Fulham and Leeds United are both riding high in the Championship with their 6th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Fulham form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Fulham at their home stadium (Craven Cottage) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Fulham has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. Parker and the players.
In their previous game, the manager S. Parker led his Fulham to a defeat in the Championship match away at Brentford. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Craven Cottage. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Preston North End (1-2).
Fulham's goalkeeper Marek Rodák was extremely busy against Brentford, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.
A decent goal production from Fulham in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 11 league matches. On the other hand, Fulham have conceded 13 goals.
Leeds United form and stats
Leeds United, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Championship, have an excellent away record in the Championship so far with 7-2-2 from 11 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Leeds United as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games. Leeds United have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Leeds United's last game was the home draw against Cardiff City (3-3). Before that, Leeds United secured a home win against Hull City with the score 2-0.
It looked so good for Leeds United vs Cardiff City, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 3-0 lead was turned into a 3-3 draw.
Leeds United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. It's not easy to score on Leeds United as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 2 Fulham victories, 5 draws and 1 Leeds United win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Mitrović
16 goals
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P. Bamford
9 goals
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T. Cairney
6 goals
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Fulham missing players
Leeds United missing players
| Fulham | Leeds United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 91% | 95% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 68% |
| 55% | 73% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 32% |
| 18% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 14% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 55% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 36% | 36% |
| 27% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 55% | 55% |
| 23% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 14% |
| 6 | 7.8 | 11.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 299 | 167 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 50 | 186 | 363 |
| 99 | 57 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 57 | 116 |
| 33% | 37% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 30% |
- All of Fulham's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fulham have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Fulham have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Leeds United has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Leeds United has the fewest conceded goals (6) away
- Leeds United has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Leeds United has the fewest matches over the total-line (7)
- Leeds United has the fewest points from losing position (1)
- Leeds United has the most clean sheets (12)
- Leeds United has the most clean sheets (6) away
- Leeds United has the most matches under the total-line (15)
- Leeds United has the the best goal difference (+11) away
- Leeds United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Leeds United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 47 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Fulham | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | Hull City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | Derby County | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 18 | Reading | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 20 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 18 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 16 |
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