Leeds United will look to maintain their unbeaten start in the Championship when they host Burton Albion at Elland Road on Saturday.

The Whites are looking to recover from the disappointment of missing out on the play-offs last season despite spending the majority of the campaign in the top six, and they have certainly started well under new manager Thomas Christiansen.

They have a 100% record on the road having beaten Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland and Nottingham Forest last time out – conceding just twice in the process – while they have played out goalless draws at home to Preston North End and Fulham.

Although the sale of last season’s top goalscorer Chris Wood to Burnley last month was a blow, the Yorkshire outfit have been busy in the transfer market and fans may well feel their squad is stronger overall than it was this time last year.

However, it certainly won’t be an easy task to pick up three points against Nigel Clough’s men, who have recovered well in recent weeks to a poor start to the campaign.

Here are three reasons Leeds will fail to beat Burton on Saturday…

Elland Road form

The goalless draws against Preston and Fulham this season extended Leeds' winless run at Elland Road in the Championship to four matches stretching back to the end of last term, and it may well be an early cause for concern for manager Thomas Christiansen.

If they keep up their magnificent form on the road then it won’t be a problem, but the Spanish boss will want to start getting some goals and putting on some positive attacking performances for the passionate home faithful sooner rather than later.

While hosting Burton may look like the perfect opportunity to do that on paper, there is no easy game in the Championship.

Breaking down defences at home

So far it seems that Leeds' playing style means that they are more effective away from home when their hosts will come out and attack them, with the Yorkshire outfit struggling to find the gaps in defence to break down both Preston and Fulham at Elland Road this season.

The former even had 10 men for the final 30 minutes but the Whites still couldn’t find a breakthrough, despite having a total of 12 efforts on goal, and they must be more incisive in the future.

Burton will probably look at this fixture as one they would love to get a point from, and Leeds will need to find a way past a side that is likely to put the majority of their players behind the ball in order to keep things thight.

Burton are improving

The Brewers looked to be in big trouble this season following three successive defeats at the start of the campaign, but they have bounced back well by picking up four points against two sides – Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday – that will be expecting to be involved in the promotion race.

Nigel Clough’s men are clearly improving and would have taken great confidence in those results, and they will have an extra spring in their step as they look to cause another upset against Leeds at Elland Road on Saturday.

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