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Preston vs Fulham: English League Cup match prediction
Preston will host Fulham in the 1/16 finals at Deepdale on September 17. At first glance, the visitors are the favorites of the match, but a big surprise can be expected from the hosts, who are unbeaten in the Cup. Will the visitors beat their opponents and what bets should you play? Find out the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Preston North End
EnglandCurrent form
The team is performing well in the English League Cup and has already managed to get through two rounds. In the 1/64 finals, the team beat Sunderland (2:0), and then in the 1/32 stage, they crushed Harrogate 5:0, scoring four goals by the break.
Preston are not doing well in the Championship. Ryan Lowe's men have won just one match in five rounds against Luton Town (1:0), suffered three defeats and drew one match. At this stage, they are in a saving 21st place and have four points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Preston have no problems with their squad.
Interesting trends for betting
- Preston are on a two-game winning streak in the English League Cup
- The team has scored an average of 1.6 goals in its last five games
Tentative line-up : Woodman, Potts, Whatmouth, Storey, Hughes, Whiteman, McCann, Okkels, Fokjar-Jensen, Greenwood, Riis.
Fulham
EnglandCurrent form
Fulham started the English Premier League well and have not lost in three games in a row, but in the opening round they suffered a defeat to Manchester United (0:1). In the last round, the team rolled out a 1:1 draw with West Ham, as well as the game before with Ipswich Town. At this stage, Marco Silva's charges occupy the 12th place in the standings and have five points to their credit.
In the English League Cup, the Cottagers played one match and beat Birmingham in the 1/32 finals (2:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- Fulham are on a four-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
- The team has failed to beat its opponent on its home field in the last two matches
Probable line-up : Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Pereira, Lukic, Traore, Smith-Rowe, Ewobi, Jimenez.
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:2
This scoreline has been recorded in 1 of Fulham's last 3 meetings
8.00Bet 1st half: Fulham win
In 2 of the last 3 matches, the visitors won in the first half
2.30Bet 2nd half: Preston will not score
In 3 of the 5 games that have been played, the "summer residents" did not concede in the second half
1.62Tip and bets
Fulham should make it to the next round of the competition. Moreover, the club has not lost in four games in a row and intends to put up a fight after its success in the 1/32 finals of the English League Cup. We believe that the "cottagers" will easily cope with the representative of the Championship, which has looked terrible lately.
Prediction: Fulham win with odds of 1.75
Bet on total
The visitors will certainly strive to score and bring the match to a logical victory. Fulham have classy players in attack, superior in class and experience to their opponents. However, you shouldn't count on a goal extravaganza, as the "cottagers" have finished three matches in a row with a total under.
Betting Tip - total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.95
Bet on corners
Fulham will spend a lot of time attacking, and Preston will try to respond to the opponent on their home field. You can consider the option of betting on the total over on corner kicks.
Betting Tip - total corners over 10.5 with odds of 2.03
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