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Fulham vs Sheffield Utd Prediction & Betting tips
Fulham and Sheffield United meet at Craven Cottage, in a match for the 36th round of the Championship. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 21-11-2017, Fulham won it out by (4-5). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 2 matches won 2.
Fulham:
After 17 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 62 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Derby County by (1-2), after in the previous match they have won (2-0) at home, against Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the last 10 home league matches Fulham has a record of 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so they have won 25 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have a sequence of 8 wins in the last home matches and they have not lost any of their last 9 home matches. In their home matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 1-0 (6 out of 17 matches) and 0-0 (6 out of 17 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In 35 games in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 17 home matches for this competition: they scored 11 of their 29 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Fulham left for this motivated game, having conquered another triumph in the championship, this time away from home, against Derby County, 1-2. It is important to note that the landlords add 8 consecutive victories in their stadium. Throughout the season coach Slavisa Jokanovic has presented his team in 4-3-3, being the most offensive reference to the Argentine Mitrovic. On the other hand, the English Ryan Sessegnon is the great highlight of the team, with 14 goals scored. Without great absences, Fulham must act in maximum strength.
Sheffield United:
The away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 55 points won, after 17 wins, 4 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Hull City, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Reading, by (1-3). For the league, Sheffield United won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 17 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 22 goals between minutes (0′-15 ‘).
Sheffield United leaves for this game with a victory in the field of Reading, 1-3, adding the third victory in the last four games played in the championship. In this game against Fulham, coach Chris Wilder must opt for a more cautious strategy, benefiting the defensive organization and counterattacks. On the other hand, Leon Clarke is the best marker of Sheffield United, with 15 goals scored, plus 3 than the third best marker, Billy Sharp. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Freeman, due to an injury.
Fulham vs Sheffield Utd head to head matches
21.11.17 CHA Sheffield Utd Fulham 4 : 5
25.08.15 CC Fulham Sheffield Utd 3 : 0
04.02.14 FAC Fulham Sheffield Utd 0 : 1 (0 : 0)
26.01.14 FAC Sheffield Utd Fulham 1 : 1
30.01.07 PL Sheffield Utd Fulham 2 : 0