Leicester City vs Fulham Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 💬
Leicester won their last Premier League meeting with Fulham (3-1 in March 2019), their first victory in six attempts against them in the competition (D3 L2).
Fulham have kept a clean sheet in 67% of their Premier League meetings with Leicester (4/6) – only against Derby do they have a better such record in the competition (75% - 3/4). However, they conceded in both meetings with Leicester the last time they met in 2018-19 (D1 L1).
Leicester have won both of their Monday Premier League games so far in 2020 by an aggregate score of 8-1 – the Foxes have never won three consecutive Premier League games played on a Monday before.
Fulham have won four of their last six Premier League games played on Mondays (L2), with their only victory so far this season coming in such a match (2-0 vs West Brom).
None of Leicester’s last 13 Premier League games have ended level (W7 L6), the longest current run without a draw in the competition.
Leicester have lost three of their last five Premier League home games (W2), as many as they had in their previous 20 at King Power Stadium (W12 D5).
Coming into the weekend’s games, no side has conceded more Premier League goals than Fulham this season (18), with 33% of these goals conceded coming in the opening 15 minutes of games (6) – also a league-high.
Jamie Vardy was involved in all three of Leicester’s goals the last time they faced Fulham in the Premier League, scoring two and assisting one in the Foxes 3-1 win in March 2019.
Fulham’s Bobby Reid has scored two goals in his last three league games, as many as he had in his previous 21 for the Cottagers. His three goals in eight Premier League games this season is just two fewer than he scored in 27 appearances in his previous campaign in the competition (5 in 2018-19).
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has won all seven of his Premier League meetings against Fulham – only Pep Guardiola (8 vs Bournemouth and 8 vs Watford) has a better 100% winning record against an opponent in the competition’s history.
COMMENTS