Open game expected at Craven Cottage: Fulham vs Newcastle United preview

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England Premier League
Date: Sun 12.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 19th and the visitors in 14th place.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

L W W W L

Fulham form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Fulham have to build on here at Craven Cottage. Fulham has recorded two wins in a row here at Craven Cottage, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Fulham lost their last game at Wolverhampton Wanderers after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that, Fulham had a home game versus Cardiff City which ended with a victory 1-0.

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 seven games. Fulham has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Fulham has scored 22 goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 32 goals have been conceded.

L D W W L

Newcastle United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Newcastle United so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 3-8-7 (win-draw-lose).

The manager Rafael Benítez was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Craven Cottage. Newcastle United suffered a 2-3 loss to Liverpool. Before that, Newcastle United travelled to Brighton & Hove Albion and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Newcastle United playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were 2 Newcastle United wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

The attacking power of Newcastle United when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored in 18 matches. As opposed to that, Newcastle United have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Newcastle United - Fulham 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Fulham, 1 draw and 3 wins for Newcastle United.

Top Goalscorers

A. Mitrović
11 goals / 3 assists
Ayoze Pérez
11 goals / 2 assists
S. Rondón
10 goals / 7 assists

Fulham missing players

Newcastle United missing players

Fulham Newcastle United
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played 5 18 37
7 6 5 Won 2 3 11
5 3 0 Drew 3 8 9
25 9 0 Lost 0 7 17
34 22 13 Scored 4 14 38
77 32 6 Conceded 2 23 48
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 60% 83% 89%
84% 89% 60% Over 1.5 40% 67% 73%
54% 50% 60% Over 2.5 20% 33% 46%
32% 22% 60% Over 3.5 0% 17% 16%
22% 22% 60% Over 4.5 0% 6% 8%
51% 56% 60% BTTS 40% 50% 49%
14% 17% 40% Clean Sheets 60% 28% 27%
38% 28% 0% Failed To Score 40% 39% 35%
 
4.2 5.4 6.4 Corners For (avg) 3.4 3.6 4.8
6 5 3.2 Corners Against (avg) 6.8 7 6.1
1.9 1.9 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.6 1.8 1.5
2 1 0 Red Cards 1 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Fulham hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.

Fulham
All Championship Premier League Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
03-03-19 PL Fulham 1 - 2 Chelsea
09-03-19 PL Leicester City 3 - 1 Fulham
17-03-19 PL Fulham 1 - 2 Liverpool
30-03-19 PL Fulham 0 - 2 Manchester City
02-04-19 PL Watford 4 - 1 Fulham
13-04-19 PL Fulham 2 - 0 Everton
20-04-19 PL AFC Bournemouth 0 - 1 Fulham
27-04-19 PL Fulham 1 - 0 Cardiff City
04-05-19 PL Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 0 Fulham
12-05-19 PL Fulham 14:00 Newcastle United
Newcastle United
All Championship Premier League Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
02-03-19 PL West Ham United 2 - 0 Newcastle United
09-03-19 PL Newcastle United 3 - 2 Everton
16-03-19 PL AFC Bournemouth 2 - 2 Newcastle United
01-04-19 PL Arsenal 2 - 0 Newcastle United
06-04-19 PL Newcastle United 0 - 1 Crystal Palace
12-04-19 PL Leicester City 0 - 1 Newcastle United
20-04-19 PL Newcastle United 3 - 1 Southampton
27-04-19 PL Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 1 Newcastle United
04-05-19 PL Newcastle United 2 - 3 Liverpool
12-05-19 PL Fulham 14:00 Newcastle United

  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 Manchester City 37 31 2 4 91 22 19 18 0 1 57 12 18 13 2 3 34 10 69 95
2 Liverpool 37 29 7 1 87 22 18 16 2 0 53 10 19 13 5 1 34 12 65 94
3 Chelsea 37 21 8 8 63 39 19 12 6 1 39 12 18 9 2 7 24 27 24 71
4 Tottenham Hotspur 37 23 1 13 65 37 18 12 1 5 32 14 19 11 0 8 33 23 28 70
5 Arsenal 37 20 7 10 70 50 19 14 3 2 42 16 18 6 4 8 28 34 20 67
6 Manchester United 37 19 9 9 65 52 18 10 6 2 33 23 19 9 3 7 32 29 13 66
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 16 9 12 47 44 19 10 4 5 28 21 18 6 5 7 19 23 3 57
8 Everton 37 15 8 14 52 44 19 10 4 5 30 21 18 5 4 9 22 23 8 53
9 Leicester City 37 15 6 16 51 48 18 8 2 8 24 20 19 7 4 8 27 28 3 51
10 Watford 37 14 8 15 51 55 18 8 3 7 25 24 19 6 5 8 26 31 -4 50
11 West Ham United 37 14 7 16 48 54 19 9 4 6 32 27 18 5 3 10 16 27 -6 49
12 Crystal Palace 37 13 7 17 46 50 18 4 5 9 14 20 19 9 2 8 32 30 -4 46
13 AFC Bournemouth 37 13 6 18 53 65 19 8 5 6 30 25 18 5 1 12 23 40 -12 45
14 Newcastle United 37 11 9 17 38 48 19 8 1 10 24 25 18 3 8 7 14 23 -10 42
15 Burnley 37 11 7 19 44 65 18 7 2 9 23 29 19 4 5 10 21 36 -21 40
16 Southampton 37 9 11 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 19 4 4 11 18 35 -20 38
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 9 9 19 34 56 18 6 5 7 18 24 19 3 4 12 16 32 -22 36
18 Cardiff City 37 9 4 24 32 69 19 6 2 11 21 38 18 3 2 13 11 31 -37 31
19 Fulham 37 7 5 25 34 77 18 6 3 9 22 32 19 1 2 16 12 45 -43 26
20 Huddersfield Town 37 3 6 28 21 75 19 2 3 14 10 31 18 1 3 14 11 44 -54 15

Editor’s Pick

More from England - Premier League