tottenham transpired after drawing 1-1 at half-time.<\/p>\n

Even in the loss to relegation rivals Burnley, the Clarets led 1-0 at the break and won 2-0 to signify that Leeds lost in both halves \u2013 whilst the 2-1 win over West Ham<\/a> saw them actually lose the second half, given Daniel Farke\u2019s men went into the interval 2-0 up.<\/p>\n

That, alongside Brighton\u2019s six-minute double salvo through Diego Gomez, means that only Wolves have picked up less points in the \u2018second half\u2019 table.<\/p>\n

It may seem like an inconsequential stat, but compared to others in the relegation battle, it could be vital come the end of the season.<\/p>\n

\"DanielPhoto by Catherine Ivill \u2013 AMA\/Getty ImagesLeeds\u2019 second half weakness could be a telling sign in the crunch stages of the season<\/p>\n

When looking at other clubs in the \u2018second half table\u2019, Leeds are trailing a long way away. Wolves are below them on five points, whilst Manchester United are level on six.<\/p>\n

But when you get to their relegation rivals, the table makes for tough reading. Nottingham Forest are on nine points in the second half of Premier League games West Ham are on 13 and into the top 10, whilst Burnley are level with them and Sunderland are in third, on 19.<\/p>\nSelected teamsSecond half record (W-D-L)Second half goal record (GF-GA)<\/tr>\n\n1. Arsenal<\/td>\n6-3-1<\/td>\n10-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2. Tottenham<\/td>\n5-4-1<\/td>\n9-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3. Sunderland<\/td>\n5-4-1<\/td>\n9-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9. Burnley<\/td>\n3-4-3<\/td>\n7-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n17. Nottingham Forest<\/td>\n2-3-5<\/td>\n3-12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n18. Manchester United<\/td>\n0-6-4<\/td>\n7-12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n19. Leeds<\/td>\n1-3-6<\/td>\n2-10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n20. Wolves<\/td>\n0-5-5<\/td>\n2-9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Of course, the first-half table decides the way matches are set up.<\/p>\n

Yet if Leeds struggle to break teams down, it makes for poor reading. In fact, they\u2019ve only scored twice in the second half in just ten games, showing a real lack of being able to break teams down if they go behind.<\/p>\n

That could be huge by the end of the season if the likes of Burnley, West Ham and more can get firing in clutch moments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United were beaten by Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend for their fifth Premier League loss…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,1385,393,162,4884,1860,2922,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-549591","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-daniel-farke","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-english-premier-league","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-leeds","14":"tag-leeds-united","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115494322865074961","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}