Fulham favourites for feisty fight facing Sheffield Wednesday

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 18.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

4th position in the Championship table for Fulham so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 15th-placed Sheffield Wednesday visits Craven Cottage.

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 Sheffield Wednesday.

Sheffield Wednesday is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Fulham form and stats

Fulham are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Craven Cottage. 14 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats is the summary from 22 games. Two home wins in a row for Fulham bring valid hopes of a third.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marek Rodak not having conceded a league goal in 449 minutes.

Fulham travelled for their previous game, a trip to West Bromwich Albion that ended 0-0. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Cardiff City.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fulham handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, one draw and zero defeats.

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

Fulham have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Craven Cottage with 35 goals in 22 league matches. Fulham have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

The visitors are W8-D4-L10 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Sheffield have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Championship.

Sheffield played 0-0 against Huddersfield Town in their previous match. Preceding that game was the away victory against Queens Park Rangers with the score of 3-0.

We have checked recent matches where Sheffield Wednesday have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were zero victories, zero draws and three defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Middlesbrough in the Championship only four days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Sheffield's attacking play in away games, having scored 36 goals in 22 league matches away. Sheffield have conceded 31 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sheffield Wednesday - Fulham 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Fulham won three, Sheffield Wednesday won four and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
24 goals
FulhamT. Cairney
T. Cairney
8 goals
Sheffield WednesdayJ. Murphy
J. Murphy
7 goals

Fulham missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fulham Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
44 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
22 14 5 Won W 2 8 15
11 2 0 Drew D 1 4 11
11 6 2 Lost L 4 10 18
58 35 13 Scored S 9 36 54
44 23 5 Conceded C 11 31 59
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
70% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 86% 73%
43% 55% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 64% 52%
14% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 32% 25%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 18% 11%
45% 41% 43% BTTS BTTS 43% 64% 52%
39% 45% 57% Clean Sheets C S 29% 18% 30%
23% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 29% 18% 25%
 
5.8 6.9 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 5.6 5.8
4.7 4 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.1 5.4 4.5
1.8 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 2
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
574 323 107 Total Shots T S 92 259 560
198 110 33 Shots on Target S O 30 84 174
29% 32% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 43% 31%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 44 26 9 9 70 34 22 14 5 3 36 14 22 12 4 6 34 20 36 87
2 West Bromwich Albion 45 22 16 7 75 43 22 10 9 3 42 25 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 82
3 Brentford 44 24 9 11 79 35 22 14 5 3 43 16 22 10 4 8 36 19 44 81
4 Fulham 44 22 11 11 58 44 22 14 2 6 35 23 22 8 9 5 23 21 14 77
5 Nottingham Forest 44 18 16 10 57 45 22 10 5 7 26 23 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 70
6 Cardiff City 44 17 16 11 62 57 22 10 9 3 32 21 22 7 7 8 30 36 5 67
7 Millwall 44 16 17 11 50 46 22 9 8 5 29 24 22 7 9 6 21 22 4 65
8 Swansea City 44 16 16 12 57 52 22 9 5 8 26 23 22 7 11 4 31 29 5 64
9 Preston North End 44 17 11 16 56 53 22 11 4 7 37 29 22 6 7 9 19 24 3 62
10 Bristol City 44 17 11 16 59 63 22 8 6 8 29 32 22 9 5 8 30 31 -4 62
11 Derby County 44 16 13 15 58 60 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 5 5 12 26 42 -2 61
12 Blackburn Rovers 44 16 12 16 60 57 22 9 9 4 29 21 22 7 3 12 31 36 3 60
13 Wigan Athletic 44 15 12 17 54 53 22 10 6 6 32 22 22 5 6 11 22 31 1 57
14 Reading 44 15 11 18 55 50 22 7 4 11 25 30 22 8 7 7 30 20 5 56
15 Sheffield Wednesday 44 15 11 18 54 59 22 7 7 8 18 28 22 8 4 10 36 31 -5 56
16 Queens Park Rangers 44 15 9 20 61 71 22 8 5 9 38 39 22 7 4 11 23 32 -10 54
17 Huddersfield Town 45 13 12 20 51 66 23 8 6 9 26 30 22 5 6 11 25 36 -15 51
18 Stoke City 44 14 8 22 57 67 22 10 3 9 35 26 22 4 5 13 22 41 -10 50
19 Middlesbrough 44 12 14 18 45 57 22 6 8 8 19 26 22 6 6 10 26 31 -12 50
20 Birmingham City 44 12 14 18 53 70 22 6 7 9 32 39 22 6 7 9 21 31 -17 50
21 Charlton Athletic 44 12 11 21 48 59 22 8 5 9 26 25 22 4 6 12 22 34 -11 47
22 Hull City 44 12 9 23 57 83 22 7 3 12 29 36 22 5 6 11 28 47 -26 45
23 Luton Town 44 12 9 23 50 80 22 7 7 8 30 35 22 5 2 15 20 45 -30 45
24 Barnsley 44 10 13 21 46 68 22 6 9 7 28 33 22 4 4 14 18 35 -22 43

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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 44 26 9 9 70 34 22 14 5 3 36 14 22 12 4 6 34 20 36 87
2 West Bromwich Albion 45 22 16 7 75 43 22 10 9 3 42 25 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 82
3 Brentford 44 24 9 11 79 35 22 14 5 3 43 16 22 10 4 8 36 19 44 81
4 Fulham 44 22 11 11 58 44 22 14 2 6 35 23 22 8 9 5 23 21 14 77
5 Nottingham Forest 44 18 16 10 57 45 22 10 5 7 26 23 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 70
6 Cardiff City 44 17 16 11 62 57 22 10 9 3 32 21 22 7 7 8 30 36 5 67
7 Millwall 44 16 17 11 50 46 22 9 8 5 29 24 22 7 9 6 21 22 4 65
8 Swansea City 44 16 16 12 57 52 22 9 5 8 26 23 22 7 11 4 31 29 5 64
9 Preston North End 44 17 11 16 56 53 22 11 4 7 37 29 22 6 7 9 19 24 3 62
10 Bristol City 44 17 11 16 59 63 22 8 6 8 29 32 22 9 5 8 30 31 -4 62
11 Derby County 44 16 13 15 58 60 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 5 5 12 26 42 -2 61
12 Blackburn Rovers 44 16 12 16 60 57 22 9 9 4 29 21 22 7 3 12 31 36 3 60
13 Wigan Athletic 44 15 12 17 54 53 22 10 6 6 32 22 22 5 6 11 22 31 1 57
14 Reading 44 15 11 18 55 50 22 7 4 11 25 30 22 8 7 7 30 20 5 56
15 Sheffield Wednesday 44 15 11 18 54 59 22 7 7 8 18 28 22 8 4 10 36 31 -5 56
16 Queens Park Rangers 44 15 9 20 61 71 22 8 5 9 38 39 22 7 4 11 23 32 -10 54
17 Huddersfield Town 45 13 12 20 51 66 23 8 6 9 26 30 22 5 6 11 25 36 -15 51
18 Stoke City 44 14 8 22 57 67 22 10 3 9 35 26 22 4 5 13 22 41 -10 50
19 Middlesbrough 44 12 14 18 45 57 22 6 8 8 19 26 22 6 6 10 26 31 -12 50
20 Birmingham City 44 12 14 18 53 70 22 6 7 9 32 39 22 6 7 9 21 31 -17 50
21 Charlton Athletic 44 12 11 21 48 59 22 8 5 9 26 25 22 4 6 12 22 34 -11 47
22 Hull City 44 12 9 23 57 83 22 7 3 12 29 36 22 5 6 11 28 47 -26 45
23 Luton Town 44 12 9 23 50 80 22 7 7 8 30 35 22 5 2 15 20 45 -30 45
24 Barnsley 44 10 13 21 46 68 22 6 9 7 28 33 22 4 4 14 18 35 -22 43

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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.