As part of the 1/16 final of the English League Cup, the players of Fulham and Leeds will come face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
Fulham
The loser of the last season of the Premier League started in the League Cup draw from the 1/32 final stage, where Birmingham was easily beaten on the road (2: 0). The "summer residents" retained the main squad and were even able to find an opportunity to strengthen their team by buying Wilson and Muniz. After eight rounds of the current season of the second-strongest league of England, the capital club has five wins and 1 draw, which brought the "summer residents" 16 points and the second place in the tournament.
"Leeds"
"Leeds" is still in search of its best football. After five rounds of the current Premier League championship, the team was able to get 3 points thanks to 3 draws. At the moment, the "peacocks" are located on the 17th line in the standings. Last Friday, the Peacocks drew with Newcastle (1:1) on the road. It is impossible not to note the defensive line, which conceded more than two goals on average. In the League Cup, "white" started successfully, having managed to sort out the first round with "Crewe".
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Disqualifications:
- Streak (red card) – Leeds.
- Injuries:
- Kongolo (knee), Kearney (knee) – both Fulham. Koch (groin), Llorente (muscle injury) - Leeds.
- Under question:
- Carvalho (injury), Tete (injury) – all Fulham. Forshaw (muscle injury) - Leeds.
Statistics and figures:
- The guests are the favorites of the meeting;
- "Fulham" has 3 wins in 5 meetings;
- Leeds have a 3-match winless streak;
- The last face-to-face meeting between the teams ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Leeds.
Forecast
In such meetings, a single mistake made by one of the teams in such games decides a lot. The opponents will not have a second attempt. I believe that no more than 2 goals will be scored in this meeting.
