Leeds are 18th in the table, but their expected goals, defensive record and possession statistics suggest they should be far higher
Leeds United are in the bottom three, have not won a game since August and a significant number of supporters have already turned against manager Jesse Marsch, who has the air of a man who knows what the problem is but has no idea how to solve it.
Leeds do not want to sack Marsch. He has been assured, several times, that his job is not under threat and the board wants to help and support, rather than fire him.
It is true that every manager who loses their job had the full backing of the board right up to the moment they lost it, but the desire to persevere with Marsch seems about as genuine as it can be at a difficult time like this.
But if you dig beneath the surface and look at the statistics you can see reasons why Leeds are sticking with their man, because the data suggests they should be far higher up the table than they are.