Fulham vs Preston North End preview: Guests in for a back-breaking job at Craven Cottage

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

Championship: Fulham welcome Preston North End in what could be an appealing football fixture. Here's all the news, stats and facts!

Insights:
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (95) in Championship
  • Fulham have scored more than double the goals of Preston North End.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fulham and Preston North End.

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Fulham form and stats

Fulham are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Craven Cottage. 12 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 20 games.

Fulham are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Derby County. Wilson (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.61/10. Wilson hit three key passes.

Ahead of that match, Fulham lost 1-3 at home to Coventry City.

There will be little rest for Fulham after this match as they are travelling to AFC Bournemouth for a Championship game in only four days.

The Fulham manager da Silva has got the team scoring with 46 from 20 home games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 5 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 19 from 20 matches.

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Preston North End form and stats

The visitors are W6-D6-L9 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Preston North End have lost on their last two travels.

There were no winners in Preston's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Millwall (placed 10th). Iversen had red hot gloves after the game against Millwall, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Queens Park Rangers.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Preston North End as they have only managed to score 16 times from 21 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Preston North End have conceded 24 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams face each other this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: Preston North End - Fulham 1-1. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's five Fulham victories, three draws and one Preston North End win. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
38 goals
Preston North EndE. Riis Jakobsen
E. Riis Jakobsen
13 goals
FulhamH. Wilson
H. Wilson
10 goals

Fulham missing players

Preston North End missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fulham Preston North End
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 20 7 Played P 7 21 42
25 12 5 Won W 2 6 14
8 4 1 Drew D 1 6 16
8 4 1 Lost L 4 9 12
95 46 18 Scored S 6 16 44
37 19 6 Conceded C 13 24 47
98% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 83%
80% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 52% 64%
54% 60% 86% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 38% 43%
34% 30% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 14% 19%
27% 20% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 7%
56% 60% 57% BTTS BTTS 43% 33% 52%
37% 35% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 31%
10% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 57% 52% 33%
 
6.3 7.1 6.1 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.8 4.9
4.1 4 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.8 4.9
1.4 1.2 0.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 2.2 2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
15.9 18.1 16.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 8.8 10.9
6 6.5 6.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.3 3.1
39% 35% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 33% 34%
 
8.9 8.8 10.4 Shots against (avg) S A 10.9 11.5 11.7
3 3 3.1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.5 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Fulham have scored more than double the goals of Preston North End.
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (46) at home in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (95) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (46) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the second half (49) in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+58) 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 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 40 21 11 8 62 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 74
3 Huddersfield Town 42 19 13 10 56 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 21 8 7 6 25 23 11 70
4 Luton Town 42 19 11 12 60 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 21 8 5 8 25 26 13 68
5 Nottingham Forest 40 19 10 11 61 37 21 11 4 6 34 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 24 67
6 Sheffield United 42 18 11 13 54 43 21 11 5 5 33 15 21 7 6 8 21 28 11 65
7 Middlesbrough 41 18 9 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 21 6 7 8 23 24 10 63
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 17 12 13 53 44 21 12 5 4 36 22 21 5 7 9 17 22 9 63
9 Coventry City 42 17 11 14 58 53 21 10 5 6 31 21 21 7 6 8 27 32 5 62
10 Millwall 42 16 14 12 46 41 21 11 6 4 27 15 21 5 8 8 19 26 5 62
11 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 12 14 47 41 21 11 7 3 29 16 21 5 5 11 18 25 6 60
12 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 57 55 21 9 6 6 28 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 2 60
13 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
14 Swansea City 41 16 10 15 49 54 20 9 6 5 26 22 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 58
15 Stoke City 42 15 10 17 53 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 21 6 6 9 25 26 5 55
16 Blackpool 41 14 11 16 45 49 21 10 3 8 23 23 20 4 8 8 22 26 -4 53
17 Cardiff City 41 14 7 20 48 63 21 7 3 11 21 27 20 7 4 9 27 36 -15 49
18 Bristol City 42 13 9 20 53 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 48
19 Hull City 42 13 8 21 36 46 21 6 3 12 18 27 21 7 5 9 18 19 -10 47
20 Birmingham City 42 11 12 19 45 64 21 7 5 9 24 29 21 4 7 10 21 35 -19 45
21 Reading 42 13 7 22 50 78 21 7 4 10 29 39 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 40
22 Derby County 42 13 13 16 42 48 21 11 7 3 29 18 21 2 6 13 13 30 -6 31
23 Peterborough United 42 7 10 25 36 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 21 2 3 16 14 51 -47 31
24 Barnsley 41 6 12 23 31 60 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 1 5 15 14 38 -29 30

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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 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 40 21 11 8 62 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 74
3 Huddersfield Town 42 19 13 10 56 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 21 8 7 6 25 23 11 70
4 Luton Town 42 19 11 12 60 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 21 8 5 8 25 26 13 68
5 Nottingham Forest 40 19 10 11 61 37 21 11 4 6 34 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 24 67
6 Sheffield United 42 18 11 13 54 43 21 11 5 5 33 15 21 7 6 8 21 28 11 65
7 Middlesbrough 41 18 9 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 21 6 7 8 23 24 10 63
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 17 12 13 53 44 21 12 5 4 36 22 21 5 7 9 17 22 9 63
9 Coventry City 42 17 11 14 58 53 21 10 5 6 31 21 21 7 6 8 27 32 5 62
10 Millwall 42 16 14 12 46 41 21 11 6 4 27 15 21 5 8 8 19 26 5 62
11 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 12 14 47 41 21 11 7 3 29 16 21 5 5 11 18 25 6 60
12 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 57 55 21 9 6 6 28 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 2 60
13 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
14 Swansea City 41 16 10 15 49 54 20 9 6 5 26 22 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 58
15 Stoke City 42 15 10 17 53 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 21 6 6 9 25 26 5 55
16 Blackpool 41 14 11 16 45 49 21 10 3 8 23 23 20 4 8 8 22 26 -4 53
17 Cardiff City 41 14 7 20 48 63 21 7 3 11 21 27 20 7 4 9 27 36 -15 49
18 Bristol City 42 13 9 20 53 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 48
19 Hull City 42 13 8 21 36 46 21 6 3 12 18 27 21 7 5 9 18 19 -10 47
20 Birmingham City 42 11 12 19 45 64 21 7 5 9 24 29 21 4 7 10 21 35 -19 45
21 Reading 42 13 7 22 50 78 21 7 4 10 29 39 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 40
22 Derby County 42 13 13 16 42 48 21 11 7 3 29 18 21 2 6 13 13 30 -6 31
23 Peterborough United 42 7 10 25 36 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 21 2 3 16 14 51 -47 31
24 Barnsley 41 6 12 23 31 60 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 1 5 15 14 38 -29 30

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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.