Premier League duel: Close contest expected between Fulham and Leicester City

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Mon 08.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

Boasting a 15 point lead in the league table, Fulham fans wish to see their beloved team win maximum points from this game versus Leicester City.

Insights:
  • Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Leicester City have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Premier League

Fulham and Leicester City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Fulham form and stats

The complete Premier League statistics at home this season for Fulham are 7-4-6 (wins-draws-losses). Fulham has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager da Silva and the players.

Fulham faced defeat in their previous match, away at Liverpool (0-1). Midfield player Palhinha got a match rating of 7.53 in that game, the max score being 10. Palhinha dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 41 successful passes (of 45 total).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Manchester City (1-2).

The Fulham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 17 matches. On the other hand, Fulham have conceded 24 goals.

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Leicester City form and stats

There's been little loot from Leicester City's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 17 away games in the Premier League. Leicester City only have 4 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws.

Leicester City played 2-2 against Everton in their previous match. Iversen had red hot gloves after the game against Everton, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Defender Söyüncü was the best team player with a rating of 7.74. Söyüncü scored one goal and won 12 of 19 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Leeds United's stadium before that.

Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored in 8 of this club's last 10 league fixtures.

Leicester have scored 25 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. For Leicester City, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the participants faced each other previously this season; Leicester City - Fulham 0-1. Last nine meetings involving these contenders: Fulham won four, Leicester City were winners in three and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
11 goals
Leicester CityH. Barnes
H. Barnes
10 goals
Leicester CityJ. Maddison
J. Maddison
9 goals

Fulham missing players

Leicester City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fulham Leicester City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 17 34
13 7 3 Won W 1 4 8
6 4 2 Drew D 1 2 6
15 6 1 Lost L 4 11 20
45 24 7 Scored S 10 25 46
46 24 4 Conceded C 14 36 59
91% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
71% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 79%
65% 71% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 65% 62%
26% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 35% 35%
15% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 24% 15%
59% 65% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 65% 56%
24% 18% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 18%
26% 24% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 29%
 
4.7 5.6 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.5 3.5
5.5 5.1 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 6.5 6.3
2.2 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.7 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.3 12.5 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 11.2 11.3
3.7 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.9
36% 34% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 40% 34%
 
13.1 11.8 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 17.2 16.6 14.7
5.1 5.3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.5 4.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Leicester City have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Premier League
  • Leicester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 33 25 4 4 87 30 17 15 1 1 57 16 16 10 3 3 30 14 57 79
2 Arsenal 34 24 6 4 81 39 17 13 3 1 48 22 17 11 3 3 33 17 42 78
3 Newcastle United 33 18 11 4 61 27 16 10 5 1 32 11 17 8 6 3 29 16 34 65
4 Manchester United 32 19 6 7 49 39 16 12 3 1 28 8 16 7 3 6 21 31 10 63
5 Liverpool 34 17 8 9 66 42 17 12 4 1 44 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 24 59
6 Tottenham Hotspur 34 16 6 12 63 57 17 11 1 5 35 22 17 5 5 7 28 35 6 54
7 Aston Villa 34 16 6 12 46 42 17 10 2 5 29 19 17 6 4 7 17 23 4 54
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 15 7 9 61 40 15 8 3 4 31 14 16 7 4 5 30 26 21 52
9 Brentford 34 12 14 8 52 44 17 8 7 2 32 18 17 4 7 6 20 26 8 50
10 Fulham 34 13 6 15 45 46 17 7 4 6 24 24 17 6 2 9 21 22 -1 45
11 Crystal Palace 34 10 10 14 35 45 17 6 6 5 18 22 17 4 4 9 17 23 -10 40
12 Chelsea 33 10 9 14 31 38 17 6 5 6 17 16 16 4 4 8 14 22 -7 39
13 AFC Bournemouth 34 11 6 17 36 64 17 6 4 7 19 24 17 5 2 10 17 40 -28 39
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 10 7 17 29 50 17 8 2 7 17 19 17 2 5 10 12 31 -21 37
15 West Ham United 34 9 7 18 37 50 17 6 4 7 22 23 17 3 3 11 15 27 -13 34
16 Leicester City 34 8 6 20 46 59 17 4 4 9 21 23 17 4 2 11 25 36 -13 30
17 Leeds United 34 7 9 18 43 67 17 5 6 6 23 31 17 2 3 12 20 36 -24 30
18 Nottingham Forest 34 7 9 18 30 62 17 6 6 5 22 21 17 1 3 13 8 41 -32 30
19 Everton 34 6 11 17 27 52 17 5 3 9 15 24 17 1 8 8 12 28 -25 29
20 Southampton 34 6 6 22 28 60 17 2 4 11 15 31 17 4 2 11 13 29 -32 24

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 33 25 4 4 87 30 17 15 1 1 57 16 16 10 3 3 30 14 57 79
2 Arsenal 34 24 6 4 81 39 17 13 3 1 48 22 17 11 3 3 33 17 42 78
3 Newcastle United 33 18 11 4 61 27 16 10 5 1 32 11 17 8 6 3 29 16 34 65
4 Manchester United 32 19 6 7 49 39 16 12 3 1 28 8 16 7 3 6 21 31 10 63
5 Liverpool 34 17 8 9 66 42 17 12 4 1 44 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 24 59
6 Tottenham Hotspur 34 16 6 12 63 57 17 11 1 5 35 22 17 5 5 7 28 35 6 54
7 Aston Villa 34 16 6 12 46 42 17 10 2 5 29 19 17 6 4 7 17 23 4 54
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 15 7 9 61 40 15 8 3 4 31 14 16 7 4 5 30 26 21 52
9 Brentford 34 12 14 8 52 44 17 8 7 2 32 18 17 4 7 6 20 26 8 50
10 Fulham 34 13 6 15 45 46 17 7 4 6 24 24 17 6 2 9 21 22 -1 45
11 Crystal Palace 34 10 10 14 35 45 17 6 6 5 18 22 17 4 4 9 17 23 -10 40
12 Chelsea 33 10 9 14 31 38 17 6 5 6 17 16 16 4 4 8 14 22 -7 39
13 AFC Bournemouth 34 11 6 17 36 64 17 6 4 7 19 24 17 5 2 10 17 40 -28 39
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 10 7 17 29 50 17 8 2 7 17 19 17 2 5 10 12 31 -21 37
15 West Ham United 34 9 7 18 37 50 17 6 4 7 22 23 17 3 3 11 15 27 -13 34
16 Leicester City 34 8 6 20 46 59 17 4 4 9 21 23 17 4 2 11 25 36 -13 30
17 Leeds United 34 7 9 18 43 67 17 5 6 6 23 31 17 2 3 12 20 36 -24 30
18 Nottingham Forest 34 7 9 18 30 62 17 6 6 5 22 21 17 1 3 13 8 41 -32 30
19 Everton 34 6 11 17 27 52 17 5 3 9 15 24 17 1 8 8 12 28 -25 29
20 Southampton 34 6 6 22 28 60 17 2 4 11 15 31 17 4 2 11 13 29 -32 24

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.