Leeds United v Portsmouth: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Leeds United will get their Championship campaign underway against newly promoted Portsmouth at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon.

Daniel Farke's outfit go off as big favourites for promotion, and any finish outside the top two will be a big disappointment for the West Yorkshire outfit.

Pompey, meanwhile, play their first second-tier fixture since 2012 as they look to re-establish themselves as a Championship club.

How to watch Leeds United v Portsmouth and TV channel

The match will be televised live on Sky Sports+.

Leeds United v Portsmouth kick-off time, date and venue

The Championship fixture will kick off at 12:30 on Saturday 10th August at Elland Road in Leeds.

Leeds United v Portsmouth stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Three of the last four meetings between the two sides have ended in draws, with Leeds winning the other.

Leeds' last pre-season outing saw them beat Valencia 2-1 at Elland Road.

Portsmouth won their three friendlies against non-league opposition, but have drawn and lost to MK Dons and Charlton since.

Leeds United v Portsmouth head-to-head record (H2H)

Leeds wins	23
Draws	17
Portsmouth wins	18

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

Leeds United v Portsmouth team news

Leeds team news

Mateo Joseph is in line for his first league start at Leeds, while Daniel Farke revealed he had a full squad to pick from with no injury concerns.

Portsmouth team news

Jacob Farrell, Tom McIntyre are absent for the visitors, with Regan Poole still recovering from an ACL injury. Last season's top scorer Colby Bishop also misses out after undergoing heart surgery.

New signing Josh Murphy picked up a knock in Portsmouth's final pre-season friendly against Charlton and is a doubt.