Leeds v Fulham - Squad Performance
last updated Tuesday 22nd April 2003, 1:45 PM
Fulham in 15th place of the Premiership will be facing 17th placed Leeds at Elland Road this evening. Both teams have won the same number of games but Fulham have drawn three more than Leeds.
The stats show that United's strikers are more successful than The Cottagers netting 48 goals so far in comparison to 37. Number of shots, average shots per game, shots on goal ratio, etc are all virtually apart from the difference in the conversion rates. Leeds manage 13 goals per 100 shots against Fulham's 10 per hundred. Unfortunately for the Yorkshire men goals at the other end of the pitch have exceeded those that they have scored.
Fulham show up better than Leeds in the midfield, passing and tackling more often and more successfully. In relation to crossing, Fulham are more active but Leeds' better completion rate means that the two clubs
end up creating the same number of accurate passes per match.
Perhaps due to the off field problems that have beset Leeds this season their home record is the stuff of relegation, 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats. Only West Brom and Sunderland have won less points at home. In their last 6 games United have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Fulham's away form is also relegation standard with their only away win of the season happening at Sunderland back in September last year.
Only Sunderland have a worse away record than Fulham, albeit virtue of playing two more away games.
Fulham have drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 6 away games.
Leeds have become well known for their discipline problems, with Alan Smith getting sent off for the 9th time in his career last weekend. Fulham players will need to keep cool.
A similar performance to that which gave them a 2-1 victory over Newcastle would see Fulham returning South with all three points and Premiership safety. However the odds are against The Cottagers with all the Bookies forecasting a win for Leeds United
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Elland Road, Leeds
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Premiership 22 Apr 03 |
Leeds |
Fulham |
Div
Avg |
| Games Played |
34 |
34 |
34 |
| GOALS |
| Goals |
48 |
37 |
44 |
| Shots (excluding blocked shots) |
364 |
379 |
372 |
| % Goals To Shots |
13.2% |
9.8% |
11.8% |
| Ave Goals Per Game |
1.41 |
1.09 |
1.29 |
| Ave Shots Per Game |
11 |
11 |
11 |
| % Shots On Target |
44% |
44% |
43% |
| Ave Shots on Target Per Game |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| PASSING |
| Total Short Passes |
8306 |
9386 |
8718 |
| Total Long Passes |
3916 |
4147 |
4062 |
| Total Passes |
12222 |
13533 |
12780 |
| Ave Passes Per Game |
359 |
398 |
376 |
| % Overall Passes Completed |
71% |
71% |
72% |
| Ave passes completed
per game
|
255 |
283 |
271 |
| CROSSING |
| Total Crosses |
714 |
747 |
792 |
| Ave Crosses Per Game |
21 |
22 |
23 |
| % Crosses Completed |
27% |
25% |
25% |
| Ave crosses completed
per game
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
| DEFENDING |
| Goals Conceded |
51 |
47 |
44 |
| Ave Goals Conceded Per Game |
1.50 |
1.38 |
1.29 |
| Blocks, Clearances & Interceptions |
1528 |
1415 |
1558 |
| Ave Blocks, etc., Per Game |
45 |
42 |
46 |
| Tackles |
962 |
1059 |
965 |
| % Tackles Won |
72% |
75% |
72% |
| Ave tackles won
per game
|
20 |
23 |
20 |
| DISCIPLINE |
| Fouls |
528 |
487 |
476 |
| Ave Fouls Per Game |
16 |
14 |
14 |
| Yellow Cards |
66 |
50 |
52 |
| Fouls per yellow |
8.0 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
| Red Cards |
2 |
6 |
3 |
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