Premier League Gameweek 4 Sat, Sep 13 · 15:00 Craven Cottage, London
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Our take

Fulham were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Fulham had 14.1 days of rest, Leeds 13.9 and had to travel 272 km.

Away travel272 kmRest days14.1 · 13.9Matches / 14d0 · 1
Fulham44%
Draw26%
Leeds31%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.30
Fulham43%
Draw27%
Leeds30%
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.20
Fulham44%
Draw26%
Leeds31%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.30
Fulham36%
Draw26%
Leeds38%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.46
Fulham43%
Draw27%
Leeds30%
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.20
Over 2.5 55% Both score 59% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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RefereeCraig Pawson
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 126

Team strength

FulhamLeeds
65 L90 StrengthIn forecast 65
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 73
66 AttackIn forecast 69
68 DefenceIn forecast 77
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Fulham

Attack—
Defense risk—

Leeds

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FulhamLeeds
0.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.33
1.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.67
1.18 xGVia Att/Def 1.00
1.82 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
-0.51 Goals minus xGContext -0.67
67% Scored inContext 33%
0% Clean sheetsContext 67%
10.33 ShotsContext 11.33
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 1.67
29% On target shareContext 15%
7.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
74% Box shareContext 55%
7% ConversionContext 3%
1.67 OffsidesContext 1.00
11.00 Shots allowedContext 11.00
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.67
2.67 BlocksContext 3.33
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.50
77% Save rateContext 100%
49% PossessionIn forecast 43%
419 PassesContext 395
346 Accurate passesContext 316
83% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.57
14.67 FoulsContext 9.00
12.33 Fouls sufferedContext 10.33
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 1.98
1.60 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.80
-0.22 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
60% Scored inContext 80%
0% Clean sheetsContext 60%
13.20 ShotsContext 14.30
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
31% On target shareContext 34%
8.80 Shots in the boxContext 9.90
67% Box shareContext 68%
7% ConversionContext 13%
1.63 OffsidesContext 2.22
11.70 Shots allowedContext 8.00
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.43
3.30 BlocksContext 3.13
3.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.57
65% Save rateContext 92%
52% PossessionIn forecast 59%
431 PassesContext 536
363 Accurate passesContext 462
84% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.86 Team ratingContext 7.10
13.00 FoulsContext 8.10
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.80
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Fulham
Rest14.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Leeds
Rest13.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel272 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Fulham Leeds
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.1Premier League 2025-2026, 30 Aug13.9Premier League 2025-2026, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km272 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.27

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Fulham Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1B. Leno(G)
30K. Sessegnon 3C. Bassey 5J. Andersen 2K. Tete
16S. Berge 20S. Lukić
17A. Iwobi 24J. King 8H. Wilson
9Rodrigo Muniz
Leeds Confirmed XI
4-3-3
26K. Darlow(G)
3G. Gudmundsson 5P. Struijk 6J. Rodon 2J. Bogle
18A. Stach 4E. Ampadu 8S. Longstaff
19N. Okafor 9D. Calvert-Lewin 11B. Aaronson

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Fulham Absences are shown before kick-off
Leeds Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fulham+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Leeds+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Fulham · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Leeds · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
5.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

2 Fulham wins0 draws2 Leeds wins
Goals per game2.25 – 2.25 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 22 Apr 2023Fulham2–1Leeds
  • 23 Oct 2022Leeds2–3Fulham
  • 19 Mar 2021Fulham1–2Leeds
  • 19 Sep 2020Leeds4–3Fulham

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Craig Pawson 126 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.04league 3.45
Red cards0.11league 0.10
Cards 5+40%league 39%
Fouls22.8league 22.3
Penalties0.23league 0.32
Home wins42%league 52%
Fulham5 with this referee
Record0-2-3 Cards · opp.2.2 · 1.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L14 Jan 25A · West Ham2–33
  • L21 Apr 24H · Liverpool1–33
  • L15 May 21A · Southampton1–31
  • D18 Apr 21A · Arsenal1–13
  • D27 Jan 21A · Brighton0–01
Leeds6 with this referee
Record1-2-3 Cards · opp.3.2 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W23 Feb 24H · Leicester3–15
  • L17 Apr 23H · Liverpool1–60
  • L26 Feb 22H · Tottenham0–44
  • D27 Nov 21A · Brighton0–03
  • L12 Sep 21H · Liverpool0–33

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Fulham3 games · scored 2 · conceded 4
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
3 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Leeds3 games · scored 1 · conceded 5
0-15
16-30
2 31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 1 76-90
Fulham10 games · scored 9 · conceded 16
3 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 31-45
3 46-60
4 3 61-75
2 2 76-90
Leeds10 games · scored 18 · conceded 8
5 2 0-15
4 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
61-75
4 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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