Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fulham & Leeds United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Fulham nor Leeds United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Fulham form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.The complete Premier League statistics playing at home this season for Fulham are 6-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Fulham drew their last game, also a home match. Wolverhampton Wanderers was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Solomon was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfield player Decordova-Reid got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Decordova-Reid hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Brighton & Hove Albion and winning 1-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Fulham have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Fulham have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Imber Court with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Fulham have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Leeds United form and stats
Leeds United's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.Leeds United have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-8 (12 played).
The fans enjoyed Leeds's previous fixture versus Southampton, a 1-0 win played at home. Firpo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.35. Firpo scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 4 of 6 duels.
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Everton wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Leeds United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 8 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
The schedule is very tough for Leeds now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Chelsea is waiting in only four days.
Leeds United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Leeds have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Fulham won three games, four matches ended in a draw and Leeds United managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 11 goals |   R. Moreno Machado 10 goals |  B. Reid 4 goals |
Fulham missing players
Leeds United missing players
| Fulham | Leeds United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Scored | S | 16 | 35 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 41 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 13.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 12.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 57 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 55 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 6 | Fulham | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | -24 | 25 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Everton | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 21 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -26 | 21 |
| 20 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -22 | 18 |
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