Fulham vs Leeds United Prediction 28.02.2023

• Competition: England - FA Cup
• Date: Tuesday, 28th, February 2023
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20.45 CET
• Venue: Craven Cottage (London)

Fulham quite easily and routinely eliminated Hull City in the third round of the FA Cup, with a result of 2-0. In the next (fourth) round, the chosen of Marco Silva faced Sunderland, and the Championship side turned out to be a much more difficult task than expected. Namely, The Cottagers failed to take advantage of the home field advantage in the first leg (1-1), so they reserved their place among the top 16 only in the second leg, after they defeated The Black Cats in a repeated clash on aggregate 3-2 (2-1 in the north of England).

Unlike Fulham, Leeds United was on the verge of elimination against Cardiff at the start of this year's edition of the FA Cup. However, Rodrigo and Sonny Perkins made sure that their team did not experience an early elimination from the oldest football competition in the world, as they leveled the result at 2-2 in Wales. In the second leg, The Peacocks demolished The Bluebirds with a convincing result of 5-2 and thus secured the fourth round, in which they overcame the third division Accrington without any complications, 3-1.

Fulham vs Leeds United Betting Tips: AH1 (0)

This will be their first meeting in the oldest competition in England. By the way, this season's first duel between these rivals, played on October 23, belonged to Mitrovic's Fulham, who celebrated at "Elland Road" in a five-goal thriller, 3-2. Even without "Mitrogol", who is injured, The Cottagers are closer to reaching the quarter-finals.

Fulham, which for years carries the epithet "yo-yo" club, is enjoying a great season in the Premier League. Even in their wildest dreams, the fans could not imagine that their pet would lead the battle for a place in Europe. The team of Marco Silva is currently sitting in a high sixth position with six points less than the fourth-placed Spurs.

In fact, Fulham are flying high in recent weeks, as they extended their unbeaten run to six games (W3, D3) with a 1-1 draw with Wolves last time out. Buoyed by recent results, The Cottagers will be looking to transfer their excellent form into the EFL Cup and secure a place in the top eight for the first time since 2010 with a victory.

Leeds, meanwhile, appointed Javi Gracia as the club's new helmsman at the beginning of the week. The Spaniard couldn't have imagined a better start, as his team secured three points worth their weight in gold at the weekend with a 1-0 win over Southampton. It was just the first victory for the West Yorkshire club in the EPL in 2023.

Despite that triumph, fans of this club are still not optimistic ahead of the clash with Fulham, bearing in mind that Leeds are terrible when they play outside of their stadium. Only two wins out of a total of 15 away games best depicts their crisis, not to mention that they did not score a goal in three of the last five games.

Fulham has already proved that they rely a lot on their home turf this season, and we know that the advantage of the home field can be a significant factor in such clashes that are played in one leg, unless the duel ends without a winner. At this moment, The Cottagers are much closer to the triumph.