Fulham supporters put their faith in manager M. Saraiva da Silva to deliver victory against Stoke City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

Fulham greet Stoke City for another engaging Championship game here at Craven Cottage.

Insights:
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+7) in Championship

It's no vacation for neither Fulham nor Stoke City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Fulham form and stats

Only two Championship home games for Fulham so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

A good away victory last time out for Fulham, who won 2-0 against Birmingham City (placed 8th). Alfie Mawson, defender, was given a rating of 7.6/10 in that game, top of the team. Mawson hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Hull City.

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 ten games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost two.

Fulham has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Stoke City form and stats

Four points from two away games for Stoke City, meaning one draw and one victory in the Championship so far.

Stoke are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Carabao Cup against Doncaster Rovers. Midfielder Thomas Ince was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Ince scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Nottingham Forest in the Championship.

We have checked recent matches where Stoke have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were two victories, one draw and one defeat.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Stoke City has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the prior ten meetings between these two sides are: five wins for Fulham, zero draws and five wins for Stoke City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamF. Carvalho
F. Carvalho
3 goals
FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
3 goals
FulhamI. Neves Abreu Cavaleiro
I. Neves Abreu Cavaleiro
2 goals

Fulham missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fulham Stoke City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
10 3 0 Scored S 0 3 7
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 25%
 
6.2 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.5 5.8
2.5 1.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6 5.8
2 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9 11.8
6.5 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.5 4.5
38% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 43% 39%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+7) in Championship
Fulham Last season Stoke City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   23 46
5 2   Won W   6 15
13 4   Drew D   10 15
20 13   Lost L   7 16
27 9   Scored S   21 50
53 28   Conceded C   24 52
87% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   74% 83%
68% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 65%
32% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 35%
13% 5%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 17%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 15%
42% 26%   BTTS BTTS   30% 39%
24% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   52% 46%
47% 63%   Failed to Score F T   43% 33%
 
4.3 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.7
5.1 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 4.6
1.8 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
3 2   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11.6 12.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 10.3
3.6 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3
20% 14%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 36%

  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 4 3 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 7 10
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 3 1 0 11 5 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 6 10
3 Stoke City 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Coventry City 4 3 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 9
5 Queens Park Rangers 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 8
6 Cardiff City 4 2 2 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 8
7 AFC Bournemouth 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 8
8 Birmingham City 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 4 7
9 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Huddersfield Town 4 2 1 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 7
11 Luton Town 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
12 Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
13 Barnsley 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5
14 Derby County 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
15 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 4
16 Swansea City 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
17 Peterborough United 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 4
18 Reading 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 3
19 Hull City 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 -3 3
20 Preston North End 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 3
21 Millwall 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
22 Blackpool 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -3 2
23 Sheffield United 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 -6 1
24 Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 4 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 27 5 6 83 32 19 13 2 4 43 17 19 14 3 2 40 15 51 86
2 Manchester United 38 21 11 6 73 44 19 9 4 6 38 28 19 12 7 0 35 16 29 74
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 68 42 19 10 3 6 29 20 19 10 6 3 39 22 26 69
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 58 36 19 9 6 4 31 18 19 10 4 5 27 18 22 67
5 Leicester City 38 20 6 12 68 50 19 9 1 9 34 30 19 11 5 3 34 20 18 66
6 West Ham United 38 19 8 11 62 47 19 10 4 5 32 22 19 9 4 6 30 25 15 65
7 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 8 12 68 45 19 10 3 6 35 20 19 8 5 6 33 25 23 62
8 Arsenal 38 18 7 13 55 39 19 8 4 7 24 21 19 10 3 6 31 18 16 61
9 Leeds United 38 18 5 15 62 54 19 8 5 6 28 21 19 10 0 9 34 33 8 59
10 Everton 38 17 8 13 47 48 19 6 4 9 24 28 19 11 4 4 23 20 -1 59
11 Aston Villa 38 16 7 15 55 46 19 7 4 8 29 27 19 9 3 7 26 19 9 55
12 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 46 62 19 6 5 8 26 33 19 6 4 9 20 29 -16 45
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 9 17 36 52 19 7 4 8 21 25 19 5 5 9 15 27 -16 45
14 Crystal Palace 38 12 8 18 41 66 19 6 5 8 20 32 19 6 3 10 21 34 -25 44
15 Southampton 38 12 7 19 47 68 19 8 3 8 28 25 19 4 4 11 19 43 -21 43
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 40 46 19 4 9 6 22 22 19 5 5 9 18 24 -6 41
17 Burnley 38 10 9 19 33 55 19 4 6 9 14 27 19 6 3 10 19 28 -22 39
18 Fulham 38 5 13 20 27 53 19 2 4 13 9 28 19 3 9 7 18 25 -26 28
19 West Bromwich Albion 38 5 11 22 35 76 19 3 6 10 15 39 19 2 5 12 20 37 -41 26
20 Sheffield United 38 7 2 29 20 63 19 5 1 13 12 27 19 2 1 16 8 36 -43 23
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 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 Fulham 4 3 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 7 10
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 3 1 0 11 5 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 6 10
3 Stoke City 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Coventry City 4 3 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 9
5 Queens Park Rangers 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 8
6 Cardiff City 4 2 2 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 8
7 AFC Bournemouth 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 8
8 Birmingham City 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 4 7
9 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Huddersfield Town 4 2 1 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 7
11 Luton Town 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
12 Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
13 Barnsley 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5
14 Derby County 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
15 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 4
16 Swansea City 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
17 Peterborough United 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 4
18 Reading 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 3
19 Hull City 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 -3 3
20 Preston North End 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 3
21 Millwall 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
22 Blackpool 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -3 2
23 Sheffield United 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 -6 1
24 Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 4 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0

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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.