Fulham v Brentford Betting Preview – Championship 14th April 5.30pm
Fulham’s incredible form was rewarded in midweek with a place in the top two. They have taken advantage of Cardiff’s recent slips to make a fierce claim for automatic promotion. The challenge is now staying in the top two having reached there as they have played a game more than Cardiff have done. Brentford have hit a bit of form having put together a three-match winning streak following a win at Notts Forest in midweek.
Fulham News and Form
It is a twenty match undefeated streak of form that Fulham are riding at the moment, having won sixteen of those. It’s been some run from them. They have made it into the top two and have four games to go now to try and hang onto that automatic promotion spot. Each to their last four league wins have been with a clean sheet and Fulham to win to nil at bet365* (betting odds taken at 11:55 p.m. on April 10th, 2018) is at 21/10 odds* (betting odds taken at 11:55 p.m. on April 10th, 2018). They have some immense home form with a W11 D1 record in their last dozen at Craven Cottage and of those eleven victories, nine of them were with a clean sheet in two. Overall this season Fulham are W12 D7 L2 at Craven Cottage. They have found the back of the net in each of their last thirteen home games and they have come up with an average of 1.7 goals per game at home this term. They have conceded at well under an average of a goal per game on home soil in the Championship. In the bet365 correct score market a Fulham 1-0 option is at 13/2 odds* (betting odds taken at 11:55 p.m. on April 10th, 2018). Only leaders Wolves have scored more goals than Fulham have done this season.
Brentford News and Form
The Bees are in decent form at the moment with a three-match winning streak behind them and they are now actually only four points away from the play-off places. They have won three of their last four away games as well (L1). However, this is the third time this season they have put together a three-match winning streak and the last two came to an end away from home. The last three wins that the Bees have picked up in the league have all been by a 1-0 scoreline and they have returned exactly one goal only in each of their last six league games. Will that be enough scoring form to break Fulham? Under 2.5 goals at bet365 is at 37/40* (betting odds taken at 11:55 p.m. on April 10th, 2018) for the fixture. There is a trend as each of Brentford’s last six away from home have ended under 2.5 goals so there is a trend running there. Brentford are W9 D3 L9 on the road this season in the Championship and they have averaged just over a goal per game on their travels. Of those away goals that they have scored, two-thirds of their away goals have cropped up after the half time break.
Fulham v Brentford Head to Head
Brentford collected a 3-1 home win over Fulham back at the start of December and they have produced a W2 D2 L1 record in their last five Championship fixtures against the Cottagers. The last two between them at Craven Cottage have both ended in a draw and the Cottagers are winless in their three previous Championship home fixtures against the Bees (D2 L1). Four of the last five meetings have made it over the 2.5 goal line.
Fulham v Brentford Betting Odds*
Fulham 4/5, Draw 5/2, Brentford 7/2* (Betting Odds taken at 3:51 p.m. on April 10th, 2018)
Fulham v Brentford Predictions
Fulham have been such a force on home soil this season that they are likely to bag themselves three points in this one. Brentford aren’t in bad form themselves but it is a big ask for visitors to win at Craven Cottage these days. Home win.
