Fulham vs Leicester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th May 2023
Leicester City will go up against Fulham this coming Monday for a Premier League meeting.
Fulham approach round 35 as number 10 in the Premier League table with 45 points on their account so far. With 34 rounds behind them, Leicester City have amassed 30 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.
With 4 defeats in the last 6 matches across all tournaments, the mood around the Fulham camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Leicester City on home soil.
Fulham are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady ten goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of one per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 16 goals, or an average of 1.6 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.
Leicester City average one goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of ten goals. They conceded an average of 1.7 per game, for a total of 17 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring zero times.
Fulham won 1-0 against Leicester City, whereas Leicester City claimed a 2-0 win in their most recent matches.
Fulham vs Leicester City Prediction
Fulham Form
In their last three matches, Fulham lost 1-0 against Aston Villa, 1-2 against Manchester City and 1-0 against Liverpool. In their last six Premier League home matches, Fulham have two wins, while they've drawn one and lost three. They scored six and conceded eight goals.
Leicester City Form
In their previous three outings, Leicester City won by 2-1 against Wolverhampton, drew 1-1 with Leeds, before also drawing 2-2 against Everton. Leicester City didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 11 and scored four goals themselves.
Many people had Leicester City down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.
Fulham and Leicester City seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.
Fulham took 32 points from their last 17 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to nine wins after scoring 26 times and conceding 17. Leicester City scored 22 goals and conceded 40 in their last 17 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. This lead to two wins and nine points. Fulham claimed 13 wins, six draws as well as 15 defeats in the Premier League this season. Leicester City enjoy a record of eight wins, six draws and 20 defeats in the Premier League.
Fulham vs Leicester City Stats
- In the last 15 Fulham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Fulham have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Fulham have conceded in the last 9 matches in a row
- Fulham have lost 7 of the last 9 matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Fulham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Leicester have conceded in the last 15 matches in a row
- In 8 of the last 9 matches Leicester played, both teams scored
- In 13 of the last 15 Leicester away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Leicester have not won 12 of the last 13 matches
- In the last 4 away matches in a row Leicester played, both teams scored
Fulham vs Leicester City Squads
Fulham Squad
Silva will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Leicester City from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):
Bernd Leno (0/32), Marek Rodak (0/2), Antonee Robinson (0/31), Cedric Soares (0/8), Issa Diop (1/21), Kenny Tete (0/27), Layvin Kurzawa (0/3), Shane Duffy (0/4), Tim Ream (1/33), Tosin Adarabioyo (1/21), Andreas Pereira (4/33), Daniel James (2/23), Harrison Reed (3/33), Harry Wilson (2/25), Joao Palhinha (3/31), Neeskens Kebano (0/15), Sasa Lukic (0/9), Tom Cairney (0/29), Tyrese Francois (0/1), Aleksandar Mitrovic (11/21), Bobby Reid (4/33), Manor Solomon (4/15), Vinicius (3/25), Willian (3/23).
Leicester City Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Leicester City players that the manager Dean Smith will choose from for the upcoming game:
Alex Smithies (0/0), Daniel Iversen (0/8), Danny Ward (0/26), Caglar Soyuncu (0/0), Daniel Amartey (0/20), Harry Souttar (0/10), James Justin (0/14), Jannik Vestergaard (0/0), Jonny Evans (0/10), Luke Thomas (0/13), Ricardo Pereira (1/8), Ryan Bertrand (0/0), Victor Kristiansen (0/11), Wout Faes (0/27), Boubakary Soumare (0/22), Dennis Praet (1/21), Harvey Barnes (10/30), James Maddison (9/26), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (2/29), Nampalys Mendy (1/17), Timothy Castagne (2/33), Wilfred Ndidi (0/24), Youri Tielemans (3/27), Jamie Vardy (3/33), Kelechi Iheanacho (5/26), Patson Daka (4/27), Tete (1/11).
Fulham vs Leicester City Team News
At the time of writing, Fulham have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Leicester City this coming Monday. For their upcoming match in round 35, Fulham are unable to call upon Aleksandar Mitrovic, who is suspended.
Shane Duffy and Neeskens Kebano nurses various injuries and won't take part for Fulham against Leicester City at Craven Cottage.
Leicester City could have up to eight players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Monday atCraven Cottage
Leicester City need to do without Boubakary Soumare, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dennis Praet, Jonny Evans, James Maddison, James Justin, Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand, who are not fit enough to travel to Craven Cottage.
Fulham vs Leicester City Lineups
Fulham vs Leicester City H2H
Fulham won 1-0 against Leicester City, whereas Leicester City claimed a 2-0 win in their most recent matches. Leicester City look back on two wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Fulham. The home side has a 44% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 4-3-2. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Fulham vs Leicester City Results
Over 2.5 goals happened only two times in the last nine matches Fulham took on Leicester City. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies.
Fulham vs Leicester City Betting Tips
Harry Wilson scored twice in the six most recent games for Fulham, with Jamie Vardy providing two goals for Leicester City in his last six.
Fulham claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Leicester City won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away. While Fulham might manage to fight their way to three points this coming Monday at Craven Cottage, they'll probably allow their visitors a say in the matter as well. The home side claimed just two wins to nil in their last 10 matches at home.
Less than 2.5 goals came out two times in the past nine encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Fulham managed an average of 0.99 goals, with Leicester City averaging 0.77 goals. Fulham scored an average of one goal in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Leicester City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
