Fulham will be eager to add to Leeds’ woes when the two sides face off in the Premier League lunchtime kick-off at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Leeds appear to be in a whole world of trouble, and a 6-1 mauling at the hands of Liverpool earlier this week leaves them just two points above the drop zone.
Javi Gracia will have to pick up his distraught troops, who are in a downward spiral.
Fulham, meanwhile, recently ended a five-game winless streak in the league by seeing off Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park.
Seemingly, with Europe beyond them this term, Fulham have little to play for, well apart from perhaps pride, and finishing above their neighbours Chelsea.
But how will this one pan out? We have taken a deep dive into the markets and picked out a couple of tips for you to consider adding to your betting slips.
More capital pain for Leeds
Leeds’ struggles over the past few weeks have been evident, and when you also factor in that they capitulated in a 5-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace, as well as a 4-1 reverse at the start of the month to Arsenal, you wonder where they might pick points up from.
While Leeds can be exciting to watch going forward, they are perhaps a bit too naive at the back, and they often leave themselves exposed.
The porous nature of their defence can be explained by the fact they have conceded 30 times on their travels in the top-flight this term — only three teams have conceded more.
Visits to London have also been laden with misery, as they have been defeated in all five of their trips, shipping 16 goals in the process.
Fulham, meanwhile, who won 3-2 at Elland Road back in October are looking to complete a league double over Leeds for the first time since the 1959/60 campaign.
This has traditionally been a high-scoring fixture with the Over 2.5 goals line hit in their past three league encounters.
Judging by what we have seen from Fulham throughout the season, I have gone with the Cottagers to win and BTTS, a price that is trading at an inviting 10/3 with Paddy Power.
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Fulham vs Leeds Predictions
The squad from Elland Road has in very poor form lately
Harrison Reed to make the early breakthrough
Keeping things tight in the early stages could be quite onerous for Leeds, especially when Fulham can break swiftly and they are always a threat.
Fulham’s midfield contingent have been contributing their fair share of goals of late, and Harrison Reed set them on their way to victory away to the Toffees.
While he’s only netted three times in the Premier League this term, two of them were the opening goals.
Reed could well have his say against Leeds, and he might be the one to make the breakthrough.
For my second pick, I have been slightly bolder and gone with a more audacious price of 14/1 available at William Hill for Reed to break the deadlock.
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