Burnley are one of the Premier League's most staunch, defensive outfits. Despite not boasting a great defensive record, they remain one of the division's most miserly clubs to watch, preferring a rudimentary style absent of flair and exuberance, all in the name of pragmatism and survival.
This is completely at odds with the structured but ultimately free-flowing attacking of Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds, but the two sides are set to butt heads nonetheless this Sunday.
It will be the first instance in which Bielsa has faced a Dyche team, as the last time Leeds faced the Turf Moor clan was back in 2017, some months before Bielsa's arrival.
How he plans to deal with Burnley could be one of his more difficult tactical conundrums yet. Sean Dyche's men typically start in a traditional 4-4-2, playing rigid, direct, and yet effective football.
Their longevity in the Premier League is down to their defence, firm and marshalled well by stalwarts James Tarkowski and Ben Mee, backed up by the gargantuan presence of Nick Pope in goal.
At the other end, a familiar face in Chris Wood needs little introduction to Leeds supporters. He is by far one of the most difficult players to keep a lid on in the Premier League, due to his sheer size and force.
It will be the Clarets' defence that causes Leeds most problems though, as their attack has scored a third of the goals Leeds have managed already this season. Burnley have no counter-attacking assets to speak of, especially if Dwight McNeil is ruled out through injury, and so are only likely to cause problems at set-pieces.
In defence, they will be astute, tight and hard to break down. So far this season there have been eight 0-0s in the Premier League - Burnley have contested three of them.
This means that they are well-versed in shutting up shop and seeing out the 90 minutes as they see fit.
The team are currently on a four-game unbeaten run, and would have earned three clean sheets in a row had it not been for a clumsy challenge from Josh Benson, giving away a penalty in the final minutes of Burnley's 2-1 win over Wolves.
In fact, since the beginning of November, Burnley have been defeated just once in seven outings. They are resolute, well-drilled and functional.
Seven of the Clarets' 13 league games this season have seen just a single goal, or even fewer - suffocating opponents of similar quality and standing is their specialty.
If Leeds are to beat Burnley, they will need to be at their inventive best. Crossing is unlikely to work, nor are set-pieces which is where a handful of Leeds' goals have come from recently. This means Leeds' pattern play down the right, and fast-breaks could well be the areas they can punish Dyche's men.
However, the latter scenario - breaking forth after Burnley commit bodies forward for a set-piece - relies on them defending the set-piece in the first place.
