Leeds United dominate matches more than all but one other team in the Championship, analysis of passing stats has revealed.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side have made 121 passes in their opponents’ third of the pitch in the league this season according to data from the CIES Football Observatory.
Their opponents, meanwhile, have only had 76 passes in United’s third.
That means Leeds have made 1.59 passes in the opposing team’s third of the pitch for every one pass of theirs.
That’s the second highest ratio of any team in the Championship .
Fulham have the division’s best record, with Scott Parker’s side have had 137 passes in their opponents’ third while conceding just 77 in theirs.
That’s a ratio of 1.78 in their favour.
West Brom come next after Leeds with a ratio of 1.50 followed by Brentford with 1.34.
Final third passing ratio - Championship
| Club | Ratio |
| Fulham | 1.78 |
| Leeds United | 1.59 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1.50 |
| Brentford | 1.34 |
| Preston North End | 1.32 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1.27 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1.20 |
| Birmingham City | 1.11 |
| Swansea City | 1.10 |
| Cardiff City | 1.01 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0.99 |
| Barnsley | 0.97 |
| Stoke City | 0.97 |
| Middlesbrough | 0.93 |
| Derby County | 0.89 |
| Luton Town | 0.87 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0.84 |
| Millwall | 0.79 |
| Bristol City | 0.76 |
| Hull City | 0.75 |
| Wigan Athletic | 0.75 |
| Reading | 0.74 |
| Chartlon Athletic | 0.71 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0.71 |
Final third passing ratio - Premier League
| Club | Ratio |
| Manchester City | 3.56 |
| Liverpool | 1.89 |
| Chelsea | 1.51 |
| Everton | 1.39 |
| Manchester United | 1.34 |
| Leicester City | 1.23 |
| West Ham United | 1.11 |
| Arsenal | 1.10 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1.10 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1.03 |
| Sheffield United | 0.94 |
| Watford | 0.88 |
| Bournemouth | 0.78 |
| Burnley | 0.75 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0.74 |
| Norwich City | 0.71 |
| Crystal Palace | 0.70 |
| Southampton | 0.68 |
| Aston Villa | 0.64 |
| Newcastle United | 0.41 |
Top 10 in Europe
| Club | Ratio |
| Manchester City | 3.56 |
| Ajax | 3.43 |
| Rangers | 3.03 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2.88 |
| PSG | 2.62 |
| FK Partizan | 2.53 |
| Celtic | 2.52 |
| Bayern Munich | 2.40 |
| Slavias Prague | 2.37 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2.35 |
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