Fulham supporters put their faith in manager S. Parker to deliver victory against Middlesbrough

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Fri 17.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

It's advantage Fulham so far with their 4th position in the Championship table, welcoming Middlesbrough who are placed 16th.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the FA Cup. That game, against Tottenham Hotspur, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Middlesbrough.

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Fulham form and stats

8 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Fulham have to build on here at Craven Cottage in the Championship.

Fulham enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hull City's place. The match ended 1-0 with Ivan Cavaleiro scoring. Previous to that game, a FA Cup home match hosting Aston Villa in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fulham handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D1-L0.

Fulham have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Craven Cottage with 25 goals in 14 league matches. Fulham's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Middlesbrough have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-5-6 (13 played). Middlesbrough love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Two away games in a row for Middlesbrough, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Derby County in the Championship.

Middlesbrough are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of six matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Birmingham City in just four days.

Middlesbrough have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Middlesbrough have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Fulham and Middlesbrough have met before this season: Middlesbrough - Fulham 0-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Fulham won 4, Middlesbrough won 2 and 4 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
18 goals
FulhamT. Cairney
T. Cairney
6 goals
FulhamI. Neves Abreu Cavaleiro
I. Neves Abreu Cavaleiro
6 goals

Fulham missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fulham Middlesbrough
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 4 13 27
13 8 2 Won W 1 2 8
6 2 0 Drew D 1 5 10
8 4 3 Lost L 2 6 9
41 25 6 Scored S 4 14 28
30 16 8 Conceded C 8 21 34
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
78% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 59%
56% 71% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 37%
19% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 30%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
56% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 46% 44%
30% 36% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 33%
19% 7% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 30%
 
5.9 7.4 7 Corners For (avg) C F 5 5.2 5
4.3 3.7 4.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.2 6.6 5.7
1.9 2.1 2.6 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.2 1.9
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 2 3 4
 
359 205 62 Total Shots T S 39 153 333
123 69 16 Shots on Target S O 18 48 99
33% 36% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 29% 28%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • 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.
  • Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Swansea City 27 11 9 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 13 5 6 2 15 15 2 42
8 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Cardiff City 27 9 11 7 38 40 13 7 5 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 38
13 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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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 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 27 15 7 5 43 23 13 7 4 2 19 10 14 8 3 3 24 13 20 52
3 Brentford 27 14 4 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 14 6 1 7 19 12 23 46
4 Fulham 27 13 6 8 41 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 11 45
5 Nottingham Forest 26 12 8 6 35 26 12 6 2 4 14 13 14 6 6 2 21 13 9 44
6 Sheffield Wednesday 27 12 6 9 39 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 14 6 2 6 25 16 13 42
7 Swansea City 27 11 9 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 13 5 6 2 15 15 2 42
8 Millwall 27 10 11 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 2 41
9 Bristol City 27 11 8 8 41 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 1 41
10 Preston North End 27 11 7 9 37 33 14 9 2 3 29 17 13 2 5 6 8 16 4 40
11 Hull City 27 11 6 10 40 35 14 6 2 6 21 17 13 5 4 4 19 18 5 39
12 Cardiff City 27 9 11 7 38 40 13 7 5 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 38
13 Blackburn Rovers 27 10 7 10 35 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 37
14 Reading 26 10 6 10 34 29 13 6 1 6 19 17 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 36
15 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 5 12 45 51 14 5 4 5 28 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -6 35
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 10 9 28 34 14 6 5 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 34
17 Derby County 27 8 10 9 28 36 14 7 5 2 18 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -8 34
18 Birmingham City 27 9 5 13 33 44 13 5 2 6 19 20 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 32
19 Charlton Athletic 27 7 8 12 36 39 14 5 4 5 20 18 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 29
20 Huddersfield Town 27 7 7 13 31 44 14 4 4 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 28
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 27 5 9 13 35 50 14 4 6 4 24 26 13 1 3 9 11 24 -15 24
23 Wigan Athletic 27 5 8 14 24 41 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 1 4 9 12 24 -17 23
24 Luton Town 27 6 3 18 33 58 13 4 3 6 20 22 14 2 0 12 13 36 -25 21

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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.