The ball is in play longer at Leeds United games than for those involving all but five other Championship clubs.
The ball has been in play for 55.2% of the time during the average United league game this season, according to data from the CIES Football Observatory.
That works out at 48 minutes out of a 90 minute match.
That’s higher than the league’s average of 52.3%.
Only five other Championship club has seen the ball in play more often - Swansea City at 56.5%, Bristol at 55.8%, Derby at 55.6%, Nottingham Forest at 55.2% and Reading at 55.1%.
The fans of four clubs wait more than half the match for the ball to be in play.
Barnsley games see the ball in play an average of just 47.1% of the time.
For Wigan it’s 47.8% of the time, Middlesbrough 48.6%, Cardiff 48.9% and Preston 49.0%.
| Club | Average (%) |
| Swansea City | 56.5 |
| Bristol City | 55.8 |
| Derby County | 55.6 |
| Nottingham Forest | 55.2 |
| Reading | 55.1 |
| Leeds United | 54.2 |
| Brentford | 54 |
| Birmingham | 54 |
| Stoke City | 53.2 |
| WBA | 52.6 |
| Luton Town | 52.6 |
| Hull City | 52.1 |
| Huddersfield | 52.1 |
| Blackburn | 52.1 |
| QPR | 52.1 |
| Charlton Athletic | 52 |
| Fulham | 51.9 |
| Millwall | 51.5 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 50.5 |
| Preston | 49 |
| Cardiff City | 48.9 |
| Middlesbrough | 48.6 |
| Wigan | 47.8 |
| Barnsley | 47.1 |
| AVERAGE | 52.3 |
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