EPL: Leicester City vs. Fulham Preview, Odds, Prediction

Leicester suffered an incredible loss at Anfield, but the Foxes will have a chance to redeem themselves against Fulham. A win here is imperative for the home unit, otherwise, the rivals in the relegation race could cut Leicester’s point edge and put them in a nasty position. On the other side, Fulham is doing just fine, winning both of their EPL games following the World Cup pause. Mitro missed a penalty, but he is still the pivotal player in the Cottagers’ crew.

Preview

Leicester (+110) beat MK Dons in the Carabao Cup 3-0, but following that, lost to Newcastle 0-3, and Liverpool 2-1. Both defeats have been pretty interesting, with the Magpies scoring twice inside the opening 10 minutes, while Liverpool came back after a deficit.

And to make it even worse for the Foxes, both of the Reds’ goals were, in fact, own goals, scored by one player, their defender, Faes. Brendan Rodgers’ crew had an outstanding period before the World Cup and suffered the most due to the pause.

The past seven games Leicester played at home, six in the Premier League and one in the Carabao Cup, saw both teams not scoring. Interestingly, on four occasions, the Foxes didn’t deliver, which is pretty odd.

Fulham (+220) has the opposite experience with the World Cup pause. After three matches without a victory that preceded the pause, we saw them winning on both occasions in the past few days.

Their first win was against Crystal Palace on the road, 0-3, using the fact that the Eagles had two red cards and were completely out of the rhythm. Following that clash, they took all three points at home, beating Southampton 2-1. It was a hard and very demanding contest in which Fulham overcame Southampton’s initiative and routed a better team that day.

Three goals took place the past seven times Fulham played on the road. Six times we saw scores on both ends of the field, and Fulham’s overall record away from Craven is three wins, four losses, and one draw.

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Daka is out for sure, Justin too, and Pereira as well. Dennis Praet and Jonny Evans could appear, but the chances for that aren’t too high. Ryan Bertrand’s situation is unknown, and we don’t expect to see him in the lineup for a while.

Kurzawa is questionable. The doctors think that he might be in the protocol, but this shouldn’t be taken for granted. Kebano and Solomon are both out of the picture for some time, due to injuries.

Head to Head Games

These two teams played twice two years ago, and each team won one event. But the interesting thing was that the guests were better on both occasions, Fulham at King Power, 1-2, and Leicester 0-2 at Craven.

Prediction

This will be an open and very offensive-minded game, and we believe both teams will go without any restrictions. Fulham always plays like that, while on the other side, Leicester doesn’t have too many options. That’s why over 2.5 goals are our pick in this case.

Pick: Over 2.5 goals -110