Leicester City Vs Fulham Prediction: The Foxes Suffering Must End Soon At King Power

Jamie Vardy is still the mainstay of Leicester City on the front lines (photo: x @AstonVillabrc)

JAKARTA - Leicester City, which is struggling to get out of the relegation zone, will host Fulham who are eyeing European competition tickets on Saturday 18 January at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League continued. This meeting became an opportunity for both teams to prove their consistency after varying results over the previous weeks.

Leicester City is still trying to find a way out of adversity since Ruud van Nistelrooy took over as coach. Despite having recorded a win in their inaugural game, The Foxes have now gone through seven Premier League games without a win, including six consecutive defeats. Crystal Palace's 0-2 defeat on Wednesday night added to their suffering, especially as the team failed to take 21 chances into goal.

Leicester is now in 19th place in the standings, only two points adrift of the safe zone. However, the poor record at the King Power Stadium, including three consecutive home defeats without scoring a goal, is a big challenge.

On the other hand, Fulham has just ended a record of nine matches without defeat after losing 2-3 to West Ham United. Despite losing, Alex Iwobi's individual performance, who scored twice after receiving assists from Antonee Robinson, is a positive signal for Marco Silva. Currently, Fulham is in 10th place with a five-point difference from the top seven.

Statistics show that Fulham have a positive record against Leicester, winning six of their 11 meetings in the Premier League.

Leicester still has to play without several injured key players, including Mads Hermansen (flood), Wilfred Ndidi (hamstring), Abdul Fatawu (lutut), and Ricardo Pereira (dot). However, Odsonne Edouard was again available after being absent against Crystal Palace due to loan player rules.

The new right-back, Woyo Coulibaly, could debut if the transfer administration is completed on time.

Fulham also lost Kenny Tete (lutut) and Reiss Nelson (paha), but Sander Berge is likely to be able to re-strengthen the midfield after recovering from an ankle injury.

Marco Silva doesn't seem to be changing his line-up much, with Raul Jimenez remaining the spearhead supported by Alex Iwobi, Emile Smith Rowe, and Harry Wilson.

Leicester need to find a way to stop their bad pace, especially at home. With Jamie Vardy as the mainstay on the front lines, the hosts must take advantage of every opportunity. However, Fulham has a better momentum despite losing to West Ham. Alex Iwobi and Raul Jimenez are expected to be the main threats to Leicester's fragile defense.

Stolarczyk; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Ayew, Buonanotte, McAteer; Vardy

Fulham (4-2-3-1):Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Lukic; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez

Score Prediction: Leicester City 1-2 Fulham