Leicester City vs Fulham Prediction: Cottagers to bounce back

Leicester City will be looking to end a run of six straight defeats in the Premier League when they welcome Fulham to the King Power Stadium on Saturday (15:00). They suffered a 2-0 defeat here to Crystal Palace in midweek and the Cottagers will be hoping to have similar joy in LE2.

Fulham were beaten 3-2 at West Ham United in the week, but they had gone eight games unbeaten in top flight before that loss. Below you will find my Leicester City vs Fulham prediction, featuring the latest team news and match odds.

Leicester City vs Fulham Odds

Leicester have lost each of their last three home games in the Premier League, so their 11/4 price to win this match appears to be fairly generous - especially when they have recorded two victories from 11 outings at the King Power.

The draw is available at the same odds, and Fulham have experienced two stalemates in their last four appearances in the league.

Fulham have won three of their 10 away trips in the top flight this term, including one of their previous three. Their 19/20 price, which has an implied probability of 51.3%, seems short but it would appear this has been impacted by the hosts' losing streak.

If you are in search of better value, Leicester have lost their last three league games without scoring, so Fulham are 13/5 to win to nil on Saturday.

In each of the Cottagers' latest four outings in the Premier League, both teams to score has been a winning selection. BTTS is on offer at 4/7 (63.6%) in Leicestershire, which looks to be a tempting market.

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Team News

Jakub Stolarczyk continued to deputise for Mads Hermansen in between the sticks for Leicester in midweek, so he could be in line for another start at the weekend. Defender Jannik Vestergaard was able to overcome a knock to start against Palace, so his partnership with Wout Faes looks set to continue on Saturday.

Wilfred Ndidi, Abdul Fatawu and Ricardo Pereira remain sidelined through injury. Kasey McAteer was declared fit to feature last time out, making a cameo from the bench against the Eagles. Ruud van Nistelrooy could consider starting the winger in a bid to freshen things up in a bid to help his side end the rut.

The likes of Patson Daka, Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Jordan Ayew will be pushing for promotions from the bench, too.

For Fulham, Kenny Tete and Reiss Nelson are ruled out through injury, while Sander Berge remains a doubt to return to the squad. Rodrigo Muniz was able to overcome an issue to feature against West Ham.

Timothy Castagne is expected to maintain the right-back position in Tete's absence, while Andreas Pereira and Sasa Lukic could operate in the engine room again. Boss Marco Silva also has Tom Cairney and Harrison Reed available if he decides to rotate for the Foxes trip.

Fulham's front four of Raul Jimenez, Alex Iwobi, Emile Smith Rowe and Harry Wilson should remain intact, while Adama Traore offers another exciting option out wide if needed.

Fulham and both teams to score @ 12/5

Fulham felt the sting of a new manager bounce as Graham Potter prevailed on his league debut with West Ham. Fulham didn't deliver a bad performance as they still managed to score two goals, so there were positives for them to take into the weekend.

The Cottagers should be feeling confident facing a side who have lost six in a row in the top flight, and who also haven't scored in their previous three home games during that run.

I fancy them to bounce back at the first attempt because Leicester are spiralling at the moment and Fulham have a lot more structure, which should help them achieve victory. They've beaten Chelsea and Nottingham Forest away from home this term, so a wailing Leicester side should be no bother, especially with their attackers being in form.

It may not be the result they want but I am at least expecting Leicester to get on the scoresheet, as Fulham have managed just three clean sheets in their 21 appearances to date in the Premier League. Both teams to score has struck in each of their last four outings in the league, as well as each of their previous four away trips.

Raul Jimenez anytime goalscorer @ 7/5

This man has been showing glimpses of his former Wolverhampton Wanderers self this season, and Jimenez currently has eight goals in the Premier League. His latest three have come in as many games, so I think there is value to be had in backing him to profit against a weak Leicester defence, who have shipped 46 goals already.

Jimenez is surprisingly yet to score against the Foxes in the Premier League in eight appearances , so I think a goal against them is a long time coming. He's been one of the most impressive attackers in the division this year for his all-round play, not just his goals.

Leicester defender Faes is prone to errors and Jimenez has the quality to punish them should any arise.

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