Fulham vs Cardiff City: EPL Game Preview

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Fulham vs Cardiff City

We’ve got an exciting matchup at Craven Cottage this weekend as Fulham and Cardiff City go head-to-head in Premier League action.

Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Fulham FC: 2.46
• Draw: 3.60
• Cardiff City: 2.89

Spread
• Fulham FC -0.5: 2.13
• Cardiff City +0.5: 1.81

Total
• Over 2.5: 1.77
• Under 2.5: 2.14

What to Watch For

Draw: There’s a 27.8 percent chance the match ends in a draw. There’s a draw in 26 percent of AccuScore sims, suggesting no added side value on the draw.

The average score after 10,000 simulations is 1.7 – 1.29, in favor of Fulham.

Last 6: Fulham — coming off a 1-0 road win vs Bournemouth — have 2 wins and 4 losses in their last six overall. They will look for their third-straight league victory this weekend. Cardiff — coming off a 2-0 home loss vs Liverpool — have 4 losses and 2 wins as well in their last 6.

Building Momentum: Aleksandar Mitrović has been phenomenal for Fulham this season. He’s the club’s top goal scorer this year, with 11 goals.

Head to Head: These two sides last met in Premier League action back on Dec. 26, 2017 when Cardiff City won, 4-2.

Projected Leaders

Oumar Niasse has a 32.5 percent chance to score for Cardiff City. He averages 1.57 shots overall per sim, 0.64 shots on goal per and 0.39 goals per sim.

For Fulham, we’ll have our eyes on none other than Aleksandar Mitrović who has a 55 percent chance to score. He averages 4.28 shots overall per sim, 1.6 shots on goal per and 0.80 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Fulham to win.

Fulham winning is a 3-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick. There’s a 40.6 percent chance Fulham win this matchup. They win close to 46 percent of simulations, suggesting some noticeable side value on the pick.

 

 

 
 

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