A important fixture in Championship as both contenders are battling for the top league positions. With Stoke City in 8th place and Fulham placed 1st, this has all the looks of a thriling fight. Read on to learn more!
- Fulham have the most scored goals (70) in Championship
The visiting Fulham played their last game only four days ago, a Championship match.
Stoke City form and stats
Stoke City have collected 21 points from their Championship home games so far after 6-3-4.
Stoke City are returning here after visiting Hull City in a Championship game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Ince and Brown scored the goal(s). Midfielder Clucas was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.14 (out of ten) in that game. Clucas signed up for two assists, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 37 successful passes (of 45 total).
Previous to that game, a FA Cup home match hosting Leyton Orient in a game that was won 2-0.There will be little rest for Stoke City after this match as they are travelling to Coventry City for a Championship game in only three days.
Stoke City has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Fulham form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Championship. Fulham are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Fulham are travelling after their nice 6-2 home win in the Championship against Birmingham City (placed 18th). Midfielder Carvalho was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.1. Carvalho scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total).
That result followed a home victory 6-2 versus Bristol City.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 34 goals in 12 league games away this season. It's not easy to score on Fulham as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Stoke City and Fulham have played each other previously this season: Fulham - Stoke City 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - zero - five (Stoke City wins - draws - Fulham wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 27 goals |  N. Kebano 8 goals |  H. Wilson 8 goals |
Stoke City missing players
Fulham missing players
| Stoke City | Fulham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | 70 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 92% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 64% | 62% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 40% | 38% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 58% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 42% |
| 8% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 42% | 35% |
| 44% | 46% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 58% |
| 40% | 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 24% | 23% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 5.3 | 5 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 10.7 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 14.8 | 16 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 10.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| 29% | 33% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 47% | 43% |
| 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 10 | 9.3 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3 |
- Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fulham have scored more than double the goals of Stoke City.
- Fulham have the most scored goals (34) away in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals (70) in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Championship
- Fulham have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Championship
- Fulham have the the best goal difference (+23) away in Championship
- Fulham have the the best goal difference (+47) in Championship
- Fulham 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 | Fulham | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 47 | 54 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 49 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 37 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 12 | Millwall | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 33 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 33 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 32 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | -13 | 30 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 28 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 19 | Hull City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | -18 | 23 |
| 21 | Reading | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -27 | 19 |
| 23 | Derby County | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
