Premier League

Game Preview: Fulham vs Aston Villa

On October 19, 2024, Fulham will host Aston Villa at Craven Cottage for an exciting Premier League clash. Both teams are eyeing important points, with Fulham looking to bounce back from their recent 3-2 loss to Manchester City, while Aston Villa, unbeaten in their last eight matches, are confident after a 0-0 draw with Manchester United. Historically, Villa have dominated this fixture, winning five of the last six encounters. Fulham, however, will aim to change their fortunes in front of their home crowd, where they’ve been tough to beat.

Key Stats & Insights

  • Both Teams to Score (BTTS): This bet has landed in 4 of the last 5 Fulham games and 6 of the last 10 Aston Villa matches.
  • Aston Villa’s Away Form: Villa are unbeaten in their last three away games, showing solid defense and scoring ability.
  • H2H Record: Aston Villa have won 5 of the last 7 encounters against Fulham, including a 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage earlier this year.

Team Form and Performance

Fulham have had a mixed bag of results in their last 10 games (4 wins, 3 losses, 3 draws), averaging 1.4 goals per match while conceding 1.4. Their last match saw them put up a fight against Manchester City, but defensive lapses proved costly.

Aston Villa have mirrored Fulham’s record over their last 10 games (4 wins, 3 losses, 3 draws). Unai Emery’s side has been defensively solid, allowing just 1.8 goals per game, while Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran have been in fine scoring form.

Head-to-Head Records

Villa have generally had the better of recent encounters boasting about five victories out of the last seven matches. Their previous meeting was a match which villa won 2 – 1 at Craven Cottage. Villa have proved they have the potency in front of goal against Fulham, netting twelve times in their last six encounters against the Cottagers as against Fulham’s six.

Free Players and Form of Players

Fulham’s Key Players: And from the attacker Raul Jimenez with 5 goals this season, and Adama Traore made three assists. Andreas Pereira has proven to be so vital in the midfielder, often creating goals and scoring for his team.

Aston Villa’s Key Players: Jhon Duran and Ollie Watkins have been two of the most potent forwards this season with Duran proving himself as a goal scorer even though he has been utilized as a subsitite. Watkins has contributed 3 assist while Emiliano Martinez has been sharp in between the sticks with one coupon in the last 10 matches.

Predicted Lineups

Fulham (4-2-3-1): Bernd; Leno, Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson; Andreas, Sander Berge; Adama, Emile Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi; Raul Jimenez.

Aston Villa (4-4-1-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Bailey, Tielemans, Onana, McGinn; Watkins.

Market Analysis (Odds)

  • Fulham Win: +135 (41.7% probability)
  • Aston Villa Win: +200 (32% probability)
  • Draw: +240 (28.4% probability)
  • Both Teams to Score (BTTS): Pepsi Co is a good betting option at -163 in view of recent performance figures.

Predictions

  • Correct Score Prediction: 1-1 is expected to watched the recent performance of both teams and the chances of a goal each from the two camps.
  • Betting Tip: If we take into account both Fulham’s and Villa’s scoring and defensive patterns the last matches, then the obvious and rather promising choice to consider is a BTTS (Both Teams to Score) @ -163.
  • Value Bet: Also a correct score of 1-1 will fetch a better return since both teams are closely placed on the table.