Daniel Farke and Co. have now entered the final international break of the season and will be spending the next two weeks resting up ahead of their return to league action. Some players will be away on international duty, while the rest will continue their training programmes at Thorp Arch over the next fortnight.

Leeds will return to Championship action on March 29 when they host Swansea City at Elland Road. United go into the game at the top of the league table and level on points with second-placed Sheffield United.

The Whites will also be mindful of Burnley who are third and just two points behind and outside the automatic promotion places.

There are just eight Championship fixtures left to play this season and now a prediction has emerged over Leeds’ chances of returning to the Premier League.

Opta Analyst have run the numbers and came to the conclusion that Leeds will maintain their first-place position until the end of the season. The latest prediction states that United will finish with 97 points (96.64) after 46 matches, which would be enough to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League, as well as the Championship title.

Sheffield United are tipped to finish second just three points behind Leeds with 94 (94.49) to their name. That is also just marginally ahead of Burnley, who are predicted to miss out on automatic promotion despite amassing 93 points (92.99).

The prediction believes that Leeds have an 88.99% chance of securing automatic promotion to the Premier League. This is slightly more likely than Farke and Co. winning the Championship title, which is rated at a likelihood of 61.24%.

Opta final Championship table promotion race prediction: