National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fulham or Burnley that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Fulham nor Burnley 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.
Fulham form and stats
Fulham was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the FA Cup.With 1 Premier League win, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Fulham are certainly not brimming with confidence. The Fulham manager S. Parker might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Fulham crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Manchester United here at Craven Cottage in a Premier League match. Before that game, the home loss against Chelsea with the scoreline 0-1.
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 nine games) they have won seven times, drawn one and lost one.
Fulham are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Brighton & Hove Albion awaits in three days.
Fulham have scored 7 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Burnley form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.There's been little loot from Burnley's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Premier League. Burnley only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against West Ham United wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Burnley goalie Nick Pope was high and low in the Liverpool game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
Burnley are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, three draws and zero defeats. From a total of seven matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Burnley are hosting Aston Villa in the Premier League only three days away.
Burnley are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 10 away games. Burnley have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - one - four (Fulham wins - draws - Burnley wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Reid 4 goals |  A. Lookman 3 goals |   C. Wood 3 goals |
Fulham missing players
Burnley missing players
| Fulham | Burnley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 15% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 10.2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 25% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 21% | ||
| 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 United | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Everton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Fulham | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -28 | 11 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 5 |
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