Fulham favourites for feisty fight facing Cardiff City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 10.July
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

A key match in Championship as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Fulham in 4th position and Cardiff City placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Fulham are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Cardiff City are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Fulham form and stats

Fulham have collected 41 points from their Championship home games so far after 13-2-6.

Fulham are confident in defense, having played 269 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

A good away victory last time out for Fulham, who won 1-0 against Nottingham Forest (placed 5th). Before that, Fulham had a home game versus Birmingham City which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Fulham have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost zero.

The manager S. Parker will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to West Bromwich Albion in only four days.

The Fulham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 21 league matches. Fulham have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Cardiff City form and stats

Playing away, Cardiff City have won 7 games, drawn 7 and suffered 7 defeats in the Championship this season. Cardiff have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Cardiff City failed to get anything from their last game, a Championship home match vs Blackburn Rovers (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Prior to that result Cardiff won their away game at Bristol City. The scoreline was 1-0.

Cardiff are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, zero draws and six defeats. From a total of ten matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cardiff City are hosting Derby County in the Championship only four days away.

Cardiff find the net regularly in their away games. 30 goals from 21 away fixtures in the league. Cardiff City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 34 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cardiff City - Fulham 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Fulham four wins, five draws and Cardiff City one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
23 goals
FulhamT. Cairney
T. Cairney
8 goals
Cardiff CityJ. Ralls
J. Ralls
7 goals

Fulham missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fulham Cardiff City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 21 6 Played P 6 21 42
21 13 3 Won W 1 7 16
10 2 1 Drew D 2 7 16
11 6 2 Lost L 3 7 10
56 33 8 Scored S 8 30 60
44 23 6 Conceded C 11 34 54
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 90%
71% 81% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 76% 71%
45% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 50%
14% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 31%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 19% 17%
48% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 57% 57%
36% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 29% 31%
21% 14% 17% Failed to Score F T 17% 19% 21%
 
5.9 7 8.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.3 4.8
4.6 4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8.3 6 5.8
1.8 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.5
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
553 310 86 Total Shots T S 69 246 499
188 103 33 Shots on Target S O 24 82 155
30% 32% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 39%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fulham have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 41 21 14 6 71 40 20 9 8 3 40 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 31 77
3 Brentford 42 22 9 11 75 34 21 13 5 3 42 16 21 9 4 8 33 18 41 75
4 Fulham 42 21 10 11 56 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 12 73
5 Nottingham Forest 42 18 14 10 54 42 21 10 4 7 24 21 21 8 10 3 30 21 12 68
6 Cardiff City 42 16 16 10 60 54 21 9 9 3 30 20 21 7 7 7 30 34 6 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Swansea City 41 15 15 11 52 48 21 9 5 7 26 22 20 6 10 4 26 26 4 60
9 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 11 15 59 55 21 9 8 4 28 20 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 59
10 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
11 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Reading 42 14 11 17 53 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 53
14 Queens Park Rangers 41 15 8 18 60 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 20 7 3 10 22 30 -6 53
15 Sheffield Wednesday 41 14 10 17 50 56 20 7 6 7 17 25 21 7 4 10 33 31 -6 52
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 21 5 5 11 25 36 -14 47
19 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
20 Charlton Athletic 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 8 5 8 26 24 21 4 5 12 21 33 -10 46
21 Hull City 41 12 9 20 56 72 21 7 3 11 29 35 20 5 6 9 27 37 -16 45
22 Middlesbrough 41 10 14 17 40 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 20 4 6 10 22 30 -13 44
23 Barnsley 42 10 12 20 46 67 21 6 8 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 42
24 Luton Town 42 11 8 23 47 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 41

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 41 21 14 6 71 40 20 9 8 3 40 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 31 77
3 Brentford 42 22 9 11 75 34 21 13 5 3 42 16 21 9 4 8 33 18 41 75
4 Fulham 42 21 10 11 56 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 12 73
5 Nottingham Forest 42 18 14 10 54 42 21 10 4 7 24 21 21 8 10 3 30 21 12 68
6 Cardiff City 42 16 16 10 60 54 21 9 9 3 30 20 21 7 7 7 30 34 6 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Swansea City 41 15 15 11 52 48 21 9 5 7 26 22 20 6 10 4 26 26 4 60
9 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 11 15 59 55 21 9 8 4 28 20 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 59
10 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
11 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Reading 42 14 11 17 53 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 53
14 Queens Park Rangers 41 15 8 18 60 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 20 7 3 10 22 30 -6 53
15 Sheffield Wednesday 41 14 10 17 50 56 20 7 6 7 17 25 21 7 4 10 33 31 -6 52
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 21 5 5 11 25 36 -14 47
19 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
20 Charlton Athletic 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 8 5 8 26 24 21 4 5 12 21 33 -10 46
21 Hull City 41 12 9 20 56 72 21 7 3 11 29 35 20 5 6 9 27 37 -16 45
22 Middlesbrough 41 10 14 17 40 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 20 4 6 10 22 30 -13 44
23 Barnsley 42 10 12 20 46 67 21 6 8 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 42
24 Luton Town 42 11 8 23 47 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 41

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.