Leeds United vs Fulham Predictions and Betting Tips

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Leeds United welcome fellow newcomers Fulham to the Elland road for this Premier League classic on Saturday. Straight-up efficient Leeds United will be keen on building on that performance against Liverpool as they head into this weekend. Will Fulham prove to be a formidable opponent for the home side?

This would be the first top-flight meeting between these two sides since the 2003/2004 season in which Leeds relegated. In the Championship, however, both sides tend to cancel each other more often than not with five of the last 10 matches ending in stalemates. In this game last season, the home side emerged winners in a comfortable 3-0 victory. Although Scott Parker's side won the second leg, they wouldn't want to go down as the did in the last meeting at Elland Road.

Bielsa-Ball earning lots of plaudits at Anfield

Leeds United proved themselves to be more than mere underdogs this campaign in their opening fixture against Liverpool. The Peacocks seemed to have to fear in their hearts as they travelled to Merseyside last weekend. The match was a good watch for the neutrals fans with both teams scoring seven goals in a premier league classic.

Although Mo Salah scored a hattrick, pundits and experts were full of praise for the losing side who look like a team that will give most top-six teams some difficulty. However, in a bid to keep his players fresh for this encounter on Saturday, Bielsa made 11 first-team changes in their Carabao cup match against Hull City on Wednesday. They eventually lost on penalties to the League one side.

Very bad start to the season for The Cottagers.

Scott Parker, having got Fulham back to the top-flight, will be disappointed looking at his side's performance on matchday one. They welcomed London rivals Arsenal with a point to prove to the whole league given that they've been shuffling between the top-flight and the Championship. However, they couldn't manage as The Gunners ran out 3-0 winners.

They progressed further to the third round of the Carabao Cup beating Ipswich Town in a narrow 1-0 win away from home. Now, they would be ardent upon replicating the same performance to get the win on Saturday.

Leeds United vs Fulham Team News

Leeds United possible starting XI:

Casilla; Dallas, Cooper, Struijk, Ayling; Phillips; Harrison, Klich, Hernandez, Costa; Bamford

Fulham possible starting XI:

Areola; Tete, Odoi, Hector, Bryan; Zambo-Anguissa, Reed; Knockaert, Cairney, Kebano; Mitrovic

Leeds United vs Fulham Prediction: 3-1

Leeds United showed the league just how good they in that Premier League opener at Anfield. This only means that the away side have to be at their best if they're to take anything from this game. However, Leeds United are expected to be extremely motivated to win this game as it would be the first Premier League game at Elland road in 16 years. Given this, we believe the home side are well worth backing on Saturday.