Premier League Gameweek 16 Sat, Dec 19 · 15:00 Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Leeds 7th · 10 pts · 7 played
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Fulham 18th · 5 pts · 7 played
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Away travel272 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Leeds—%
Draw—%
Fulham—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Leeds, West Yorkshire)

Forecast from 4 Dec

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Leeds and Fulham. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

LeedsFulham
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
73 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
69 AttackIn forecast 66
77 DefenceIn forecast 68
64 Form indexContext 42
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

Leeds

Attack—
Defense risk—

Fulham

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LeedsFulham
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 1.62
1.36 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.50
-0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.62
86% Scored inContext 71%
29% Clean sheetsContext 29%
12.00 ShotsContext 14.71
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
33% On target shareContext 32%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
65% Box shareContext 74%
11% ConversionContext 7%
2.43 OffsidesContext 1.00
14.00 Shots allowedContext 14.14
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.83
5.17 BlocksContext 4.43
3.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.17
86% Save rateContext 66%
47% PossessionIn forecast 57%
385 PassesContext 564
302 Accurate passesContext 486
78% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.81
12.71 FoulsContext 10.43
11.86 Fouls sufferedContext 8.43
1.86 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.29 xGVia Att/Def 1.61
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
-0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.61
80% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.50 ShotsContext 15.10
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.11
31% On target shareContext 31%
7.33 Shots in the boxContext 10.60
62% Box shareContext 70%
10% ConversionContext 7%
2.40 OffsidesContext 1.11
14.90 Shots allowedContext 12.70
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.33
4.89 BlocksContext 3.89
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.89
77% Save rateContext 67%
46% PossessionIn forecast 57%
376 PassesContext 548
292 Accurate passesContext 472
78% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.86
11.90 FoulsContext 10.60
11.30 Fouls sufferedContext 10.60
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Leeds
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km207 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 64 · 6 pts vs 4.4 for an average club · -0.7 vs expected
  • D18 OctH · Manchester United1–11.6 xPts
  • L10 OctA · Arsenal1–20.6 xPts
  • D20 SepH · Crystal Palace0–01.9 xPts
  • W14 SepH · Newcastle4–11.7 xPts
  • D5 SepA · Brighton1–10.9 xPts
Fulham
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel272 km573 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 42 · 5 pts vs 5.9 for an average club · -2.1 vs expected
  • W17 OctH · Hull City1–02.0 xPts
  • L10 OctA · Ipswich1–21.4 xPts
  • D20 SepH · Manchester United1–11.2 xPts
  • D12 SepA · Liverpool0–00.8 xPts
  • L5 SepH · Crystal Palace2–31.6 xPts

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
Leeds Fulham
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Premier League 2026-2027, 12 Dec7Premier League 2026-2027, 12 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km272 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways207 km573 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one6.97

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

Leeds Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Manchester United (H) 1–1, 18 Oct
1J. Trafford(G)
5T. Muharemović 30N. Elvedi 24J. Justin
3G. Gudmundsson 22A. Tanaka 4E. Ampadu 2J. Bogle
19N. Okafor 18A. Stach
9D. Calvert-Lewin
Fulham Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Hull City (H) 1–0, 17 Oct
1B. Leno(G)
33A. Robinson 3C. Bassey 22D. Affengruber 21T. Castagne
19S. Charles 16S. Berge
17A. Iwobi 24J. King 14O. Bobb
7Gonzalo García

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
Leeds Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Fulham Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Leeds · Home 1.50points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-3-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.75
Fulham · Away 0.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
0.33
Conceded
1.00

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

Common opponents 2 this season

OpponentLeedsFulham
Manchester United D 1–1 H D 1–1 H
Crystal Palace D 0–0 H L 2–3 H
Points2 of 6 · 1.00 per game1 of 6 · 0.50 per game

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

3 Leeds wins0 draws3 Fulham wins
Goals per game1.67 – 1.67 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets17% · 17%
  • 17 Jan 2026Leeds1–0Fulham
  • 13 Sep 2025Fulham1–0Leeds
  • 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.

Goals & match trends

LeedsFulhamForecast
Scored per game 1.291.00
Conceded per game 0.861.43
Match goals 2.142.43
Over 1.5 71%57%
Over 2.5 29%43%
Over 3.5 14%29%
Both teams scored 71%57%
Clean sheets 29%29%
Failed to score 14%29%
Games77
LeedsFulhamForecast
Scored per game 1.101.00
Conceded per game 1.001.20
Match goals 2.102.20
Over 1.5 70%60%
Over 2.5 30%30%
Over 3.5 10%20%
Both teams scored 60%50%
Clean sheets 30%30%
Failed to score 20%30%
Games1010

Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.

Corners & cards

LeedsFulhamLeague
Corners
Corners won4.006.43
Corners conceded4.144.29
Match total8.1410.729.49
Over 8.543% 3/757% 4/7
Over 9.543% 3/757% 4/7
Over 10.529% 2/743% 3/7
Cards
Cards1.862.14
Opponent cards2.430.86
Match total4.293.004.17
Over 3.571% 5/743% 3/7
Over 4.543% 3/743% 3/7
LeedsFulhamLeague
Corners
Corners won4.106.80
Corners conceded5.704.10
Match total9.8010.909.49
Over 8.560% 6/1070% 7/10
Over 9.560% 6/1060% 6/10
Over 10.540% 4/1050% 5/10
Cards
Cards1.802.20
Opponent cards2.001.20
Match total3.803.404.17
Over 3.560% 6/1050% 5/10
Over 4.530% 3/1040% 4/10

Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.

Goal timing

Leeds7 games · scored 9 · conceded 6
1 0-15
16-30
3 2 31-45
3 46-60
3 61-75
2 1 76-90
Fulham7 games · scored 7 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 76-90
Leeds10 games · scored 11 · conceded 10
1 0-15
16-30
3 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 4 61-75
3 3 76-90
Fulham10 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 4 76-90

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

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.

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