Match preview: Fulham expected to beat Millwall at Craven Cottage

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 08.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

The bragging rights belong to Fulham so far this season, with their 1st spot in the Championship table and welcoming Millwall (who are in 15th).

Insights:
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (74) in Championship
  • Fulham have scored more than double the goals of Millwall.

This is a local fight, usually meaning more motivation and importance.

These are active days for the team playing at home, as they played only three days ago in the FA Cup. That game was an away game at Manchester City, so at least Fulham are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Fulham form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Craven Cottage as Fulham have scored 37 goals to get 31 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 9-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Midfield player Chalobah got a match rating of 6.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Chalobah had 37 successful passes (of 40 total).

Before that, Fulham drew at home versus Blackpool.

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 seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.

The manager da Silva will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hull City in only four days.

Goals decide football matches and Fulham are scoring many of them at home; 37 on target from 15 league 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 13 from 15 matches.

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Millwall form and stats

There's been little loot from Millwall's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Championship. Millwall only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws. Millwall has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Millwall have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski. It's been 215 minutes since they last conceded in Championship.

Millwall's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Preston North End that finished 0-0. Midfielder McNamara was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.32. McNamara hit two key passes.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against West Bromwich Albion.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Millwall as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Millwall in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other previously this match year: Millwall - Fulham 1-2. Head to head data (for the prior eight meetings): Fulham won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Millwall got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / four

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
28 goals
FulhamF. Carvalho
F. Carvalho
8 goals
FulhamN. Kebano
N. Kebano
8 goals

Fulham missing players

Millwall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fulham Millwall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 15 4 Played P 5 14 28
17 9 2 Won W 0 3 9
7 4 1 Drew D 4 5 10
4 2 1 Lost L 1 6 9
74 37 7 Scored S 4 13 29
26 13 3 Conceded C 5 17 29
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
86% 87% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 64% 68%
57% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 36% 32%
43% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 11%
36% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 4%
61% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 64% 61%
32% 33% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 25%
11% 13% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 21% 21%
 
6.2 6.9 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.9 4.9
3.8 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.7 4.9
1.5 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.1 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.9 17.1 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.4 10.9 11.8
6.2 6.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.6 3.9
43% 39% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 26% 26%
 
9.1 8.6 7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 13 11.9
3 3 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 4.1 3.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Fulham have scored more than double the goals of Millwall.
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (37) at home in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (74) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (39) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+24) at home in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+48) in Championship
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Millwall have won significantly less corners away then 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 Fulham 28 17 7 4 74 26 15 9 4 2 37 13 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 58
2 Blackburn Rovers 30 15 8 7 45 31 15 10 3 2 31 17 15 5 5 5 14 14 14 53
3 AFC Bournemouth 28 15 7 6 44 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 8 4 3 18 10 20 52
4 Queens Park Rangers 28 15 6 7 44 31 15 8 4 3 21 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 13 51
5 Huddersfield Town 30 13 9 8 40 34 15 8 4 3 22 16 15 5 5 5 18 18 6 48
6 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 9 8 34 24 14 8 5 1 21 8 15 4 4 7 13 16 10 45
7 Middlesbrough 28 13 6 9 32 26 15 9 2 4 21 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 6 45
8 Nottingham Forest 29 12 7 10 39 31 15 6 3 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 13 8 43
9 Luton Town 28 11 9 8 39 32 14 6 5 3 22 16 14 5 4 5 17 16 7 42
10 Sheffield United 27 12 6 9 37 33 11 5 2 4 17 11 16 7 4 5 20 22 4 42
11 Preston North End 30 10 11 9 34 35 14 5 7 2 20 17 16 5 4 7 14 18 -1 41
12 Coventry City 27 11 7 9 35 31 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 40
13 Blackpool 29 11 7 11 32 34 16 8 2 6 16 16 13 3 5 5 16 18 -2 40
14 Stoke City 28 11 6 11 33 30 14 6 3 5 19 16 14 5 3 6 14 14 3 39
15 Millwall 28 9 10 9 29 29 14 6 5 3 16 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 0 37
16 Swansea City 28 9 8 11 29 35 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 3 4 7 13 22 -6 35
17 Bristol City 30 9 7 14 39 54 15 5 5 5 18 19 15 4 2 9 21 35 -15 34
18 Birmingham City 30 8 9 13 33 46 15 5 4 6 18 21 15 3 5 7 15 25 -13 33
19 Hull City 29 9 5 15 25 32 15 5 3 7 15 17 14 4 2 8 10 15 -7 32
20 Cardiff City 28 8 5 15 31 48 13 3 1 9 11 20 15 5 4 6 20 28 -17 29
21 Reading 28 8 4 16 33 55 15 4 4 7 21 31 13 4 0 9 12 24 -22 22
22 Peterborough United 27 5 5 17 23 55 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 1 1 12 8 38 -32 20
23 Derby County 29 8 12 9 28 30 14 6 6 2 18 13 15 2 6 7 10 17 -2 15
24 Barnsley 28 2 8 18 17 43 14 2 4 8 8 17 14 0 4 10 9 26 -26 14

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 Fulham 28 17 7 4 74 26 15 9 4 2 37 13 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 58
2 Blackburn Rovers 30 15 8 7 45 31 15 10 3 2 31 17 15 5 5 5 14 14 14 53
3 AFC Bournemouth 28 15 7 6 44 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 8 4 3 18 10 20 52
4 Queens Park Rangers 28 15 6 7 44 31 15 8 4 3 21 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 13 51
5 Huddersfield Town 30 13 9 8 40 34 15 8 4 3 22 16 15 5 5 5 18 18 6 48
6 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 9 8 34 24 14 8 5 1 21 8 15 4 4 7 13 16 10 45
7 Middlesbrough 28 13 6 9 32 26 15 9 2 4 21 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 6 45
8 Nottingham Forest 29 12 7 10 39 31 15 6 3 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 13 8 43
9 Luton Town 28 11 9 8 39 32 14 6 5 3 22 16 14 5 4 5 17 16 7 42
10 Sheffield United 27 12 6 9 37 33 11 5 2 4 17 11 16 7 4 5 20 22 4 42
11 Preston North End 30 10 11 9 34 35 14 5 7 2 20 17 16 5 4 7 14 18 -1 41
12 Coventry City 27 11 7 9 35 31 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 40
13 Blackpool 29 11 7 11 32 34 16 8 2 6 16 16 13 3 5 5 16 18 -2 40
14 Stoke City 28 11 6 11 33 30 14 6 3 5 19 16 14 5 3 6 14 14 3 39
15 Millwall 28 9 10 9 29 29 14 6 5 3 16 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 0 37
16 Swansea City 28 9 8 11 29 35 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 3 4 7 13 22 -6 35
17 Bristol City 30 9 7 14 39 54 15 5 5 5 18 19 15 4 2 9 21 35 -15 34
18 Birmingham City 30 8 9 13 33 46 15 5 4 6 18 21 15 3 5 7 15 25 -13 33
19 Hull City 29 9 5 15 25 32 15 5 3 7 15 17 14 4 2 8 10 15 -7 32
20 Cardiff City 28 8 5 15 31 48 13 3 1 9 11 20 15 5 4 6 20 28 -17 29
21 Reading 28 8 4 16 33 55 15 4 4 7 21 31 13 4 0 9 12 24 -22 22
22 Peterborough United 27 5 5 17 23 55 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 1 1 12 8 38 -32 20
23 Derby County 29 8 12 9 28 30 14 6 6 2 18 13 15 2 6 7 10 17 -2 15
24 Barnsley 28 2 8 18 17 43 14 2 4 8 8 17 14 0 4 10 9 26 -26 14

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