Fulham v Tottenham Betting Preview – FA Cup 19th February 2.00pm
It is a London derby clash on Sunday for the fifth round of the FA Cup and Fulham will have to buck a run of poor home form against the Lilywhites to make it through to the quarter finals. Fulham have lost their last three at Craven Cottage against Tottenham now and once again they will go as underdogs against the Lilywhites. Spurs had to squeeze in a Thursday night’s Europa league fixture which is always a distraction. But with their winnings streak at Craven Cottage, will the Lilywhites be able to dig deep enough to avoid a cup upset in their short trip across the capital? Interesting game with Fulham in home form including a win over Premier League side Hull in the last round, and Spurs struggling for away win lately out on the road.
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Fulham v Tottenham FA Cup Betting Tips
Fulham didn’t land a great draw in this one, but they are actually playing well enough at the moment and look a good confident side to be able to mount a serious challenge to Tottenham in this one. Fulham have notably gone very well on home soil after winning their last four in a row there in all competitions and they have suffered just the one defeat in their last eleven games at Craven Cottage in all competitions (W7 D3 L1) so they are in form there. So that is enough to suggest that they can give the Premier League side an uncomfortable afternoon in this FA Cup fifth round tie. Fulham have struck at least two goals in nine of their last eleven on home soil in all competitions as well and over 2.5 goals at Coral for their game against Spurs will return you a price of 4/6. Chris Martin is running at a 9/4 price in the anytime goalscorer market for the Cottagers as he will lead the line.
Fulham have made it to this stage of the competition with a win over Cardiff in the third round and they took down Premier League opposition in the form of Hull in the last round, the Cottagers running out easy 4-1 winners on the day. Fulham did concede in both of those games as well though on their way to wins so you have a price of 4/6 at Coral for both teams to score in the match up against the Lilywhites. So pretty good stuff from Fulham lately but they are behind quite heavily in the head to head against Spurs, having won only one of their last six against their fellow Londoners. Fulham have won just one of their last seven at home against Spurs in all competitions too, but then, the win in that that sequence was actually in their last FA Cup meeting back in January 2011 when the Cottagers won the tie 4-0. In the correct score market for this one the shortest priced option is a 1-1 draw. A Fulham 2-1 correct score option at Coral will fetch you a 14/1 quote. Fulham may have a chance in this one as Spurs don’t carry a lot of strength in depth and they lost out on the road on Thursday night against Gent in the UEFA Europa League.
Tottenham have actually one won only three of their last ten away games in the FA Cup and so far boss Mauricio Pochettino hasn’t sent out a strong side in a domestic cup tie this season. So they could be a little vlnerbale in this one if they go under strength for this tie and they haven’t exactly been a major force out on the road, despite their high standing in the Premier League this season. Tottenham have only claimed the two wins in their last thirteen games away from White Hart Lane in all competitions now and they have failed to score in each of their last two. So there is some hesitation perhaps for punters about backing the Lilywhites heavily in his trip, especially considering that they have taken just one clean sheet in their last eleven away games. This could be a tight, evenly matched FA Cup tie between the two London clubs and if it is the Premier League side who prevail, Tottenham to win by one goal margin is a price of 11/4 and in the anytime goalscorer market Harry Kane is a 4/5 option with Son Heung-Min at 5/4.
Fulham v Tottenham FA Cup Betting Odds
Fulham 15/4, Draw 13/5, Tottenham 3/4
Fulham v Tottenham FA Cup Predictions
Spurs haven’t heard things their own way out on the road recently and it will be interesting to see, in their busy schedule, whether or not they can pull out the stops in this one. Fulham have been going along nicely lately, putting themselves in the fifth round of the FA Cup and on the outskirts of the Championship play offs. They may get their spoils and hold the Lilywhites in a draw to keep their cup campaign ticking along. A 1-1 correct score is going to have appeal for punters on Sunday.
