A victory to the home team is expected from this fixture if the league standings is to be believed. The Fulham followers are hoping that the gap between 2nd and Barnsley's 23rd position in the table will show on the playing field.
- Fulham have the most scored goals (44) in Championship
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Championship
This has all the signs of an appealing match with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Fulham form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 8 Championship games here at Craven Cottage for Fulham. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.
The Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodak is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 485 minutes without conceding a goal in the Championship.
A good away victory last time out for Fulham, who won 1-0 against Peterborough United (placed 21st). Marek Rodák, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.13 out of 10 in that game. Rodák stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that match, a win away at Blackburn Rovers.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Fulham home games with this odds we find four games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in three wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Fulham as they have a new game in only four days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Derby County are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and Fulham are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 8 league matches. Fulham have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Barnsley form and stats
Barnsley have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Championship, after 0-3-5 (8 played). Bitter travels for Barnsley as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Stoke City match.
Home advantage was not enough for Barnsley in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Hull City, 0-2. Midfield player Callum Brittain was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Brittain dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
Before that, Barnsley secured a home win against Derby County with the score 2-1.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Barnsley played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected one time.
After this away game Barnsley return home for a Championship game against Swansea City. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Barnsley when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Barnsley's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: four - zero - two (Fulham wins - draws - Barnsley wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 20 goals |  H. Wilson 5 goals |  F. Carvalho 3 goals |
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| Fulham | Barnsley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 44 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 65% |
| 65% | 62% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 35% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 18% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 41% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 47% |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.8 | 16.1 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 11.6 | 10.9 |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 45% | 43% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 16% | 19% |
| 10.1 | 9.5 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.6 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
- All of Fulham's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Barnsley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Barnsley have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Barnsley have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Championship
- Barnsley have yet to win a game away.
- Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fulham have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Fulham have scored more than double the goals of Barnsley.
- Fulham have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals (44) in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Championship
- Fulham have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Championship
- Fulham have the the best goal difference (+30) in Championship
- Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fulham is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Fulham | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 38 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Millwall | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 22 |
| 16 | Reading | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 15 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -15 | 15 |
| 22 | Hull City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 12 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 11 |
| 24 | Derby County | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 6 |