Leeds United vs Fulham betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Elland Road

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 18.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Elland Road (39460 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Leeds United - Fulham!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Leeds United form and stats

Leeds United, who have the most clean sheets (17) in Championship, are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Elland Road. 11 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 18 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Leeds United has won five games in a row. The Brentford match was the last time out without a victory. Leeds United are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

The Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 515 minutes without conceding a goal in the Championship.

Leeds United's last game was hosting Huddersfield Town (placed 18th) and winning 2-0. In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Hull City.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Leeds United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won one match, drawn one and lost one.

Leeds United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 26 goals in 18 games. From these home matches, Leeds United have conceded only 13 goals.

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Fulham form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 6 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats. Fulham are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Bristol City (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The Championship match ended in a draw 1-1. Before that, Fulham secured a home win against Preston North End with the score 2-0.

Marek Rodák had red hot gloves after the game against Bristol City, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Fulham playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, zero draws and one home win.

Fulham have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 20 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Fulham as they have only conceded 17 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Fulham - Leeds United 2-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: one - five - three (Leeds United wins - draws - Fulham wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
23 goals
Leeds UnitedP. Bamford
P. Bamford
13 goals
FulhamT. Cairney
T. Cairney
8 goals

Leeds United missing players

Fulham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Leeds United Fulham
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 4 18 37
21 11 4 Won W 0 6 18
8 4 2 Drew D 2 8 10
8 3 0 Lost L 2 4 9
56 26 8 Scored S 3 20 52
30 13 4 Conceded C 5 17 38
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
68% 61% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 61% 73%
30% 22% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 28% 46%
16% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 16%
8% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
38% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 51%
46% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 28% 35%
19% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 28% 19%
 
7.7 7.8 9.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.6 5.9
4.2 3.5 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.1 4.5
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
600 303 104 Total Shots T S 45 209 495
197 99 39 Shots on Target S O 9 73 168
28% 26% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 27% 31%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Leeds United has the fewest conceded goals (30)
  • Leeds United has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13)
  • Leeds United has the fewest matches over the total-line (11)
  • Leeds United has the most clean sheets (17)
  • Leeds United has the most clean sheets (9) at home
  • Leeds United has the most matches under the total-line (26)
  • Leeds United has the most scored goals in the second half (37)
  • Leeds United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Leeds United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Leeds United is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.