Fulham and Chelsea meet at Craven Cottage, in a match for the 19th round of the Premier League. In the last 3 years there is only record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one on 03‑03‑2019, which ended in a victory for Chelsea by (1‑2), and a more recent one on 02‑12‑2018, which ended in a Chelsea victory by (2‑0).
Fulham :
After 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, the home team is currently in 18th position, with 11 points won. In their last match, they drew (0‑0) against Southampton at home, after having drawn (1‑1) away in the previous match, against Newcastle United. The team comes to this match after a (0‑2) away win against Queens Park Rangers, at the end of extra time. For the championship, Fulham won 6 points out of a possible 24, after 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 matches they played at their stadium.
For this competition, he hasn’t won in his stadium for 4 games. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (16′ ‑ 30 ‘); they have conceded 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (0’‑ 15 ‘).
Fulham come to this game after a 1 × 1 draw in the Tottenham stadium visit, thus registering the sixth consecutive game without a win in this Premier League: the only goal of the team was scored by Ivan Cavaleiro. Fulham’s greatest valence is the ability it shows to steer its attacks through quick transitions. Winger Bobby Reid is the player responsible for creating problems on the opponent’s defense and is the team’s top scorer, with five goals scored. The coach can count on all the players from him.
Chelsea :
The visiting team is currently in 9th position, with 26 points won, after 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Aston Villa by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost at home to Manchester City by (1‑3). In their last match, for the FA Cup, they beat Morecambe at home by (4‑0). In their last away match for this competition they lost (3‑1) against Arsenal. In their last 8 away games for the championship, Chelsea has recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, for which they have won 11 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 games in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 7 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Chelsea come to this performance after a 4×0 victory over Morecambe in an FA Cup match: the team’s two goals were scored by Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner. It should be noted that Londoners have not won three games in a row in the Premier League. The visiting team must present a ball possession style, attacking through the central zone with constant triangulations and short passes. Forward Tammy Abraham is the team’s top scorer, with six goals. Coach Frank Lampard will not be able to count on N’Golo Kanté, due to a suspension.
PREDICTION: Chelsea to win @ 1,57
