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Fulham vs Southampton: English Premier League match prediction
In the 17th round of the Premier League on December 22, Fulham will host the main loser of the season, Southampton. The guests have had a coaching resignation, will this help them to gain points in London today? - the answer is in our forecast. Which reliable bets to choose for the game?
Command Analysis
Fulham
EnglandCurrent form
Fulham are spending another season as a solid mid-table team, but they have not lost hope of fighting for a place in the European Cup zone. On the eve of the upcoming match, the Cottagers have 24 points and are in the interim tenth place in the table. At the same time, the gap from Manchester City, who are closing the top 6, is only three points. At the moment, Marco Silva charges are on an unbeaten streak of four matches in the Premier League, although three of them ended in a draw. In the last round, Fulham took points away from Liverpool (2:2), and they played with an advantage from the 16th minute and took the lead twice. Before that, the Londoners scored points in matches with Tottenham (1:1), Brighton (3:1) and Arsenal (1:1). It is obvious that the team has passed a difficult period of the season with honor.
Disqualifications and injuries
Pereira will serve a suspension. Andersen, Reed and Nelson are all out with injuries. Tete is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Fulham have won their last three games in the first half
- Fulham have suffered just one defeat in their last eight Premier League games
Probable line-up: Leno - Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson - Berge, Lukic - Wilson, Smith-Rowe, Iwobi - Jimenez.
Southampton
EnglandCurrent form
Southampton have only five points from 16 games played, are in last place in the table and are the main contenders for relegation. After a crushing 0:5 defeat by Tottenham in the previous round of the Premier League, Russell Martin resigned. In the cup game of the week against Liverpool, the team was led by acting manager Simon Rusk. The Merseysiders failed to surprise with anything - a 1:2 defeat. Today they will have to play away, since the beginning of the season in the Premier League, the Saints have played eight away matches, in which they have earned only one point, having scored only four goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Stevens is suspended, while Stewart, Smallbone, Larios and Bazunu are all out through injury, while Ramsdale and Walker-Peters are doubtful.
Interesting trends for betting
- Southampton have suffered their last three away defeats with a clean sheet
- The Saints have failed to score more than one goal in 14 of their last 16 Premier League matches
Probable lineup: McCarthy - Harwood-Belis, Bednarek, Wood - Sugawara, Fernandes, Downes, Manning - Dibling - Onuachu, Archer.
Trends
Bet Total Yellow Cards Fulham Over 1.5
Fulham players have received more than one yellow card in their last nine home Premier League games
1.53Bet 1st half: total over 1.5 goals
Three of Southampton previous four matches have seen more than one goal scored in the opening 45 minutes
2.37Bet Exact score 2:0
Southampton have suffered their last three away defeats with a clean sheet
7.30Tip and bets
Fulham had a difficult calendar, managed to avoid defeats in confrontations with formidable opponents. Obviously, now the "cottagers" are on a decent rise and are capable of taking three points in a game with an outsider on their home field. Southampton dismissed Russell Martina, but it is difficult to overcome the game crisis with just this decision.
Our prediction is a Fulham win with an Asian handicap (-1) at odds of 1.69
Bet on total
Southampton biggest problems can be seen in attack, as evidenced by only 11 goals scored, and away from home the Saints have scored only four times. It is highly likely that the visitors will not be able to open up the Cottagers' defence today.
Second bet - Southampton will not score with odds of 2.34
Bet on corners
Fulham have not had more than seven corners in 10 of their last 11 home Premier League games, suggesting the bookmakers are slightly overestimating their ability to win this statistic.
Prediction - Fulham corners total under 7.5 with odds of 1.60
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