Fulham vs Leicester City Predictions

• Fulham lost their league opener 1-0 at Manchester United
• Leicester held Tottenham to a 1-1 draw in their first match back in the top flight
• The Cottagers won a 5-3 thriller in their last meeting with Leicester in 2023

Hosts can bounce back with win over flat Foxes

Despite a solid performance against Manchester United, Marco Silva’s Fulham fell to a late Joshua Zirkzee winner on opening night in the Premier League but the Cottagers will be confident that they can get their first win on the board against a Leicester side that were fortunate to avoid defeat on Monday night.

Fulham suffered a difficult end to their home campaign last season with three defeats from their final four matches at Craven Cottage. However, they have largely enjoyed facing Leicester on home soil, with just one defeat suffered from their seven total meetings.

The Foxes came away with a point against Tottenham despite a having just 29% possession and could easily have suffered a heavy defeat had Spurs, and in particular new signing Dominic Solanke, had their shooting boots on.

Fulham won two of their three home meetings with newly promoted sides last season and took big scalps in front of their own fans with victories over Arsenal and Spurs. The Foxes ended their Championship campaign with three defeats from their final four on the road and another defeat her could be in store, with our prediction being a 2-0 home victory.

Muniz can get off the mark

After a breakthrough campaign in front of goal for Fulham last season, Brazilian striker Rodrigo Muniz will be champing at the bit to bag his first of the campaign on Saturday.

The 23-year-old netted nine goals last season – all of which coming from the beginning of February –  and seven of these were scored at Craven Cottage, including braces against both Bournemouth and Tottenham.

Muniz will likely start again on Saturday and was one of just two Fulham players to register a shot on target last time out. He will be expected to try his luck again and he may fancy his chances against the Leicester back line.