National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fulham or Leeds United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fulham and Leeds United.
Fulham form and stats
Action has already taken place for Fulham in Carabao Cup as they have defeated Birmingham City to reach the 3rd Round. Fulham was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Carabao Cup.2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Fulham so far this season.
The Fulham fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at Craven Cottage: A 1-2 defeat against Reading. Midfielder Ivan Cavaleiro was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.8 (out of ten) in that game. Cavaleiro hit five key passes, dribled passed the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 36 successful passes (of 40 total).
In the game before, an away victory in the Championship match versus Birmingham City with a 4-1 scoreline.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Fulham have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost five.
Fulham are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Bristol City awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Fulham in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Fulham have conceded only 3 goals.
Leeds United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Crewe Alexandra in order to reach 3rd round of Carabao Cup. Leeds was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 2nd round last season.The Premier League season is young and Leeds United have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far. Visiting Leeds has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Leeds United has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Newcastle United for a Premier League game that ended a draw (1-1). Goalkeeper Illan Meslier made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Newcastle United. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Illan Meslier was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.84. The agile goalkeeper Meslier stopped the opponent with six saves.
The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Liverpool.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Leeds playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were three Leeds United wins, one draw and two defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting West Ham United in just four days.
The visiting Leeds have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. The Leeds manager M. Bielsa Caldera has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Fulham two wins, five draws and Leeds United three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 6 goals |  F. Carvalho 3 goals |  H. Wilson 3 goals |
Fulham missing players
Leeds United missing players
| Fulham | Leeds United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13.3 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 13 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Fulham | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Derby County | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Reading | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Millwall | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -7 | 7 |
| 23 | Hull City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 19 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -12 | 0 |
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