A peek at the Championship standings shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Read our Fulham - Bristol City match guide!
- Fulham have the most scored goals (58) in Championship
- Bristol City have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Championship
Fulham have less rest than Bristol City in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Championship game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Reading.
Fulham form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Craven Cottage as Fulham have scored 24 goals to get 24 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 7-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Fulham, who won 7-0 against Reading (placed 21st). As mentioned above, Fulham "killed" Reading in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Midfield player Wilson got a match rating of 10.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Wilson scored two goals, signed up for two assists, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the FA Cup match versus Bristol City (after extra-time) with a 1-0 scoreline.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Birmingham City are coming to town in three days.
The Fulham manager da Silva has got the team scoring with 24 from 12 home games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Fulham are not conceding a lot of goals here at Craven Cottage in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
Bristol City form and stats
Playing away, Bristol City have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 6 defeats in the Championship this season.
The manager Pearson was unhappy after their last game, a FA Cup match played at their home ground Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol City suffered a 0-1 loss to Fulham (after extra-time) (placed 2nd).
Before that, Bristol City secured a home win against Millwall with the score 3-2.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bristol City have scored 15 goals in 11 league games away.
Head 2 Head
The newest reported match involving both these sides is the Bristol City - Fulham 1-1 played previously this season. Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Fulham won two games, three matches ended in a draw and Bristol City have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 24 goals |   A. Weimann 12 goals |  H. Wilson 8 goals |
Fulham missing players
Bristol City missing players
| Fulham | Bristol City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 58 | 24 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 39 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 83% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 80% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 56% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 24% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 20% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 38% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 17% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 28% |
| 6.1 | 6.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 17.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9 | 10.2 |
| 5.9 | 5.7 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 41% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | 38% |
| 9.1 | 8.2 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
- Bristol City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bristol City have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Championship
- Bristol City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fulham have the most scored goals (58) in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Championship
- Fulham have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in Championship
- Fulham have the the best goal difference (+39) in Championship
| 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 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Fulham | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 39 | 48 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | -17 | 23 |
| 21 | Reading | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -14 | 22 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -24 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
| 24 | Derby County | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 11 |
