Fulham at Leeds United 10/23/22 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

The Leeds United Whites host the Fulham Cottagers on Oct. 23 for the ninth Premier League match between these two clubs. Leeds has won four of the previous eight matches, while Fulham has won three. The Whites swept the Cottagers last season, winning 2-1 at Fulham and 4-3 at home.

Fulham is ninth in the league table with 15 points and a -1 goal differential. No. 8 Brighton and Hove Albion also has 15 points but a goal differential of +3. The Cottagers are 4-3-4 and have scored 19 goals while allowing 20.

Leeds is in 16th place, one of three teams with nine points. The Whites’ -4 goal differential places them ahead of Aston Villa and Wolverhampton which have allowed nine more goals than they’ve scored. Leeds is 2-3-5 with 11 goals scored and 15 allowed this season.

Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored eight goals for Fulham, tied with Brentford’s Ivan Toney for the third most in the league this season. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland leads the league with 15 goals, followed by and Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane with nine.

Rodrigo is Leeds’ top scorer with four goals, tied with three others for 12th overall. Fulham’s João Palhinha and Harrison Reed are tied with a host of others, including Leeds’ Luis Sinisterra, at 31st with two goals apiece. Fullham’s Neeskens Kebano and Kenny Tete, and Leeds’ Jack Harrison are their teams’ leaders with three assists.

Fulham goalkeeper has 41 saves, third-most in the league this season. He is tied with Everton’s Jordan Pickford, one behind Nottingham Forest’s Dean Henderson and three in back of Brentford’s David Raya. Leeds’ Illan Meslier is tied for 11th with 29 saves. Meslier has two clean sheets to Leno’s one.