Fulham vs Cardiff City match preview: Even contest expected at Craven Cottage

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Sat 27.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

Fulham are welcoming Cardiff City for another important game after their 1-0 result against AFC Bournemouth.

Fulham and Cardiff City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Fulham form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Fulham, who have the most conceded goals (76) in Premier League, have to build on here at Craven Cottage.

Fulham are returning here after visiting AFC Bournemouth in a Premier League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Fulham won a home game hosting Everton (2-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Fulham perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Fulham as a small favourite), we find six games. Fulham has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Fulham are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 21 goals in 17 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fulham defense is not exactly impregnable. 32 goals conceded from 17 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Cardiff City form and stats

There's been little loot from Cardiff City's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 17 away games. Cardiff City only has 3 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 2 draws.

Cardiff City failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Liverpool that ended with defeat 0-2. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Brighton & Hove Albion at their stadium, the result 2-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Cardiff City in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Cardiff City, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 17 away games, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cardiff City have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cardiff City - Fulham 4-2. Fulham-Cardiff City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Fulham 3 wins, Cardiff City 2 wins, 5 draws.

Top Goalscorers

A. Mitrović
11 goals / 3 assists
A. Schürrle
6 goals
Víctor Camarasa
5 goals / 4 assists

Fulham missing players

Cardiff City missing players

Fulham Cardiff City
Total Home Statistic Away Total
35 17 Played 17 35
33 21 Scored 11 30
76 32 Conceded 30 65
97% 100% Over 0.5 88% 89%
89% 94% Over 1.5 71% 74%
57% 53% Over 2.5 41% 51%
34% 24% Over 3.5 24% 26%
23% 24% Over 4.5 18% 23%
54% 59% Both teams to score 35% 40%
11% 12% Clean Sheet 24% 26%
37% 29% Failed To Score 53% 46%
 
4.1 5.1 Corners For (avg) 4 4.4
6 5.1 Corners Against (avg) 7.8 7
1.9 2.1 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 1.8
2 1 Red Cards (total) 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Fulham hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Liverpool 35 27 7 1 79 20 17 15 2 0 48 10 18 12 5 1 31 10 59 88
2 Manchester City 34 28 2 4 87 22 18 17 0 1 56 12 16 11 2 3 31 10 65 86
3 Tottenham Hotspur 34 22 1 11 64 35 16 11 1 4 31 13 18 11 0 7 33 22 29 67
4 Arsenal 34 20 6 8 68 43 18 14 2 2 41 15 16 6 4 6 27 28 25 66
5 Chelsea 34 20 6 8 57 36 17 11 5 1 34 10 17 9 1 7 23 26 21 66
6 Manchester United 34 19 7 8 63 48 16 10 5 1 32 20 18 9 2 7 31 28 15 64
7 Everton 35 14 7 14 50 44 18 9 4 5 28 21 17 5 3 9 22 23 6 49
8 Watford 34 14 7 13 49 49 16 8 2 6 23 21 18 6 5 7 26 28 0 49
9 Leicester City 35 14 6 15 48 47 17 7 2 8 21 20 18 7 4 7 27 27 1 48
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 13 9 12 41 42 17 8 4 5 24 20 17 5 5 7 17 22 -1 48
11 West Ham United 35 12 7 16 44 54 18 8 4 6 29 27 17 4 3 10 15 27 -10 43
12 Crystal Palace 35 12 6 17 43 48 17 4 4 9 14 20 18 8 2 8 29 28 -5 42
13 Newcastle United 35 11 8 16 35 44 18 8 1 9 22 22 17 3 7 7 13 22 -9 41
14 AFC Bournemouth 35 12 5 18 49 62 18 7 5 6 29 25 17 5 0 12 20 37 -13 41
15 Burnley 34 11 6 17 42 60 17 7 2 8 23 28 17 4 4 9 19 32 -18 39
16 Southampton 34 9 9 16 40 57 17 5 6 6 23 26 17 4 3 10 17 31 -17 36
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 7 18 32 53 17 6 4 7 17 23 17 3 3 11 15 30 -21 34
18 Cardiff City 35 9 4 22 30 65 18 6 2 10 19 35 17 3 2 12 11 30 -35 31
19 Fulham 35 6 5 24 33 76 17 5 3 9 21 32 18 1 2 15 12 44 -43 23
20 Huddersfield Town 35 3 5 27 20 69 18 2 2 14 9 30 17 1 3 13 11 39 -49 14

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