Fulham – Bolton PREDICTION & TIPS
Fulham and Bolton Wanderers face Craven Cottage in a match for the 14th round of the Championship. The record of recent direct clashes favors the home team, who in the last 4 games won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. The previous direct confrontation between these two teams, on 07-05-2016, ended with the victory of Fulham by ( 1-0). The home / away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a game between 11th and 24th overall, it is actually a clash between the 20th ranked home games and the 23rd as a visitor.
After 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in 11th place, having won 18 points. In the last game, he lost with Aston Villa away (2-1), having drawn 2-2 at home in a game against Preston North End. Curiously, this is a team that has achieved better results out of that at home, having won 11 points as a visitor and only 7 in his stadium. In the last 6 home games for the championship, Fulham have recorded 1 win, 4 draws and 1 defeat, thus winning 7 points out of 18.
For this competition, you have not lost any of the last 4 games in your stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games played in this competition, he never managed to score the score in the five games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 8 home games for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: scored 3 of his 7 goals in the minutes (61′-75 ‘); suffered 3 of his 8 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Fulham’s squad start for the game with a 2-1 home defeat by Aston Villa, adding to their second defeat in the last nine games in this competition: the only goal of the team was scored by Johansen. In this home game it is expected that coach Slavisa Jokanovic will play in the usual 4-2-3-1 to benefit possession and organized attacks: Johansen is often responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. In addition, this player is one of the great highlights of this Fulham with 4 goals and 1 assist. Apparently the coach has the entire squad available.
The visiting team is currently in 24th place with 6 points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate game, won at home against Sheffield Wednesday by (2-1). In the last game, they drew at home against Queens Park Rangers for (1-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 2 points as a visitor and 6 in their stadium, with 6 goals scored and 14 goals conceded at home, against 1 goal scored and 10 suffered as a visitor. For the championship, Bolton Wanderers won 2 points in 18 chances, after 2 draws and 4 losses in their last 6 away games.
For this competition, he registers a sequence of 4 losses in the last games as a visitor and has not won any of the last 6 games outside his stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 games, and his attack has not been very concrete as he did not score goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition . This is a team that scores a few times first: just opened the scoring in 2 of their last 13 games for the Championship, of these 2 reached the interval in advantage in all and won in the late 90 ‘in 1. In 13 games in this event, suffered the first goal 10 times and never managed to return the result.
The Bolton team starts for this match with a draw to a ball against QPR, adding the second meeting followed without losing in this competition: Darren Pratley was the author of the only goal of the team. In spite of these positive results, it is important to remember that the foreigners occupy the last position in the league table. In this away game, coach Phil Parkinson should line up in the usual 4-2-3-1 to benefit the defensive organization and successive counterattacks, exploiting the best space on the opponent’s defensive line. Gary Madine is one of Bolton’s finest finishers with 2 scoreless goals. Apparently the foreign commander can not count on Karacan and Wilbraham, both injured.
Fulham – Bolton FREE TIPS
Fulham – Win @ 1.40
Both teams to score / YES @ 2.00
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
