Fulham stubborn opponents but Brighton & Hove Albion expect victory

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium (30750 seats)

Brighton & Hove Albion have played well this season, proven by 6th place in the table. Fulham have an outlook both direction in the table from the 7th place.

Insights:
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Fulham have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Premier League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats

All-inclusive Premier League stats at home this season for Brighton & Hove Albion are 5-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at The American Express Community Stadium.

The home team returns to The American Express Community Stadium after drawing with Crystal Palace (placed 12th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Midfield player March got a match rating of 8.64 in that game, the max score being 10. March scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times and had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting AFC Bournemouth in a game that was won 1-0.

Take note: 9 of the most recent 11 league games from this football club have had at least one goal from each team.

Brighton have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The American Express Community Stadium with 17 goals in 10 league matches.

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Fulham form and stats

Playing away, Fulham have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.

The Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 225 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The regulars enjoyed Fulham's previous match versus Nottingham Forest (placed 14th), a 2-0 win played at home. That win felt sweet as this club had gone three league rounds without winning. The 2-0 victory against Nottingham Forest could easily have been bigger as the victors made a valiant effort at breaking the goal posts, hitting them three times. Defender Robinson was the best team player with a rating of 8.03. Robinson hit two key passes and won 8 of 12 duels.

Earlier, the FA Cup win away at Sunderland.

Fulham find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Fulham 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 three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Fulham have won at least one point in the last 5 games (2-3-0) against Brighton & Hove Albion.

This was the score when the teams met previously this season; Fulham - Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
11 goals
FulhamB. Reid
B. Reid
4 goals
FulhamJ. Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
J. Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
3 goals

Brighton & Hove Albion missing players

Fulham missing players

Brighton & Hove Albion Fulham
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 4 11 23
10 5 3 Won W 0 4 10
5 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
6 3 1 Lost L 4 5 8
39 17 13 Scored S 3 14 34
28 10 5 Conceded C 7 14 30
90% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 87%
76% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 74%
62% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 64% 70%
43% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 30%
29% 30% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 17%
62% 40% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 55% 61%
29% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 30%
19% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 22%
 
6 7.7 9 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.9 4.8
3.8 2.9 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 9.5 5.9 5.5
1.5 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.2 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.1 15.1 16 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 10.4 11.9
5.4 5.9 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.4 4
34% 29% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 38% 37%
 
9.9 8.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 20.5 14.5 13.3
3.4 3 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.2 4.7 5.1
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Fulham have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Premier League
  • Fulham have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 21 16 3 2 46 18 10 8 2 0 26 11 11 8 1 2 20 7 28 51
2 Manchester City 21 14 3 4 53 21 11 9 1 1 38 12 10 5 2 3 15 9 32 45
3 Manchester United 22 13 4 5 36 28 11 8 2 1 21 8 11 5 2 4 15 20 8 43
4 Newcastle United 22 10 11 1 35 13 11 6 5 0 19 6 11 4 6 1 16 7 22 41
5 Tottenham Hotspur 23 12 3 8 42 35 11 7 0 4 22 15 12 5 3 4 20 20 7 39
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 10 5 6 39 28 10 5 2 3 17 10 11 5 3 3 22 18 11 35
7 Fulham 23 10 5 8 34 30 12 6 3 3 20 16 11 4 2 5 14 14 4 35
8 Brentford 22 8 10 4 36 29 11 6 4 1 23 10 11 2 6 3 13 19 7 34
9 Chelsea 22 8 7 7 23 22 10 5 3 2 13 7 12 3 4 5 10 15 1 31
10 Liverpool 20 8 5 7 34 28 10 6 3 1 23 9 10 2 2 6 11 19 6 29
11 Aston Villa 21 8 4 9 25 31 11 5 2 4 17 15 10 3 2 5 8 16 -6 28
12 Crystal Palace 22 6 7 9 20 30 12 4 4 4 12 17 10 2 3 5 8 13 -10 25
13 Leicester City 22 7 3 12 36 38 11 3 3 5 15 13 11 4 0 7 21 25 -2 24
14 Nottingham Forest 22 6 6 10 17 37 11 5 3 3 14 12 11 1 3 7 3 25 -20 24
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 6 5 11 17 31 11 4 2 5 9 14 11 2 3 6 8 17 -14 23
16 West Ham United 22 5 5 12 19 27 11 4 2 5 12 13 11 1 3 7 7 14 -8 20
17 Leeds United 21 4 7 10 28 36 10 3 4 3 15 14 11 1 3 7 13 22 -8 19
18 Everton 21 4 6 11 16 28 11 3 2 6 10 14 10 1 4 5 6 14 -12 18
19 AFC Bournemouth 22 4 6 12 20 44 11 3 4 4 11 12 11 1 2 8 9 32 -24 18
20 Southampton 22 4 3 15 18 40 11 1 3 7 10 19 11 3 0 8 8 21 -22 15

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.